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<!-- pencil annotations --> <p> + D C<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> 13 < | <!-- pencil annotations --> <p> + D C<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> 13</p> <note>23<lb/> Police Revenue Bill <note> <note>Preliminary<lb/>Observations</note> | ||
<note> Arms<lb/> Edged & pointed<lb/> Weapons</note> | |||
<p>considerable numbers, without governments knowing<lb/> where to find <del>it</del> <add> them,</add> treasonable <sic>conferances</sic><lb/> can never be to be apprehended, so long as Government<lb/> posseses the affection of the majority <lb/> of the people. From small swords though <hi rend="superscript">[+]</hi> <del><add>inefficient</add> useless</del><lb/> for every purpose of national defence<add> as well</add> as offence,<lb/><del> are</del> <add> constitute</add> in that account but the <unclear>same</unclear> proper and <lb/> unexceptionable <del>the</del> object of taxation. <sic>Till</sic> within <lb/><add> these ten years a tax on small swords could have been a tax<lb/> on gentlemen in general: at present it would be nothing but a tax on <hi rend="underline">courtiers,</hi> who have no business to be so, unless they can afford it,</add><lb/> <hi rend="superscript">[+]</hi> It is with a view to the practices of malefactors<lb/> of the <hi rend="underline">predatory</hi> class that the utility<lb/>of that <del>proposed tax so far </del><add> which concerns fire-arms </add> <del>as edged and pointed <add> fire-arms</add> </del> <lb/> <del><gap/> was concerned</del> may appear most<lb/> questionable. Whatever robberies are <del>performed</del> <add> committed</add> <lb/> it is better for the persons <gap/> to them that<lb/> the instrument employed should be a pistol or<lb/> other fire-arm, than that it should be an<lb/> instrument belonging to the class of edged and pointed<lb/> weapons. A <hi rend="underline"> pistol</hi> when ever actually bought<lb/> into action loses for that time its power of <unclear>scaring</unclear> <lb/> may linger either for offence or defence: <del> it will act</del> <add> <del>thereof</del></add><lb/> in general <add> therefore, it will not </add> <del>then</del> be thus <sic>employ'd,</sic> it will not<lb/> be <hi rend="underline">fired off</hi>, but at the last extremity. In the<lb/> case of an <hi rend="underline">edged or pointed weapon,</hi> whatever mischief<lb/> <add> may have been already</add> <del>be</del> done by it, the power of continuing to do <lb/> mischief with it, <del>is not</del> <add> will not be </add> at all diminished.<lb/> <del>In</del> <add> Accordingly in </add> the present practice with pistols, a pistol<lb/> is seldom fired at a man before the question is <lb/> <add> put</add> </p> | |||
<note>[+] a mere remnant of barbarous luxury and ostentation, useless and inefficient</note> | |||
<note>[+] There is another <del><gap/> observation</del> <add> consideration</add> which may add to the arguments that plead in favour of <del> the <gap/> proposed</del><add> that branch of the</add> tax <del>on</del> <add> which concerns</add> <hi rend="underline">edged and pointed weapons</hi>.</note> | |||
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Police Revenue Bill <note> <note>Preliminary
Observations
Arms
Edged & pointed
Weapons
considerable numbers, without governments knowing
where to find it them, treasonable conferances
can never be to be apprehended, so long as Government
posseses the affection of the majority
of the people. From small swords though [+] inefficient useless
for every purpose of national defence as well as offence,
are constitute in that account but the same proper and
unexceptionable the object of taxation. Till within
these ten years a tax on small swords could have been a tax
on gentlemen in general: at present it would be nothing but a tax on courtiers, who have no business to be so, unless they can afford it,
[+] It is with a view to the practices of malefactors
of the predatory class that the utility
of that proposed tax so far which concerns fire-arms as edged and pointed fire-arms
was concerned may appear most
questionable. Whatever robberies are performed committed
it is better for the persons to them that
the instrument employed should be a pistol or
other fire-arm, than that it should be an
instrument belonging to the class of edged and pointed
weapons. A pistol when ever actually bought
into action loses for that time its power of scaring
may linger either for offence or defence: it will act thereof
in general therefore, it will not then be thus employ'd, it will not
be fired off, but at the last extremity. In the
case of an edged or pointed weapon, whatever mischief
may have been already be done by it, the power of continuing to do
mischief with it, is not will not be at all diminished.
In Accordingly in the present practice with pistols, a pistol
is seldom fired at a man before the question is
put
[+] a mere remnant of barbarous luxury and ostentation, useless and inefficient [+] There is another observation consideration which may add to the arguments that plead in favour of the proposed that branch of the tax on which concerns edged and pointed weapons.
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