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BARRETRY - Indirect Legisl.

1 Lay a tax Limit the Number — but so largely as to induce no danger of the mischiefs of a Monopoly

2. Lay a tax — not on those actually engaged in the profession; which would only accumulate
on them the necessity of getting business, & make those who are a nuisance more
But on each as shall hereafter engage in it — of 20£ for instance pr year for 5 years
before their admittance. The Tax will be collected in the easiest manner imaginable — for
with as many for each as have already asked into Activities of Clerkship it is only making the 5 receipts from the proper officer a condition of admittance
3dly require a swearing to a qualification [with a production of the bible Qu] (with a production of
two compurgators) of £50 pr ann. + + estimated pr Bushel for <add>their own life 3 lives or for 21 years at least</add> for Attorneys — £100 for Barristers.

The advantages are
1 st The profession would not be interested to oppose it: it would hurt nobody therefore not be burthens occasion ,
& it would not be opposed. be more secure of success. They directly it will not suffer by it affect them at all: indirectly it will advantage
them. The Law Societies seemed to have had some such end in view of this sort when about x or y years ago they prolonged by two years the term of probation from 3 to 5 years, exempting at the same time with an exemption in favour of such as those would have taken the degree of M.A. higher Graduates in Arts in either of the Universities from the additional duty.
2. Those who pay will have an equivalent in the exclusion of rapacious competitors.

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3. Those who are excluded will not feel any hardship from the exclusion; because being not
having formed prevented from any expectations, they will not be disappointed — those who are not in
circumstances will not lift up their eyes to that station to which they perceive recognize themselves
to be incompetent: they will no more be disappointed than every private Gentleman
is in not having it in his power to be a Lord or Baronet.
4. It will be an [ample] test of their sufficiency. Special Pleaders & Drawers? with a saving of the Interests of those already in business.
5. It will be no despicable augmentation of the Revenue.
6. A saving should be made for those who have enter'd themselves already of any Inn of
Court with a design to be admitted Barristers.
7. There is every reason why the qualification should be exacted of Barristers.
8. But there is a one reason why the preliminary annual Tax should be either none
at all or but small as for instance £5 or 40'. That is, that Gentlemen
who have no intention to practise <add> the profit of it reimburse them</add> be not discouraged from entering embracing it as an ornament: & that it may not be prevented
from being as it is an excellent Nursery for Justices of the Peace.

BARRETRY Indirect Legisl: [BR][1]

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Box	070	Main Headings	of laws in general
Folio number	161	Info in main headings field	barretry indirect legisl.
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