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II. — Podge ( strung upon long
Acts.

The shortness of a number of sections taken separately might be supposed to be the reason for stringing them together; as if the notion was, that a Statute ought to be of a certain size — But this is not It might be supposed, that this variety was occasioned
by the stringing of several a few short Sections
to as make-weights, to make up together
a bundle of a decent size: but this it is no such
thing — The Act 3. G. 2. 19. ia a
Acts for 74 Sections of it is a Revenue Act; then comes a two acts
75th for perpetuating an Act for the Regulation
of Attornies; and two more containing
certain provisions of Indemnity.

1 Dig. Hodge-Podge Acts wantonly made Instances That the Legislator like the Giant Polypheme,
might have
Reeds of decent growth
To make a Pipe for his capacious mouth.

Compas.

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Hodge-Podge — The more the less
clearable Notoriety (2) Dig. Hodge-Podge. Acts More difficult to clear away, the more complicated. An unhappy circumstance attending this variety
is that not the greater it is, not only the greater
the an inconveniences of it while they subsist, but the
more difficult it becomes to remedy them: suppose
for example, a Statute relates to ten distinct
subject; concerning each of which there are various
provisions in other Acts — It A
Statute passed of this nature made for [relative to] one of these subjects, an
case the collection but of one tenth part of the
Volume Orig. Perpetuat. Sans Amendg

R.S. (3) Dig. Hodge-Podge Acts, make the existence continuance of an Act in Force, doubtful — Example. A Statute is made: then comes another to explain
& amend it, & continue it — then comes one more to explain
& amend & continue; then comes a 4th to amend then comes a 5th which to
perpetuate the 1st taking which mentions notice of the 2d & 3d
but as sopistrey but takes no further notice of them.
are they perpetuated too? where If so, it is by implication.

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Folio number	046	Info in main headings field	happiness and unhappiness - their ingredients
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