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<head>II. — Podge (<gap/> strong upon <unclear>tong </unclear> <lb/>Acts.</head> | <head>II. — Podge (<gap/> strong upon <unclear>tong </unclear> <lb/>Acts.</head> | ||
<p><note>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</note> It might be supposed, that this variety was occasioned<lb/> by the stringing of <del>several</del> <add>a few</add> short Sections<lb/> to <gap/> as make-weights, to make up together<lb/> a bundle of a decent size: but this <add>it</add> is no such<lb/> thing — The Act 3. G. 2. 19. <del>ia a <gap/> <lb/>Acts </del> for 74 Sections <add>of it is a Revenue Act</add>; then comes a <del>two acts</del> <lb/>75<hi rend='superscript'>th</hi> for perpetuating an Act for the Regulation <lb/>of Attornies; | <p><note>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</note> It might be supposed, that this variety was occasioned<lb/> by the stringing of <del>several</del> <add>a few</add> short Sections<lb/> to <gap/> as make-weights, to make up together<lb/> a bundle of a decent size: but this <add>it</add> is no such<lb/> thing — The Act 3. G. 2. 19. <del>ia a <gap/> <lb/>Acts </del> for 74 Sections <add>of it is a Revenue Act</add>; then comes a <del>two acts</del> <lb/>75<hi rend='superscript'>th</hi> for perpetuating an Act for the Regulation <lb/>of <sic>Attornies</sic>; and two more containing <lb/><add>certain</add> provisions of Indemnity. </p> | ||
<p><note>1 Dig. Hodge-Podge Acts wantonly made Instances | |||
</note> That the Legislator like the Giant <foreign>Polypheme</foreign>, <lb/>might have <lb/><unclear>Reeds</unclear> of decent growth <lb/>To make a Pipe for his capacious mouth. </p> | |||
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II. — Podge ( strong upon tong
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.
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