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DIGEST. Alehouse-keepers Publicans Law. Preface.

The first point in its to be attended to, one should
suppose in framing of a Law, should be to settle ascertain
precisely what persons an the persons whom it is
meant to bind by it: who are to d perform the
acts enjoined, or abstain from the acts forbidden by
it. Till this one permit belonging to it be fixed, all the matter
there is in it continues is so much ....... floating in the air, incapable
of any certain application.

Nothing to In the system of regulations however that we are about to examine
nothing can be is farther than this point is from being settled.
Of The various personal denominations which from not being synonymous
require to be distinguished and from being
so nearly related, so near to being synonymous, are
so difficult to distinguish, and a great many are
applied so promiscuously inconstantly and so, that it would be
scarce possible to form a judgement judge determine what sort of persons
it was each time that was intended by the Legislature
were it not for the consideration of the different
ends they may be supposed to have had in
view.

The ends they may be supposed to have had in view in
the different sets of regulations provided for the different
sorts of Publicans may be are two. 1st to raise a revenue
by taxes laid on persons of this trade This may be stiled the fiscal purpose of these regulations 2. To

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Folio number	101	Info in main headings field	digest publican's law preface
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