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succession to the throne wore settled..
From very early times the, chict was assisted by his wise man and the tribe or nation held conclave on such mattor marited deliberation. This body was not It will be unaful bere to consider.what representative, but the control exercised Fallinment does, how it does it and what CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO. by it upon the sovereign gave the begin.ata the privileges which enable the rem
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Of all the Tectonic nations the English and levying of taxes. Next as to the mak-ROM this date and during my absence ing of laws. Laws are not as a rule made from the Colony MR J. B. K. developed their freedom far faster and or changed without anxious thought, and WHITTALE will act a SECRETARY OF further than any other. The Norman Con when they are introduced they are care. the Company.
By Order of the Board, quest was undoubtedly a prime cause of fully considered. First a bill is introduced, this development. Time does not serve to and it is road a frut time usually without trace these causes, but there is ons to which any debate, thus all know its contents and
the reason of its being proposed an a law. I must allude. It is that the great hero- ditary chiefs and the great ecclesiatica identified themselves with the cause liberty. These men, who at the time wers Norman, while the bulk of the people were Saxon, became, as did the rest of the nation English,
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They became the natural loaders of the session of Parliament, but, if it is from the Colony M JE K
carried, the next stage is that it should WHEWALL will not as SECRETART +5: people, and the many names of the up-be considered in committee. Sometimes the Society.
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involves technical controlled the injustices of unscrupulous or ministers in the 13th and 14th centuries of law or trade, the bill goes be a smaller com- mittee. Then, in a much more conversa- the Christian era, were the names of the mit great robles of the land. Nor was it in tional and informed way. the different parts their own interest this was done in those of the proposed measure are talked over Conturies as the English Parliament and all sorts of minor changes may be made established, the right to control taxation the massure adapted so as to meet all was evolved, and the system by which zeeds and to do a little injustice as possible. When the committee has finished justice is administered was fixed in the moald in which it continues to this day.
do not propose to dwell further on this earlier stage of our constitution but, after premising that England in the 15th century had acquired a reputation in Europe for the goodness of the laws and her freadaa from oppression, I pass to the reign of Heary VII, at whose accession in 1643 the following principles were established, though they were not all enforceable with 1. The King could levy po now tax on his people except by the grant of parlia. meat, consisting of the Lords in their house and the Commons in theirs.
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Two Boages go through the bill in this way and when it has been settled it is presented to the King for his assaut. In these days the King never refusca his assent and it is about 200 years since he 4. The previous sssout and suthority of has done so; but bo still has the power to refuse to recognise a law passed by the the same assembly, was necessary for every
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5. The oficers and servants of the crown often considers a question of public in apply before 9 ., or after, 5 x. to the violating the personal liberty or other terest and in this way debates many great MANAGER, DIPECTING STATION rights of the subject were liable for social questions and social changes. They YAUXATL
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These principles established soro 400 the principle which is often gebated and afirmed comes in time to be ebodied in a years were not an firmly lized as to retain
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