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the general principle that no Law be made repugnant to the Law of England.

The Duch-stions 100, I hunt, repletly sufficiently explicit. The general Rule which I have quoted is not ambiguous, but has been long settled that still greater precision is required to enable the attempt to enbilitate a more General interpretation.

however, the words "repugnant to the Law of England" are understood as prohibiting all local Enactments which would interfere with the operation of any British Statute extending to the Island; and as prohibiting all Enactments conceived in a spirit or founded on principles at variance with the spirit and the principles of the Law of England. The Rule, so understood, of course differs and implies the absence of local circumstances which would command and render inevitable a departure from the spirit and principles of English Laws. Recognising the right, of course, to justify such deviation which circumstances and necessity would accustom and define, which

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30 the general principle that no Law be made repugnant to the Law of England. 4 The Duch-stions 100, I hunt, repletly sufficiently explicit. The general Rule which I have quoted is not ambiguous, but has been long settled that still greater precision is required to enable the attempt to enbilitate a more General interpretation. however, the words "repugnant to the Law of England" are understood as prohibiting all local Enactments which would interfere with the operation of any British Statute extending to the Island; and as prohibiting all Enactments conceived in a spirit or founded on principles at variance with the spirit and the principles of the Law of England. The Rule, so understood, of course differs and implies the absence of local circumstances which would command and render inevitable a departure from the spirit and principles of English Laws. Recognising the right, of course, to justify such deviation which circumstances and necessity would accustom and define, which

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the general principle that no

Law be made repugnant.

the Law

England.

the

Duch-stions 100, I hunt, repletly sufficiently

explicit. The general

which

Rule

I have quoted is

واحل

tot de ambiguous, but has

been

حيم

= buganty

long

Bend do

that still peater

really

Arra

4. have arisen from

the attempt to enbilitate

General.

hero

precise expressions.

however, the words

Enfoquant to the Law of

repugnant

"England"

to be undereland

Jarhibiting

all local

Enactments which won'ts interfere

with the operation of any

British Statute extending

the Island; and as

prohibiting

all Enactment conceived in

spirit or founded on principles

bare ance

with the spirit

and the principles of

the

Law of England. The Rule,

so understood, of course duffores

and imphis, the absence of local circumstance,

any

which

wont command and render

incirtable, a departiore pom

the spirit and frinafles of

Bun

Laws. Recepity

reight, of comme, justify such

deviation which it wuld

accustans and definie, which

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