 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, A gentleman of the Inner-Temple - 1774 - 480 Seiten
...any other County.." See Stat. 18 Geo. 2. c. iS./ea, 12. i. The Qualifications of the Electors. The Reafon of requiring any Qualification, with regard...Property, in Voters, is to exclude fuch Perfons as are in io mean- a Situation that they are efteemed to have no Will of their own. If thefe Perfons had Votes,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1783 - 682 Seiten
...was attempted, and a bold and daring one it was :' but the learned Judge Blackftone obferves, that ' the true reafon of requiring any qualification with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude Inch perfons as are in Co mean a filuation that they are efteemed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 518 Seiten
...elected. 3. The, proceedings at elections. i. As to the qualifications of the electors. The trueceafon of requiring any qualification, with regard to property,...voters, is to exclude fuch perfons as are in fo mean a fituation that they are efteemed to have no will of their own. If thcfe perfons had votes, they would... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 Seiten
...qualifications of the eleiikd. 3. The proceedings at elections. (i.) As to the qualifications of the ekftors. The true reafon of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude Inch perfons as aie in fo mean a fituation, that they are eftecmed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 Seiten
...or abufe of this power, by many falutary provifions , which may be reduced to thefe three points, \. The qualification of the electors. 2. The qualifications...are efleemed to have no will of their own. If thefe peifons had votes, they would be tempted to difpofe of them under fome undue influence or other. This... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 674 Seiten
...proceedings at elections. i. As to the qualifications of the electors. The true.rea« fon of requiring,any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude fuch perfons as are in fo mean a fituation that they are elleemed to have no will of their own. If thefe perfonstiad votes, they would... | |
 | 1803 - 466 Seiten
...fuffragc. " It is obferved by Mr. Juftice Blackftor.e, in his Commentaries on the Laws of England, that "the true reafon of requiring any qualification with regard to property," in order to entitle a man to vote for Members of Parliament, is " to exclude fuch perfons as are in fo... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 Seiten
...elected. 3. The proceedings at elections. 1. As to the qualifications of the electors. The true reason of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1813 - 698 Seiten
...Concerning the expediency of establishing'a qualification, the same author says : " The true reason of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | Squib-book - 1820 - 154 Seiten
....?. 1 '. ,. I . „•, ELECTION, . 1. As to the qualifications of .tYie electors. The true reason of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have no will ot" their own. If... | |
| |
The true reason of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to have no will of their own. If these persons had votes, they would be tempted to dispose... 
