Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three estates of the realm are alike concerned; but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only... The constitutional history of England, 1760-1860 - Page 473by Thomas Erskine May (baron Farnborough.) - 1861Full view - About this book
| 1766 - 520 pages
...colonies. He is of opinion, that taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power, and that the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. He next tells us, that in antient days the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the crown. They... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1766 - 28 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons ajone. In kgiflation the three citâtes of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1780 - 700 pages
...The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant »l the commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates uf the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons aloiic. In ancient... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1786 - 376 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards, of England. Taxauon is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant .of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
| John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1792
...Americans are the fons, not the biftards, of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
| John Almon - 1793 - 542 pages
...are the ' fons, not the baftards of England. Taxai tion is no part of the governing or Icgiila' tive power. — The taxes are a voluntary « gift and grant of the Commons alone. In * legiflation the three eftates of the realm are * alike concerned, but the concurrence of ' the Peers... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1793 - 520 pages
...internal government. " Taxation (faid Lord Chatham) is no part of the governing or legljla" five power. Taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In " legiflation, the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned: but the con" currence of the peers... | |
| William Belsham - 1795 - 388 pages
...circumftance of government and. legiflation whatfoever. Taxation. is no part of the governing or legiflative power; the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. The concurrence of the Peers and of the Crown is neceflary only as a form of law. This Houfe reprefents... | |
| John Almon - 1797 - 394 pages
...power. The taxes are a voluntluy gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only ne». ceflary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. la ancient... | |
| John Almon - 1797 - 550 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflalive power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
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