 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...  Political Debates - Page 5by William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1766 - 18 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1766 - 754 pages
...зге alike coi, cerned, but the concurrence of the Ptrrs and the Crown to a tax, is only nectilary to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of tfae Con.rrons alone. In ancient days, the Crown, ihe Karon", and the Clergy fofefled tht lands. In... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 700 pages
...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 days, the crown, the barons, and the clergy poffefled the lands. In thofe days,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1786 - 376 pages
...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, alone. In antient days, the Crown, the Barons, and the Clergy poffeffed the lands. In thofe days, the Barons... | |
 | John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1792
...realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown to a tax, is only neceftaty to clofe with the form of a law. The gift and grant...ancient days, the Crown, the Barons, and the Clergy poffefled the lands. In ihofe days, the Barons and the Clergy, gave and granted to the Crown. Thsy... | |
 | John Almon - 1793 - 542 pages
...* 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...ancient days, the Crown, the ' Barons, and the Clergy, poffeflcdthe lands. ' In thofe days, the Barons and the Clergy ' aave anc* oraute(i to the Crown. They... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1793 - 520 pages
...concerned: but the con" currence of the peers and the crown to a tax, is only neceflary to clothe it " in the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone." It i* unneceflary to fay more concerning the right of parliamentary taxation of the colonies, becaufe... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 550 pages
...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...ancient days, the -Crown, the Barons, and the Clergy, pofTefled the lands. In thofe days, the Barons and the Clergy gave and granted to the Crown. They gave... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 394 pages
...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 days, the Crown, the Barons, . and the Clergy, poflefled the lands. In thofe days, the Barons... | |
 | John Dickinson - 1801 - 468 pages
...al'dc concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and the cro-wu to a tax, is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the ecenmons atone." — " Tiee distinction hetlveen legislation end taxatton is essentially neces'sary... | |
 | James Stephen - 1802 - 356 pages
...concerned; but " the concurrence of the Peers and the Crown " to a tax, is only necessary to clothe it in the " form of a law. The gift and grant is of " the Commons alone *. The Declaratory Act therefore is not only unrepealed, but unimpeached jn its general principle,... | |
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