 | Carlo Botta - 1837 - 508 pages
...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 necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone ; now this house... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 516 pages
...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 necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days,... | |
 | William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.), William Stanhope Taylor - 1838 - 532 pages
...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 necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days,... | |
 | Carlo Botta - 1840 - 520 pages
...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 necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone ; now this house... | |
 | 1840 - 530 pages
...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 necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. To this singular... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1840 - 646 pages
...are the voluntary gift and grant n66. " 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 necessary to clothe it with the form of a " law ; the gift and grant is of the Commons alone. " In... | |
 | 1840 - 522 pages
...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 lax is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1841 - 834 pages
...power. Taxes are the 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 necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alorte. In ancient... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - 548 pages
...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 tax, is only necessary to close with tJjA form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone.... | |
 | 1910 - 848 pages
...the governing or legislative power. "The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. The con•currence of the peers and the Crown to a tax Is only necessary to clothe it with the form of law." Pitt was, of •course, merely summarizing the well1... | |
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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... 
