 | William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1771 - 506 pages
...elected. 3. The proceedings at elections. i. As to the qualifications of the electdrs. The truereafori <>f requiring any qualification with regard to property, in 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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1783 - 682 pages
...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 - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...elected. 3. The, proceedings at elections. i. As to the qualifications of the electors. The trueceafon 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 efteemed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...elected. 3. The proceedings at eleclions. I. As to the qualifications of the electors. The true reafon 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 clteemed to have no will of their own. If... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...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 Cobbett - Great Britain - 1809 - 540 pages
...by their representatives, tax themselves? Is the qualification for voters such as to exclude persons in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have no will of their own, and are liable lobe tempted to dispose of tlieir votes under some undue influence or other ? h the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 536 pages
...of re" quiring anv qualification, with regard to " property, m voters, is to exclude such per" sons as are in so mean a situation that they " are esteemed to hate no will of their aicn. " If these persons had votes, tltey would be " tenaited to dispose qftkem... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 780 pages
...governor;" and that the true reason of a qualification as to property was "to exclude suchperfious as are in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have no will of their own." Now it was perfectly notorious, that the greater part of the House were returned by such voters. (Hear.)... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...in some measure his own governor;" and that the true reason of a qualification as to property was " to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation, that they nre esteemed to have no will of their own." Now it was perfectly notorious, that the greater part of... | |
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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. 
