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... name of " The Constitution of Victoria , " because it seems to be the custom with English writers to confine the term " Constitution " to a very narrow sphere , limited , practically , by the direct action of Parliament and the central ...
... name of " The Constitution of Victoria , " because it seems to be the custom with English writers to confine the term " Constitution " to a very narrow sphere , limited , practically , by the direct action of Parliament and the central ...
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... name of the Crown . The theory still holds , though it has received in the course of centuries a most important addition that the Crown must itself act , in almost every case , through its appropriate agents , who , as a matter of fact ...
... name of the Crown . The theory still holds , though it has received in the course of centuries a most important addition that the Crown must itself act , in almost every case , through its appropriate agents , who , as a matter of fact ...
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... names of persons to be appointed Governors and officials , and also the duty of con- sidering the Acts of the Assemblies of the Plantations sent to England for the royal approval.1 3 This board was continued , under various commissions ...
... names of persons to be appointed Governors and officials , and also the duty of con- sidering the Acts of the Assemblies of the Plantations sent to England for the royal approval.1 3 This board was continued , under various commissions ...
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... name implies , they were officials attached to the person of the monarch , to conduct his correspondence and act as his messengers . For centuries their appointments were purely casual , they had no definite position in the state , and ...
... name implies , they were officials attached to the person of the monarch , to conduct his correspondence and act as his messengers . For centuries their appointments were purely casual , they had no definite position in the state , and ...
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... names of suitable local aspirants.1 In pursuance of this pledge the Council was re- constituted by warrant of the 17th July 1825,2 which appointed the full number of members , including amongst them the names of three private ...
... names of suitable local aspirants.1 In pursuance of this pledge the Council was re- constituted by warrant of the 17th July 1825,2 which appointed the full number of members , including amongst them the names of three private ...
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