 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 516 pages
...taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In legislation, the three estates of tlip realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the crown to tax is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone."... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 pages
...power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates ds to extirpate the wretched gift and grant is of the Commons alone. In ancient days, the Crown, the barons, and the clergy possessed... | |
 | Sir Sydney Smith Bell - Constitutional law Great Britain Colonies - 1859 - 520 pages
...possible for any one else to show, to what else it was offered. But even Mr. Pitt was forced to say that the concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax is only necessary to " close (clothe ?) it with the form of a law." Assuming this dictum of Mr. Pitt, that taxation is no... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 242 pages
...power Taxcs 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 erown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1860 - 880 pages
...says, " 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...only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law." Therefore, the House of Lords, being an irresponsible body, have no right, not so mnch as to meddle... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May (baron Farnborough.) - 1861 - 536 pages
...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...necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone."3 On these principles, the Commons had declared that a money... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - Constitutional history - 1861 - 544 pages
...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...necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone." 3 On these principles, the Commons had declared that a money... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 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...peers and the crown to a tax is only necessary to close with the form of law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone." . . . "The distinction between... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May (baron Farnborough.) - Constitutional history - 1863 - 590 pages
...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...the peers and the crown to a tax, is only necessary ti clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone." 3 On these principles,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1863 - 818 pages
...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 tax is only necessary to close with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the commons alone."... | |
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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... 
