 | James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 494 pages
...legislative, when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them ; for when such trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those, who gave it." ' But, however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot admit it, nor argue from it, under... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...legislative, " when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust re" posed in them : for, when such trust is abused, it is thereby " forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it." But however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot {[162] practically adopt it, nor... | |
 | 1817 - 362 pages
...legislative, in case the legislative act contrary to the confidence reposed in them : for when such trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it. But, however just- this conclusion may be in theory, we can by no means adopt it, nor argue from... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 660 pages
...legislative, " when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust re" posed in them : for when such trust is abused, it is thereby. " forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it." But however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot practically adopt it, nor take any... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...legislative, ** when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust re" posed in them : for when such trust is abused, it is thereby " forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it." But however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot practically adopt it, nor take any... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 512 pages
...legislature, when they rind the legislature act contrary to the trust reposed in them; for, when such trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those who pave it.' But, however just this conclusion maybe in theory, we cannot adopt it, nor argue from it,... | |
 | 1833 - 930 pages
...protest against his exercise of it ; for, undoubtedly, as is declared by Locke, " When the legislative trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it." The remedy is a defective one we admit, but those who make this objection cannot defend the irresponsibility... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - Law - 1835 - 862 pages
...legislature, when they find that legislature act contrary to the trust reposed in them ; for when such st. 47; 1 Comm. 175. With respect to the clergy, their right or capacity it." Locke on Gov. part 2. ยง 149, 227. But, however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 694 pages
...legislative, [ *162 ] when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust deposed in them: for when such trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it (21)." But however just this conclusion may be in theory, we cannot practically adopt it, nor take... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - Great Britain - 1838 - 318 pages
...fond of quoting. " There remains," says he, " still inherent in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative, when they find the legislative...certainly many of those called infants in the eye of the lawf) to abide by the determination of a majority, still the question recurs, What is trust? what the... | |
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Locke, and other theoretical writers, have held, that "there remains still inherent in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative, when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them; for, when such trust is abused,... 
