 | Edward Conant A.M. - 1896 - 328 Seiten
...his private affairs, he has a right to a reasonable compensation ; and whenever an office through an increase of fees or otherwise becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profit ought to be lessened by the legislature. And if any officer shall wittingly and willfully take... | |
 | American Academy of Political and Social Science - 1897 - 530 Seiten
...prejudice of his private affairs, he has a right to a reasonable compensation; and whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...profits ought to be lessened by the legislature." t The foregoing study has revealed several glaring defects in our earliest state constitutions, but... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - 1898 - 716 Seiten
...vote, in meat, drink, monies, or otherwise;" and the thirty-sixth declared that " whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to ap1776.] THE STATE CONSTITUTIONS. 489 ply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the Legislature.''... | |
 | Edward John Phelps - 1901 - 508 Seiten
...prejudice of his private affairs, he has a right to a reasonable compensation; and whenever an office through increase of fees or otherwise becomes so profitable...profits ought to be lessened by the Legislature." We have lived to see the prohibition of slavery in the earliest constitution of Vermont become a part... | |
 | Vermont. General Assembly. Senate - 1901 - 588 Seiten
...position demonstrates the wisdom of the fathers in providing in our Constitution that "whenever an office becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profit ought to be lessened." And they might well have added, that whenever an office becomes unnecessary... | |
 | Pennsylvania, James Tyndale Mitchell, Henry Flanders - 1903 - 692 Seiten
...prejudice of his private affairs, he has a right to a reasonable compensation. And whenever an office, through increase of fees, or otherwise, becomes so...the profits ought to be lessened by the Legislature. Section the Thirty-seventh. The future Legislature of this State shall regulate entails in such a manner... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 476 Seiten
...expectants; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...Legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
 | Historical Society of Berks County - 1904 - 374 Seiten
...prejudice of his private affairs, he has a right to reasonable compensation. And whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...profits ought to be lessened by the legislature." It is hardly to be wondered at that offices, under such discouragement, sometimes went begging, and... | |
 | Henry George - 1905 - 462 Seiten
...expectants; faction, combination, corruption and disorders among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...profits ought to be lessened by the Legislature." 2 In connection with this, Franklin said that the typical American of his day "would be more obliged... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1906 - 676 Seiten
...Faction, Contention, Corruption, and Disorder among the People. Wherefore, whenever an Office, thro' Increase of Fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable,...apply for it, the Profits ought to be lessened by the Lagislature." These Ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any... | |
| |
Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature. 
