 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 572
...hold civil offices. 1 his feature of his scheme is, thus introduced : . ' Would it not be'prudent, and give greater steadiness and respectability to...officer, until they were forty, years of age ? Such a regulation would very much lessen the number of voters, without injuring the rights of any class, and... | |
 | Thomas Brothers - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 618
...interest being an insufficient check to prevent them, nothing can appear more imprudent than to entrust such persons with the magistracy, or even with the...officer, until they were forty years of age ? Such a regulation would very much lessen the number of voters without injuring the right of any class ; and... | |
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... such persons with the magistracy, or even with the right of voting. " Would it not be prudent, and give greater steadiness and respectability to national deliberations, if none were allowed to hold any magistracy, or to vote for any public officer,... 