 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Rationalism - 1865 - 484 pages
...end of government.' (Ibid., ch. xi.) 4 ' The legislature cannot transfer the power of making laws, for, it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others.' (Ibid.) This doctrine was very justly regarded by Grattan and Plunket as decisive... | |
 | Sir Charles Gavan Duffy - Ireland - 1880 - 802 pages
...distinctly declares that " a legislature cannot transfer the power of making laws into other hands, for being but a delegated power from the people they who have it cannot pass it over to others." Plunket, a great lawyer not less than a great orator, warned the Irish Parliament... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Europe - 1882 - 404 pages
...end of government.' (Ibid., ch. xi.) * ' The legislature eannot transfer the power of making laws, for, it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it eannot pass it over to others.' (Ibid.) This doctrine was very justly regarded by Grattan and I'lunket... | |
 | John Locke - Liberty - 1884 - 332 pages
...in that which another may by right take when he pleases to himself ? 141. Fourthly. The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other...delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the commonwealth, which is by constituting... | |
 | John Locke - Liberty - 1884 - 328 pages
...to any other hands, for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be.... | |
 | Great Britain. State Trials Committee - Trials - 1898 - 520 pages
...laws into other bands, for t being hut a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the Legislature, and appointing in whose hands that shall be;... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Great Britain - 1890 - 684 pages
...British Constitution as established and reformed at the Revolution. ' The Legislative.' he wrote, ' cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other...delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the Commonwealth, which is by constituting... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Great Britain - 1890 - 684 pages
...of vestigation, estimated the popula- Appendix No. 1. tion of Dublin in 1798 at 172,091. he wrote, ' cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other...delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the Commonwealth, which is by constituting... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Great Britain - 1890 - 678 pages
...to any other hands. For it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the Commonwealth, which is by constituting the Legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be.... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Ireland - 1892 - 612 pages
...British Constitution as established and reformed at the Revolution. ' The Legislative,' he wrote, ' cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other...delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the Commonwealth, which is by constituting... | |
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Fourthly, the legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands; for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. 
