 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1827 - 542 pages
...They are as follows: — 1. The subjects ought to contribute towards the support of the state, as near as possible in proportion to their respective abilities...to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under its protection. 2. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as to take out of the pockets of the people... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1891 - 1086 pages
...first of Adam Smith's maxims is this — " The subjects of every Scate ought to contribnte towards the support of the Government as nearly as possible...proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy nnder the protection of the State." The Paddy Tax is levied in flagrant violation of this first and... | |
 | Law - 1831 - 446 pages
...Nations," viz., that " the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of goverument in proportion to their respective abilities, that...respectively enjoy under the protection of the state."* A maxim founded m good sense. Pauper ought not to be expected to hand into the treasury so much as... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...citizens of every State ' ought to contribute to the support of government, as nearly 'as p issible in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, ' in proportion to the revenue they respectively enjoy under the ' protection of the State." In other words, taxation and protection... | |
 | John Wade - Church and state - 1832 - 730 pages
...proportion experienced by their predecessors. III. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government as nearly as possible...respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of Principles of Political Economy, 2nd Edit. p. '493. government to individuals is like... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1847 - 892 pages
...to the effect — 1st, That the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of Government as nearly as possible in proportion to...proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy ; 2dly, That the tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary.... | |
 | 1832 - 540 pages
...Smith, in his givat work, is " that the citizens of every State ' ought to contribute to the support of government, as nearly ' as possible in proportion...abilities; that is, ' in proportion to the revenue they respectively enjoy under the ' protection of the State." In other words, ta vat ion and protection... | |
 | Nathaniel Chipman - Constitutional law - 1833 - 404 pages
...maxims as he calls them;" I. The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of government, as nearly as possible in proportion to...respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. " II. The tax which each individual is bound to pay, ought to be certain and not arbitrary. The time... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - Business & Economics - 1835 - 334 pages
...system of taxation in our own country. " I. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible,...respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of government to the individuals of a great nation, is like the expense of management to... | |
 | John Wade - Great Britain - 1835 - 862 pages
...proportion experienced by their predecessors. III. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government as nearly as possible...respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of government to individuals is like the expense of management to the joint tenants of... | |
| |
The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the... 
