1818 Oct. 4.

Parl. Reform Bill

VI

Reasons 3.

'.2 Electors Who

Universality

Aptitude is comparative

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14. In the hands of the Commons House resides /is placed/ actually no more than a part of the aggregate power of the whole Government. But in this same body, and even {by the acknowledgement, and} with the consent, and thence by the virtual acknowledgement, of the two other branches of the government + {to wit the Monarch and the House of Lords the concurrence and cooperation of the people being supposed, resides potentially the whole of that same power.

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15. In the hands of the aggregate body of the Commons House Electors, whosoever they be is placed accordingly the determination of the hands, by which from time to time, the exercise of that same actually no more than fractional part, but potentially the entire mass of that same aggregate power shall be exercised, and thence, and in so far, the faculty of giving direction to the exercise of that same aggregate power.

Correspondent and proportionate to this power in /the power of/ the aggregate body of those Representatives is and will under every system be the aggregate power of these Electors.}

VII /16/. By Electors must on this occasion, and to this purpose be understood - not those who are such only in form and name, but those who without either the form or the name are so in effect: to wit under the existing system, the proprietors of seats /seat-owners/ and all those by whose influence, of that sort which is /understand that influence/ exercised by will on will, the votes of those persons who are Electors in form and name, are in respect of the several seats determined.

Draughtsman's Note

+ See Stat. 40 G.3. c. Irish Union Act.? or Land Tax Redemption Act.