1822 April 25

Constitutional Code or Economy as to Office

/The self-regarding interest/ Of each individual public functionary the self regarding interest requires in /on the part /in the instance/ of/ each public functionary the minimum of aptitude be required /have place/, so far as benefit in any shape is derived by /results to/ him from the opposite inaptitude, and at the maximum of expence in so far as benefit in any shape results to him from the expence