1824. May 10.

Constitutional Code.

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Ch. IX. Ministers Collectively

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Ch. IX. Ministers Collectively

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41. or 10.

Art 41. On this as on all occasions, it will be considered that on the part of Government, liberality is synonymous to excess: that in its essence are involved waste, peculation, depredation, oppression, corruption & delusion: that if liberality at a man's own expence is a virtue, at the expence of others it is a vice: and that the cloathing a vice in the name of a virtue is among the fallacies employed by political imposters. See. S Checks.

42. or 1.

Art.42. Exceptions excepted, in no trust or talent & trust situation will any one be locable, whatsoever the number of his examination years, as above, before the age at which, by law, a man is intrusted with the management of his own concerns.

43. or 2.

Art 43. Exceptions are 1. Army Service, military branch: in the lowest grade, locability is at the age of [ ] years: for, though the functionary has command of some, he is constantly under the command of others.

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44. or 3.

Art 44. Navy Service, military branch: age of locability [ ] years.

45. or 1.

Art 45. In the aggregate votation roll of each year, in an appropriate column in a line with the figures expressive of the ranks of the candidates in that year, will be d o. expressive of d o. in their first and all intervening years,

Reasons. 1. Motive for exertion continued. 2. Various as to degrees of aptitude in the same candidate, as between year and year exhibited.

46. or 2.

In case of preponderant inconvenience from multitude of candidates Unless and until Legislature shall have ordered otherwise, every locable not located, may in any year or years, subject himself to examination with those not yet locable.

Reasons. 1. His aptitude kept up 2. Improvement, if needed, obtained. 3. The locable kept in view of locators.

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47.

Art 47. In case of preponderant inconvenience from multitude of candidates, whereby they adequacy and efficiency of the time employable in the Examinations w d. be impaired, the legislature will take order for necessary limitation.

48.

Art 48. When as per Art answers have been obtained, legislature, by a second advertisement, will fix a day not less than [one year] distant from the day when the first was issued for the commencement of the first examination.

49. or 2.

Art 49. Then, if not before, will be declared as to whether the arts and sciences shall be all included, in one examination, or distributed, and in what manner, among divers Qualification Judicatories, at the same or divers times.