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Codification Proposal

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III Lawyers interest

In regard to the number of such of all sorts, it is the interest of the greatest number of the community, that while the facility of obtaining the service due from Judges to the people /members of the community/ in the character of [...?] is as great as possible, the number of instances in which application is actually made for it be as small as possible: that thus the aggregate mass of evils of litigation namely expence, vexation and delay be as small as possible. It is the interest of the lawyer class that this mass be as great as possible, for the sake of that portion of the expence which goes into lawyers pockets in the shape of profit.

As it is the interest of the greatest number that of every thing the effect of which is to give encrease to the aggregate amount of the mass of evils opposite to justice namely misdecision under litigation, [...?] non©decision expence vexation and delay the quantity /aggregate amount/ in so far as it is productive of these mischievous effects be as small as possible, so it is the interest of the lawyer class that the quantity of evil in these several shapes be as great as possible.

It is therefore their interest that transgression in all shapes those excepted /except in so far/ in which it would be personally mischievous to themselves as also that disputes and disagreements among the people be as numerous /abundant/ as possible.

It is therefore their interest that improbity in every shape injustice, oppression depredation, in a word maleficence [?] in every shape in so far as it is productive of such transgressions and such disputes be as abundant as possible.

It is therefore /For the same reason,/ their interest that ignorance of the law or what is better /may be still more advantageous/ misconception of the law have place to as great an extent as possible.

For the same reason it is their interest that in so far as the /if that/ decision of the Judge has /depends upon/ Statute law for its professed of that /whatever/ part of the standard of /guide to/ decision is in the shape /state/ of Statute law that is to say of really existing law, the operation of taking inspection /the difficulty of obtaining cognizance/ of it be as difficult /great/ and as rarely performed as possible: and that therefore the aggregate mass of it be as large and as costly, and the difficulty of finding out in the aggregate mass what on the occasion in question a man has need to be acquainted with be as great as possible: and that