The British Citizen His Rights And Privileges a Short History
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93 tions, and should be the channel of all communi- cations between them and the king. He was called the Speaker, because he addressed the king on their behalf.
At last it was fully recognized that no tax could be imposed without the consent of Parlia- ment, and that this consent must be first asked in the House of Commons. Thus the House of Commons is absolute over the whole revenue, and it is from this power of taxation that the Commons have become at last able to under- take practically the ...whole government of the country.
CHAPTER XV.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ELECTORS.
IT is stated above that we have no early information as to who the electors were. It is probable that, in the towns, the burgesses were allowed to make bye-laws regulating the mode of election, so that, in course of time, there was every conceivable court of electors, from uni- versal suffrage to selection by a very limited number of persons. The towns, too, were of all sizes. Some must have been very poor places from the very first, but as long as the custom of creating new boroughs went on, none of any considerable size were left without representa- tives.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
93 tions, and should be the channel of all communi- cations between them and the king. He was called the Speaker, because he addressed the king on their behalf.
At last it was fully recognized that no tax could be imposed without the consent of Parlia- ment, and that this consent must be first asked in the House of Commons. Thus the House of Commons is absolute over the whole revenue, and it is from this power of taxation that the Commons have become at last able to under- take practically the ...whole government of the country.
CHAPTER XV.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ELECTORS.
IT is stated above that we have no early information as to who the electors were. It is probable that, in the towns, the burgesses were allowed to make bye-laws regulating the mode of election, so that, in course of time, there was every conceivable court of electors, from uni- versal suffrage to selection by a very limited number of persons. The towns, too, were of all sizes. Some must have been very poor places from the very first, but as long as the custom of creating new boroughs went on, none of any considerable size were left without representa- tives.
What to read after The British Citizen His Rights And Privileges a Short History?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Edwin Thorold Rogers to read onlineMoreLess
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