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Show x38 Acrs RELATING Partll. The circumf'tance of two taxing powers over the fame body of perfons taxable; of two taxing powers, Ifay; a fubordinate one befides the fupreme; of two fuch tax- Seét. IV. To THE Commas. 139 for diEerent purpofes, is by no means twojullices fuperadded, for certain other purpofes of that pariih. They are athird time taxed, if the pariih be a corporation, by a third taxing body, the rulers of that corporation, for the purpofes of the corporation. They are a fourth time taxed by new. a fourth taxing body, the jufiices of the ing powers, eflablilhed for raifing funds {0. The truth is, nothing can be lefs We fee it every where. Look around us any way, it flares us in the face. Not county, for the purpofes of the county. Lafily, they are a fifth time taxed by par- a parifh in the kingdom, but has a power liament; of taxing itfelf; or, to {peak more accu- body, for the univerfal purpofes of the whole empire. The inference in itfelf then is nothing leis than jull. That to king William in rately, not a parilh in which there is not a certain body of men, the veiiry, to whom within the limits of that parilh, for cer- tain purpofes of that parifh, belongs a power of laying taxes on the rcfl. Are then the perfons thus taxed, are they by virtue of their being fubjeéted to the authority of this one taxing body, exempted from the authority of every other taxing body 3 and in particular fro n the fupreme univerfal taxing authority of parliament? No: they are again taxable by a lecond taxing body, viz. the 'veitry as above, with t h I; Ls a fifth, and univerfal taxing particular, who granted the charter, it did not appear jui'i; that he never meant it flea/d be made ; that he never thought it rzoou/d be made, is what the grantees had early, and authentic proofs of. To bimfelf, we may remember, the king had referved the power of nominating the Chief officers, the governor, Cleputy-governor, and fecretary. I The |
