Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 edition. Excerpt: ...question was desired to be divided. To do this it must be put first on striking out either the former proviso, or some distinct member of the section.-But when nothing remains but the last member of the section, and the provisoes, they canaot be divided so as to put the-last member to question by itself; for "the provisoes might thus be left standing alone as exceptions to a rule when the Tale is taken away; or the new provisoes might be left to a-second question, after "having been decided on once before at "the same reading; which is contrary to rule. But the question must be on striking out the last member of the section as amended. This sweeps away the excep--tions with the rule, and relieves from inconsistence. A question to be divisible, aust comprehend points so distinct ani entire, that one of them being taken away, the other may stand entire. But a proviso or exception, without an enacting clause, does not contain an entire point-or proposition. May 31. The same bill being before (the Senate. There was a proviso that the bill should net extend, 1. To any foreign minister nor 2. To any person to whom the president should give a passport; net 3. To any alien merchant conforming himself to such regulations as the president shall prescribe, and a divi--sion of the question iato its simplest elements was called for. It was divided into 4 parts, the 4th taking in the words 4 conforming himself,' &.c. It was objected that the words 'any alien merchant' could not be separated from their modifying words ' conforming,' &c. because ithese words, if left by themselves, con-lain no substantive idea, will make ne sense. But admitting that the divisions of a paragraph into separate questions.must be so made as that each part may stand by itself, yet...
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
