| John Millar - Constitutional history - 1818 - 516 pages
...bill of rights contained a declaration, " that the " freedom of speech, and debates, or pro" ceedings in parliament, ought not to be ** impeached, or questioned in any court or " place out of parliament." Another great object which excited the attention of parliament, in this famous bill, was the power... | |
| William Thomas Roe - Election law - 1818 - 1208 pages
...noticed. The privilege of speech is declared by the statute 1 W. & M. st. 2. c. 2. § 1. article 9, as one of the liberties of the people, " that the " freedom of speech and debates and proceed" ings in parliament ought not to be impeached " or questioned in any court or place out of... | |
| John Adolphus - Commonwealth of Nations - 1818 - 560 pages
...and. of perfon. As to the firft, privilege of fpeech, it is declared by the ftatute i W. and M. ft. 2. c. 2. as one of the liberties of the people, " that the freedom of fpeech, ami debates and " proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached of " queftioned in any... | |
| Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819 - 1819 - 66 pages
...Elections of Members of Parliament ought to be free. 9. That the freedom of Speech, and Debates or Proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached...questioned in any Court or Place out of Parliament. 10. That excessive Bail ought not to be required, nor excessive Fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual... | |
| Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 834 pages
...that elections of members of parliament ought to be free; and that freedom of speech, and debates of proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached...questioned in any court or place out of parliament. And by the 8 Geo. 2. c. 30. on notice of an election the secretary at war shall send orders for the removal... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 716 pages
...ninth article of the declaratory part of the Bill of Rights; viz. " That the freedom of debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parhament." To which may be added, the latter part of the sixth Resolution of the exceptions... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1820 - 406 pages
...to be free : 9. That the freedom of ipeecb, and ilrhate» or proceedings in parliament, onght tint to be impeached or questioned in any court [or place out of parliament : 10. That excessire bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 444 pages
...dictates of public virtue. Lastly, what crowns all these precautions is, its being a fundamental maxim, " That the freedom of speech, and debates and proceedings...questioned in any court or place out of parliament." * The legislators, on the other hand, have not forgotten that interest, as well as fear, may impose... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 406 pages
...that election of members of parliament ought to be free : that the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in parliament ; ought not to be impeached...questioned in any court or place out of parliament that excessive; bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments... | |
| Sir John Comyns - Digests, etc - 1822 - 652 pages
...before. And by the st. 1 W. & M. '2. sess. 2. it is declared, that the freedom of speech and debates, or proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached...questioned, in any court, or place out of parliament. (G9.) Debates there shall not be divulged. So, debates in the house of commons ought not to be divulged... | |
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