| 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... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 444 pages
...what crowns all these precautions is, its being a fundamental maxim, " That the freedom of speech, and debates and proceedings in parliament, ought not to...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... | |
| James Mitchell - Biography - 1823 - 654 pages
...election of Members of Parliament ought to be free : — 0. 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 : — lU.That excès* sive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and... | |
| Richard Burn - Ecclesiastical law - 1824 - 608 pages
...That election 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... | |
| Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...W. & M. st. 2. c. 2. as one of the liberties of the people, " that the freedom of speech and debate, and proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached...questioned in any court or place out of parliament." To assault a member of either house, or his menial servant, is a high contempt of parliament, and there... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1832 - 756 pages
...drawn by that great constitutional lawyer, Lord Somers. " 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. " The rights there enumerated, the two Houses of Parliament " claim, demand, and insist upon as their... | |
| Thomas Atchison (capt.) - Anti-Catholicism - 1825 - 110 pages
...suitable to their condition, and as allowed by law. Ninth.—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. Tenth.—That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel nor unusual... | |
| Thomas Atchison (Captain.) - Malta - 1825 - 104 pages
...suitable to their condition, and as allowed by law. Ninth.—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. Tenth.—That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel nor unusual... | |
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