Civil Government in the United States (Classic Reprint) (9781528552615)

Excerpt from Civil Government in the United States Mr. White. They cannot carry Off to the jail or to the station-house and keep there as long as they please a law-abiding member Of the community. To take the property Of one man and give it to another would be not an act of government, but an act Of Oppression. To confine in jail a person who has committed no crime would likewise be an act of oppression and, if frequently repeated, would lead to great disorder in the community. TO prevent this disorder and oppression the powers Of the governing Officials are carefully limited. It may be by a custom which has long been Observed in the community. With us, however. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.