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The Theory of the State, Its Nature, Its Functions, Its Rights
The Theory of the State Its Nature Its Functions Its Rights Author:George H. Smith General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1895 Original Publisher: American Philosophical Society Subjects: Political science Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free tri... more »al access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The Report And Award OF THE COMMITTEE OF JUDGES ON THE Henry M. Phillips Prize Essays. To the HON. FREDERICK FRALEY, President of the American Philosophical Society: Sir : -- We, the undersigned, having been, together with the Hon. J. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, selected by the American Philosophical Society as a Committee of Judges to whom were referred the several essays sent to the Society in competition for the Henry M. Phillips Prize, under the" terms of the circular issued by the Society on the first day of May, 1893, have the honor to report: That in the performance of the duty imposed upon us, we met at the hall of the Society on Monday, 8th April, 1895, and on Tuesday, 9th April, 1895, and that we there read and considered the several essays submitted to us and hereinafter referred to. Greatly to our regret the Hon. J. Randolph Tucker was unavoidably prevented from meeting us and affording to us the benefit of his accurate knowledge and sound judgment. Upon the first of the subjects designated by the Society in its circular of 1st May, 1893, to wit: " The sources, formation and development of what is generally designated ' The Common Law of England,' " three essays were submitted for our consideration, entitled and designated as follows : No. 1. " The sources, formation and development of what is generally designated ' The Common Law of England.'" By " Viking." No. 2. " The sources, formation and development of what is generally designated ' The Common Law of England.'" By " Yox Populi." No. 3. " The...« less