Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... The rights of persons that are commanded to be observed bj municipal law are of two sorts: First, such as are due from citizen, which are usually called civil duties; and, secondly, Shl-5 as belong to him, which is the more popular acceptation of rights or jura. 123 Both may indeed be comprised in this latter diris: ion; for, as all social duties are of a relative nature, at the same 1 that they are due from one man or set of men, they must also be to another. But it will be more clear and easy to consider mar them as duties required from, rather than as rights belong particular persons. Persons also are divided by the law into either ural persons or artificial. Natural persons are such as the of nature formed us; artificial are such as are created and devi by human laws for the purposes of society and government, wliichj are called corporations or bodies politic. The rights of persons considered in their natural pacitios are also of two sorts, --absolute and relatii Absolute, which are such as appertain and belong to particular: Imerely as individuals or single persons; relative, which are incide jto them as members of society and standing in various relations pach other. By the absolute rights of individuals we mean those I Which are so in their primary and strictest sense, such j 13 would belong to their persons merely in a state of j iature, and which every man is entitled to enjoy, whether out ofl oeiety ar in it. But with regard to the absolute duties which man i bound to perform, considered as a mere individual, it is not to be pected that any human municipal law should at all explain or jforce them. 124 For the end and intent of such laws being' ily to regulate the behavior of mankind, as they are members of piety and stand in...