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Offices.
person elected cannot be ignorant of their cxpecta.,
tion, if he meant to have refu~ed this condition, he
. ought to ha,re apprised them of his objection.
(And here let it be observed, that the electors can
excu~e the conscience cf the person elected from
II this last class of duties alone; because this class re­
.. ,olts from a contract, to which the electors Clnd ~he
- pprson elected are the only parties. The oth~ c1ass
of duties results from a difterent contract. J
, It is a question of some magnitude and difficulty,
I hat offices may be ccn~cientiously supplied by a
/J eputy.
We will state the several objections to the substitution
of a deputy; and then it will be under~tood
that a deputy may be allowed in all cases, to which
these objections do not apply.
An offic~_~~ __ not he. dis£h~rged bLd~uty~
I' 1. Where a par-ticuiar cDnfidence is reposed in the
judgment and conduct of fhe person app~!nted to it ;
'as the office ofa steward, gllardian, judge, commander
in chief by land or sea.,1
2. Where the custol1'~lll.nders; as in -the caseJlf
schoolmaste.?"S,
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tutors-;- and of commissions in ~he
army or na\~.
r s. Where the duty cannot, from its nature, be so
'well performed by a deputy;Jas the deputy governor
of a province may not possess the legal authority,
or the actual influence of his principal.
(. 4. When some inconveniency would result to the
service in 1enera! from the permission of deputies in
such cases for erample, it is probable that military
merit wou d be much discouraged, if the duties belonging
to commissions in the army were generally
allowed to be executed by substitutes.
The non-residence of the parochial clergy, who
supply the duty of their benefices by curates, is
worthy of a niore distinct consideration.
And, in
order to draw the question upon this case to a point,
we ",ill !iuppo~e the officiating curate to discharge