Excerpt from Story of the Isle of Man: An Historical Reader for the Manx Schools The person, or set of persons, to whom the Chief authority in a State is granted, is called the Govern ment. The duty of the Government is to take care that the laws are obeyed, and, when it is necessary, to make new laws. The power which the Govern ment has of making laws is called its Legislative power; the power by which it carries the laws into effect is called its Executive power. 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.

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