ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the object of public consumption. The public buys and consumes the personal service of the minister, that directs its affairs, the soldier, that protects it from external violence, the civil or criminal judge, that protects the rights, and interests of each member against the aggression of the rest. The charge of civil and judicial administration is made up, partly of the specific allowances of magistrates and other officers, and partly of such degree of pomp and parade, as may be deemed necessary in the execution of their duties. Causes entirely of a political nature as well as the form of government which they help to determine have an influence in apportioning the salaries of public officers, civil and judicial, the charge of public display, and those likewise of public institutions and establishments. The salaries of inferior public officers in like manner depend, partly upon their individual importance, and partly upon the general plan of government.
