People

Ordinarily, the entire body of the inhabitants of a State. In a political sense, that portion of the inhabitants who are intrusted with political power; the qualified voters. 3 The words " the people " must be determined by the connection. In some cases they refer to the qualified voters, in others to the state in its sovereign capacity.* The United States government proceeds directly, from the people; is " ordained and established " in the name of the people. It is emphatically and truly a government of the people. In form and substance it emanates from them. Its powers are gi-anted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them, and for their benefit." Under our system, the *' people," who in England are called " subjects," constitute the sovereign.^ The simple word '■ people " is sometimes applied to a nation or foreign power.^ When the constitution of a State directs that processes shall run in the name of the State, a process in the name of the " people " will be held deficient, notwithstanding the form be statutory."

See Citizen; CoiTNTaY; Government; Lex, Salus, etc.; Magistrate; Nation; Sovereignty; State, 3: Welfare, PEPPEBCOBK".

The berry of the pepper-plant. In England, " one peppercorn " is sometimes named as a nominal rent.

13B1. Com. 40;lid. 283. 'See at length R. S. §§ 4602^791; 1 Sup. R. S. p. 468; United States v. Hall, 98 U. S. 343 (1878); United States 1). Moyers, 15 F. E. 417 (1888).

3 [Blair v. Eidgely, 41 Mo. 176 (1867), Wagner, J.; Koehler v. Hill, 60 Iowa, 568 (18?3); Cooley, Const. Lim. £9, 598. * Black V. Trower, 79 Va. 136 (1884), Lewis, P. » M'Culloch V. Maryland, 4 Wheat. 4034 (1819), Marshall, C. J. • United States v. Lee, 106 U. S. 808 (1888). ' United States v. Quincy, 6 Pet. *467 (1838). A peppercorn rent is not a rent within see. 3, subs. 4, of the Conveyancing Act of 1881, such peppercorn not being paid. '