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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



america:n^ philosophical society 



HELD AT PHILADELPHIA FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. 



Vol, XXXrv. July, 1895. No. 148. 



The Theory of the State. 



^ J. S- I'B 



BY 



GEORGE H. SMITH, Esq , 



OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 



The Crowned Essay for whieh the Prize of Five Hundred Dollars 



was Awarded on May 17, 1895, froi-n the Henry M. Phillips 



Prize Essay Fund, by the Committee of Judges appointed 



by the " American Philosophical Society held 



at Philadelphia for the Promotion 



of Useful Knowledge." 



COMMITTEE OF JUDGES: 



J. RANDOLPH TUCKER, Virginia, 



JAMES C. CARTER, New Yokk, 



GEORGE F. EDMUNDS, Vermont, 



E. J. PHELPS, New Haven, Conn., 



C. STUART PATTERSON, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Published for the Society 



BY 



Maccalla'a coivipany inc., 



NOS. 237-9 DOCK STREET, PHILADELPHIA. 



