Butstillitmustbewithhisownconsent-i。e。，theconsentofthemajority，givingiteitherbythemselvesortheirrepresentativeschosenbythem；forifanyoneshallclaimapowertolayandlevytaxesonthepeoplebyhisownauthority，andwithoutsuchconsentofthepeople，hetherebyinvadesthefundamentallawofproperty，andsubvertstheendofgovernment。ForwhatpropertyhaveIinthatwhichanothermaybyrighttakewhenhepleasestohimself？
141。Fourthly。Thelegislativecannottransferthepowerofmakinglawstoanyotherhands，foritbeingbutadelegatedpowerfromthepeople，theywhohaveitcannotpassitovertoothers。Thepeoplealonecanappointtheformofthecommonwealth，whichisbyconstitutingthelegislative，andappointinginwhosehandsthatshallbe。Andwhenthepeoplehavesaid，\"Wewillsubmit，andbegovernedbylawsmadebysuchmen，andinsuchforms，\"nobodyelsecansayothermenshallmakelawsforthem；norcantheybeboundbyanylawsbutsuchasareenactedbythosewhomtheyhavechosenandauthorisedtomakelawsforthem。
142。ThesearetheboundswhichthetrustthatisputinthembythesocietyandthelawofGodandNaturehavesettothelegislativepowerofeverycommonwealth，inallformsofgovernment。First：Theyaretogovernbypromulgatedestablishedlaws，nottobevariedinparticularcases，buttohaveoneruleforrichandpoor，forthefavouriteatCourt，andthecountrymanatplough。Secondly：Theselawsalsooughttobedesignedfornootherendultimatelybutthegoodofthepeople。Thirdly：Theymustnotraisetaxesonthepropertyofthepeoplewithouttheconsentofthepeoplegivenbythemselvesortheirdeputies。Andthisproperlyconcernsonlysuchgovernmentswherethelegislativeisalwaysinbeing，oratleastwherethepeoplehavenotreservedanypartofthelegislativetodeputies，tobefromtimetotimechosenbythemselves。Fourthly：Legislativeneithermustnorcantransferthepowerofmakinglawstoanybodyelse，orplaceitanywherebutwherethepeoplehave。
ChapterXII
TheLegislative，Executive，andFederativePoweroftheCommonwealth143。THElegislativepoweristhatwhichhasarighttodirecthowtheforceofthecommonwealthshallbeemployedforpreservingthecommunityandthemembersofit。Becausethoselawswhichareconstantlytobeexecuted，andwhoseforceisalwaystocontinue，maybemadeinalittletime，thereforethereisnoneedthatthelegislativeshouldbealwaysinbeing，nothavingalwaysbusinesstodo。Andbecauseitmaybetoogreattemptationtohumanfrailty，apttograspatpower，forthesamepersonswhohavethepowerofmakinglawstohavealsointheirhandsthepowertoexecutethem，wherebytheymayexemptthemselvesfromobediencetothelawstheymake，andsuitthelaw，bothinitsmakingandexecution，totheirownprivateadvantage，andtherebycometohaveadistinctinterestfromtherestofthecommunity，contrarytotheendofsocietyandgovernment。Thereforeinwell-orderedcommonwealths，wherethegoodofthewholeissoconsideredasitought，thelegislativepowerisputintothehandsofdiverspersonswho，dulyassembled，havebythemselves，orjointlywithothers，apowertomakelaws，whichwhentheyhavedone，beingseparatedagain，theyarethemselvessubjecttothelawstheyhavemade；whichisanewandneartieuponthemtotakecarethattheymakethemforthepublicgood。