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SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. suppler...

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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 113 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SUPPLY (through Fr. from
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Lat. supplere, to fill up)
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pro-vision; more particularly the
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money granted by a legislature to carry on the
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work of government . In the
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United
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Kingdom the granting of supply is the exclusive right of the House of
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Commons, and is carried out by two committees of the House, one of supply and the other of ways and means (see PARLIAMENT) . In the United States supply originates in the House of Representatives (see UNITED STATES: Appropriation) . In Scotland commissioners of supply were
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officers appointed to assess and collect the
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land tax offered as supply to the
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sovereign . Under the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854 all owners of
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property of a certain value were qualified as commissioners of supply . Their duties were also enlarged to comprise the general administration of the country, but by the
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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 all their powers and duties were transferred to and vested in the county council . They still meet annually, but transact only formal business .

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