The word “the State” would be really appropriate if there was only one State to which we refer. But in view of the multiplicity of States which would be meant and in order to enable us to use freely the expression, ‘this State’, ‘that State’, ‘any State’, ‘every State’ and so forth, in order to give us full latitude to use any article or word that may suit the context, the word ‘the’ should be separated from the definition. The words ‘the’, ‘any’ or ‘every’ must depend on the context and should not be prejudiced by the definition. I do not want to move the amendment but, as I have suggested, this is a matter of drafting and can be more profitably left over to the Drafting Committee for consideration, and if they agree, then these things can be taken as moved.
