4) Monopoly of the use of force is successfully claimed to a limited extent and within a limited range by the central authority, but legitimate force of a more restricted order inheres at all the peripheral foci.
5) Several levels of subordinated foci may be distinguishable, organized pyramidal in relation to the central authority. The central and peripheral authorities reflect the same model, the latter being reduced images of the former. Similarly, powers are repeated at each level with a decreasing range, every authority has certain recognized powers over the subordinate authorities articulated to it