The Constitutions of the Several States of the Union and United States: Including the Declaration of Independence and Articles of ConfederationA.S. Barnes & Company, 1852 - 633 էջ Contains the texts of various constitutions of and within the United States of America. |
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... district , shall continue in full force , after the said district shall become a separate State . But the grant which has been made to the President and trustees of Bowdoin College , out of the tax laid upon the banks within this ...
... district , shall continue in full force , after the said district shall become a separate State . But the grant which has been made to the President and trustees of Bowdoin College , out of the tax laid upon the banks within this ...
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... district of Maine , and process has been served in Massachusetts proper , either by taking bail , making attachments , arresting and detaining persons , or otherwise , where execution remains to be done ; and in such suits , the courts ...
... district of Maine , and process has been served in Massachusetts proper , either by taking bail , making attachments , arresting and detaining persons , or otherwise , where execution remains to be done ; and in such suits , the courts ...
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... district . The freeholders and other inhabitants of each district , qualified as in this Constitution is provided , shall annually give in their votes for a senator , at some meeting holden in the month of March . : The Senate shall be ...
... district . The freeholders and other inhabitants of each district , qualified as in this Constitution is provided , shall annually give in their votes for a senator , at some meeting holden in the month of March . : The Senate shall be ...
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... district . Whenever any town , parish , or place entitled to town privileges , as aforesaid , shall not have one hundred and fifty ratable polls , and be so situated as to render the classing thereof with any other town , parish , or ...
... district . Whenever any town , parish , or place entitled to town privileges , as aforesaid , shall not have one hundred and fifty ratable polls , and be so situated as to render the classing thereof with any other town , parish , or ...
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... districts , shall govern themselves by the proportion of the pub- lic taxes paid by the said districts ; and timely make known to the inhabitants of the commonwealth , the limits of each district , and the numbers of counselors and ...
... districts , shall govern themselves by the proportion of the pub- lic taxes paid by the said districts ; and timely make known to the inhabitants of the commonwealth , the limits of each district , and the numbers of counselors and ...
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Էջ 242 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Էջ 13 - Court. 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 12. To raise and support armies ; but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. 13. To provide and maintain a navy.
Էջ ix - And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual union. Know Ye that we, the undersigned delegates, by virtue of the power and authority to us given for that purpose, do by these presents, in the name and in behalf of our respective constituents, fully and entirely ratify and confirm each and every of the said Articles...
Էջ vi - ... prescribed, shall be final and conclusive; and if any of the parties shall refuse to submit to the authority of such court, or to appear or defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence, or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned: provided that every commissioner,...
Էջ iv - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States in Congress assembled, unless such State be infested by pirates, in which case...
Էջ v - Whenever the legislative or executive authority or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another shall present a petition to congress, stating the matter in question and praying for a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by order of congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a...
Էջ vi - The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States ; fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States...
Էջ iii - ... with any King, prince or state ; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the united states, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office or. title of any kind whatever from any king, prince or foreign state ; nor shall the united states in congress assembled, or any of them, grant any title of nobility. No two or more states shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever between them, without the consent of the united states in congress assembled,...
Էջ iv - The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances; provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation...
Էջ i - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, (paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted,) shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...