American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... delegates to the governor for the time being all its constitutional power and authority , civil and military - the power of legislation so far as the crown has such - its judicial and executive powers , its powers of chancery ...
... delegates to the governor for the time being all its constitutional power and authority , civil and military - the power of legislation so far as the crown has such - its judicial and executive powers , its powers of chancery ...
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... delegates were required to own at least five hundred acres of land . In addition to property qualifications , religious tests were usually imposed on assemblymen . Following the ancient practice of England , representatives were ...
... delegates were required to own at least five hundred acres of land . In addition to property qualifications , religious tests were usually imposed on assemblymen . Following the ancient practice of England , representatives were ...
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... delegates to form the 1 Collins , Committees of Correspondence of the American Revolution , Annual Report of the American Historical Association , 1901 , Vol . I , Pp . 247 ff . 2 For the significant Boston resolution establishing this ...
... delegates to form the 1 Collins , Committees of Correspondence of the American Revolution , Annual Report of the American Historical Association , 1901 , Vol . I , Pp . 247 ff . 2 For the significant Boston resolution establishing this ...
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... delegates from all the colonies to meet at Phila- delphia in September . ' While the messenger of the governor , sent to dissolve the assembly , was thundering at the door , the momentous resolve was passed and the call for united ...
... delegates from all the colonies to meet at Phila- delphia in September . ' While the messenger of the governor , sent to dissolve the assembly , was thundering at the door , the momentous resolve was passed and the call for united ...
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... delegates to consult upon the state of the colonies , and to deliberate and determine upon wise and proper measures to be recommended for the recovery and establishment of their just rights and liberties and the res- toration of harmony ...
... delegates to consult upon the state of the colonies , and to deliberate and determine upon wise and proper measures to be recommended for the recovery and establishment of their just rights and liberties and the res- toration of harmony ...
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