American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... example , voters for members of the assembly - the lower branch of the legislature were required to be freeholders of lands or tenements to the value of forty pounds free from all encum- brances , except that in New York City and Albany ...
... example , voters for members of the assembly - the lower branch of the legislature were required to be freeholders of lands or tenements to the value of forty pounds free from all encum- brances , except that in New York City and Albany ...
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... example of the mother country in imposing special qualifications on members elected to the legislature . In South Carolina , for example , a member had to own five hundred acres of land and ten slaves or be worth one thousand pounds ...
... example of the mother country in imposing special qualifications on members elected to the legislature . In South Carolina , for example , a member had to own five hundred acres of land and ten slaves or be worth one thousand pounds ...
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... example , the Massachusetts charter of 1691 provided that the assembly should have " full power and authority from time to time to make , ordain , and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders , laws , statutes , and ...
... example , the Massachusetts charter of 1691 provided that the assembly should have " full power and authority from time to time to make , ordain , and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders , laws , statutes , and ...
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... example , in Virginia , " the county became the unit of representation in the colonial assembly and the unit of military , judicial , highway , and fiscal administration . The officers were the county lieutenant , the sheriff ( who ...
... example , in Virginia , " the county became the unit of representation in the colonial assembly and the unit of military , judicial , highway , and fiscal administration . The officers were the county lieutenant , the sheriff ( who ...
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... example , Catholics and Jews were excluded from the suffrage by the terms of the law , but it is impossible to discover to what extent the law was actually enforced . In fact , Catholics and Jews were quite frequently disfranchised . In ...
... example , Catholics and Jews were excluded from the suffrage by the terms of the law , but it is impossible to discover to what extent the law was actually enforced . In fact , Catholics and Jews were quite frequently disfranchised . In ...
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