Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 17D. Appleton & Company, 1893 |
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... Senate has 30 members , 2 from each province and 2 from the Federal District . The House of Deputies consists of 86 members , elected directly by the people for four years , the moiety being renewed every two years . The Vice ...
... Senate has 30 members , 2 from each province and 2 from the Federal District . The House of Deputies consists of 86 members , elected directly by the people for four years , the moiety being renewed every two years . The Vice ...
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... Senate , was the acting Governor . Finances . - The State Treasurer reports the following balances on hand , July 1 , 1892 , the figures covering all the State funds : In United States currency . In State scrip .. In bond scrip . In ...
... Senate , was the acting Governor . Finances . - The State Treasurer reports the following balances on hand , July 1 , 1892 , the figures covering all the State funds : In United States currency . In State scrip .. In bond scrip . In ...
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... Senate and Chamber of Representa- tives , both elective bodies . The Chambers meet annually in November , and must sit at least forty days . The King may dissolve one or both ; in such case elections must be held within forty days , and ...
... Senate and Chamber of Representa- tives , both elective bodies . The Chambers meet annually in November , and must sit at least forty days . The King may dissolve one or both ; in such case elections must be held within forty days , and ...
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... Senate ; that the 20 - guilder limita- tion for voters conferred the right of suffrage upon only 110,000 , while it shut out 1,400,000 adult male Belgians . The Government advo- cated turning the Senate into a Chamber rep- resenting ...
... Senate ; that the 20 - guilder limita- tion for voters conferred the right of suffrage upon only 110,000 , while it shut out 1,400,000 adult male Belgians . The Government advo- cated turning the Senate into a Chamber rep- resenting ...
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... Senate 50 out of 69 were Clericals and 19 were Liberals . The members of the lower house were increased in propor- tion to the growth of population to 152 and the Senators to 76. The reduction in the strength of the Clericals was ...
... Senate 50 out of 69 were Clericals and 19 were Liberals . The members of the lower house were increased in propor- tion to the growth of population to 152 and the Senators to 76. The reduction in the strength of the Clericals was ...
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Page 188 - States, which in view of the free introduction of such sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, and hides into the United States he may deem to be reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he shall have the power, and it shall be his duty...
Page 186 - Chinese subjects, whether proceeding to the United States as teachers, students, merchants or from curiosity, together with their body and household servants, and Chinese laborers who are now in the United States shall be allowed to go and come of their own free will and accord, and shall be accorded all the rights, privileges, immunities, and exemptions which are accorded to the citizens and subjects of the most favored nation.
Page 188 - States, and may be arrested by any United States customs official, Collector of Internal Revenue or his Deputies, United States Marshal or his Deputies, and taken before a United States Judge...
Page 189 - Canal on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the United States, and further engages to urge upon the State Governments to secure to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty the use of the several State canals...
Page 188 - States at the time of the passage of this act; and if upon the hearing, it shall appear that he is so entitled to a certificate, it shall be granted upon his paying the cost. Should it appear that said Chinaman had procured a certificate which has been lost or destroyed, he shall be detained and judgment suspended a reasonable time to enable him to procure a duplicate from the officer granting it...
Page 201 - An act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes.
Page 200 - That so much of the act of February 28, 1878, entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar and to restore its legal tender character...
Page 188 - Provided, That no tolls shall be charged or collected upon freight or passengers carried to and landed at Ogdensburg, or any port west of Ogdensburg, and south of a line drawn from the northern boundary of the State of New York through the Saint Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and their connecting channels to the northern boundary of the State of Minnesota.
Page 188 - States without such certificate of residence, shall be deemed and adjudged to be unlawfully within the United States, and" may be arrested by any United States customs official, collector of...
Page 189 - The Government of Her Britannic Majesty engages to urge upon the Government of the Dominion of Canada to secure to the citizens of the United States the use of the Welland, St. Lawrence, and other canals in the Dominion on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the Dominion...