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... , any two of whom shall constitute a Quorum . JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES . On the Judiciary . On Literary Institutions . On Banks and Banking . On Incorporation of Towns . On Division of Towns . On State Lands . On RULES AND ORDERS .
... , any two of whom shall constitute a Quorum . JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES . On the Judiciary . On Literary Institutions . On Banks and Banking . On Incorporation of Towns . On Division of Towns . On State Lands . On RULES AND ORDERS .
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Maine. Legislature. On Division of Towns . On State Lands . On State Roads . On the State Prison . On Roads and Bridges . On Rail Roads and Canals . On Interior Waters . On the Militia . On Agriculture . On Manufactures . On Accounts ...
Maine. Legislature. On Division of Towns . On State Lands . On State Roads . On the State Prison . On Roads and Bridges . On Rail Roads and Canals . On Interior Waters . On the Militia . On Agriculture . On Manufactures . On Accounts ...
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... Towns . Messrs . Barker , Tibbetts , Of the Senate . Holt , Messrs . Megquier of Poland , Eastman of Strong , Foss of Buxton , Person of Canaan , Of the House . Foster of Freedom , Swan of Augusta , Thwing of Woolwich , On State Lands ...
... Towns . Messrs . Barker , Tibbetts , Of the Senate . Holt , Messrs . Megquier of Poland , Eastman of Strong , Foss of Buxton , Person of Canaan , Of the House . Foster of Freedom , Swan of Augusta , Thwing of Woolwich , On State Lands ...
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... towns in their corporate capacity , should be endorsed thus , " Petition of the town of , " [ stating concisely the subject matter thereof . ] 4. Petitions , Memorials and Remonstrances from indi- viduals should be endorsed thus ...
... towns in their corporate capacity , should be endorsed thus , " Petition of the town of , " [ stating concisely the subject matter thereof . ] 4. Petitions , Memorials and Remonstrances from indi- viduals should be endorsed thus ...
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... - tives according to the above rule and proportion ; and when- ever any town or towns , plantation or plantations not entitled to elect a Representative shall determine against a classification with any 6 CONSTITUTION OF MAINE . 61.
... - tives according to the above rule and proportion ; and when- ever any town or towns , plantation or plantations not entitled to elect a Representative shall determine against a classification with any 6 CONSTITUTION OF MAINE . 61.
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Page 13 - States. 2 A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 11 - United States whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Page 14 - New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Page 42 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Page 49 - States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 44 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 6 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 19 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 4 - ... 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 72 - A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.