American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... York , for of the assembly the lower branch repared to be freeholders of lands or of forty pounds free from all encum- A Now York City and Albany the suffrage that is , all men who had been regu- In Virginia the voter had to be 4ate of ...
... York , for of the assembly the lower branch repared to be freeholders of lands or of forty pounds free from all encum- A Now York City and Albany the suffrage that is , all men who had been regu- In Virginia the voter had to be 4ate of ...
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... York City the voting class included from one - ninth to one - fourteenth of the total popu- lation , and that two - fifths of these electors were not owners of property , but voted as freemen of the city . Taking some scat- tered ...
... York City the voting class included from one - ninth to one - fourteenth of the total popu- lation , and that two - fifths of these electors were not owners of property , but voted as freemen of the city . Taking some scat- tered ...
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... York and Pennsylvania , there was a combination of town and county local government . Town meetings were held in New York as in New England . As early as 1691 , however , a county board of supervisors , representing the various towns ...
... York and Pennsylvania , there was a combination of town and county local government . Town meetings were held in New York as in New England . As early as 1691 , however , a county board of supervisors , representing the various towns ...
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... York prac- tically by the Revolutionists of New York county ; in New Jersey , Delaware , Maryland , and Virginia by conventions com posed of county delegates , many of whom had been members of the colonial legislatures ; in South ...
... York prac- tically by the Revolutionists of New York county ; in New Jersey , Delaware , Maryland , and Virginia by conventions com posed of county delegates , many of whom had been members of the colonial legislatures ; in South ...
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... York instructions spoke of the restoration of harmony , but likewise of the firm and secure establishment of American rights and privileges ; New Hampshire gave " full and ample power in behalf of this province to consent and agree to ...
... York instructions spoke of the restoration of harmony , but likewise of the firm and secure establishment of American rights and privileges ; New Hampshire gave " full and ample power in behalf of this province to consent and agree to ...
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Page 706 - A landed interest, a manufacturing interest, a mercantile interest, a moneyed interest, with many lesser interests, grow up of necessity in civilized nations, and divide them into different classes actuated by different sentiments and views.
Page 327 - International law is part of our law, and must be ascertained and administered by the courts of justice of appropriate jurisdiction, as often as questions of right depending upon it are duly presented for their determination.
Page 296 - ... the constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents. Nor does this conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the judicial to the legislative power. It only supposes that the power of the people is superior to both; and that where the will of the legislature declared in its statutes, stands in opposition to that of the people declared...
Page 301 - ... the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Page 149 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Page 48 - The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity, of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
Page 300 - I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments of the government.
Page 61 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 710 - ... multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them on the same principle among as many candidates as he shall think fit; and such directors or managers shall not be elected in any other manner.
Page 64 - They would contain various exceptions to powers not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do?