Encyclopædia Britannica: Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 10Bedford-Clarke Company, 1890 |
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Page 5922
... mountains are deeply furrowed by innumerable ravines . The rivers falling into the gulf are somewhat obstructed by shallows , especially the Caroni and the Couva . The soil , which is fertile , consists of clay , loam , and alluvial ...
... mountains are deeply furrowed by innumerable ravines . The rivers falling into the gulf are somewhat obstructed by shallows , especially the Caroni and the Couva . The soil , which is fertile , consists of clay , loam , and alluvial ...
Page 5923
... mountains are deeply furrowed by innumerable ravines . The The plains are watered by numerous streams , and the The rivers falling into the gulf are somewhat obstructed by shallows , especially the Caroni and the Couva . soil , which is ...
... mountains are deeply furrowed by innumerable ravines . The The plains are watered by numerous streams , and the The rivers falling into the gulf are somewhat obstructed by shallows , especially the Caroni and the Couva . soil , which is ...
Page 5925
... mountains of the conquered country , models of fortresses , etc. Next came the vic- tims destined for sacrifice ... mountain - system im- parts to the land west of it that constitutes the real dis- tinctness of the Troad from the rest of ...
... mountains of the conquered country , models of fortresses , etc. Next came the vic- tims destined for sacrifice ... mountain - system im- parts to the land west of it that constitutes the real dis- tinctness of the Troad from the rest of ...
Page 5940
... mountains , and in the island of Jerba ( Jirba ) . They are organized in tribes with purely democratic self- government , and laws of their own , which are not those of the Koran . The pastoral Arab nomads are de- scended from the ...
... mountains , and in the island of Jerba ( Jirba ) . They are organized in tribes with purely democratic self- government , and laws of their own , which are not those of the Koran . The pastoral Arab nomads are de- scended from the ...
Page 5947
... Mountains . Their crest , covered with snow , rises nearly four miles above the sea ( Kauf- mann Peak 23,000 feet ) ; but the traveler approaching them from the south would hardly guess their height , because their southern slope toward ...
... Mountains . Their crest , covered with snow , rises nearly four miles above the sea ( Kauf- mann Peak 23,000 feet ) ; but the traveler approaching them from the south would hardly guess their height , because their southern slope toward ...
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Page 5971 - 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 5971 - ... 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 hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 5971 - 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 5971 - Treason against the United 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 5971 - To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Page 5971 - ... Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each house may provide.
Page 5971 - Nations; 11 To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; 12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; 3 To provide and maintain a Navy...
Page 5971 - The times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof, but the congress may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Page 5915 - Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one ; the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.
Page 5971 - ... 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.