Encyclopædia Britannica: Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 10Bedford-Clarke Company, 1890 |
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Page 5911
... VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST INDIES WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING . LIST OF MAPS VOLUME X. BIOGRAPHIES . Towle , George M. Townsend , George A.
... VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST INDIES WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING . LIST OF MAPS VOLUME X. BIOGRAPHIES . Towle , George M. Townsend , George A.
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... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that State March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the gram school of William and Mary . After graduating in 1806 he entered on the study of law , and in 1809 was called to the bar , where his progress ...
... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that State March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the gram school of William and Mary . After graduating in 1806 he entered on the study of law , and in 1809 was called to the bar , where his progress ...
Page 5963
... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that Su corner of Hyde Park , at the western extremity of Oxford March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the gra street , and at the point where the Edgware and Ux- school of William and Mary . After ...
... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that Su corner of Hyde Park , at the western extremity of Oxford March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the gra street , and at the point where the Edgware and Ux- school of William and Mary . After ...
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... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that State March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the grammar school of William and Mary . After graduating in 1806 he entered on the study of law , and in 1809 was called to the bar , where his ...
... Virginia , and was born at Greenway in that State March 29 , 1790. In 1802 he entered the grammar school of William and Mary . After graduating in 1806 he entered on the study of law , and in 1809 was called to the bar , where his ...
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... Virginia , and shortly afterward sent out a colony . This colony was placed under command of Sir Richard Grenville , and was landed on Roanoke Island , N. C. It was a short - lived enterprise ; their first actions embroiled them with ...
... Virginia , and shortly afterward sent out a colony . This colony was placed under command of Sir Richard Grenville , and was landed on Roanoke Island , N. C. It was a short - lived enterprise ; their first actions embroiled them with ...
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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.