History of the United States: For the Use of Common SchoolsThomas, Cowperthwait & Company, 1839 - 324 pages |
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... ASSEMBLY . The first colonial assembly ever convened in America assembled at Jamestown on the 19th of June , 1619 . This may , therefore , be considered the birth - day of civil freedom in our country . The members were elected by the ...
... ASSEMBLY . The first colonial assembly ever convened in America assembled at Jamestown on the 19th of June , 1619 . This may , therefore , be considered the birth - day of civil freedom in our country . The members were elected by the ...
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... assembly , convened by Sir George Yeard- ley , had not yet received the express sanction of the London company . This was granted July 24th , 1621 , by an ordinance which may be considered as the written constitution of the colony ...
... assembly , convened by Sir George Yeard- ley , had not yet received the express sanction of the London company . This was granted July 24th , 1621 , by an ordinance which may be considered as the written constitution of the colony ...
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... assembly introduced many important changes in judicial proceed- ings ; trial by jury was restored ; the Church of England , which of course had lost its supremacy during the pro- tectorate , was again established by law ; and the intro ...
... assembly introduced many important changes in judicial proceed- ings ; trial by jury was restored ; the Church of England , which of course had lost its supremacy during the pro- tectorate , was again established by law ; and the intro ...
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... assembly about confirming his appointment by commission , and finally directed his forces against the government so ... assemblies was sufficient to restrain those func- tionaries within such boundaries of authority as were requisite for ...
... assembly about confirming his appointment by commission , and finally directed his forces against the government so ... assemblies was sufficient to restrain those func- tionaries within such boundaries of authority as were requisite for ...
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... assembly was convened , and passed laws for protecting its rights against the encroach- ments of Clayborne . He had made an attack on the colonists on one of the rivers near the isle of Kent ; but Who was his successor ? -What was done ...
... assembly was convened , and passed laws for protecting its rights against the encroach- ments of Clayborne . He had made an attack on the colonists on one of the rivers near the isle of Kent ; but Who was his successor ? -What was done ...
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Page 315 - 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 311 - 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 311 - 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 52 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 52 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Page 315 - The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several 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 311 - ... 2. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
Page 313 - ... 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 315 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.