The Constitutional Text-book: A Practical and Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, and of Portions of the Public and Administrative Law of the Federal GovernmentChilds & Peterson, 1855 - 324 pages |
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... delegates from New Hamp- shire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut , New York , Pennsylvania , and Maryland , assembled to delibe- rate upon the best means of defending themselves in case of a war with France , which was then ...
... delegates from New Hamp- shire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut , New York , Pennsylvania , and Maryland , assembled to delibe- rate upon the best means of defending themselves in case of a war with France , which was then ...
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... delegates appointed by the good people of these colonies , " and continued in session till October 26 of the same ... delegates : for instance , if a colony had seven delegates in Congress , they would cast but one vote , which was ...
... delegates appointed by the good people of these colonies , " and continued in session till October 26 of the same ... delegates : for instance , if a colony had seven delegates in Congress , they would cast but one vote , which was ...
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... delegates from Maryland did not sign the articles until March 1 , 1781 , though in the mean time she had zealously ... Delegates were to be chosen every year by each State , not less than three , nor more than seven in number , to meet ...
... delegates from Maryland did not sign the articles until March 1 , 1781 , though in the mean time she had zealously ... Delegates were to be chosen every year by each State , not less than three , nor more than seven in number , to meet ...
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... delegate from each State , to sit during the recess of Congress , called a committee of the States . The committee ... delegated to the committee , the exer- cise of which required nine States in Congress . § 30. Congress could not ...
... delegate from each State , to sit during the recess of Congress , called a committee of the States . The committee ... delegated to the committee , the exer- cise of which required nine States in Congress . § 30. Congress could not ...
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... delegates . The legisla- ture of New York instructed its delegates in Congress to bring the subject before that body ; and in February , 1787 , Congress , by a resolution , declared that it was expedient " that a convention of delegates ...
... delegates . The legisla- ture of New York instructed its delegates in Congress to bring the subject before that body ; and in February , 1787 , Congress , by a resolution , declared that it was expedient " that a convention of delegates ...
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Page 277 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Page 40 - ... 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.
Page 286 - I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.
Page 42 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion, and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Page 69 - When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers ; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
Page 46 - States, with a request that it might " be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each State by the people thereof, under the. recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification.
Page 28 - When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. "When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside : And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Page 271 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 219 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any State or Territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 1 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness...