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... common kindred , to disavow these usurpations , which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence . They , too , have been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity . We must . therefore , acquiesce in the ...
... common kindred , to disavow these usurpations , which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence . They , too , have been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity . We must . therefore , acquiesce in the ...
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... common defense , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America . ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. All legislative ...
... common defense , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America . ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. All legislative ...
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... common defense and general welfare of the United States ; but all duties , imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States ; To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign ...
... common defense and general welfare of the United States ; but all duties , imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States ; To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign ...
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... common law , where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars , the right of trial by jury shall be preserved , and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re- examined in any court of the United States , than according to ...
... common law , where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars , the right of trial by jury shall be preserved , and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re- examined in any court of the United States , than according to ...
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... common good , and to petition the government or any department thereof shall never be abridged . SECTION 5. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate , and shall extend to all cases at law , without regard to the amount in ...
... common good , and to petition the government or any department thereof shall never be abridged . SECTION 5. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate , and shall extend to all cases at law , without regard to the amount in ...
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Page 3 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...
Page 7 - In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel ; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him ; to meet the witnesses face to face ; to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf...
Page 18 - ... then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page vii - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 17 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon...
Page 16 - The proceeds of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted by the United States to this State, for the support of...
Page 14 - Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted ; stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve.
Page 29 - Any county, city, town, village, school district, or other municipal corporation incurring any Indebtedness as aforesaid shall, before or at the time of doing so, provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years from the time of contracting the same; except that when such indebtedness is Incurred In the acquisition of lands by cities.
Page 14 - They may be required by law to renew their security, from time to time ; and in default of giving such new security, their offices shall be deemed vacant. But the county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the Sheriff.
Page 10 - 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 compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.