| United States. Congress - 1857 - 490 pages
...sir, let us look at another provision of that Kansas act. In the twenty-fourth section it is provided that — " The legislative power of the Territory...subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution in' i lie I 'nitcd si;u.-s and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be- parsed interfering... | |
| United States. Congress - 1857 - 486 pages
...of the Kansas and Nebraska bill, that the Legislature of a Territory — the legislative power of a Territory — shall extend to all rightful subjects...of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of tin- United Slates, and the principles of that bill. We may differ as to what is constitutional power,... | |
| Michael W. Cluskey - 1857 - 672 pages
...territory shall be vested in the governor and a legislative assembly." " That the legislative power of said or ; implied penalty, A league between independent nations, generally, has no sanction other than a Uie United States and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering From these... | |
| Kansas - 1858 - 482 pages
...vote or hold office in said Territory, by reason of being on service therein. Powers, Ac. SEC. 24. Aid be it further enacted, That the legislative power...legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this Act ; but no hnv shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal... | |
| Nebraska - 1858 - 80 pages
...™?- sha11 a S ree to P as3 the bil1 ' i4 sha11 be sent ' together with the SEC ' 6. And be ^ f urther enacted, That the legislative power of the Territory...legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1858 - 676 pages
...by Congress to the Territorial Government by the seventh section of the act of 1850, which declares, that "the legislative power of the Territory shall...legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and with this act;" and by the tenth section of the act, which, after ordaining a Supreme Court,... | |
| Judah Philip Benjamin - 1858 - 246 pages
...Territory, two assurances may be relied on. The first consists in that provision of the Kansas act : " That the legislative power of the Territory shall...to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent Vith the Constitu^ lien of Die United States and the provisions of this act." Now, one of the provisions... | |
| United States. Congress - 1858 - 636 pages
...in the Governor and a Legislative Assembly." Then in section twenty-four comes the limitation. ! " that the legislative power of the Territory shall ¡ extend to all rightful subjects of legislation con- Í sistent with the Constitution of (he United States | and the provisions of this act." The act... | |
| United States. Congress - 1858 - 638 pages
...Khali be such as shall be prescribed by the Territorial Legislature." In section twenty-four, it is further enacted that the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to nil rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the constitution. These clauses, taken together,... | |
| 1859 - 406 pages
...Territory. The language of the organic act, section 24, is very explicit, and reads as follows : " The legislative power of the Territory shall extend...legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act." The Constitution gives to Congress the right " to exercise... | |
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