Elements of the Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies in the United States of America: Lex Parliamentaria Americana |
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... called , or by the district system . According to the former , the qualified voters of each State elect , at one election , and on one ballot , the whole number of members to which such State is entitled . Ac- cording to the latter ...
... called , or by the district system . According to the former , the qualified voters of each State elect , at one election , and on one ballot , the whole number of members to which such State is entitled . Ac- cording to the latter ...
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... called the poll book . In elections by ballot , each voter gives his suffrage by means of a piece of paper , or other convenient material , having the name of the person for whom he votes written or printed on it , which he deposits in ...
... called the poll book . In elections by ballot , each voter gives his suffrage by means of a piece of paper , or other convenient material , having the name of the person for whom he votes written or printed on it , which he deposits in ...
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... called the return day . 133. When an election is effected , a certificate thereof is made , by indentures under the seals of the electors , or some of them , of the one part , and of the returning officer of the other ; one part of ...
... called the return day . 133. When an election is effected , a certificate thereof is made , by indentures under the seals of the electors , or some of them , of the one part , and of the returning officer of the other ; one part of ...
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... called returns ) under the hands of the returning officers , either given to the persons elected , or sent to some appropriate department of the government . The manner in which an election is evidenced varies so much in the several ...
... called returns ) under the hands of the returning officers , either given to the persons elected , or sent to some appropriate department of the government . The manner in which an election is evidenced varies so much in the several ...
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... called an open one ; that is to say , in order to constitute the committee , a quorum of the members named was required to be present , but all the members of the house were at liberty to attend the committee and vote if they pleased ...
... called an open one ; that is to say , in order to constitute the committee , a quorum of the members named was required to be present , but all the members of the house were at liberty to attend the committee and vote if they pleased ...
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Page 271 - ... rules and orders of proceeding in their own house. They shall have authority to punish by imprisonment every person, not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house, by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence...
Page 231 - Members of the Legislature shall, in all cases except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest, and shall not be subject to any civil process during the session of the Legislature, nor for fifteen days next before the commencement and after the termination of each session.
Page 149 - Christmas day, or at any time except between the hours of nine in the morning and four in the afternoon...
Page 170 - The President having taken the chair, and a quorum being present, the journal of the preceding day shall be read, to the end that any mistake may be corrected that shall have been made in the entries.
Page 664 - That it is now necessary to declare, that to report any opinion, or pretended opinion of his Majesty upon any bill or other proceeding depending in either House of Parliament, with a view to influence the votes of the members, is a high crime and misdemeanour, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the Constitution of this country.
Page 118 - Bodies, that in regard to general investigations into local government it is not only the right but also the duty of the...
Page 434 - The citizens have a right in a peaceable manner to assemble together for their common good, and to apply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances or other proper purposes by petition, address, or remonstrance.
Page 253 - Government, civil and military, and may require information in writing from the officers of the executive department, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Page 112 - If the member be called to order for words spoken, the exceptionable words shall immediately be taken down in writing, that the president may be better enabled to judge of the matter.
Page 271 - ... shall threaten harm to the body or estate of any of its members, for any thing said or done in the house : or who shall assault any of them therefor; or who shall assault, or arrest, any witness, or other person, ordered to attend the house, in his way in going or returning; or who shall rescue any person arrested by the order of the house.