Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1918 - Session laws |
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... preceding laws , are unjust , oppressive , and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a free government . to convict of XXV . No subject ought , in any case , or in any time , Legislature not to be declared guilty of treason or ...
... preceding laws , are unjust , oppressive , and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a free government . to convict of XXV . No subject ought , in any case , or in any time , Legislature not to be declared guilty of treason or ...
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... preceding the said last Wednesday in May ; ] and shall be styled , THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS . II . No bill or resolve of the senate or house of repre- sentatives shall become a law , and have force as such , until it shall ...
... preceding the said last Wednesday in May ; ] and shall be styled , THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS . II . No bill or resolve of the senate or house of repre- sentatives shall become a law , and have force as such , until it shall ...
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... preceding his election , and , at the time of his election , he shall be an inhabitant in the district for which he shall be chosen . residence , see . Art . adjourn more VI . The senate shall have power to adjourn themselves , Senate ...
... preceding his election , and , at the time of his election , he shall be an inhabitant in the district for which he shall be chosen . residence , see . Art . adjourn more VI . The senate shall have power to adjourn themselves , Senate ...
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... preceding his election , shall have been an inhab- New provision itant of , and have been seised in his own right of a free- See amend- hold of the value of one hundred pounds within the town XXI . Property qual- he shall be chosen to ...
... preceding his election , shall have been an inhab- New provision itant of , and have been seised in his own right of a free- See amend- hold of the value of one hundred pounds within the town XXI . Property qual- he shall be chosen to ...
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... preceding the last Wednesday in May ; and , in the recess of the said court , to prorogue the same from time to time , not exceeding ninety days in any one recess ; ] and to call it together sooner than the time to which it may be ...
... preceding the last Wednesday in May ; and , in the recess of the said court , to prorogue the same from time to time , not exceeding ninety days in any one recess ; ] and to call it together sooner than the time to which it may be ...
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Page 3 - is a social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 6 - Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property, according to standing laws.
Page 30 - ... it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all .future periods of this Commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them ; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools, and grammar schools in the towns...
Page 5 - And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law: and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by law.
Page 35 - ... that no such government shall be erected or constituted in any town not containing twelve thousand inhabitants ; nor unless it be with the consent, and on the application, of a majority of the inhabitants of such town, present and voting thereon, pursuant to a vote at a meeting duly warned and holden for that purpose...
Page 8 - A FREQUENT recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government...
Page 31 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 5 - All power residing originally in the people, and being derived from them, the several magistrates and officers of government, vested with authority, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, are their substitutes and agents, and are at all times accountable to them.
Page 5 - The people of this commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign, and independent state; and do, and forever hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America, in Congress assembled.
Page 531 - Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. Sec. 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.