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... Civil War , at the close of which the United States adopted the Fifteenth Amendment ( 1870 ) , conferring the franchise on negroes . Since that time many laws have been passed to exclude the most ignorant of the whites and blacks ...
... Civil War , at the close of which the United States adopted the Fifteenth Amendment ( 1870 ) , conferring the franchise on negroes . Since that time many laws have been passed to exclude the most ignorant of the whites and blacks ...
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... Civil War and the Spanish - American War , Congress levied new stamp taxes on business operations , such as the drawing of checks , the making of notes , and the transference of property , as well as upon the different processes in the ...
... Civil War and the Spanish - American War , Congress levied new stamp taxes on business operations , such as the drawing of checks , the making of notes , and the transference of property , as well as upon the different processes in the ...
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... Civil War taxes were levied on incomes also . In 1894 an attempt was made to levy another income tax , but the Supreme Court of the United States declared it unconstitutional , on the ground that it was a direct tax , which must be ...
... Civil War taxes were levied on incomes also . In 1894 an attempt was made to levy another income tax , but the Supreme Court of the United States declared it unconstitutional , on the ground that it was a direct tax , which must be ...
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... Civil Suits and Crimi- nal Cases . Having considered some of the guar- antees placed in our state and national constitu- tions for the protection of individuals , let us notice the process by which the courts deal with cases which they ...
... Civil Suits and Crimi- nal Cases . Having considered some of the guar- antees placed in our state and national constitu- tions for the protection of individuals , let us notice the process by which the courts deal with cases which they ...
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... Civil suits . or neglect to perform a contract , involve compara- tively little injury to the public , and cases relating to these subjects are termed " civil suits . " — When a The parties and prelimi- naries . 57. The Beginning of a Civil ...
... Civil suits . or neglect to perform a contract , involve compara- tively little injury to the public , and cases relating to these subjects are termed " civil suits . " — When a The parties and prelimi- naries . 57. The Beginning of a Civil ...
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Page xxi - ... [2] The privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. [3] No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. [4] No capitation, or other direct, tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page li - The Superior Court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine...
Page xxi - ... 8. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Page xxxiv - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page xxxv - Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation having been first made to, or paid into Court for, the owner, and no right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation other than municipal until full compensation therefor be first made in money or ascertained and paid into Court for the owner, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corpo-ration, which compensation shall be ascertained by a jury, unless a jury be waived,...
Page lix - The legislature, by general and uniform laws, shall provide for the election or appointment, in the several counties, of boards of supervisors, sheriffs, county clerks, district attorneys, and such other county, township, and municipal officers as public convenience may require, and shall prescribe their duties and fix their terms of office.
Page l - SECTION 1. The judicial power of the State shall be vested in the Senate sitting as a Court of Impeachment, in a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Justices of the Peace, and such inferior courts as the Legislature may establish in any incorporated city, or town, or city and county.
Page xlviii - In case of a disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of adjournment, the Governor shall have power to adjourn the Legislature to such time as he may think proper; Provided it be not beyond the time fixed for the meeting of the next Legislature.
Page xviii - ... Each 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 be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each house may provide.
Page lix - Corporations_ for municipal purposes shall not be created by special laws ; but the Legislature, by general laws, shall provide for the incorporation, organization, and classification, in proportion to population, of cities and towns, which laws may be altered, amended, or repealed.