Richard Bland, Conservator of Self-government in Eighteenth-century Virginia |
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... governor felt the provincials had had their way far too often in the past until now their repub- licanism had become ... governor's demand circumscribed the powers of the provincial Assembly which had always passed on fees levied on the ...
... governor felt the provincials had had their way far too often in the past until now their repub- licanism had become ... governor's demand circumscribed the powers of the provincial Assembly which had always passed on fees levied on the ...
Page 130
... governor's instructions from the Crown not to sign any bill which changed an approved law unless it contained a suspending clause . But Governor Fauquier needed the cooperation of the Bur- gesses to finance the war on the frontier just ...
... governor's instructions from the Crown not to sign any bill which changed an approved law unless it contained a suspending clause . But Governor Fauquier needed the cooperation of the Bur- gesses to finance the war on the frontier just ...
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... governor was the agent of the Crown and his assent " to Laws here , is in Effect , the King's Assent . " 75 Bland probably reasoned that by having the royal governor hold the power to approve the laws of the Assembly there would be no ...
... governor was the agent of the Crown and his assent " to Laws here , is in Effect , the King's Assent . " 75 Bland probably reasoned that by having the royal governor hold the power to approve the laws of the Assembly there would be no ...
Contents
An Apprentice Burgess | 31 |
The Pistole Fee Dispute ཎྜ | 95 |
The Two Penny Controversy | 123 |
Copyright | |
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