Government of the State of Michigan: Embracing an Abstract of the Laws, and Showing the Duties of State, Country and Township Officers; Also,a Brief Outline of the Government of the United States, |
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... necessary to exercise power to enforce obedience to , and acquiescence in them . To enable the people to defend their rights and to do right and justice , they unite together in a body politic ; and when the people are so united and ...
... necessary to exercise power to enforce obedience to , and acquiescence in them . To enable the people to defend their rights and to do right and justice , they unite together in a body politic ; and when the people are so united and ...
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... necessary to secure to us our rights and to pro- tect us in the enjoyment of them . A right is a legal title or a just claim to anything . We have a right to life , a right to our earnings , and a right to act as we please , and to go ...
... necessary to secure to us our rights and to pro- tect us in the enjoyment of them . A right is a legal title or a just claim to anything . We have a right to life , a right to our earnings , and a right to act as we please , and to go ...
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... necessary ? What is a right ? Mention some of our rights . To what are these rights subj- ect ? How may we forfeit our liberty and property ? What duty do we owe the country ? State one of the grounds on which obedience is a duty ...
... necessary ? What is a right ? Mention some of our rights . To what are these rights subj- ect ? How may we forfeit our liberty and property ? What duty do we owe the country ? State one of the grounds on which obedience is a duty ...
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... necessary to carry out and execute the laws . Indeed , it is the business of this department to see to it that the laws are carried into effect . The judicial department is that which administers justice according to the laws , and is ...
... necessary to carry out and execute the laws . Indeed , it is the business of this department to see to it that the laws are carried into effect . The judicial department is that which administers justice according to the laws , and is ...
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... necessary that officers should be elected for that purpose . As the duties of some of these officers pertain to the whole State , we call them State officers ; those whose duties are limited to the county , we call county officers ; and ...
... necessary that officers should be elected for that purpose . As the duties of some of these officers pertain to the whole State , we call them State officers ; those whose duties are limited to the county , we call county officers ; and ...
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Page 143 - A widow shall be endowed of the third part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the marriage, unless she shall have lawfully released her right thereto.
Page 118 - Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 123 - ... in the state prison not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars...
Page 34 - If any bill be not returned by the governor within ten days, Sundays excepted, after it has been presented to him, the same shall become a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature, by their adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not become a law.
Page 137 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 130 - State, is imprisonment in the State Prison for life, or any term of years, and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than fifteen years.
Page 138 - Persons who by any corrupt means attempt to influence an elector in giving his vote are liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, as the court shall direct.
Page 123 - If such prisoner was in custody otherwise than upon a charge or conviction of felony: by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months.
Page 42 - General, the Secretary of Internal Affairs, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of the State Board of Health and Vital Statistics, and the Presidents of the three State Boards of Medical Examiners provided for in this Act.
Page 118 - ... shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the jail not exceeding two years.