Constitution of the United States: Constitution of the State of California, 1879 as Last Amended November 5, 1968, and Related Documents, 1969-1970 |
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... debt , so long as the chattels of the debtor suffice to pay the debt ; nor shall the sponsors of that debtor be distrained so long as that chief debtor has enough to pay the debt . But if the chief debtor fail in paying the debt , not ...
... debt , so long as the chattels of the debtor suffice to pay the debt ; nor shall the sponsors of that debtor be distrained so long as that chief debtor has enough to pay the debt . But if the chief debtor fail in paying the debt , not ...
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... debt which the dead man owed to us , our sheriff or bailiff may be al- lowed to attach and enroll the chattels of the dead man to the value of that debt , through view of lawful men ; in such way , however , that nothing shall be ...
... debt which the dead man owed to us , our sheriff or bailiff may be al- lowed to attach and enroll the chattels of the dead man to the value of that debt , through view of lawful men ; in such way , however , that nothing shall be ...
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... debts which the dead man owed him . 28. No constable or other bailiff of ours shall take the corn or other chattels of any one except he straightway give money for them , or can be allowed a respite in that regard by the will of the ...
... debts which the dead man owed him . 28. No constable or other bailiff of ours shall take the corn or other chattels of any one except he straightway give money for them , or can be allowed a respite in that regard by the will of the ...
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... debts contracted by , or under the authority of Congress , before the as- sembling of the United States , in pursuance of the present Confedera- tion , shall be deemed and considered as a charge against the United States , for payment ...
... debts contracted by , or under the authority of Congress , before the as- sembling of the United States , in pursuance of the present Confedera- tion , shall be deemed and considered as a charge against the United States , for payment ...
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... debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States ; but all duties , imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States ; Loans 2. To borrow money on the credit of the United States ...
... debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States ; but all duties , imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States ; Loans 2. To borrow money on the credit of the United States ...
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Page 48 - Section 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the...
Page 16 - No State shall lay any imposts or duties which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties entered into by the United States, in Congress assembled, with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 50 - No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
Page 48 - SECTION 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Page 20 - Canada acceding to this confederation and joining in the measures of the united states, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union : but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Page 51 - President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office...
Page 19 - States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent to the same...
Page 15 - ... misdemeanor in any state, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the governor or executive power of the state from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the state having jurisdiction of his offenue. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these states to the records, acts and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other state.
Page 49 - Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Page 21 - ... and we do further solemnly plight and engage the faith of our respective constituents, that they shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions, which by the said confederation are submitted to them; and that the articles thereof shall be inviolably observed by the states we respectively represent, and that the union shall be perpetual.