The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical Analysis, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington, Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents, the High Authorities and Civil Officers of Government, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1847 ... |
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... LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA , recom- mending to the States to empower Congress to regulate the trade and commerce of the country . 30th November , 1785 12. RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA , appointing commissioners to meet others ...
... LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA , recom- mending to the States to empower Congress to regulate the trade and commerce of the country . 30th November , 1785 12. RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA , appointing commissioners to meet others ...
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... Legislature thereof , for six Years ; and each Senator shall have one Vote . ' Immediately after they shall be ... Legislature of any State , the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature ...
... Legislature thereof , for six Years ; and each Senator shall have one Vote . ' Immediately after they shall be ... Legislature of any State , the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature ...
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... Legislature thereof ; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations , except as to the places of chusing Senators . ' The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year , and such Meeting shall be on the ...
... Legislature thereof ; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations , except as to the places of chusing Senators . ' The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year , and such Meeting shall be on the ...
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... Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress . 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and ... Legislature cannot be con- vened ) against domestic Violence . ARTICLE . V. The Congress , whenever two thirds of 20 ...
... Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress . 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and ... Legislature cannot be con- vened ) against domestic Violence . ARTICLE . V. The Congress , whenever two thirds of 20 ...
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... Legislatures of the several States , as amendments to the Constitution of the United States , all , or any of which articles , when ratified by three- fourths of the said Legislatures , to be valid to all intents and purposes , as part ...
... Legislatures of the several States , as amendments to the Constitution of the United States , all , or any of which articles , when ratified by three- fourths of the said Legislatures , to be valid to all intents and purposes , as part ...
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Page 516 - States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 458 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Page 521 - ... of congress as the United States in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with ; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercise of which, by the articles of confederation, the voice of nine states In the congress of the United States assembled is requisite, ARTICLE XI.
Page 516 - States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in...
Page 242 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations, which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human institutions...
Page 240 - With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those, who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands.
Page 218 - Stephen Hopkins William Ellery CONNECTICUT Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott NEW YORK William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin...
Page 239 - North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand. Turning partly into its own channels the seamen of the North, it finds its particular navigation invigorated; and while it contributes, in different ways, to nourish and increase the general mass of the national navigation, it looks forward to the protection of a maritime strength, to which itself is unequally adapted.
Page 241 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Page 229 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending; the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of...