A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Indians of North America |
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... appointed by the go- vernor during good behaviour , and may be impeached or removed by him , on the address of two - thirds of both houses . They have fixed salaries , and can hold no other office . The judicial power is vested in dif ...
... appointed by the go- vernor during good behaviour , and may be impeached or removed by him , on the address of two - thirds of both houses . They have fixed salaries , and can hold no other office . The judicial power is vested in dif ...
Page 80
... appointed to attend the prison ; a room is appropriated for the reception of the sick or hurt , and nurses to attend them . The effect of the new system has been seen in no particular more evidently than in the diminution of disease ...
... appointed to attend the prison ; a room is appropriated for the reception of the sick or hurt , and nurses to attend them . The effect of the new system has been seen in no particular more evidently than in the diminution of disease ...
Page 82
... appointed collector . This officer informs the citizens of the rate of assessment , and day of appeal before the commissioners , after which the money is collected and paid into the hands of the city or county treasurer , appointed ...
... appointed collector . This officer informs the citizens of the rate of assessment , and day of appeal before the commissioners , after which the money is collected and paid into the hands of the city or county treasurer , appointed ...
Page 87
... appoint persons who act as judges of the election , and the latter furnish a sealed statement of the election to the sheriff , who , within the space of thirty days , transmits it to the governor , by whom the names of the new members ...
... appoint persons who act as judges of the election , and the latter furnish a sealed statement of the election to the sheriff , who , within the space of thirty days , transmits it to the governor , by whom the names of the new members ...
Page 88
... appoint persons who act as judges of the election , and the latter furnish a sealed statement of the election to the sheriff , who , within the space of thirty days , transmits it to the governor , by whom the names of the new members ...
... appoint persons who act as judges of the election , and the latter furnish a sealed statement of the election to the sheriff , who , within the space of thirty days , transmits it to the governor , by whom the names of the new members ...
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Page 249 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience...
Page 85 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Page 275 - That all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offences, when the proof is evident or the presumption great...
Page 72 - No person who acknowledges the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishments, shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth.
Page 72 - That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures...
Page 73 - ... court, register's court, and a court of quarter sessions of the peace, for each county; in justices of the peace, and in such other courts as the legislature may, from time to time establish.
Page 302 - The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior; but for any reasonable cause which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any of them on the address of two-thirds of each House of the general Assembly...
Page 275 - No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Page 383 - Bills may originate in either house, and may be amended, altered, or rejected by the other; and every bill having passed both houses, shall be signed by the Speaker and President of their respective houses.
Page 275 - The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose to the General Assembly laws and amendments to the constitution, and to adopt or reject the same at the polls on a referendum vote as hereinafter provided.