 | Illinois - Illinois - 1845 - 766 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights ; among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. SEC. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare that — SEC. 1. All political power is inherent in the people, and all...free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit ; and they have at all times the unalienable right to alter, reform, or... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 860 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, amongst which are those of enjoying and defending life, and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation and of pursuing their own happiness." Sec. 10, " That no freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseized of his freehold, liberties or... | |
 | Illinois - Law - 1847 - 600 pages
...amendment rejected. Mr. Kitchell offered the following as a substitute for the section and amendment. " That all political power is inherent in the people,...free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness, for the advancement of those ends they have an inalienable... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 770 pages
...governed ; " or, in other words, as expressed in the Declaration of Kights, in our present constitution, that "all political power is inherent in the people,...free governments are founded on their authority."- — Decl. Ind., US Const. ; Const. (1875), Ala. Decl. Rights, £ 3. Tlio cases, indeed, are multitudinous,... | |
 | Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberiv, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property....reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
 | Dudley S. Jennings - Mississippi - 1847 - 334 pages
...emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration ot' public services, and that all power is inherent in the people; and all free governments...are founded on their authority and established for iheir benefit, and they have at all times, an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter or abolish... | |
 | Illinois. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1847 - 618 pages
...and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing tbeii own happiness. SEC. '2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. SEC. 3. That all men have a na'ural and indefeasible... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1847 - 480 pages
...inherent, and indefeasible rights ; among which are, those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property,...and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. SEc. II. That all power is inherent in the people ; and all free governments are founded on their authority,... | |
 | John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, .possessing....reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
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All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. 
