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| Louisiana - Civics - 1825 - 804 pages
...THE CITY civ NEW YORK, ON WEDNESDAY THE FOURTH OF MARCH, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE. The conventions of a number of the states, having...ground of public confidence in the government will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution — RESOLVED, by the senate and house of representatives... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...preservation of the powers and rights of sovereignty not surrendered by the States, a number of States, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. Accordingly, the first Congress held... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1826 - 844 pages
...the City of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth of Monk, ont thousand seren hundred and eighty-nine. The Conventions of a number of the States having,...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. Ami, as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...STATES, Begun and held at the City of New Turk, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 17B9. The Convention of a number of the States, having, at the time of...prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that furtlier declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added : And as extending the ground of public... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...President, by unanimous order of the convention, His excellency the PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. AMENDMENTS. [The conventions of a number of the states having,...adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in snlcr to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses... | |
| Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828 - 426 pages
...Pinckney, Pierce Butler. Gtorgia — William Few, '\l,raham Baldwin. Attest, WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. The Conventions of a number of the states having at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - United States - 1831 - 758 pages
...President. By unanimous order of the convention. His excellency the PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. AMENDMENTS. [The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting tho constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...States. Begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789. The Convention of a number of the States, having, at the time of...of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the benejicent ends of its institution, RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of Representatives... | |
| New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 614 pages
...stronger. The proposition of ameni ments made by Congress, is introduced in the following terms. " The Conventions of a number of the States having at...Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstructions or abuse of its powers, that further declarato ry and restrictive clauses should be... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...preservation of the powers and rights of sovereignty not surrendered by the States, a number of States, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. Accordingly, the first Congress held... | |
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