Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention, Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Том 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 страница |
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... representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as ...
... representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as ...
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... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ? Not representation because one man pays a little , while another pays much , not because one pays two or ...
... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ? Not representation because one man pays a little , while another pays much , not because one pays two or ...
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... representation as be- in the Commonwealth ; and second , the state- ment that the usage and the history of the State show that this right has been recognized in the Colony and State . I deny both . I can see noth- ing but error running ...
... representation as be- in the Commonwealth ; and second , the state- ment that the usage and the history of the State show that this right has been recognized in the Colony and State . I deny both . I can see noth- ing but error running ...
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... representation therefore , entirely fail . The gentleman for Erving has said that you would destroy the corporations by taking away from them the right of representation . Well , Sir , of course if the preceding part of my remarks be ...
... representation therefore , entirely fail . The gentleman for Erving has said that you would destroy the corporations by taking away from them the right of representation . Well , Sir , of course if the preceding part of my remarks be ...
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... representation is then only the basis and not in any sense the element of representation , as declared by the Constitution . Sir , there was not under the colony law any perfect representation of corporations or towns . That law ...
... representation is then only the basis and not in any sense the element of representation , as declared by the Constitution . Sir , there was not under the colony law any perfect representation of corporations or towns . That law ...
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adopted agree amendment believe Berkshire Boutwell Braintree BUTLER called census Chair Chairman Charlestown citizens city of Boston Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consideration Constitution Constitution of Massachusetts Convention corporations debate desire district system elect entitled equal Erving favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell gentleman from Natick give governor Hoosac Tunnel hope House of Representatives increase interest June 24th large towns laws legislation legislature majority Massachusetts matter ment military militia mittee monwealth motion North Brookfield number of representatives object officers opinion Pittsfield political population portion present PRESIDENT principle proposed proposition provision purpose question reason recommit reference regard remarks Report repre resolution resolve rotten borough seems Senate small towns submit suppose taken Taunton thing thousand inhabitants three hundred tion town representation United vention vote wealth whole Wilbraham WILSON wish Worcester word