DOCUMENTS OF HE CONSTITUTIONLA CONVENTION1867 |
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... legislative body shall be the sole judge of the " elections , returns and qualifications of its own members . " This is not a mere granted power . It is an essential , inherent right . Without it , a representative body , as that term ...
... legislative body shall be the sole judge of the " elections , returns and qualifications of its own members . " This is not a mere granted power . It is an essential , inherent right . Without it , a representative body , as that term ...
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... legislative , executive and judicial powers should be separate and distinct ; and that the members thereof may be restrained from oppression , by feeling and participating the burthens of the people , they should , at fixed periods , be ...
... legislative , executive and judicial powers should be separate and distinct ; and that the members thereof may be restrained from oppression , by feeling and participating the burthens of the people , they should , at fixed periods , be ...
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... legislative assemblies repeatedly and continually , for opposing with manly firmness his invasions of the rights of the people ; when dissolved , by refusing to call others for a long space of time , thereby leaving the political system ...
... legislative assemblies repeatedly and continually , for opposing with manly firmness his invasions of the rights of the people ; when dissolved , by refusing to call others for a long space of time , thereby leaving the political system ...
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... legislative , executive and judiciary departments shall be separate and distinct , so that neither exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others ; nor shall any person exercise the powers of more than one of them at the ...
... legislative , executive and judiciary departments shall be separate and distinct , so that neither exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others ; nor shall any person exercise the powers of more than one of them at the ...
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... legislative branches of the United States government , violating am- nesty , assuming treason -- ex post facto in its operation -- abolishing in effect the great writ of habeas corpus and the right of trial by jury , making the civil ...
... legislative branches of the United States government , violating am- nesty , assuming treason -- ex post facto in its operation -- abolishing in effect the great writ of habeas corpus and the right of trial by jury , making the civil ...
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Страница 109 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Страница 278 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free State ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty ; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Страница 278 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of twelve men of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty...
Страница 286 - Every law which imposes, continues or revives a tax shall distinctly state the tax and the object to which it is to be applied, and it shall not be sufficient to refer to any other law to fix such tax or object.
Страница 267 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Страница 71 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Страница 72 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Страница 96 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder...
Страница 289 - ... will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same ; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion ; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God...
Страница 71 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact S09 ^ to deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.