...piety, religion and morality : Therefore * * * the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their Legislature with power to authorize and require,...institution of the public worship of God. »»**#*** And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the Commonwealth,...

...Massachusetts. The constitution of that State, from 1780 to 1833, made it the duty of the legislature to "require the several towns, parishes, precincts, and...protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality, iu all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily." Const. Mass. Part 1, Art. 3. Laws...

...the people of this commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize aud require, and the legislature shall from time to time...authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, &c. to make suitable provision at their own expense for the institution of the public worship of God,...

...corporate, or religious societies, within this State, to make adequate provision, at their own expense, for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers, of piety, religion, and morality." 1. STATE SUPERINTENDENT : — Ellis A. Apgar, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Trenton....

...whose instructions they can conscientiously and conveniently attend. Provided notwithstanding, that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall, at all times, have the exclusive right of clcct.ing their public teachers, and of contracting...

...the original Massachusetts Declaration of Rights was as follows : " The people have a right to invest their Legislature with power to authorize and require,...several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies corporate and politic, and religious societies, to make suitable provision, at their own expense, for...

...corporate, or religious societies within this State, to make adequate provision, at their own expense, for the support and maintenance of public, protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality: JJroi~vletl, notwithntawliny. That the several towns, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies,...

...corporate, or religious societies within this State to make adequate provisions, at their own expense, for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality ; " but not to tax those of other sects or denominations for their support. Part 1, Art. 6. tially...

...whose instructions they can conscientiously and conveniently attend. Provided notwithstanding, that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall, [211] at all times, have the exclusive right of electing their public teachers, and of contracting...

...whose instructions they can conscientiously and conveniently attend. Provided notwithstanding, that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall, at all times, have the exclusive right of electing their public teachers, and of contracting...