Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws, Government ...Keen and Lee, 1857 - 451 pages |
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... whole State ; but , for the want of room , I am compelled , very much to my regret , to desist from doing so . The very valuable material which I had collected for this purpose , and which I have now in my posses- sion , I will ...
... whole State ; but , for the want of room , I am compelled , very much to my regret , to desist from doing so . The very valuable material which I had collected for this purpose , and which I have now in my posses- sion , I will ...
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... whole population are excited to unwonted activity by the brilliancy of the future ; and , from every quarter , emigrants throng to her fertile plains . Inhabited by an honorable people , who kept her escutcheon free from the deep stain ...
... whole population are excited to unwonted activity by the brilliancy of the future ; and , from every quarter , emigrants throng to her fertile plains . Inhabited by an honorable people , who kept her escutcheon free from the deep stain ...
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... whole of that vast region watered by its tributary streams , so that thenceforth the State of Illinois became a Spanish colony , and its native inhabitants vassals of the Spanish crown . But , although the Spaniards claimed the State by ...
... whole of that vast region watered by its tributary streams , so that thenceforth the State of Illinois became a Spanish colony , and its native inhabitants vassals of the Spanish crown . But , although the Spaniards claimed the State by ...
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... whole basin of the St. Lawrence and Canada , and entered upon its government in the year 1632. Perceiving that the climate of New France would offer but little encouragement to immigration , he thought , that the settle- ment of the new ...
... whole basin of the St. Lawrence and Canada , and entered upon its government in the year 1632. Perceiving that the climate of New France would offer but little encouragement to immigration , he thought , that the settle- ment of the new ...
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... whole village awaits thee , thou shalt enter in peace all our dwellings . " After staying with that hospitable people for a while , James Marquette and his companions further descended the Mississippi River until they were satisfied of ...
... whole village awaits thee , thou shalt enter in peace all our dwellings . " After staying with that hospitable people for a while , James Marquette and his companions further descended the Mississippi River until they were satisfied of ...
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Page 161 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent ; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 189 - ... or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith or some other person thereunto...
Page 168 - That where any person or persons stand or be seised, or at any time hereafter shall happen to be seised, of and in any honors, castles, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, reversions, remainders or other hereditaments, to the use, confidence or trust of any other person or persons...
Page 161 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.
Page 197 - ... any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction...
Page 139 - No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 152 - Inferior local courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction may be established by the Legislature, but no inferior local court hereafter created shall be a court of record.
Page 129 - The qualified electors of each county in this state shall elect a clerk of the circuit court, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified...
Page 159 - Corporations may be formed under general laws ; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time, or repealed.
Page 163 - In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court as in other cases.