The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies, Now Or Heretofore Forming the United States of America, Volume 7Scholarly Press, 1909 |
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Page 3784
... Successors , GRANT and agree , that the said Sir Thomas Gates , Sir George Somers , Richard Hackluit , and Edward - Maria Wingfield , Adventurers of and for our City of London , and all such others , as are , or shall be , joined unto ...
... Successors , GRANT and agree , that the said Sir Thomas Gates , Sir George Somers , Richard Hackluit , and Edward - Maria Wingfield , Adventurers of and for our City of London , and all such others , as are , or shall be , joined unto ...
Page 3785
... Successors , that each of the said Colonies shall have a Council , which shall govern and order all Matters and Causes , which shall arise , grow , or happen , to or within the same several Colonies , accord- ing to such Laws ...
... Successors , that each of the said Colonies shall have a Council , which shall govern and order all Matters and Causes , which shall arise , grow , or happen , to or within the same several Colonies , accord- ing to such Laws ...
Page 3786
... Successors , which shall be called our Council of Virginia ; And shall , from time to time , have the superior Managing and Direction , only of and for all Matters that shall or may concern the Government , as well of the said several ...
... Successors , which shall be called our Council of Virginia ; And shall , from time to time , have the superior Managing and Direction , only of and for all Matters that shall or may concern the Government , as well of the said several ...
Page 3787
... Successors , by such Officers and Ministers as by Us , our Heirs , and Successors , shall be thereunto assigned or appointed . And we do further , by these Presents , for Us , our Heirs and Suc- cessors , GIVE AND GRANT unto the said ...
... Successors , by such Officers and Ministers as by Us , our Heirs , and Successors , shall be thereunto assigned or appointed . And we do further , by these Presents , for Us , our Heirs and Suc- cessors , GIVE AND GRANT unto the said ...
Page 3788
... Successors , to be yielded or payed for the same . Also we do , for Us , our Heirs , and Successors , DECLARE , by these Presents , that all and every the Persons being our Subjects , which shall dwell and inhabit within every or any of ...
... Successors , to be yielded or payed for the same . Also we do , for Us , our Heirs , and Successors , DECLARE , by these Presents , that all and every the Persons being our Subjects , which shall dwell and inhabit within every or any of ...
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Page 3877 - 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.
Page 4103 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other States that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 3908 - 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 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.
Page 3891 - All city, town and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Page 3815 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that of their representatives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assented, for the public good.
Page 4272 - The general assembly shall provide by law, that in all elections for directors or managers of incorporated companies, every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected, or to cumulate said shares, and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them on the same principle...
Page 3876 - 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...
Page 4271 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 4211 - Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amend-ment or amendments to the people in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe; and if the...
Page 3876 - 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.