Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws, Government, Finances ... EtcKeen and Lee, 1857 - 451 pages |
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... Michigan , called by his name , and erecting on its bank a rude altar , said mass after the rites of the Catholic ... lake sighed his HISTORY . 15.
... Michigan , called by his name , and erecting on its bank a rude altar , said mass after the rites of the Catholic ... lake sighed his HISTORY . 15.
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... Lakes Ontario , Erie , Huron , Superior , and the Lake of the Woods , including therefore Illinois , was ceded to ... Michigan and Wisconsin , was claimed wholly by the State of Virginia , and in part by New York , Massachusetts and ...
... Lakes Ontario , Erie , Huron , Superior , and the Lake of the Woods , including therefore Illinois , was ceded to ... Michigan and Wisconsin , was claimed wholly by the State of Virginia , and in part by New York , Massachusetts and ...
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... Lake Michigan . He died in the year 1834 . The Legislature convened in Kaskaskia elected Joseph Philips , a lawyer by profession , who had been a captain in the United States Army , and afterwards Secretary of State to the Territory ...
... Lake Michigan . He died in the year 1834 . The Legislature convened in Kaskaskia elected Joseph Philips , a lawyer by profession , who had been a captain in the United States Army , and afterwards Secretary of State to the Territory ...
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... Lake Michigan , was proposed to be built , and portions of it were even com- pleted . Thus canal - basins , and other works , for the improvement of navigation on the Illinois river , the execution and completion of which would have ...
... Lake Michigan , was proposed to be built , and portions of it were even com- pleted . Thus canal - basins , and other works , for the improvement of navigation on the Illinois river , the execution and completion of which would have ...
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... Lake Michigan to the Illinois river , supposing such a contrivance to be admirably calculated for flooding the whole country with the obnoxious Yankees . The politicians of that day had not visibly added to their know- ledge of the ...
... Lake Michigan to the Illinois river , supposing such a contrivance to be admirably calculated for flooding the whole country with the obnoxious Yankees . The politicians of that day had not visibly added to their know- ledge of the ...
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Page 189 - The fourth section enacts that after the date there mentioned "no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 158 - The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her, or its property...
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 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 281 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet But hark!
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 151 - Governor ; but in all such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, to be entered on the journal of each House respectively.
Page 161 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
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 138 - We, the people of the State of Illinois — grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations...