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... president Jefferson : together with a great variety of oth- er matter very important to be known by every member of our state legislature . It has been repeatedly exam- ined , and pronounced a valuable reference . The difficulty of ...
... president Jefferson : together with a great variety of oth- er matter very important to be known by every member of our state legislature . It has been repeatedly exam- ined , and pronounced a valuable reference . The difficulty of ...
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... President , more than one year in any term of three years ; to ascertain the ne- cessary sums of money to be raised for the service of the United States , and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses - to ...
... President , more than one year in any term of three years ; to ascertain the ne- cessary sums of money to be raised for the service of the United States , and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses - to ...
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... in the Congress of the United States ; which being done the same shall become conclusive . By order of Congress , HENRY LAURENS , PRESIDENT . THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , WITH 22 Articles of Confederation .
... in the Congress of the United States ; which being done the same shall become conclusive . By order of Congress , HENRY LAURENS , PRESIDENT . THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , WITH 22 Articles of Confederation .
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... President of the United States shall be pres- ident of the senate , but shall have no vote , unless they be equally divided . The senate shall choose their other officers , and also a president pro tempore , in the absence of the vice ...
... President of the United States shall be pres- ident of the senate , but shall have no vote , unless they be equally divided . The senate shall choose their other officers , and also a president pro tempore , in the absence of the vice ...
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... president of the United States is tried , the chief justice shall preside : and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present . Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than ...
... president of the United States is tried , the chief justice shall preside : and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present . Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than ...
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Page 19 - All controversies concerning the private right of soil claimed under different grants of two or more states, whose jurisdictions as they may respect such lands and the states which passed such grants are adjusted, the said grants, or either of them, being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall, on the petition of either party to the Congress of the United States, be finally determined as near as may be in the same manner as is before prescribed...
Page 59 - 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 amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 21 - The congress of the United States shall have power to adjourn to any time within the year, and to any place within the United States, so that no period of adjournment be for a longer duration than the space of six months ; and shall publish the journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances, or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy...
Page 56 - ... no law shall be passed to restrain, or abridge, the liberty of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous, is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 16 - No State shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties, entered into by the United States in Congress assembled, with any king, prince or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress, to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 15 - ... felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the Governor, or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 21 - ... or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the journal, when it is desired by any delegate ; and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request, shall be furnished with a transcript of the said journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the several states.
Page 18 - The United States in congress assembled shall also be the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting or that hereafter may arise between two or more states concerning boundary, jurisdiction, or any other cause whatever...
Page 15 - Congress by less than two nor by more than seven members ; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.
Page 20 - States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses — to borrow money, or emit bills on the credit of the United States, transmitting every half year to the respective States, an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted — to build and equip a navy — to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each State for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such State...