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... volunteer - not , however , to a number exceeding one - third of your entire force . Should they enter the service , they will be paid as other volunteers ; and you can allow them to designate , so far as it can be properly done , the ...
... volunteer - not , however , to a number exceeding one - third of your entire force . Should they enter the service , they will be paid as other volunteers ; and you can allow them to designate , so far as it can be properly done , the ...
Page 238
... volunteers by sea . These troops , and such as may be organized in Upper California , will be under your command ... volunteer regiment raised in the State of New York , engaged to serve during the war with Mexico , and to be discharged ...
... volunteers by sea . These troops , and such as may be organized in Upper California , will be under your command ... volunteer regiment raised in the State of New York , engaged to serve during the war with Mexico , and to be discharged ...
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... volunteers as may be safely spared for this service , with directions to proceed by the route taken by General Kearny or Major Cook in 1846. This increase , with the two hundred recruits sent by sea some months since , and such volunteers ...
... volunteers as may be safely spared for this service , with directions to proceed by the route taken by General Kearny or Major Cook in 1846. This increase , with the two hundred recruits sent by sea some months since , and such volunteers ...
Page 249
... volunteers as may be raised in the country , and which you are authorized to receive , to the extent you may deem necessary , under the act of the 13th of May , 1846 , will , it is hoped , be sufficient for present exigencies . Should ...
... volunteers as may be raised in the country , and which you are authorized to receive , to the extent you may deem necessary , under the act of the 13th of May , 1846 , will , it is hoped , be sufficient for present exigencies . Should ...
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... volunteers in California as are willing to be there discharged , and retain in service such as are unwilling to take their discharge , until they can be conveniently sent to the United States . The authority to retain them is conferred ...
... volunteers in California as are willing to be there discharged , and retain in service such as are unwilling to take their discharge , until they can be conveniently sent to the United States . The authority to retain them is conferred ...
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Page 831 - ... 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...
Page 822 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 832 - When the duration of any office, is not provided by this Constitution, it may be declared by law, and if not so declared, such office shall be held, during the pleasure of the authority making the appointment.
Page 821 - Legislature), unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury, and in any trial in any court whatever the party accused shall be allowed to appear and defend in person and with counsel as in civil actions.
Page 832 - I do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will support the constitution of the United States,, and the constitution of the State of California; and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of according to the best of my ability.
Page 832 - The credit of the State shall not in any manner be given or loaned to or in aid of any individual, association, or corporation...
Page 821 - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable seizures and searches, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue but on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons and things to be seized.
Page 833 - Laws shall be made to exclude from office, serving on juries, and from the right of suffrage, those who shall hereafter be convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crimes. The privilege of free suffrage shall be supported by laws regulating elections and prohibiting, under adequate penalties, all undue influence thereon from power, bribery, tumult, or other improper practice.
Page 831 - The Legislature shall take measures for the protection, improvement, or other disposition of such lands as have been or may hereafter be reserved or granted by the "United States, or any person or persons, to this State, for the use of a University...
Page 827 - He shall annually communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon, or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.