The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ..., Volume 30Gray and Bowen, 1859 - Almanacs, American |
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Page 142 - That the President of the Council and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive a compensation of ten dollars a day.
Page 338 - The credit of the State shall never be given or loaned in aid of any individual, association, or corporation.
Page 255 - ... major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them.
Page 362 - Goffstown, of which he was a member at the time of his death.
Page 142 - Union at that time ; and if so, shall proceed to form a constitution, and take all necessary steps for the establishment of a state government, in conformity with the federal constitution, subject to the approval and ratification of the people of the proposed state.
Page 142 - Constitution, subject to such limitations and restrictions as to the mode and manner of its approval or ratification by the people of the proposed State as they may have prescribed by law, and shall be entitled to admission into the Union as a State under such constitution, thus fairly and legally made, with or without slavery, as said constitution may prescribe.
Page 146 - AN ACT to authorize the President of the United States, in conjunction with the State of Texas, to run and mark the boundary lines between the Territories of the United States and the State of Texas.
Page 6 - The Jewish year generally contains 354 days, or 12 lunations of the Moon ; but in a cycle of 19 years, an intercalary month (Veadar) is 7 times introduced, for the purpose of rendering the average duration of the year nearly or quite correct. MAHOMETAN CALENDAR. The Mahometan Era dates from the flight of Mahomet to Medina, July 16th, AD 622.
Page 149 - The judges of the supreme court of each territory are authorized to hold court within their respective districts, in the counties wherein, by the laws of the territory, courts have been or may be established, for the purpose of hearing and determining all matters and causes, except those in which the United States is a party...