The Constitutions of the Several States of the Union and United States: Including the Declaration of Independence and Articles of ConfederationContains the texts of various constitutions of and within the United States of America. |
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... Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty - two , BY A. S. BARNES & CO . , In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York . Rec . Feb 25 , 1903 . CONTENTS . DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ...
... Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty - two , BY A. S. BARNES & CO . , In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York . Rec . Feb 25 , 1903 . CONTENTS . DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ...
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... thousand seven hundred and seventy - eight , and in the third year of the independence of America . On the part and behalf of the state of New Hampshire . Josiah Bartlet , John Wentworth , jun . , August 8 , 1773 . On the part and ...
... thousand seven hundred and seventy - eight , and in the third year of the independence of America . On the part and behalf of the state of New Hampshire . Josiah Bartlet , John Wentworth , jun . , August 8 , 1773 . On the part and ...
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... thousand eight hundred and eight , shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article ; and that no state , without its consent , shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate ...
... thousand eight hundred and eight , shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article ; and that no state , without its consent , shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate ...
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... eight hundred and twenty - one , and the Legislature within every subsequent period of at most ten years , and at least five , cause the number of the ... thousand five hundred may elect four ; each town having fifteen thousand MAINE . 27.
... eight hundred and twenty - one , and the Legislature within every subsequent period of at most ten years , and at least five , cause the number of the ... thousand five hundred may elect four ; each town having fifteen thousand MAINE . 27.
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... thousand eight hundred and twenty - one , and the Legislature at every subsequent period of ten years , cause the State to be divided into districts for the choice of senators . The district shall conform , as near as may be , to county ...
... thousand eight hundred and twenty - one , and the Legislature at every subsequent period of ten years , cause the State to be divided into districts for the choice of senators . The district shall conform , as near as may be , to county ...
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Page 242 - 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 13 - Court. 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 12. To raise and support armies ; but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. 13. To provide and maintain a navy.
Page ix - And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual union. Know Ye that we, the undersigned delegates, by virtue of the power and authority to us given for that purpose, do by these presents, in the name and in behalf of our respective constituents, fully and entirely ratify and confirm each and every of the said Articles...
Page vi - ... prescribed, shall be final and conclusive; and if any of the parties shall refuse to submit to the authority of such court, or to appear or defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence, or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned: provided that every commissioner,...
Page iv - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States in Congress assembled, unless such State be infested by pirates, in which case...
Page v - Whenever the legislative or executive authority or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another shall present a petition to congress, stating the matter in question and praying for a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by order of congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a...
Page vi - The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States ; fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States...
Page iii - ... with any King, prince or state ; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the united states, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office or. title of any kind whatever from any king, prince or foreign state ; nor shall the united states in congress assembled, or any of them, grant any title of nobility. No two or more states shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever between them, without the consent of the united states in congress assembled,...
Page iv - The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances; provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation...
Page i - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, (paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted,) shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...