History of Seattle from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1916 - Seattle (Wash.) |
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Page 149 - State, or any of its funds, or any of the funds under its management, except in pursuance of an appropriation by law; nor unless such payment be made within two years next after the passage of such appropriation act; and every such law making a new appropriation, or continuing or reviving an appropriation, shall distinctly specify the sum appropriated, and the object to which it is to be applied; and it shall not be sufficient for such law to refer to any other law to fix such sum.
Page 262 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 326 - and 1780, he was a member of the convention which " framed the constitution of the state. In February, 1782, " he resigned his judgeship, and returned to the bar.
Page 149 - No moneys shall ever be paid out of the treasury of this State, or any of its funds, or any of the funds under its management, except in pursuance of an appropriation by law...
Page 80 - Seattle, Chief of the Suquamps and Allied Tribes, Died June 7, 1866. The Firm Friend of the Whites, and for Him the City of Seattle was Named by Its Founders.
Page 316 - To maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of the law; to increase its usefulness in promoting the due administration of justice; and to cultivate social intercourse among its members.
Page 382 - That no part of said amount shall be expended on the improvement of the waterway connecting the waters of Puget Sound with lakes Union and Washington until the entire right of way and a release from all liability to adjacent property owners have been secured to the United States, free of cost and to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War...
Page 80 - The young man then drew from his breast the photograph of Seattle and exclaimed: 'The white man will not forget him, for here is his picture, made by the lights of the heavens, the older it grows, the more it will be prized. When the Seattles are no more, their chief will be remembered and revered by the generations to come.
Page 104 - Columbia, awakened a train of prospective reflections upon the probable changes which would take place in these remote regions, in a very few years. It was wholly an unthought of thing when I first contemplated this enterprise, that I should find here this forerunner of commerce and bu.
Page 416 - The man had been paid twice for his animal already and General Meigs recognized him. The quarter-master flew into a rage, ordered the man arrested and filled the room with the smoke of vituperation and cuss words until breathing was an actual effort. Presenting an order at this time was fatal. Still black in the face from his recent experience, General Meigs looked at the paper a moment, then said : ' There is no law justifying this order and I will not honor it.