| William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...reprclcntation of the people annually eleftcd, and founded upon the principle of equality, II. And in order to provide for a representation of the citizens of this Commonwealth founded on the principle of equality, every corporate town containing one hundred and fifty rateable polls,... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...— "\t\&evtry denomination of Christians demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good • subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law ; and no subordination of one sect or denominationto another, shall ever be established by law." The president* council, senate... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...are — "Andev(Hydenomina~ tion of Christians demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law ; and no subordination of one sect or denomination to another, shall ever be established by law." The president, council, senate... | |
| 1850 - 638 pages
...religious worship.' (Art. 2.) ' All religious sects and denominations demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good citizens of the Commonwealth, shall be equally...denomination to another shall ever be established by law.' {Amendments to the Constitution of Massachusetts. Art. 11.) ' Congress shall make no law respecting... | |
| Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...representation of the people, annually elected, and founded upon the the principle of equality. And' II. And in order to provide for a representation of the citizens of this Commonwealth, founded on the principle of equality, every corporate town, containing one hundred and fifty rateable polls,... | |
| Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1810 - 208 pages
...the protection of the law : thristta,,stobepro. ....... ... tected by law. v and no subordination oi any one sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by law. (1) It is also provided by statute, that the respective ' ' " Sutt. 1790, c. 87, f. 1. churches, connected... | |
| David Benedict - Baptists - 1813 - 592 pages
...jd article of the Declaration of Rights, without defeating the provision in the same article, 'that no subordination of any one sect or denomination to another, shall ever be established by law.' I know not, Sir, what can be done ; but one thing is certain, it never has been done since the adoption... | |
| Richard Watson - Sermons, English - 1815 - 462 pages
...peaceably and as " good subjects of the commonwealth, *' shall be equally under the protection of " the ** the law: and no subordination of any " one sect or...denomination to another shall " ever be established by law." But this establishing of different sects may be looked upon as a singular experiment, which has not... | |
| 1821 - 454 pages
...the state, shall be equally under the protection of the laws, and no subordination nor preference, of any one sect or denomination, to another, shall ever be established by law, nor shall any religious test be required as a qualification for any office or trustun,der this state;... | |
| Timothy Dwight - New England - 1822 - 550 pages
...raised. " And every denomination of christians, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the Commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection...denomination to another shall ever be established by law." The laws respecting the settlement and support of ministers, and the building of churches, for the... | |
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