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... improvements , manu- factories , or other enterprises , might know the advantages our State affords . The largest part of the labor performed was in the examination of the mines and outcrops of coal . The mines were all entered and ...
... improvements , manu- factories , or other enterprises , might know the advantages our State affords . The largest part of the labor performed was in the examination of the mines and outcrops of coal . The mines were all entered and ...
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... Improvement . Bridge abutments built then of these stone are standing now entirely unchanged , showing that the material is excellent for such pur- poses . The layers are massive , yet they are easily worked and may be obtained of ...
... Improvement . Bridge abutments built then of these stone are standing now entirely unchanged , showing that the material is excellent for such pur- poses . The layers are massive , yet they are easily worked and may be obtained of ...
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... our mines in other parts of the State will furnish when railroad facilities and other improvements shall have opened a market for it . MISCELLANEOUS . OBSERVATIONS UPON THE DRIFT PHENOMENA OF SOUTH- WESTERN 112 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST .
... our mines in other parts of the State will furnish when railroad facilities and other improvements shall have opened a market for it . MISCELLANEOUS . OBSERVATIONS UPON THE DRIFT PHENOMENA OF SOUTH- WESTERN 112 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST .
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... improvements in domestic architecture and the cultivation and adornment of the soil , and particularly the closer alliance of science and handicraft , art and industry , were not at all represented in former exhibitions . The object on ...
... improvements in domestic architecture and the cultivation and adornment of the soil , and particularly the closer alliance of science and handicraft , art and industry , were not at all represented in former exhibitions . The object on ...
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... improvement and welfare of mankind , the blending of idealism and materialism , the solution of the great social problem . The Exposition , owing to its well matured plan , can not fail to exercise an important and salutary influence on ...
... improvement and welfare of mankind , the blending of idealism and materialism , the solution of the great social problem . The Exposition , owing to its well matured plan , can not fail to exercise an important and salutary influence on ...
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Page 3 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 8 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may call him to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide the case, but without debate.
Page 2 - The previous question shall be in this form, " Shall the main question be now put ?'' It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and...
Page 7 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the house by any two members, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the house.
Page 4 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 1 - As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) say aye ;" and, after the affirmative voice is expressed, " as many as are of the contrary opinion say no.
Page 9 - When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the Speaker; or, being in writing, it shall be handed to the Chair, and read aloud by the Clerk before debated. 30. Every motion shall be reduced to writing if the Speaker or any member desire it. 31. After a motion is stated by the Speaker...
Page 18 - It shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate...