And whose duty it shall be to enquire whether the Constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part; and whether the legislative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves,... The Revision and Amendment of State Constitutions - Page 27by Walter Fairleigh Dodd - 1910 - 350 pagesFull view - About this book
| Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...whether the conftitution has teen preferved inviolate in every part ? And whether the legifla:tive -and executive .branches of government have performed •their duty as guardians of the people, or affumed to themfelves, ioneasercifed other or greater powers than they are entitled to by -,the .conftitution... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - United States - 1792 - 522 pages
...purpofe of enquiring whether the conftitution bas been preferved inviolate — whether the different branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people— whether the public taxes have been juftly laid and collecled, and in what manner the munies have been... | |
| John Andrew Graham - Vermont - 1797 - 216 pages
...inquire whether the Constitution has been preferved inviolate in every part; whether the Legiflative and Executive branches of Government have performed their duty, as guardians of the people ; or aflumed to themfelves, or exercifed other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the Conftitution;... | |
| John Andrew Graham - Vermont - 1797 - 210 pages
...inquire whether the Conftitution has been preferved inviolate in every part; whether the Legi dative and Executive branches of Government have performed their duty, as guardians of the people j or affumcd to themfelves, or exercifed other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the Conftitution;... | |
| Booksellers and bookselling - 1800 - 306 pages
...part, during the laft fcptenary, (including the year of their fervice) ; and •whether the legiflative and executive branches of government have performed their duty, as guardians of the people, oir affumed to themfelves, or exercifed, other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the conftitution.... | |
| Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...convention, in which t' -thirds of the whole number elected shall agree : and whose duty it shall be to enquire, whether the Constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part, during the last septenary, (including the year of their service) and whether the legif, lative and... | |
| 1805 - 596 pages
...enquire, whether the conflitution has been preferved inviolate in every part ; and whether the legiflative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or afTumed to themfelves, or exercifed other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the conftitulion."... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 422 pages
...convention, in which two-thirds of the whole number elected shall agree, and whose duty it shall be to enquire, whether the constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part during .the last septenary (including the year of their service) ; and whether the legislative and... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...duty of this body, as marked out by the constitution, was " to inquire " whether the constitution had been preserved inviolate in every " part ; and whether the legislative and executive brandies of " government, had performed their duty as guardians of the peo" pie, or assumed to themselves,... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...inviolate in every part; and whe" thcr the legislative and executive branches of govern•( ment. had performed their duty as guardians of the " people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other •i or greater powers than they are entitled to by the cou'•' stitution." In the execution of this... | |
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