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... thereof : " also that the clerks of the county commissioners ' courts in this state be requested to report the county indebtedness in each county to this convention . " On motion of Mr. Constable , The amendment and the amendment to the ...
... thereof : " also that the clerks of the county commissioners ' courts in this state be requested to report the county indebtedness in each county to this convention . " On motion of Mr. Constable , The amendment and the amendment to the ...
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... thereof , whether general or special , shall not be for a longer term than sixty days , but the governor shall have power to prolong said sessions , if in his opinion the interests of the people demand the same . The senate and house of ...
... thereof , whether general or special , shall not be for a longer term than sixty days , but the governor shall have power to prolong said sessions , if in his opinion the interests of the people demand the same . The senate and house of ...
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... thereof the following : " The senate shall consist of twenty members ; the house of representa- tives of fifty members , until the year 1860 , when , if the legislature shall deem proper , it may increase the number of both houses ten ...
... thereof the following : " The senate shall consist of twenty members ; the house of representa- tives of fifty members , until the year 1860 , when , if the legislature shall deem proper , it may increase the number of both houses ten ...
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... thereof the following : " That the standing committee on Incorporations be instructed to in- quire into the expediency of reporting the following provisions , to be adopted in the amended constitution : " 1. There shall be no bank of ...
... thereof the following : " That the standing committee on Incorporations be instructed to in- quire into the expediency of reporting the following provisions , to be adopted in the amended constitution : " 1. There shall be no bank of ...
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... thereof , for a term of six years , to receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars , to be ineligible for a second election , or for any office of trust or profit , until two years after his term of office shall have expired . Said ...
... thereof , for a term of six years , to receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars , to be ineligible for a second election , or for any office of trust or profit , until two years after his term of office shall have expired . Said ...
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Page 564 - In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court as in other cases.
Page 562 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Page 251 - The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.
Page 80 - ... uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.
Page 543 - Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause ; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the legislature of a free state.
Page 164 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 563 - No person shall, for the same offence, be twice put in jeopardy of his life or limb, nor shall any man's property be taken or applied to public use without the consent of his representatives, and without just compensation being previously made to him.
Page 81 - No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 48 - That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused hath a right to be heard by himself and counsel ; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him ; to meet the witnesses face to face ; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor...
Page 82 - Each House may punish, by imprisonment, during their session, any person not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to...