Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws, Government, Finances ... EtcKeen and Lee, 1857 - 451 Seiten |
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... FERTILE PRAIRIE - STATE UNFOLD , FROM YEAR TO YEAR , MORE AND MORE GLORIOUSLY ; AND MAY VIRTUE , WEALTH , AND HAPPINESS , FOR EVER HAVE THEIR ABODE WITHIN HER BORDERS . PREFACE ............... INTRODUCTION HISTORY CONTENTS . PAGE 7 10 13.
... FERTILE PRAIRIE - STATE UNFOLD , FROM YEAR TO YEAR , MORE AND MORE GLORIOUSLY ; AND MAY VIRTUE , WEALTH , AND HAPPINESS , FOR EVER HAVE THEIR ABODE WITHIN HER BORDERS . PREFACE ............... INTRODUCTION HISTORY CONTENTS . PAGE 7 10 13.
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... fertile and favored land than this , our own beautiful Prairie State . What a mighty aggregation of natural advantages do we behold within her borders ! In the very centre of the great Mississippi Valley , and in the heart of the ...
... fertile and favored land than this , our own beautiful Prairie State . What a mighty aggregation of natural advantages do we behold within her borders ! In the very centre of the great Mississippi Valley , and in the heart of the ...
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... fertile plains . Inhabited by an honorable people , who kept her escutcheon free from the deep stain of repudiation , in the terrible ordeal of temptation through which she passed inhabited by a generous people , who , although weighed ...
... fertile plains . Inhabited by an honorable people , who kept her escutcheon free from the deep stain of repudiation , in the terrible ordeal of temptation through which she passed inhabited by a generous people , who , although weighed ...
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... fertile soil , and the facilities it offered for the support of a crowded population , was destined to become a chief instrument either in the preservation or in the dissolution of the Union , was given a large boundary on the Northern ...
... fertile soil , and the facilities it offered for the support of a crowded population , was destined to become a chief instrument either in the preservation or in the dissolution of the Union , was given a large boundary on the Northern ...
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... fertile . The Big Muddy river , in the south - western portion of the state , has various sources , constituting at their conflux the river above named , which , after a run to the south - west , discharges its waters into the ...
... fertile . The Big Muddy river , in the south - western portion of the state , has various sources , constituting at their conflux the river above named , which , after a run to the south - west , discharges its waters into the ...
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Seite 159 - 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.
Seite 160 - 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 in the general assembly, nor without just compensation being made to him.
Seite 159 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.
Seite 159 - 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.
Seite 137 - 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.
Seite 187 - ... unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Seite 157 - Corporations may be formed under general laws ; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time, or repealed.
Seite 136 - The powers of the government of the State of Alabama shall be divided into three distinct departments; and each of them confided to a separate body of magistracy to wit, those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another.
Seite 161 - 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.
Seite 187 - The words of the statute are, that " no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator, upon any special promise, to answer damages out of his own estate ; or whereby to charge the defendant, upon any special promise, to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriages of another person...