Reports of the Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of 1821 Assembled for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution of the State of New York: Containing All the Official Documents Relating to the Subject, and Other Valuable MatterE. amd E. Hosford, 1821 - 703 Seiten |
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... jury : " For transporting us beyond seas , to be tried for pretended offen . ces : " For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighbouring province , establishing therein an arbitrary government , and enlarging Declaration of ...
... jury : " For transporting us beyond seas , to be tried for pretended offen . ces : " For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighbouring province , establishing therein an arbitrary government , and enlarging Declaration of ...
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... jury , in all cases , in which it hath heretofore been used in the colony of New - York , shall be established , and re- main inviolate forever : And that no acts of attainder shall be passed by the legislature of this state , for ...
... jury , in all cases , in which it hath heretofore been used in the colony of New - York , shall be established , and re- main inviolate forever : And that no acts of attainder shall be passed by the legislature of this state , for ...
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... jury . deemed perjury , and shall be punished in the manner now prescribed by law , for wilful and corrupt perjury . XI . And be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of the secre- Duty of seere- tary of this state , forthwith ...
... jury . deemed perjury , and shall be punished in the manner now prescribed by law , for wilful and corrupt perjury . XI . And be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of the secre- Duty of seere- tary of this state , forthwith ...
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... jury of his country ? The judiciary , therefore , furnished am- ple security , whenever there was a violation of the great charter of their rights , which was paramount to all law . If the judicial department but do their duty , all ...
... jury of his country ? The judiciary , therefore , furnished am- ple security , whenever there was a violation of the great charter of their rights , which was paramount to all law . If the judicial department but do their duty , all ...
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... jury , or had she any knowledge of the fundamental prin- ciples of government ? You can get nothing from antiquity - the only free government , and melancholy to add , is the one which we now enjoy . May the result of our deliberations ...
... jury , or had she any knowledge of the fundamental prin- ciples of government ? You can get nothing from antiquity - the only free government , and melancholy to add , is the one which we now enjoy . May the result of our deliberations ...
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abolish adopted amendment appointing power assembly ayes and noes bill Birdseye Briggs Buel Buren Burroughs chancellor chancery CHIEF JUSTICE SPENCER citizens city of New-York common pleas consideration constitution Convention council of appointment council of revision court of chancery courts of common district Duer duty election electors executive exercise experience favour freehold gentleman from Delaware governor Hogeboom honourable gentleman impeachment insert J. R. Van Rensselaer judges judicial judiciary jury Kent King legislative legislature ment Messrs militia motion moved to strike Munro nomination object Oneida opinion opposed P. R. Livingston party passed Paulding peace persons political present President principle proposed proposition provision qualifications question Radcliff remarks respect Rhinelander right of suffrage Root Rosebrugh Sanford select committee senate Starkweather supreme court Tallmadge thought tion TOMPKINS town universal suffrage Van Buren Vechten vote Wendover Wheaton whole Williams wished words yesterday
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Seite 553 - ... then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Seite 9 - Britain, and it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said crown should be totally suppressed, and all the powers of government exerted under the authority of the people of the colonies...
Seite 633 - But when the Governor shall, ,with the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State, in time of war, at the head of a military force thereof, he shall continue Commander-in-Chief of all the military force of the State.
Seite 638 - ... the members elected to each of the two Houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be...
Seite 636 - Before the trial of an impeachment, the members of the court shall take an oath or affirmation, truly and impartially to try...
Seite 320 - The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner...
Seite 365 - There the wicked cease from troubling ; And there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together ; They hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there ; And the servant is free from his master.
Seite 638 - Such parts of the common law, and of the acts of the legislature of the colony of New York, as together did form the law of the said colony on the nineteenth day of April one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, and the resolutions of the Congress of the said colony, and of the convention o.
Seite 636 - State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
Seite 633 - The governor shall be general and commander in chief of all the militia, and admiral of the navy of the state. He shall have power to convene the legislature (or the senate only) on extraordinary occasions.