The Geography History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont |
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The Geography History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont Edward Conant A M Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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Seite 202 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community...
Seite 243 - ... be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Seite 227 - The congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Sec. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each...
Seite 230 - That the people have a right to assemble together, in a peaceable manner, to consult for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to apply to the legislature for redress of grievances.
Seite 233 - The person of a debtor, where there is not strong presumption of fraud, shall not be continued in prison after delivering up his estate for the benefit of his creditors in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Seite 101 - California shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That until the representatives in Congress shall be apportioned according to an actual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, the State of California shall be entitled to two representatives in Congress.
Seite 249 - No subject ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony by the legislature.
Seite 252 - Every person of good character, who comes to settle in this state, having first taken an oath or affirmation of allegiance to the same, may purchase, or by other just means acquire, hold and transfer land, or other real estate, and after one year's residence shall be deemed a free denizen thereof, and entitled to all...
Seite 204 - Every man of the full age of twenty-one years, having resided in this state for the space of one whole year...
Seite 210 - The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate, in either house of the legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any other court or place whatsoever.