The Growth of Democracy in the United States: Or, The Evolution of Popular Co-operation in Government and Its ResultsQuadrangle Press, 1898 - 532 Seiten |
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... Qualifications of electors in colonial times , 130. Conditions of suffrage arising from foreign influence - religion , 132 ; morals , 135 ; property , 137 ; taxation , 144 ; legal status . 148 ; race and color , 149 ; sex , 152 ...
... Qualifications of electors in colonial times , 130. Conditions of suffrage arising from foreign influence - religion , 132 ; morals , 135 ; property , 137 ; taxation , 144 ; legal status . 148 ; race and color , 149 ; sex , 152 ...
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... qualification appears ; he would obtain this satisfaction at the least possible cost to himself . In the prolonged struggle for satisfaction of desire , by a process of human selection and invention , operating under " the law of ...
... qualification appears ; he would obtain this satisfaction at the least possible cost to himself . In the prolonged struggle for satisfaction of desire , by a process of human selection and invention , operating under " the law of ...
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... qualifications for membership . Many of the colonists made application to the general court for the privileges of " freemen . " 48 In prescribing conditions the court ordered that " to the end the body of the commons may be preserved of ...
... qualifications for membership . Many of the colonists made application to the general court for the privileges of " freemen . " 48 In prescribing conditions the court ordered that " to the end the body of the commons may be preserved of ...
Seite 131
... qualification of 22 after the colonial period - Cons . 1797 , IV , 1 ; Cons . 1831 , I , 1 . * * * * 5 The qualification of " freemen " in New England colonies was very similar to that of citizen - Bishop , Hist . of Elec . , p . 47 ...
... qualification of 22 after the colonial period - Cons . 1797 , IV , 1 ; Cons . 1831 , I , 1 . * * * * 5 The qualification of " freemen " in New England colonies was very similar to that of citizen - Bishop , Hist . of Elec . , p . 47 ...
Seite 132
... qualification of " freemen " in the New England colonies would bar women . The qualifications of residence , age and citizenship , or something akin thereto , seem not to be such as flow from institutional contact or extraneous ...
... qualification of " freemen " in the New England colonies would bar women . The qualifications of residence , age and citizenship , or something akin thereto , seem not to be such as flow from institutional contact or extraneous ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 168 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Seite 52 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Seite 172 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Seite 169 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted.
Seite 233 - No county, city, township, school district, or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for the state and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Seite 236 - ... without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor unless, before or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and also provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same.
Seite 116 - ... found necessary — the General Court, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall issue precepts to the Selectmen of the several towns, and to the Assessors of the unincorporated plantations, directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and plantations for the purpose of collecting their sentiments on the necessity or expediency of revising the Constitution, in order to amendments.
Seite 474 - ... in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election, or who shall by abduction, duress, or any fraudulent device or contrivance impede or prevent the free exercise of the franchise of any elector, or shall thereby compel, induce, or prevail upon any elector either to give or to refrain from giving his vote at any election, shall be guilty of undue influence. 3. The expression "corrupt practice...
Seite 233 - The credit of the State shall not in any manner be given, or loaned to, or in aid of any individual association or corporation; nor shall the...
Seite 163 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.