able and disorderly speakeings, to put all things to voate, and in case the vote be equall to haue the casting voice. But non of these Courts shall be adiorned or dissolued wthout the consent of the maior p'te of the Court. 11. It is ordered, sentenced and decreed, that when any Generall Courte vppon the occations of the Comonwelth haue agreed vppon any sume or somes of mony to be leuyed vppon the seuerall Townes wthin this Jurisdiction, that a Comittee be chosen to sett out and appoynt w' shall be the p'portion of euery Towne to pay of the said leuy, p'vided the Comittees be made vp of an equall nuber out of each Towne. 14th January, 1638, the 11 Orders abouesaid are voted. THE OATH OF THE GOU NOR, FOR THE [P'SENT]. I A. ID. being now chosen to be Gou❜nor whin this Jurisdiction, for the yeare ensueing, and vntil a new be chosen, doe sweare by the greate and dreadfull name of the everliueing God, to p❜mote the publicke good and peace of the same, according to the best of my skill; as also will mayntayne all lawfull priuiledges of this Comonwealth; as also that all wholesome lawes that are or shall be made by lawfull authority here established, be duly executed; and will further the execution of Justice according to the rule of Gods word; so helpe me God, in the name of the Lo: Jesus Christ. THE OATH OF A MAGESTRATE, FOR THE P2SENT. I, . . being chosen a Magestrate wthin this Jurisdiction for the yeare ensueing, doe sweare by the great and dreadfull name of the euerliueing God, to p'mote the publike good and peace of the same, according to the best of my skill, and that I will mayntayne all the lawfull priuiledges thereof according to my vnderstanding, as also assist in the execution of all such wholsome lawes as are made or shall be made by lawfull authority heare established, and will further the execution of Justice for the tyme aforesaid according to the righteous rule of Gods word; so helpe me God, etc. (Until 1752, the legal year in England began March 25 (Lady Day), not January 1. All the days between January 1 and March 25 of the year which we now call 1639 were therefore then a part of the year 1638; so that the date of the Constitution is given by its own terms as 1638, instead of 1639.] APPENDIX F. THE STATES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO ORIGIN. 1. The thirteen original states. 2. States formed directly from other states. Vermont from territory disputed between New York and from Massachusetts, West Virginia from Virginia. 3. States from the Northwest Territory (see p. 253). Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, in part. 4. States from other territory ceded by states. Tennessee, ceded by North Carolina, Alabama, ceded by South Carolina and Georgia, Mississippi, ceded by South Carolina and Georgia. 5. States from the Louisiana purchase (see p. 253). 7. States from territory defined by treaty with Great Britain (see p. 254). Oregon, Washington, 8. States from other sources. Florida, from a Spanish cession, Texas, by annexation (see p. 254). Idaho. |