History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, 2. köide |
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Page 602 - Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Page 447 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 34 - That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
Page 439 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...
Page 603 - To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States...
Page 86 - Resolved that the amendments which shall be offered to the Confederation, by the Convention ought at a proper time, or times, after the approbation of Congress to be submitted to an assembly or assemblies of Representatives, recommended by the several Legislatures to be expressly chosen by the people, to consider and decide thereon...
Page 602 - ... of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him,, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill. SECTION.
Page 88 - Resolved that the National Legislature ought to consist of two branches. 4. Resolved that the members of the first branch of the National Legislature ought to be elected by the people of the several States...
Page 173 - Resolved that a National Executive be instituted to consist of a Single Person to be chosen by the National Legislature...
Page 189 - Resolved that a Census be taken within six years from the first Meeting of the Legislature of the United States, and once within the term of every Ten years afterwards of all the inhabitants of the United States in the manner and according to the ratio recommended by Congress in their resolution of April 18. 1783 — and that the Legislature of the United States shall proportion the direct Taxation accordingly.
Bibliographic information
| Pealkiri | History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, 2. köide History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States: With Notices of Its Principal Framers, George Ticknor Curtis Library of American civilization |
| Autor | George Ticknor Curtis |
| Publisher | Harper and Brothers, 1858 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 20 veeb. 2007 |
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