Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution, Band 1Hilliard, Gray,, 1833 - 736 Seiten |
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... , who have , from time to time , administered it , or expounded its powers . I indulge the hope , that even in this reduced form the reasoning in favour of every clause of the constitution will appear PREFACE . vii :
... , who have , from time to time , administered it , or expounded its powers . I indulge the hope , that even in this reduced form the reasoning in favour of every clause of the constitution will appear PREFACE . vii :
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... clause of the constitution will appear satis- factory and conclusive ; and that the youth of my country will learn to venerate and admire it as the only solid foundation , on which to rest our national union , prosperity , and glory ...
... clause of the constitution will appear satis- factory and conclusive ; and that the youth of my country will learn to venerate and admire it as the only solid foundation , on which to rest our national union , prosperity , and glory ...
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... clauses of this charter , which has been deemed one of the best drawn of the colonial charters , and which underwent ... clause was wholly unnecessary , as the allegi- ance to the crown was reserved ; and the common law thence inferred ...
... clauses of this charter , which has been deemed one of the best drawn of the colonial charters , and which underwent ... clause was wholly unnecessary , as the allegi- ance to the crown was reserved ; and the common law thence inferred ...
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... by a separate legislature of their own , pursuant to the liberty reserved to them by a clause in the original charter or frame of government . CHAPTER XIV . NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA . 61. We CH . XIII . ] 55 DELAWARE .
... by a separate legislature of their own , pursuant to the liberty reserved to them by a clause in the original charter or frame of government . CHAPTER XIV . NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA . 61. We CH . XIII . ] 55 DELAWARE .
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... clause of all the char- ters ; and could not be transcended without a clear breach of their fundamental conditions . A very liberal exposition of this clause seems , however , always to have prevailed , and to have been acquiesced in ...
... clause of all the char- ters ; and could not be transcended without a clear breach of their fundamental conditions . A very liberal exposition of this clause seems , however , always to have prevailed , and to have been acquiesced in ...
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Seite xxxv - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state where' the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Seite 360 - Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more, — it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations and parts of nations in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.
Seite xxv - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Seite 473 - States declares that congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting, the territory and other property belonging to the United States.
Seite xxviii - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Seite 696 - 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...
Seite xxxv - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Seite xxx - The congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States. 5. No person, except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president : neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within...
Seite 600 - Next to permanency in office, nothing can contribute more to the independence of the judges than a fixed provision for their support.
Seite xxiv - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.