Samoan Elected Governor: Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 11523 and H.R. 12493 ... |
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... Whereas it is appropriate that , in the process of developing self - government , the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities in- herent in the Representative form of Government . " ( emphasis added ) ...
... Whereas it is appropriate that , in the process of developing self - government , the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities in- herent in the Representative form of Government . " ( emphasis added ) ...
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... whereas " of the constitution provides : Whereas , it is appropriate that in the process of developing self - government the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities inherent in the representative form ...
... whereas " of the constitution provides : Whereas , it is appropriate that in the process of developing self - government the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities inherent in the representative form ...
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... WHEREAS , the Honorable Matsunaga of the State of Hawaii on January 19 , 1972 introduced a bill in the House of Representatives ( H.R. 12493 ) to provide for the election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa by the ...
... WHEREAS , the Honorable Matsunaga of the State of Hawaii on January 19 , 1972 introduced a bill in the House of Representatives ( H.R. 12493 ) to provide for the election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa by the ...
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... WHEREAS , American Samoa was ceded to the United States of America in 1900 , and Congress of the United States in the Act of February 20 , 1929 provided that until Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American ...
... WHEREAS , American Samoa was ceded to the United States of America in 1900 , and Congress of the United States in the Act of February 20 , 1929 provided that until Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American ...
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... Whereas in accordance with the Constitution of the United States that a free press , free speech , and a free expression of ideas , thoughts , and opinions relative to certain subjects should be otherwise considered respectively . And ...
... Whereas in accordance with the Constitution of the United States that a free press , free speech , and a free expression of ideas , thoughts , and opinions relative to certain subjects should be otherwise considered respectively . And ...
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Page 88 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 44 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial, and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct ; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 88 - In faith whereof, we. the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Convention, and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done, at Washington, the nineteenth day of April.
Page 84 - Spain; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 67 - Congress, all the military, civil, and judicial powers exercised by the officers of the existing government of the same shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of Louisiana in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.
Page 23 - Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, and, to this end: a. to ensure, with due respect for the culture of the peoples concerned, their political, economic, social, and educational advancement, their just treatment, and their protection against abuses; b. to develop self-government, to take due account of the political aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions, according to the particular circumstances...
Page 23 - Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories...
Page 106 - If any bill presented to the Governor contain several items of appropriation of money, he may object to one or more of such items while approving of the other portion of the bill. In such case, he shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a statement of the items to which he objects; and the appropriation so objected to shall not take effect.
Page 103 - Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open Court.
Page 108 - In case of a disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of adjournment, the Governor shall have power to adjourn the Legislature to such time as he may think proper; Provided it be not beyond the time fixed for the meeting of the next Legislature.