The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America from ..., Volume 1C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1850 - Law |
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... person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States , shall be appointed an elector . The electors shall meet in their respective States , and vote by ballot for two persons , of whom one at least shall not be an ...
... person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States , shall be appointed an elector . The electors shall meet in their respective States , and vote by ballot for two persons , of whom one at least shall not be an ...
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... person voted for as Vice President ; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President and of ... person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President , if such number be a majority of ...
... person voted for as Vice President ; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President and of ... person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President , if such number be a majority of ...
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... person or persons , who by the law of the State shall be authorized to administer the oath of office ; and the person or persons so administering the oath hereby required to be taken , shall cause a re- cord or certificate thereof to be ...
... person or persons , who by the law of the State shall be authorized to administer the oath of office ; and the person or persons so administering the oath hereby required to be taken , shall cause a re- cord or certificate thereof to be ...
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... person lawfully au- thorized , who shall first come on board his ship or vessel , two manifests , signed by the said master or person having command , and specifying in words ( and not in figures ) a true account of the loading which ...
... person lawfully au- thorized , who shall first come on board his ship or vessel , two manifests , signed by the said master or person having command , and specifying in words ( and not in figures ) a true account of the loading which ...
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... person hav- ing charge or command of any such ship or vessel , shall refuse or ne- glect to make entry , or deliver his manifests and documents , pursuant to the directions of this act , or to take the oath or affirmation herein pre ...
... person hav- ing charge or command of any such ship or vessel , shall refuse or ne- glect to make entry , or deliver his manifests and documents , pursuant to the directions of this act , or to take the oath or affirmation herein pre ...
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Page 113 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Page 54 - It Is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: Art.
Page 54 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
Page 24 - ... armed, and equipped in the same manner as the quota of such State, unless the Legislature of such State shall judge that such extra number cannot be safely spared out of the same, in which case they shall raise, officer, clothe, arm, and equip as many of such extra number as they judge can be safely spared.
Page 54 - 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 21 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Page 113 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...
Page 24 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money, nor regulate the value thereof, nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United...
Page 24 - ... for the defence and welfare of the United States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent to the same...
Page 94 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States.