Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1870 - Session laws |
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... term exceeding thirty days . tion . Trial may be by committee , or otherwise . And the senate and house of representatives may try and determine all cases where their rights and privileges are concerned , and which , by the constitution ...
... term exceeding thirty days . tion . Trial may be by committee , or otherwise . And the senate and house of representatives may try and determine all cases where their rights and privileges are concerned , and which , by the constitution ...
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... term of seven years from their respective dates ; and , upon the expiration of any commission , the same may , if necessary , be renewed , or another person appointed , as shall most conduce to the well being of the Commonwealth ...
... term of seven years from their respective dates ; and , upon the expiration of any commission , the same may , if necessary , be renewed , or another person appointed , as shall most conduce to the well being of the Commonwealth ...
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... term of See amend- ten years . ments , Art . XXII . The several senatorial districts now existing , shall be permanent . The Senatorial dis- senate shall consist of forty members ; and in the year one thousand eight tricts declared ...
... term of See amend- ten years . ments , Art . XXII . The several senatorial districts now existing , shall be permanent . The Senatorial dis- senate shall consist of forty members ; and in the year one thousand eight tricts declared ...
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... term of five years immediately preceding his of councillors . election ; and not more than one councillor shall be chosen from any one senatorial district in the Commonwealth . ] XVI . qualification No possession of a freehold , or of ...
... term of five years immediately preceding his of councillors . election ; and not more than one councillor shall be chosen from any one senatorial district in the Commonwealth . ] XVI . qualification No possession of a freehold , or of ...
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... term of five years immediately Day and man- preceding his election . The day and manner of the elec- tion , the return of the votes , and the declaration of the said elections , shall be the same as are required in the election ...
... term of five years immediately Day and man- preceding his election . The day and manner of the elec- tion , the return of the votes , and the declaration of the said elections , shall be the same as are required in the election ...
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Page 10 - ... to make, ordain and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes and ordinances, directions and instructions, either with penalties or without, so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this constitution, as they shall judge to be for the good and welfare of this Commonwealth, and for the government and ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same...
Page 4 - And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience : or for his religious profession or sentiments ; provided he doth not disturb the public peace or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Page 9 - In the government of this Commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them: the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them: the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them : to the end it may be a government of laws and not of men.
Page 3 - is a social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 3 - The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity their natural rights, and the blessings of life...
Page 7 - A FREQUENT recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government...
Page 39 - XVIII. [All moneys raised by taxation in the towns and cities for the support of public schools, and all moneys which may be appropriated by the state for the support of common schools, shall be applied to, and expended in, no other schools than those which are conducted according to law, under the order and superintendence of the authorities of the town or city in which the money is to be expended; and such moneys shall never be appropriated to any religious sect for the maintenance, exclusively,...
Page 4 - Therefore, to promote their happiness and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, to make suitable provision, at their own expense, for the institution of the public worship of GOD, and for the support and maintenance...
Page 40 - English language and write his name : provided, however, that the provisions of this amendment shall not apply to any person prevented by a physical disability from complying with its requisitions, nor to any person who now has the right to vote, nor to any persons who shall be sixty years of age or upwards at the time this amendment shall take effect of lepi ART.
Page 7 - Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, therefore, are contrary to this right, if the cause or foundation of them be not previously supported by oath or affirmation...