Official Papers, Printed for the Common Council of the City of Boston: Comprising the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of Massachusetts, with the Amendments ; City and Police Acts, Acts Relating to the Board of Health, Overseers of the Poor, and Firewards, Together with an Act Providing for the Assessment of Taxes |
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... require of their lawgivers and magistrates , an exact and constant observance of them in the formation and execution of the laws , necessary for the good adminis- tration of the Commonwealth . trates . ARTICLE XIX . The people have a ...
... require of their lawgivers and magistrates , an exact and constant observance of them in the formation and execution of the laws , necessary for the good adminis- tration of the Commonwealth . trates . ARTICLE XIX . The people have a ...
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... require . ARTICLE XXIII . consent of the No subsidy , charge , tax , impost , or duties , ought to Taxes to be by be established , fixed , laid , or levied , under any pretext people or their whatsoever , without the consent of the ...
... require . ARTICLE XXIII . consent of the No subsidy , charge , tax , impost , or duties , ought to Taxes to be by be established , fixed , laid , or levied , under any pretext people or their whatsoever , without the consent of the ...
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... require the same . And in case of any infectious distemper prevailing in the place , where the said Court is next at any time to con- vene , or any other cause happening , whereby danger may arise to the health or lives of the members ...
... require the same . And in case of any infectious distemper prevailing in the place , where the said Court is next at any time to con- vene , or any other cause happening , whereby danger may arise to the health or lives of the members ...
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... require . ARTICLE VII . Chief . The Governor of this Commonwealth , for the time commander in being , shall be the commander in chief of the army and navy , and of all the military forces of the State , by sea and land ; and shall have ...
... require . ARTICLE VII . Chief . The Governor of this Commonwealth , for the time commander in being , shall be the commander in chief of the army and navy , and of all the military forces of the State , by sea and land ; and shall have ...
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... requires , that the Governor should not be under the undue influence of any of the mem- bers of the General Court , by a dependence on them for his support , that he should , in all cases , act with free- dom for the benefit of the ...
... requires , that the Governor should not be under the undue influence of any of the mem- bers of the General Court , by a dependence on them for his support , that he should , in all cases , act with free- dom for the benefit of the ...
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Page 34 - ... 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 commouwealth, and for the government and ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same...
Page 26 - God, and for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality, in all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily.
Page 121 - Subject to the foregoing provisions the ancillary receiver and his deputies shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to the administration of such assets, as a receiver of an insurer domiciled in this state.
Page 56 - Wisdom, and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people...
Page 25 - 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 16 - 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 58 - 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.
Page 19 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 28 - Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty and property, according to standing laws.
Page 34 - ... for the hearing, trying, and determining of all manner of crimes, offences, pleas, processes, plaints, actions, matters, causes, and things, whatsoever, arising or happening within the commonwealth, or between or concerning persons inhabiting, or residing, or brought within the same...