Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1866 - Session laws |
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... necessary for their safety , prosperity and happiness . formed . The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of Body politic , how individuals : it is a social compact , by which the whole people Its nature . covenants with ...
... necessary for their safety , prosperity and happiness . formed . The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of Body politic , how individuals : it is a social compact , by which the whole people Its nature . covenants with ...
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... necessary to alter it . Right to trial by jury sacred , ex- cept , & c . XVI . The liberty of the press is essential to the security Liberty of the of freedom in a State : it ought not , therefore , to be restrained press . in this ...
... necessary to alter it . Right to trial by jury sacred , ex- cept , & c . XVI . The liberty of the press is essential to the security Liberty of the of freedom in a State : it ought not , therefore , to be restrained press . in this ...
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... and ordering thereof , and of the subjects of the same , and for the necessary sup- port and defence of the government thereof ; and to name the constitution ; the election or and settle annually , or provide by 10 CONSTITUTION .
... and ordering thereof , and of the subjects of the same , and for the necessary sup- port and defence of the government thereof ; and to name the constitution ; the election or and settle annually , or provide by 10 CONSTITUTION .
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... necessary defence and support of the government of the said Commonwealth , and the protection and preservation of the subjects thereof , according to such acts as are or shall be in force within the same . cises ; for defence , pro ...
... necessary defence and support of the government of the said Commonwealth , and the protection and preservation of the subjects thereof , according to such acts as are or shall be in force within the same . cises ; for defence , pro ...
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... necessary to march or trans- port them by land or water , for the defence of such part of the State to which they cannot otherwise conveniently have access . council may par- conviction . VIII . The power of pardoning offences , except ...
... necessary to march or trans- port them by land or water , for the defence of such part of the State to which they cannot otherwise conveniently have access . council may par- conviction . VIII . The power of pardoning offences , except ...
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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 35 - And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law: and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by law.
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 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 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 Got), and for the support and maintenance...
Page 39 - Commonwealth, who shall not be able to read the Constitution in the 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 person who shall be sixty years of age or upwards at the time this amendment shall take effect.
Page 5 - No man, nor corporation, or association of men, have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular and exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the community, than what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the public...
Page 6 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay ; conformably to the laws.
Page 25 - Whereas our wise and pious ancestors, so early as the year one thousand six hundred and thirty-six, laid the foundation of Harvard College, in which university many persons of great eminence have, by the blessing of GOD, been initiated in those arts and sciences which qualified them for public employments, both in church and state: and whereas the encouragement of arts and sciences, and all good literature, tends to the honor of (Ion.