The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters: Virginia-Wyoming; IndexU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - Charters |
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Page 3817
... Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals , and General Court , Judges in Chancery , Judges of Admiralty , Secretary , and the Attorney - General , to be commissioned by the Governor , and continue in office during good behaviour . In case ...
... Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals , and General Court , Judges in Chancery , Judges of Admiralty , Secretary , and the Attorney - General , to be commissioned by the Governor , and continue in office during good behaviour . In case ...
Page 3818
... Judges of the General Court should on good grounds ( to be judged of by the House of Delegates ) be accused of any of the crimes or offences above mentioned , such House of Dele- gates may , in like manner , impeach the Judge or Judges ...
... Judges of the General Court should on good grounds ( to be judged of by the House of Delegates ) be accused of any of the crimes or offences above mentioned , such House of Dele- gates may , in like manner , impeach the Judge or Judges ...
Page 3827
... judge thereof of his office , unless two - thirds of the members of each house present concur in the passing thereof ; but the legislature may assign other judicial duties to the judges of courts abolished by any law enacted by less ...
... judge thereof of his office , unless two - thirds of the members of each house present concur in the passing thereof ; but the legislature may assign other judicial duties to the judges of courts abolished by any law enacted by less ...
Page 3828
... judge against whom the legisla- ture may be about to proceed shall receive notice thereof , accompanied with a copy ... judges shall appoint constables . And all fees of the aforesaid offi- cers shall be regulated by law . The SEC . 9 ...
... judge against whom the legisla- ture may be about to proceed shall receive notice thereof , accompanied with a copy ... judges shall appoint constables . And all fees of the aforesaid offi- cers shall be regulated by law . The SEC . 9 ...
Page 3830
... judge , to be hereditary . V. That the legislative , executive , and judicial powers should be separate and distinct ; and that the members thereof may be re- strained from oppression , by feeling and participating the burdens of the ...
... judge , to be hereditary . V. That the legislative , executive , and judicial powers should be separate and distinct ; and that the members thereof may be re- strained from oppression , by feeling and participating the burdens of the ...
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Popular passages
Page 3814 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 4029 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 4173 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly ; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the legislature...
Page 4079 - Corporations without banking powers or privileges may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where, in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws.
Page 4187 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any alms-house, or other asylum, at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 3990 - The shareholders of every national banking association shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts and engagements of such association, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Page 3830 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that of their representatives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assented, for the public good.
Page 3911 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities.
Page 3813 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and...
Page 3985 - No moneys shall ever be paid out of the treasury of this State, or any of its funds, or any of the funds under its management, except in pursuance of an appropriation by law; nor unless such payment be made within two years next after the passage of such appropriation act...