Bulletin, Issues 1-16Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1917 - Constitutional law |
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... measures which a legislature considers are almost entirely independent of each other . Any one of them may usually be considered and acted upon with little regard for any other measure which has been introduced . In a constitutional ...
... measures which a legislature considers are almost entirely independent of each other . Any one of them may usually be considered and acted upon with little regard for any other measure which has been introduced . In a constitutional ...
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... measures will die in committee either through the inactivity or the hostility of the group to which they have been ... measures submitted to them , but it should see that the men who present measures for consideration have a fair oppor ...
... measures will die in committee either through the inactivity or the hostility of the group to which they have been ... measures submitted to them , but it should see that the men who present measures for consideration have a fair oppor ...
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... measure is not limited , and there is a chance for full and free debate . Then the Committee of the Whole , which is really the Convention sitting with a different presiding officer , a man called Chairman of the Committee , instead of ...
... measure is not limited , and there is a chance for full and free debate . Then the Committee of the Whole , which is really the Convention sitting with a different presiding officer , a man called Chairman of the Committee , instead of ...
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... measure as a whole . Defects in Massachusetts Procedure . So far as it goes , the Massachusetts procedure enables the Legisla- ture to act with some degree of intelligence on appropriation matters . The difficulty arises , however ...
... measure as a whole . Defects in Massachusetts Procedure . So far as it goes , the Massachusetts procedure enables the Legisla- ture to act with some degree of intelligence on appropriation matters . The difficulty arises , however ...
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... Measures . After the esti- mates have been received and adjusted , the committee are required to supplement them ... measures ample consideration and publicity and to prevent the practice of " tacking " on measures to the general ...
... Measures . After the esti- mates have been received and adjusted , the committee are required to supplement them ... measures ample consideration and publicity and to prevent the practice of " tacking " on measures to the general ...
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Page 84 - Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly...
Page 13 - In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people have a right, at such periods and in such manner as they shall establish by their frame of government, to cause their public officers to return to private life; and to fill up vacant places by certain and regular elections and appointments.
Page 56 - Petitions and orders for the initiative and for the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of state, and in submitting the same to the people he, and all other officers, shall be guided by the general laws and the act submitting this amendment, until legislation shall be especially provided therefor.
Page 41 - Aid the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the assembly...
Page 36 - Dollars; and the money arising from the creation of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was obtained, or to repay the debts so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever.