Bulletin, Issues 1-16Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1917 - Constitutional law |
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... proposed , and every citizen of the Common- wealth is legally bound to observe the law as it is until it has been lawfully altered . The whole matter is made clear if it be recognized that the assembling of the Convention not only does ...
... proposed , and every citizen of the Common- wealth is legally bound to observe the law as it is until it has been lawfully altered . The whole matter is made clear if it be recognized that the assembling of the Convention not only does ...
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... proposed change in the Constitution , and this not always the most important one that the Convention is to consider . - A constitutional convention differs also from a legislative body in the fact that even more than the latter it is a ...
... proposed change in the Constitution , and this not always the most important one that the Convention is to consider . - A constitutional convention differs also from a legislative body in the fact that even more than the latter it is a ...
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... proposals which are adopted must find a place as part of one document . Hence , when they are under consideration , their rela- tion to each other and to existing ... proposed amendments should be introduced as early in the ses- 10.
... proposals which are adopted must find a place as part of one document . Hence , when they are under consideration , their rela- tion to each other and to existing ... proposed amendments should be introduced as early in the ses- 10.
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... proposals for amendment could be introduced by individual delegates , but only by committees . This action was taken with the avowed object of hastening the introduction of proposed amendments . An interesting device was adopted by the ...
... proposals for amendment could be introduced by individual delegates , but only by committees . This action was taken with the avowed object of hastening the introduction of proposed amendments . An interesting device was adopted by the ...
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... proposal to any committee , a report thereon in the meantime not having been made by said committee , the author of such proposal may , when no other business is pending and in any order of business , demand that such proposal be ...
... proposal to any committee , a report thereon in the meantime not having been made by said committee , the author of such proposal may , when no other business is pending and in any order of business , demand that such proposal be ...
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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.