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... assembled . etc. dered to the V. All power residing originally in the people , and Accountability being derived from them , the several magistrates and of all officers , officers of government , vested with authority , whether ...
... assembled . etc. dered to the V. All power residing originally in the people , and Accountability being derived from them , the several magistrates and of all officers , officers of government , vested with authority , whether ...
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... assemble to consult upon the common good ; give instructions to their representatives , and to request of the legislative body , by the way of addresses , petitions , or remonstrances , redress of the wrongs done them , and of the ...
... assemble to consult upon the common good ; give instructions to their representatives , and to request of the legislative body , by the way of addresses , petitions , or remonstrances , redress of the wrongs done them , and of the ...
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... assemble every year [ on the last Wednesday in May , and at such other times as they shall judge necessary ; and shall dissolve and be dissolved on the day next preceding the said last Wednesday in May ; ] and shall be styled , THE ...
... assemble every year [ on the last Wednesday in May , and at such other times as they shall judge necessary ; and shall dissolve and be dissolved on the day next preceding the said last Wednesday in May ; ] and shall be styled , THE ...
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... assemble and call together the councillors of this commonwealth for the time being ; and the governor with the said councillors , or five of them at least , shall , and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the ...
... assemble and call together the councillors of this commonwealth for the time being ; and the governor with the said councillors , or five of them at least , shall , and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the ...
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Massachusetts. Limitation . Governor and council may except , etc. commonwealth , to assemble in martial array , and put in warlike posture , the inhabitants thereof , and to lead and conduct them , and with them to encounter , repel ...
Massachusetts. Limitation . Governor and council may except , etc. commonwealth , to assemble in martial array , and put in warlike posture , the inhabitants thereof , and to lead and conduct them , and with them to encounter , repel ...
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Page 28 - ... it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all .future periods of this Commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them ; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools, and grammar schools in the towns...
Page 4 - We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other; and of forming a new constitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do agree...
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 of sentiments; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Page 6 - 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 4 - 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 30 - 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 5 - And all moneys, paid by the subject to the support of public worship, and of the public teachers aforesaid, shall, if he require it, be uniformly applied to the support of the public teacher or teachers of his own religious sect or denomination, provided there be any on whose instructions he attends: otherwise it may be paid towards the support of the teacher or teachers of the parish or precinct in which the said moneys are raised.
Page 27 - America; it is declared that the President and Fellows of Harvard College in their corporate capacity, and their successors in that capacity, their officers and servants, shall have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy all the powers, authorities, rights, liberties, privileges, immunities, and franchises, which they now have, or are entitled to have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy; and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed unto them, the said President and Fellows of Harvard College and to their successors,...
Page 15 - The senate shall be a court with full authority to hear and determine all impeachments made by the house of representatives, against any officer or officers of the commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administration in their offices.
Page 11 - ... and to set forth the several duties, powers, and limits, of the several civil and military officers of this commonwealth, and the forms of such oaths or affirmations as shall be respectively administered unto them for the execution of their several offices and places, so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this constitution...