A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing All the Statutes of a Public and General Nature, in Force at the Close of the Session of the General Assembly, in January, 1833 : to which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence ... with an Appendix, and a Copious Index |
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Page xv
... bills . 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of repre- Revenue sentatives ; but the senate may propose or concur with amendments , as on other bills . Veto . 2. Every bill which shall have passed the house of ...
... bills . 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of repre- Revenue sentatives ; but the senate may propose or concur with amendments , as on other bills . Veto . 2. Every bill which shall have passed the house of ...
Page xvii
... bills of credit ; of the indivi make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; dual states . pass any bill of attainder , ex post facto law , or law impairing the obli- gation of contracts ; or grant any title of ...
... bills of credit ; of the indivi make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; dual states . pass any bill of attainder , ex post facto law , or law impairing the obli- gation of contracts ; or grant any title of ...
Page xxxiv
... bill shall be depending may deem it expedient to dispense with this rule : and every bill , having passed both houses , shall be signed by the speaker and president of their respective houses ; provided , that all bills for raising ...
... bill shall be depending may deem it expedient to dispense with this rule : and every bill , having passed both houses , shall be signed by the speaker and president of their respective houses ; provided , that all bills for raising ...
Page xxxvi
... bill , which shall have passed both houses of the duty in rela- general assembly , shall be presented to the governor : if he approve , tion to bills . he shall sign it , but if not , he shall return it with his objections , to the ...
... bill , which shall have passed both houses of the duty in rela- general assembly , shall be presented to the governor : if he approve , tion to bills . he shall sign it , but if not , he shall return it with his objections , to the ...
Page xxxvii
... bill shall be entered on the journals of each house respectively : if any bill shall not be returned by the governor within five days , Sundays excepted , after it shall have been presented to him , the same shall be a law in like ...
... bill shall be entered on the journals of each house respectively : if any bill shall not be returned by the governor within five days , Sundays excepted , after it shall have been presented to him , the same shall be a law in like ...
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Page 207 - ... unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page xli - In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence ; and, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Page xxv - Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Page xxxv - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 39 - To which Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Page xxxvi - ... in case of disagreement between the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment, adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the time of their next annual session.
Page 118 - That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Page xiii - Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. 4. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State the Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Page xxxi - The powers of the government of the State of Alabama shall be divided into three distinct departments; and each of them confided to a separate body of magistracy to wit, those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another.