Digest of the Laws of California: Containing All Laws of a General Character which Were in Force on the First Day of January, 1858: Also, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Articles of Confederation, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798-'99, Acts of Congress Relative to Public Lands and Pre-emptions; Together with Judicial Decisions, Both of the Supreme Court of the United States and of California; to which are Also Appended Numerous Forms for Obtaining Pre-emption and Bounty Lands, Etc., Etc. Prepared Under Act of the Legislature for the Session of 1857. To which is Also Appended, a Supplement: Containing the Acts of 1858, 1859 and 1860. (Duly Certified and Authenticated Under the Great Seal of the State) With Many Other Emendations and Additions |
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... SENATE . SEC . 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state , chosen by the legislature thereof , for six years , and each senator shall have one vote . Immediately after they shall be assembled ...
... SENATE . SEC . 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state , chosen by the legislature thereof , for six years , and each senator shall have one vote . Immediately after they shall be assembled ...
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... senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills . Every bill which shall have passed the house of representatives and the senate , shall , before it become a law , be presented to the president of the United States ; if ...
... senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills . Every bill which shall have passed the house of representatives and the senate , shall , before it become a law , be presented to the president of the United States ; if ...
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... senate . The president of the senate shall , in the presence of the senate and house of representatives , open all the certificates , and the votes shall then be counted . The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the ...
... senate . The president of the senate shall , in the presence of the senate and house of representatives , open all the certificates , and the votes shall then be counted . The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the ...
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... senate , shall appoint ambassadors , other public ministers and consuls , judges of the supreme court , and all other officers of the United States , whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for , and which shall be ...
... senate , shall appoint ambassadors , other public ministers and consuls , judges of the supreme court , and all other officers of the United States , whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for , and which shall be ...
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... senate . ARTICLE VI DEBTS . All debts contracted and engagements entered into , before the adoption of this ... senators and representatives before mentioned , and the members of the several state legislatures , and all executive and ...
... senate . ARTICLE VI DEBTS . All debts contracted and engagements entered into , before the adoption of this ... senators and representatives before mentioned , and the members of the several state legislatures , and all executive and ...
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