Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: With All Amendments to May, 1919, Volumes 1-4 |
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Page 15
... councillors and senators for the year ensuing their election ; to be chosen by the inhabitants of the districts into which the common- wealth may , from time to time , be divided by the general court for that purpose : and the general ...
... councillors and senators for the year ensuing their election ; to be chosen by the inhabitants of the districts into which the common- wealth may , from time to time , be divided by the general court for that purpose : and the general ...
Page 16
... councillors and senators to be chosen therein ; pro- vided , that the number of such districts shall never be less than thirteen ; and that no district be so large as to entitle the same to choose more than six senators . shall , until ...
... councillors and senators to be chosen therein ; pro- vided , that the number of such districts shall never be less than thirteen ; and that no district be so large as to entitle the same to choose more than six senators . shall , until ...
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... councillors and senators in the plantations where they reside , as inhabitants have in their respective towns ; and the plantation meetings for that purpose shall be held annually [ on the same first Monday in April ] , at such place in ...
... councillors and senators in the plantations where they reside , as inhabitants have in their respective towns ; and the plantation meetings for that purpose shall be held annually [ on the same first Monday in April ] , at such place in ...
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... councillors of this com- monwealth for the time being ; and the governor with the said council- lors , or five of them at least , shall , and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the order- ing and directing the ...
... councillors of this com- monwealth for the time being ; and the governor with the said council- lors , or five of them at least , shall , and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the order- ing and directing the ...
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... councillors , or five of them at least , shall and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the ordering and directing the affairs . of the commonwealth , according to the laws of the land . II . [ Nine councillors shall ...
... councillors , or five of them at least , shall and may , from time to time , hold and keep a council , for the ordering and directing the affairs . of the commonwealth , according to the laws of the land . II . [ Nine councillors shall ...
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Popular passages
Page 15 - is a social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 6 - The people of this commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign, and independent state; and do, and forever hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America, in Congress assembled.
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 8 - Every subject of the commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property, or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to .the laws.
Page 3 - ... 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...
Page 70 - 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 21 - No man, nor corporation, or association of men, have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular and exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the community, than what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the public...
Page 23 - In all controversies concerning property, and in all suits between two or more persons, except in cases in which it has heretofore been otherways used and practised, the parties have a right to a trial by jury ; and this method of procedure shall be held sacred, unless, in causes arising on the high seas, and such as relate to mariners' wages, the legislature shall hereafter find it necessary to alter it.
Page 68 - All the laws, which have heretofore been adopted, used, and approved in the province, colony or state of Massachusetts Bay, and usually practised on in the courts of law, shall still remain and be in full force, until altered or repealed by the Legislature; such parts only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this constitution.
Page 29 - Commonwealth, for the hearing, trying, and determining of all manner of crimes, offences, pleas, processes, plaints, actions, matters, causes and things, whatsoever, arising or happening within the Commonwealth, or between or concerning persons inhabiting, or residing, or brought within the same ; whether the same be criminal or civil...