Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention: Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsWhite & Potter, printers, 1853 |
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... called , that delegate thus -- chosen , even without any previous authority or intimation of a wish upon the part of the Con- vention , I could not hesitate for a moment to re- ceive as a member . But if any doubt is enter- tained with ...
... called , that delegate thus -- chosen , even without any previous authority or intimation of a wish upon the part of the Con- vention , I could not hesitate for a moment to re- ceive as a member . But if any doubt is enter- tained with ...
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... called ; and therefore that Convention exercised other and different powers from those which we exercise . If that be correct in point of fact - if it be correct in point of history - then I grant you that the weight of the precedent ...
... called ; and therefore that Convention exercised other and different powers from those which we exercise . If that be correct in point of fact - if it be correct in point of history - then I grant you that the weight of the precedent ...
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... called to this very point , the legislators themselves , in the exercise of a just regard for the rights and privileges of individual voters , would have directed these men to do pre- cisely as they have done - to vote in the town of ...
... called to this very point , the legislators themselves , in the exercise of a just regard for the rights and privileges of individual voters , would have directed these men to do pre- cisely as they have done - to vote in the town of ...
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... called together , by such an act as this . Are we quite ready to auspicate this business of revising the fundamental law , by annulling a provision of the very law - now in full force - un- der which we were elected , and do assemble ...
... called together , by such an act as this . Are we quite ready to auspicate this business of revising the fundamental law , by annulling a provision of the very law - now in full force - un- der which we were elected , and do assemble ...
Side 62
... called together under a statute of the existing government to revise a constitution- and all American conventions , or all , with scarce- ly an exception , have been so called - ever yet assumed to nullify the law of election prescribed ...
... called together under a statute of the existing government to revise a constitution- and all American conventions , or all , with scarce- ly an exception , have been so called - ever yet assumed to nullify the law of election prescribed ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volumer 1-2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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Abington adjourn adopted agree appointed argument ballot believe body BUTLER called Chairman Charlestown Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consider Constitution as relates Convention Council court debate Dedham delegates desire districts duties ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY expedient Fall River favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell governor hall HALLETT Haverhill hope House of Representatives inhabitants KEYES lature legal voters legislative legislature lieutenant-governor Lowell Institute majority principle majority system matter meet ment mittee Monday MORTON motion Natick North Brookfield number of votes o'clock oath officers opinion pardoning party persons Pittsfield plurality system Plymouth present President proposed proposition question reason referred regard Report representation resolution Resolved rule SCHOULER seems Senate session stitution submitted suppose taken Taunton tion tleman town of Berlin town of Walpole United vacancy vention whole Wilbraham WILSON wish word