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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Side 56
... 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 Walpole , where they reside . And why should they not vote there ? To be sure , in ...
... 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 Walpole , where they reside . And why should they not vote there ? To be sure , in ...
Side 125
... regard to the governor . Year before last , and last year , we had a governor who did not receive a plurality of the votes of the people of the Common- wealth . The gentleman who had a plurality was not made governor , while the ...
... regard to the governor . Year before last , and last year , we had a governor who did not receive a plurality of the votes of the people of the Common- wealth . The gentleman who had a plurality was not made governor , while the ...
Side 156
... regard to the governor , and then with regard to the senate . I have already alluded to both these cases ; and if the Convention admit the plurality principle anywhere else , I hope it will be provided for the choice of senators . As to ...
... regard to the governor , and then with regard to the senate . I have already alluded to both these cases ; and if the Convention admit the plurality principle anywhere else , I hope it will be provided for the choice of senators . As to ...
Side 192
... regard to the Constitution of the United States ? Is that the supreme law of this land , and do all the citizens of Massachusetts enjoy the rights and privileges intended to be secured by it ? I look at those States in the south which ...
... regard to the Constitution of the United States ? Is that the supreme law of this land , and do all the citizens of Massachusetts enjoy the rights and privileges intended to be secured by it ? I look at those States in the south which ...
Side 212
... regard to the election of whom so much difficulty has been experienced during the past few years , and at frequent former periods in the history of this Commonwealth . My objection to the resolution proposed by the Committee is , that ...
... regard to the election of whom so much difficulty has been experienced during the past few years , and at frequent former periods in the history of this Commonwealth . My objection to the resolution proposed by the Committee is , that ...
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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