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 Massachusetts, Volum 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 sider |
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Side 48
... representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as ...
... representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of one thousand is entitled to just as many representatives as the town with one hundred thousand . The towns themselves , as ...
Side 51
... representation- that it has become a part of their nature , and a part of their policy , and therefore we must adhere to that precise and exact state of things . This is the reason they give us for going back to these early times . The ...
... representation- that it has become a part of their nature , and a part of their policy , and therefore we must adhere to that precise and exact state of things . This is the reason they give us for going back to these early times . The ...
Side 54
... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ? Not representation because one man pays a little , while another pays much , not because one pays two or ...
... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ? Not representation because one man pays a little , while another pays much , not because one pays two or ...
Side 140
... representation as be- in the Commonwealth ; and second , the state- ment that the usage and the history of the State show that this right has been recognized in the Colony and State . I deny both . I can see noth- ing but error running ...
... representation as be- in the Commonwealth ; and second , the state- ment that the usage and the history of the State show that this right has been recognized in the Colony and State . I deny both . I can see noth- ing but error running ...
Side 141
... representation therefore , entirely fail . The gentleman for Erving has said that you would destroy the corporations by taking away from them the right of representation . Well , Sir , of course if the preceding part of my remarks be ...
... representation therefore , entirely fail . The gentleman for Erving has said that you would destroy the corporations by taking away from them the right of representation . Well , Sir , of course if the preceding part of my remarks be ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volum 2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention,Harvey Fowler Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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