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 61
... fact ? Waiving for a moment all question of the power of the people , under the existing Constitution , to pass a law about scaled envelopes , having character as law , either in participation with the legislature or in town meeting ...
... fact ? Waiving for a moment all question of the power of the people , under the existing Constitution , to pass a law about scaled envelopes , having character as law , either in participation with the legislature or in town meeting ...
Side 81
... fact that this proposition comes from the legislature . Then , I inquire , what is the virtue in the fact that this proposition comes from the legislature which makes it different in its character from a proposition emanating from any ...
... fact that this proposition comes from the legislature . Then , I inquire , what is the virtue in the fact that this proposition comes from the legislature which makes it different in its character from a proposition emanating from any ...
Side 139
... fact that every other State in the Union has adopted , to a greater or less extent , the plurality system in their elections . Well , Mr. Chairman , these are the substantial arguments in favor of adopting the plurality prin- ciple ...
... fact that every other State in the Union has adopted , to a greater or less extent , the plurality system in their elections . Well , Mr. Chairman , these are the substantial arguments in favor of adopting the plurality prin- ciple ...
Side 172
... fact , that a person who was a can- didate for governor , lost his election because he was not a voter in the Commonwealth . The term legal voter is very uncertain , because it depends upon the performance of various du- ties , and ...
... fact , that a person who was a can- didate for governor , lost his election because he was not a voter in the Commonwealth . The term legal voter is very uncertain , because it depends upon the performance of various du- ties , and ...
Side 188
... fact and a mistake of law . He mistook the historical fact yesterday , and in my judgment he very much mistakes the law to - day . He stated yesterday , with some heat , that this was nullification - that unless we put into our ...
... fact and a mistake of law . He mistook the historical fact yesterday , and in my judgment he very much mistakes the law to - day . He stated yesterday , with some heat , that this was nullification - that unless we put into our ...
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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