the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign and independent state;' and that ' they have an incontcstible, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government, and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when... American Quarterly Review - Side 333redigert av - 1838Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| William Batchelder Greene - 1875 - 298 sider
...by the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." And again : "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... | |
| 1875 - 806 sider
...in the same state as if this constitution had not been made. AKT. 7. The people of this State 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 pertaining thereto,... | |
| John Swett - 1876 - 266 sider
...the declaration of Charles the First, in the following words: " The people of this Commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent State," A section of the Massachusetts Colony Laws of 1642 reads as follows : " Forasmuch as the good education... | |
| John Swett - 1876 - 272 sider
...the declaration of Charles the First, in the following words: " The people of this Commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent State." A section of the Massachusetts Colony Laws of 1642 reads as follows: " Forasmuch as the good education... | |
| Nathaniel Bouton - 1877 - 760 sider
...and be in the same state as this constitution had not been made. VII. The people of this state 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, pertaining... | |
| Colorado - 1877 - 1182 sider
...only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. SEC. 2. That the people of this State have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign and independent State; and to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary... | |
| Georgia. Constitutional Convention - 1877 - 712 sider
...are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people; therefore the people of this State have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent State, and to exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction and right appertaining thereto, which is not expressly... | |
| 1878 - 1042 sider
...only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. SEC. 2. That the people of this State have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign, and independent State, and to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they may deem it necessary... | |
| Edward Hamilton (of Boston.) - 1880 - 88 sider
...the Bill of Rights of Massachusetts, as follows : " Article IV. 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,... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court - 1881 - 460 sider
...established by law. [See Amendments, Article XT.] ART. ГУ". The people of this Commonwealth hare 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... | |
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