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... discovery . Near the close of the fifteenth century , King Henry the Seventh had sent out John Cabot on a voyage of exploration , who discovered the Islands of ( 24 ) Newfoundland and St. John , and sailed along the coast.
... discovery . Near the close of the fifteenth century , King Henry the Seventh had sent out John Cabot on a voyage of exploration , who discovered the Islands of ( 24 ) Newfoundland and St. John , and sailed along the coast.
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... sent to the States for rati- fication . Being thus the work of the States , and not of the people , we are not surprised at the declaration in it , that " each State retains its sovereignty , freedom , inde- pendence , " etc. The ...
... sent to the States for rati- fication . Being thus the work of the States , and not of the people , we are not surprised at the declaration in it , that " each State retains its sovereignty , freedom , inde- pendence , " etc. The ...
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... sent to Congress as well as to the other States . That body , on the twenty - first of Febru- ary , 1787 , adopted the following resolution : ( ( Resolved , That , in the opinion of Congress , it is ex- pedient that , on the second ...
... sent to Congress as well as to the other States . That body , on the twenty - first of Febru- ary , 1787 , adopted the following resolution : ( ( Resolved , That , in the opinion of Congress , it is ex- pedient that , on the second ...
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... sent , together with the objections , to the other House , by which it shall likewise be reconsidered , and if approved by two - thirds of that House , it shall be- come a law . But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be ...
... sent , together with the objections , to the other House , by which it shall likewise be reconsidered , and if approved by two - thirds of that House , it shall be- come a law . But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be ...
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... sent to the President , it is retained by him ten days ( Sundays excepted ) , it becomes a law , unless Congress has adjourned in the mean time . Clause 3. — Every order , resolution , or vote , to which the concurrence of the Senate ...
... sent to the President , it is retained by him ten days ( Sundays excepted ) , it becomes a law , unless Congress has adjourned in the mean time . Clause 3. — Every order , resolution , or vote , to which the concurrence of the Senate ...
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Page xvi - ... hereafter shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Page xix - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed In any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 41 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government and the preservation of the Union.
Page xi - ... the United States, in Congress assembled. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace...
Page xii - And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Page xxv - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Page xx - ... 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page xi - Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the Journal, when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a state, or any of them...
Page xi - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted by or under the authority of Congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present Confederation, shall be deemed and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof the said United States and the public faith are hereby solemnly pledged.
Page xxi - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.