American Constitutions: Comprising the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States, and the State Constitutions : Prepared in Pursuance of Chapter 8, of Laws of 1893, and Chapter 228 of Laws of 1894 ... |
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... debts limited . 11. Debts to repel invasion , etc. , may be contracted . 12. Limitation the legislative power in the ... Debt . - Sinking fund , $ 350,000 ; after certain pe- riod , $ 1,500,000 . 3. Two hundred thousand dollars of the ...
... debts limited . 11. Debts to repel invasion , etc. , may be contracted . 12. Limitation the legislative power in the ... Debt . - Sinking fund , $ 350,000 ; after certain pe- riod , $ 1,500,000 . 3. Two hundred thousand dollars of the ...
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... debt called the canal debt , as it existed at the time first aforesaid , and including three hun- dred thousand dollars then to be borrowed , until the same shall be wholly paid ; and the principal and income of the said sinking fund ...
... debt called the canal debt , as it existed at the time first aforesaid , and including three hun- dred thousand dollars then to be borrowed , until the same shall be wholly paid ; and the principal and income of the said sinking fund ...
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... debt called the general fund debt , including the debt for loans of the State credit to railroad companies which have failed to pay the interest thereon , and also the contingent debt on State stocks loaned to incorporated companies ...
... debt called the general fund debt , including the debt for loans of the State credit to railroad companies which have failed to pay the interest thereon , and also the contingent debt on State stocks loaned to incorporated companies ...
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... debt mentioned in the third section of this article , as the same shall become due and payable , and the pro- ceeds of such tax shall in each fiscal year be appropriated and set apart for the sinking fund constituted for the payment of ...
... debt mentioned in the third section of this article , as the same shall become due and payable , and the pro- ceeds of such tax shall in each fiscal year be appropriated and set apart for the sinking fund constituted for the payment of ...
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... debts , and to no other purpose whatever . Sec . 12. Except the debts specified in the tenth and eleventh sections of this article , no debts shall be hereafter contracted by or on behalf of this State , unless such debt shall be author ...
... debts , and to no other purpose whatever . Sec . 12. Except the debts specified in the tenth and eleventh sections of this article , no debts shall be hereafter contracted by or on behalf of this State , unless such debt shall be author ...
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Page 567 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 35 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Page 400 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly ; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the legislature...
Page 8 - In all criminal prosecutions or indictments foi libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 7 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
Page 56 - All courts shall be open, and every man for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Page 569 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence...
Page 722 - Upon conviction for treason he shall have the power to suspend the execution of the sentence until the case shall be reported to the legislature at its next meeting, when the legislature shall either pardon or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. He shall annually communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and...
Page 203 - Every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 254 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...