 | Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...-,the .conftitution : They are alfo to enquire whether the public taxes have 'been juftly laid-and collected in all parts of this commonwealth, in what manner the public monies have been idifjpofed of, and whether the laws have been duly executed. 'For thefe purpofes they... | |
 | Samuel Williams - Natural history - 1809 - 496 pages
...government have performed their duty, «as guardians of the people ; or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers, than they are entitled to by the constitution ; whether the public taxes have been justly laid, and collected ; in what manner the public monies... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 422 pages
...government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised, other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the constitution. — They are also to enquire, whether the public taxes have been justly laid and collected in all parts of this commonwealth... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...government, had performed their duty as guardians of the peo" pie, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater " powers than they are entitled to by the constitution." In the execution of this trust, the council were necessarily led to a comparison, of both the legislative... | |
 | Frances Wright - Scholars - 1821 - 410 pages
...government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the constitution;" to take in review, in short, every public act, with the whole course of administration pursued since... | |
 | Vermont - Land grants - 1823 - 570 pages
...whether the legislative and executive branches of government have assumed to themselves, or exercised, other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the Constitution." In how many soever instances, therefore, the legislative and executive authorities have transgressed... | |
 | Francis Smith Eastman - Vermont - 1828 - 124 pages
...government hare performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers than they are entitled to...constitution. They are also to inquire whether the publick taxes have been justly laid, and collected in all parts of this commonwealth ; in what manner... | |
 | Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...they are entitled to hy the constitution: They are also to inquire; whether the puhlic taxes have heen justly laid and collected in all parts of this commonwealth; in what manner the puhlic moneys have he»u disposed of; and whether the laws have heen duly executed. For these purposes,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 436 pages
...to by the con.stiti.tion: They are also to enquire whether the public taxes have been justly I .id and collected in? all parts of this commonwealth, in what manner the public monies have been disposed of, and whether the laws have been duly executed: For these purposes they... | |
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... inquire whether the constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part during the last septenary, (including the year of their service,) and whether the legislative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of... 
