Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania: To Propose Amendments to the Constitution, Commenced and Held at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May 1837, Volume 2Thompson & Clark, 1838 |
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... Dunlop Mann Bell Earle M'Cahen Biddle Farrelly M'Call Brown , Northamp . Fleming M'Dowell Brown , Philada . Forward M'Sherry Butler Foulkrod Meredith Carey Fry Chandler , Philada . Fuller Chauncey Gilmore Clapp Hayhurst Clarke , Beaver ...
... Dunlop Mann Bell Earle M'Cahen Biddle Farrelly M'Call Brown , Northamp . Fleming M'Dowell Brown , Philada . Forward M'Sherry Butler Foulkrod Meredith Carey Fry Chandler , Philada . Fuller Chauncey Gilmore Clapp Hayhurst Clarke , Beaver ...
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... Dunlop M'Cahen Sill Farrelly M'Call Forward Meredith Hays Merkel Sterigere Stevens White Helffenstein Montgomery Henderson , Alleg . Pennypacker Hiester Young Sergeant , Pres't . 55 So the question was determined in the negative . And ...
... Dunlop M'Cahen Sill Farrelly M'Call Forward Meredith Hays Merkel Sterigere Stevens White Helffenstein Montgomery Henderson , Alleg . Pennypacker Hiester Young Sergeant , Pres't . 55 So the question was determined in the negative . And ...
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... Dunlop , To amend the first division by striking therefrom the words " half past nine , " and inserting in lieu thereof the word " ten . " Which was disagreed to . And the first division was agreed to . The second division being under ...
... Dunlop , To amend the first division by striking therefrom the words " half past nine , " and inserting in lieu thereof the word " ten . " Which was disagreed to . And the first division was agreed to . The second division being under ...
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... Dunlop and Mr. Dickey , and are as follow , viz : YEAS . Mr. Agnew Baldwin Mr. Darrah Mr. M'Cahen Denny M'Call Barnitz Dickey Meredith Bell Dickerson Merrill Biddle Dillinger Merkel Bonham Donagan Brown , Northamp . Dunlop Montgomery ...
... Dunlop and Mr. Dickey , and are as follow , viz : YEAS . Mr. Agnew Baldwin Mr. Darrah Mr. M'Cahen Denny M'Call Barnitz Dickey Meredith Bell Dickerson Merrill Biddle Dillinger Merkel Bonham Donagan Brown , Northamp . Dunlop Montgomery ...
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... Dunlop Barnitz Farrelly Biddle Forward Chambers Hays Chandler , Philada . Henderson , Alleg . Montgomery Pennypacker Pollock Porter , Lancaster Purviance Chauncey Hiester Saeger Clapp Hopkinson Scott Clarke , Beaver Jenks Serrill Clark ...
... Dunlop Barnitz Farrelly Biddle Forward Chambers Hays Chandler , Philada . Henderson , Alleg . Montgomery Pennypacker Pollock Porter , Lancaster Purviance Chauncey Hiester Saeger Clapp Hopkinson Scott Clarke , Beaver Jenks Serrill Clark ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Agnew Agreeably to leave ask leave Baldwin Banks Barclay Barndollar Barnitz Beaver Bedford Biddle Bigelow Bonham Brown Carey Chandler Chauncey Clapp Clarke Cleavinger Cline Cochran committee rise Convention again resolved Convention agree Crain Crawford Crum Cummin Cunningham Curll Darlington Darrah Dauph Dauphin Denny Dickerson Dickey Dillinger Donagan Donnell Doran Dunlop Earle Farrelly Fleming Foulkrod Fuller Gamble Gearhart Gilmore Grenell Hastings Hayhurst Helffenstein Henderson Hiester Hopkinson Houpt Hyde Indiana Ingersoll inserting in lieu Jenks Keim Kennedy Kerr Konigmacher Krebs Lancaster leave given leave to sit lieu thereof M'Cahen M'Call M'Dowell M'Sherry Maclay Magee Mann Meredith Merkel Merrill Miller Montgomery motion nays were required Northamp Overfield Pennypacker Philada Pollock Porter Pres't Purviance question was determined Reigart report progress Ritter Royer Russell Saeger Scheetz Scott Clark Sellers Seltzer Sergeant Shellito Smyth Snively Sterigere Stickel striking therefrom Sturdevant Taggart thereof the words Thomas Todd Todd Weidman Woodward yeas and nays
Passagens conhecidas
Página 492 - Senators, and shall be published for three months previous to the time of making such choice; and if in the Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Página 428 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them;...
Página 452 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Página 474 - In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for 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.
Página 289 - The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of Government, directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall open and publish them in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly.
Página 487 - ... then it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people in such manner and at such time as the legislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the legislature voting thereon, such amendment or amendments shall become part of the constitution...
Página 212 - 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...
Página 511 - The General Assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this Constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever, in their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of this Commonwealth, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.
Página 171 - The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of the Courts of Common Pleas, shall at stated times, receive for their services an adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office; but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold any other office of profit or trust under the authority of this state or the United States.
Página 405 - ... inhabitant therein one year next before his appointment, if the county shall have been so long erected ; but if it shall not have been so long erected, then within the limits of the county or counties out of which it shall have been taken.