Adoption and Amendment of Constitutions in Europe and AmericaMacmillan, 1895 - 353 páginas |
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Adoption and Amendment of Constitutions in Europe and America Charles Borgeaud Visualização integral - 1895 |
Adoption and Amendment of Constitutions in Europe and America Charles Borgeaud Visualização integral - 1895 |
Adoption and Amendment of Constitutions in Europe and America Charles Borgeaud Visualização integral - 1895 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
adopted Albany Convention alterations amendment clause American approval authority called cantons chambers character charter Cisalpine Republic citizens committee compact Congress Congress of Vienna consti constituent power constitutional convention constitutional law convoked Cortes Council declaration decree delegates demand democracy democratic election electors enactment established Estates Europe exercise favour Federal Constitution framed France French fundamental law German Empire grand duchy houses jurists King legislature liberty Massachusetts matters ment modified monarchy National Assembly opinion ordinary legislation Paris Parliament partial revision political popular initiative popular vote present primary assemblies prince principle procedure proposed amendment proposition provisions Prussia public law Puritan question ratification referendum reform regime Reichstag rejected representatives Republic Revolution Riksdag royal charter Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Senate session Skoupschtina sovereign sovereignty States-General stitution Storthing submitted supreme Swiss Switzerland theory tion total revision tution two-thirds majority universal suffrage voters written constitution Zürich
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Página 163 - ... 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 166 - For the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think proper.
Página 19 - It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to provide for an equitable mode of making laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation and a faithful execution of them; that every man may, at all times, find his security in them.
Página 19 - The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity their natural rights, and the blessings of life...
Página 10 - God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid, and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony ; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 171 - 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 the journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon...
Página 142 - ... found necessary — the General Court, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall issue precepts to the Selectmen of the several towns, and to the Assessors of the unincorporated plantations, directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and plantations for the purpose of collecting their sentiments on the necessity or expediency of revising the Constitution, in order to amendments.
Página 17 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Página 136 - That the people have an original right to establish for their future government such principles as in their opinion shall most conduce to their own happiness is the basis on which the whole American fabric has been erected.
Página 142 - In order the more effectually to adhere to the principles of the Constitution, and to correct those violations which by any means may be made therein, as well as to form such alterations as from experience shall be found necessary...