The Revision and Amendment of State ConstitutionsJohns Hopkins Press, 1910 - 350 pagini |
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Pagina 28
... question as to the desirability of revising the constitution . If two - thirds of those voting on the question should favor a revision the General Court was to call a convention for that purpose . The New Hampshire constitution of 1784 ...
... question as to the desirability of revising the constitution . If two - thirds of those voting on the question should favor a revision the General Court was to call a convention for that purpose . The New Hampshire constitution of 1784 ...
Pagina 40
... question of a convention to the people , the members of the convention to be chosen at the same time when the question was voted on ; but this resolution was re- 21 Pennsylvania Gazette , Oct. 23 , 1776 . scinded by the assembly before ...
... question of a convention to the people , the members of the convention to be chosen at the same time when the question was voted on ; but this resolution was re- 21 Pennsylvania Gazette , Oct. 23 , 1776 . scinded by the assembly before ...
Pagina 43
... question as to whether a constitutional convention should be called . But of the revolutionary frames of government which continued after 1784 , four made no provision what- ever for constitutional changes ; 26 and three others made no ...
... question as to whether a constitutional convention should be called . But of the revolutionary frames of government which continued after 1784 , four made no provision what- ever for constitutional changes ; 26 and three others made no ...
Pagina 45
... question of holding a convention was twice submitted to the people of Rhode Island in 1853 ; and the Vermont constitu- tional commission in its report of January 6 , 1910 , sug- gests that a general constitutional revision should be ...
... question of holding a convention was twice submitted to the people of Rhode Island in 1853 ; and the Vermont constitu- tional commission in its report of January 6 , 1910 , sug- gests that a general constitutional revision should be ...
Pagina 46
... question of a convention to a vote of the people . ( 2 ) Those which expressly permit the legis- latures to submit the question of a convention to the peo- ple , whenever the legislatures themselves may think proper . ( 3 ) Those which ...
... question of a convention to a vote of the people . ( 2 ) Those which expressly permit the legis- latures to submit the question of a convention to the peo- ple , whenever the legislatures themselves may think proper . ( 3 ) Those which ...
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The Revision and Amendment of State Constitutions Walter Fairleigh Dodd Previzualizare limitată - 1999 |
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Pagina 141 - ... 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...
Pagina 27 - And whose duty it shall be to enquire whether the Constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part; and whether the legislative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers than they are intitled to by the constitution...
Pagina 4 - Hampshire, to call a full and free representation of the People, and that the Representatives if they think it necessary, establish such a form of Government, as in their Judgment will best produce the happiness of the People, and most effectually secure Peace and good Order in the Province, during the Continuance of the present dispute between Great Britain and the Colonies.
Pagina 209 - Assembly, to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection. The votes cast for and against said proposed amendment, or amendments, severally, shall be returned to the Governor, in the manner prescribed in other cases, and if it shall appear to the Governor that a majority of the votes cast at said election on said amendment, or amendments, severally, were cast in favor thereof...
Pagina 170 - ... have no power to give or lend the credit of the State in aid of any person, association or corporation, except to aid in the completion of such Railroads as may be unfinished at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or in which the State has a direct pecuniary interest, unless the subject be submitted, to a direct vote of the people of the State, and be approved by a majority of those who shall vote thereon.
Pagina 155 - He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the Legislature by proclamation, stating the purposes for which he has convened it, and when so convened it shall have no power to legislate on any subjects other than those specified in the proclamation, but may provide for the expenses of the session and other matters incidental thereto.
Pagina 235 - ... electors who voted at such election upon the proposed amendments voted in favor of the same, such amendments shall be valid to all intents and purposes as parts of this Constitution. The result of such election shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor.
Pagina 4 - ... to call a full and free representation of the people, and that the said representatives, if they think it necessary, establish such a form of government as, in their judgment, will best produce the happiness of the people and most effectually secure peace and good order in the colony during the continuance of the present dispute between Great Britain and the colonies.
Pagina 220 - State, at least three months preceding an election, at which the qualified electors shall vote directly for or against such change, alteration or amendment; and if...
Pagina 102 - And if a state court should enter upon the inquiry proposed in this case, and should come to the conclusion that the government under which it acted had been put aside and displaced by an opposing government, it would cease to be a court, and be incapable of pronouncing a judicial decision upon the question it undertook to try. If it decides at all as a court, it necessarily affirms the existence and authority of the government under which it is exercising judicial power.