Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: To Propose Amendments to the Constitution, Commenced ... at Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May, 1837, Volumen2Packer, Barrett, and Parke, 1837 |
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... carrying party into the organization of the Convention ; and this disinterested party of “ sixty - six ” had held a caucus this morning , for the purpose of fixing upon some suitable day for holding the State elections ; he , therefore ...
... carrying party into the organization of the Convention ; and this disinterested party of “ sixty - six ” had held a caucus this morning , for the purpose of fixing upon some suitable day for holding the State elections ; he , therefore ...
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... carry the State elections for the purpose of carrying the national elections ; and he would appeal to gentlemen to say whether the result of our State elections has not had an important bearing on the election following . It the ...
... carry the State elections for the purpose of carrying the national elections ; and he would appeal to gentlemen to say whether the result of our State elections has not had an important bearing on the election following . It the ...
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... carry out the principle which he seems to have started on . If however the gentleman did not choose to accept it he would not press it upon him . Mr. Denny said that the Democrats of the country were not under the influence he had ...
... carry out the principle which he seems to have started on . If however the gentleman did not choose to accept it he would not press it upon him . Mr. Denny said that the Democrats of the country were not under the influence he had ...
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... carry their rifles at this season . It had happened sometimes , of late , that there was no Indian summer -- perhaps because the Indians behaved so badly they did not de serve any -- but we have it four years out of every five . When ...
... carry their rifles at this season . It had happened sometimes , of late , that there was no Indian summer -- perhaps because the Indians behaved so badly they did not de serve any -- but we have it four years out of every five . When ...
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... carry out the views of their constituents ? He had labored under an entire misapprehension , if under such impression , there would have been found ten votes for such reference , if it had been understood that by such a course , all ...
... carry out the views of their constituents ? He had labored under an entire misapprehension , if under such impression , there would have been found ten votes for such reference , if it had been understood that by such a course , all ...
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Página 249 - The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up, and transmitted to the...
Página 232 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Página 164 - Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause ; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the legislature of a free and independent State.
Página 188 - If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law...
Página 445 - Whenever the office of governor shall become vacant by death, resignation, removal from office or otherwise, the president of the senate shall exercise the office of governor until another governor shall be duly qualified...
Página 269 - No member of Congress, or person holding any office under the United States or this State, shall exercise the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
Página 164 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish them weekly, except such parts as may require secrecy: And the yeas and nays of the members, on any question, shall, at the desire of any two of them, be entered oti the journals.
Página 176 - Every bill which shall have passed both houses shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve he shall sign it, but if he shall not approve he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it shall have originated, which house shall enter the objections at large upon their journal, and proceed to reconsider it.
Página 341 - No person shall be appointed to any office within any county, who shall not have been a citizen and inhabitant therein, one year next before his appointment...
Página 162 - ... unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State, and shall have paid a State or county tax.