The Century Book of Facts: A Handbook of Ready Reference, Embracing History, Biography, Government, Law, Language, Literature, Invention, Science, Industry, Finance, Religion, Art, Education, Domestic Economy, Hygiene, and Useful MiscellanyHenry Woldmar Ruoff King-Richardson Company, 1906 - 726 páginas |
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... distinguished birth , honored for his severe manners and his large experience in public affairs , and the people of Athens , a prey to anarchy , besought him to give them a code of laws . These , however , effected little change in the ...
... distinguished birth , honored for his severe manners and his large experience in public affairs , and the people of Athens , a prey to anarchy , besought him to give them a code of laws . These , however , effected little change in the ...
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... distinguished by beginning a new line which are called paragraphs are in general suf- and carrying the first word a little backwards . Leaders [ .. .. ] are used in contents and indexes of books and similar matter to The Caret , used ...
... distinguished by beginning a new line which are called paragraphs are in general suf- and carrying the first word a little backwards . Leaders [ .. .. ] are used in contents and indexes of books and similar matter to The Caret , used ...
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... distinguished names that have been pre- B. C. ) to the first Persian war . The poems of served to us are Gorgias of Leontium , Protag- this period are considered among the most oras of Abdera , Hippias of Elis , Prodicus of valuable ...
... distinguished names that have been pre- B. C. ) to the first Persian war . The poems of served to us are Gorgias of Leontium , Protag- this period are considered among the most oras of Abdera , Hippias of Elis , Prodicus of valuable ...
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... distinguished the period from progress of Roman conquest ; Greek literature 450 to 400 B. C. , during which time we have ceased to give birth to original productions ; to notice the introduction of a new class of and its brilliant ...
... distinguished the period from progress of Roman conquest ; Greek literature 450 to 400 B. C. , during which time we have ceased to give birth to original productions ; to notice the introduction of a new class of and its brilliant ...
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... distinguished citizens of that day . At the same time , he taught the Romans the art of easy and graceful writing in their own lan- guage , and helped to inspire them with a love of literature by his refined taste and elegant ...
... distinguished citizens of that day . At the same time , he taught the Romans the art of easy and graceful writing in their own lan- guage , and helped to inspire them with a love of literature by his refined taste and elegant ...
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Página 30 - States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Página 30 - ... list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-Président; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-Président of the United States.
Página 26 - State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another. 7. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law ; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. 8. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States ; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present emolument, office, or title...
Página 27 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Página 28 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Página 25 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Página 27 - United States whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law ; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Página 10 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Página 26 - To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Página 25 - ... Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide.