State Constitution-making, with Especial Reference to Tennessee: A Review of the More Important Provisions of the State Constitutions and of Current Thought Upon Constitutional Development and Problems in Tennessee

Wallace McClure

Marshall & Bruce Company, 1916 - 472 страница

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• Explanations and Acknowledgments: 1
• What a Constitution Is: 21
• Function of a State Constitution: 24
• 51: 25
• PART I: 27
• CHAPTER PAGE I North Carolina Constitution of 1776: 29
• The Judiciary: 35
• The Convention of 1796: 37
• Miscellaneous Provisions: 38
• General Estimate of the Conventions Work: 39
• The Convention of 1834: 40
• Reflection of Economic Conditions: 42
• Taxation According to Value: 43
• Distribution of Powers: 46
• The Legislature: 47
• The Governor: 48
• The Judiciary: 49
• Local Officers 51 Miscellaneous Provisions: 50
• The Convention of 1834: 51
• Estimate of the Conventions Work: 53
• The Convention of 1870: 57
• Overthrow of Reconstruction Measures: 58
• Additional Checks and Balances: 59
• Poll Tax Qualification for Voters: 60
• The Legislature: 62
• Development of the State since 1870: 64
• PART II: 67
• Essential Elements of a Constitution: 68
• CHAPTER PAGE V What Constitutions Contain: 69
• Schemes of Subdivision: 74
• The Declarations of Rights: 75
• Discussion of General Contents: 78
• Miscellaneous Provisions: 80
• The Constitution of Ohio 75 Contrast of the Ohio and Recently Proposed New York Constitutions: 81
• The Governor and Other Executive Officers: 84
• Work of the New York Convention of 1915: 92
• The Electorate: 99
• The Sex Qualification: 100
• 39: 101
• Arguments For and Against Woman Suffrage: 102
• Woman Suffrage in Practice: 110
• The Educational Qualification: 111
• The Property Qualification: 113
• Payment of Poll Tax: 114
• The Grandfather Clause: 115
• Elections: 118
• Methods of Nomination: 119
• The Electorate an Organ of Government 78 Qualifications for Voting: 120
• Conduct of Campaigns: 122
• Registration: 123
• Election Regulations: 124
• Voting by Ballot: 125
• Ascertaining the Election Results: 127
• Securing the Vote for Employes and Absentees: 128
• Object of Election Laws: 133
• Organization of the State Government: 135
• The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers: 136
• Political Thought and Practice in the Latter Eighteenth Century: 137
• Governmental Activity Not Desired: 138
• Separation of Powers in Present Constitutions: 140
• The Political Party a Means of Harmonizing the Separate Departments: 141
• Changed Political and Economic Conditions: 143
• Cabinet Government Contrasted with Government of Sepa rated Powers: 144
• Suggestions for Reorganization of State Governments: 146
• The Short Ballot: 151
• The Short Ballot in Early History: 152
• Elective Officers Required in Present Constitutions: 153
• Reason for Advocacy of the Long Ballot: 154
• Arguments in Favor of the Short Ballot: 156
• 40: 158
• Larger Aspect of the Short Ballot Movement: 159
• The Making of Statute Law by the Representatives of the People: 161
• Legislature Bicameral: 162
• Term Apportionment and Qualifications of Legislators: 163
• 41: 164
• Privileges Remuneration and Conduct of Legislators: 166
• Legislative Sessions: 167
• Legislative Organization: 168
• Committees: 169
• Procedure of LawMaking: 171
• Passage of Bills: 174
• Engrossment and Signing of Acts: 175
• The Governors Veto Power: 176
• Local Special and Private Legislation: 177
• Elections by the Legislature: 179
• Adjournment: 180
• Constitutional Restrictions Discussed: 181
• Expert Drafting: 184
• Coöperation of the Executive: 185
• The Making of Statute Law by the Electorate Directly: 187
• Illinois Public Opinion System: 188
• Original South Dakota Provisions: 189
• Oregon Provisions: 190
• Maryland Referendum: 191
• The Petition: 192
• Filing the Petition: 193
• Required Vote Canvass etc: 195
• Direct and Indirect Initiative: 196
• Emergency Acts: 197
• The Administration of Law: 200
• Need for Qualified Officials and Adequate Organization: 201
• Civil Service: 202
• Administrative Boards: 204
• The Governor and Executive Department: 205
• Election of Governor: 206
• Term of Office Salary etc: 208
• Administrative Powers and Duties: 209
• Appointments by the Governor: 210
• General Methods of Removal: 211
• Miscellaneous Functions of Governor: 212
• Liability to Impeachment: 213
• The Secretary of State: 214
• The Auditor or Comptroller: 215
• Study of Scientific Administration: 216
• Efficiency in Democracy: 218
• The Recall: 219
• Conclusion: 220
• The Interpretation of Law: 222
• The Supreme Court: 223
• Qualifications of Supreme Judges: 224
• Terms of Office: 225
• Removal: 226
• Jurisdiction: 227
• Decisions: 228
• Inferior Courts: 229
• Justices of the Peace: 230
• Procedural Regulations: 231
• Abolition of Distinction Between Law and Equity: 232
• Judicial Inefficiency: 233
• Recall of Judicial Decisions: 237
• Sociological Jurisprudence: 238
• The State Budget: 240
• Proposed New York Budget Clause: 242
• Object of the BudgetResponsible Financial Control: 243
• Budgetary Reports and Estimates: 244
• Regulation of Appropriations: 245
• Extraordinary Procedure for Enactment of Appropriation Bills: 248
• Continuance of Appropriations: 249
• Accounting for Public Money: 250
• Faults of the System: 251
• Some Efforts at Reform: 252
• The English Budget: 253
• American Budgetary Practice and the Separation of Powers: 254
• Taxation: 256
• General Property Tax: 257
• Classification of Property: 259
• Mines and Forests: 260
• License Tax: 261
• Inheritance Tax: 262
• Single Tax: 263
• Taxation for Particular Purposes: 264
• Home Rule in Taxation: 265
• Assessment: 266
• Conclusion: 268
• Public Credit: 270
• Reaction Against State Indebtedness: 271
• Debt Referenda: 272
• Authorization and Limitation of Indebtedness: 273
• Serial Bonds: 274
• Local Indebtedness: 275
• General Considerations: 276
• Conservation and Social Welfare: 277
• Industrial Conditions the Police Power and Due Process: 279
• Workmens Compensation: 280
• Compensation Statutes: 281
• Compulsory and Optional Laws: 282
• Model Clause: 283
• Maximum Hours of Employment and a Minimum Wage: 284
• Constitutional Eight Hour Day: 285
• The Labor of Women and Children: 287
• Labor Legislation Administration and Constitutionality: 288
• The Efficient Use of Natural Resources: 289
• Forests: 290
• Mines: 291
• Natural Resources the Heritage of All: 292
• Home Rule for Cities: 295
• Development of Legislative Control: 297
• Incorporation by General Law Classification: 298
• Constitutional Classification: 299
• Power of Cities to Frame Their Own Charters: 301
• Extent of CharterMaking Power: 303
• Necessity for State Control: 307
• Administrative Supervision: 308
• Home Rule and the Legal Powers of a City: 309
• Suggestions for Constitutional Provisions: 310
• Types of City Government: 313
• The Mayor and Council: 314
• Early Commission Governments: 316
• Wide Adoption of Commission Government: 317
• Theory of Commission Government: 318
• European City Government: 321
• City Planning: 322
• Eminent Domain: 323
• Police Power: 324
• City Planning and the Control of Municipal Property: 325
• Zones: 326
• City Planning and the Limitations Upon Eminent Domain: 328
• Excess Condemnation: 329
• Discussion of Excess Condemnation: 331
• Problems of County Government: 334
• Differences in Counties: 335
• Governing Board: 336
• Fee System: 337
• Reform Proposals: 338
• Commission Government: 340
• Matters of State Concern: 341
• Revising the Constitution: 345
• Proposal of Amendments by the Legislature: 346
• Amendment by Popular Initiative: 350
• The Constitutional Convention: 354
• PART III: 357
• CHAPTER PAGE XXIII Public Opinion and Constitutional Amendments: 359
• Taxation: 360
• Finance: 361
• County Government: 362
• Fee System: 363
• Legislation and Administration: 364
• Increase of Governors Power: 366
• The Fundamental Problem: 368
• An Efficient Government: 369
• An Efficient People: 373
• APPENDIX: 377
• Ordinance of Convention of 1870: 461
• Acts of Fiftyninth General Assembly Authorizing an Elec tion to Determine the Question of Calling a Constitu tional Convention and Providing for t...: 462
• Pending Equal Suffrage Amendment: 465
• INDEX TO TEXT: 467

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• Наслов: State Constitution-making, with Especial Reference to Tennessee: A Review of the More Important Provisions of the State Constitutions and of Current Thought Upon Constitutional Development and Problems in Tennessee; Online access: HeinOnLine HeinOnline State Constitutions Illustrated
• Аутор: Wallace McClure
• Сарадници: Tennessee, North Carolina
• Издавач: Marshall & Bruce Company, 1916
• Дужина: 472 страница