The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical Analysis, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington, Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents, the High Authorities and Civil Officers of Government from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1847 ...

William Hickey

T. K. & P. G. Collins, 1853 - 521 strani

Vsebina

• CHAPTER: 1
• SECRETARIES OF THE NAVY: 4
• REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS relating to the con: 6
• RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA appointing: 12
• LETTER OF GEORGE WASHINGTON the President with Resolu: 16
• NEW HAMPSHIRE: 23
• The dates of ratification of the Constitution by the Thirteen original States: 24
• The verification of the Constitution and amendments by the Secretary: 31
• RHODE ISLAND: 34
• AN ANALYTICAL INDEX OF THE CONSTITUTION as amended: 38
• CONNECTICUT: 74
• NEW YORK: 84
• PENNSYLVANIA: 110
• NORTH CAROLINA: 128
• CHAPTER 2: 129
• ADDRESS OF CONGRESS TO THE STATES calling upon their jus: 139
• REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS showing the failure: 146
• ACTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES FOR THE APPOINTMENT: 167
• CHAPTER 3: 193
• RESIGNATION BY GEORGE WASHINGTON of the office of com: 205
• ANSWER OF THOMAS MIFFLIN President of Congress to the same: 209
• FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON President: 215
• APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO BE LIEUTE: 231
• TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Proceedings: 240
• CHAPTER 5: 269
• Inaugural address first term of JAMES MADISON 4th March 1809: 283
• AN ACT for the punishment of certain crimes Sections 25 26 27 and: 289
• AN ACT in addition to the Act for the punishment of certain crimes against: 296
• AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the edition of the Laws and Trea: 302
• SOUTH CAROLINA: 317
• VERMONT: 324
• TABLES OF THE NAMES OF THE SENATORS OF THE UNITED: 346
• TABLE OF THE NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS: 386
• INDIANA: 387
• THE CLERKS REPORTERS OF DECISIONS AND MARSHALS: 393
• CHAPTER 11: 451
• CLASS No 7 THE JOURNAL or Record of the Senate on trials of impeachment: 456
• CLASS No 15 REPORTS of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United: 466
• 452: 497
• 191: 504
• CLASS No 20 THE BOOKS contained in the Congress or National Library: 505
• 454: 506
• 155: 509
• 161: 515
• 466: 517
• ADDRESS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON accepting the appointment: 519

Priljubljeni odlomki

Stran 434 - The legislatures of those districts, or new States, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States ; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.

Stran 224 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. " Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.

Stran 224 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.

Stran xxix - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies...

Stran 6 - To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States ; 'To establish Post Offices and post Roads ; 'To promote the progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors...

Stran 448 - States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State. ARTICLE V. For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct...

Stran 215 - West, already finds, and in the progressive improvement of interior communications, by land and water, will more and more find a valuable vent for the commodities which it brings from abroad or manufactures at home.

Stran 17 - No person held to service or labour in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labour, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labour may be due.

Stran 489 - We the undersigned delegates of the States affixed to our names send greeting. WHEREAS the delegates of the United States of America...

Stran 181 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government and the preservation of the Union.

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• Naslov: The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical Analysis, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington, Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents, the High Authorities and Civil Officers ...
• Avtor: William Hickey
• Izdaja: 6
• Založnik: T. K. & P. G. Collins, 1853
• Vir izvirnika: Harvardska univerza
• Pretvorjeno v digitalni zapis: 15 mar 2007
• Dolžina: 521 strani