Charters and Legislative Documents, Illustrative of Rhode Island History: Showing that the People of Rhode Island, from the Foundation of the State, Until Their Constitution of 1842, Possessed and Exercised the Rights of Self-government; and in what Manner and Under what Form of Government They Declared Their Independence, in 1776, Became a Member of the Confederation of the United States, in 1778, and Adopted the Constitution of the United States in 1790 ...

Knowles & Vose, printers, 1844 - Rhode Island - 68 pages

Contents

• Charter of 1643 under the authority of the Parliament: 3
• Letter of Oliver Cromwell to Rhode Island 1655: 5
• Commission to John Clarke Agent of Rhode Island 1660: 6
• Opinion of Chalmers extract from Rawle on Constitution U S: 21
• Declaration relating to Liberty of Conscience by General Assembly: 22
• Declaration of General Assembly in 1665 as to qualifications to vote: 23
• Act of 16634 regulating Elections: 24
• Act of 1666 regulating admission of Freemen 13 Act of 1729 same: 27
• Act of 1742 same: 28
• Act of 1746 same: 29
• Act of 1767 same referred to: 30
• Declaration of Rhode Island Independence May 1776: 31
• Instructions to Delegates in Congress May 1776: 34
• Resolutions appointing and Instructions to Delegates 1st Congress: 36
• Appointment of Delegates and Instructions December 1774: 37
• Act of June 1775 repealing an Act regulating Appeals to the King: 38
• Instructions Delegates August 1775 respecting an American fleet: 39
• Authority to Delegates Feb 1778 to sign Articles of Confederation: 40
• Article of Confederation as to rights of the States: 41
• Resolution of Convention U S in reference to the adoption of Con stitution: 42
• Ratification of the Constitution U S by R I Convention: 44
• Comments on the Ratification and the rights of Rhode Island under the Constitntion Extract from the Federalist 50 51: 50
• Law of Rhode Island as to the qualification of Freemen 1798 and reference to Law of 1822: 53
• Reasons for the long continuance of the Freehold qualification in RhodeIsland Facts showing that the Government of Rhode Island did all that was n...: 54
• Act of January 1824 calling a Convention: 55
• Act of June 1834 calling a Convention: 57
• Resolutions of January 1841 calling a Convention: 58
• Resolutions of May 1841 in relation to the Convention: 59
• Resolutions of January 1842 relating to Convention 79: 61
• Resolution of Convention Sept 1842: 63
• Act of October 1842 declaratory of the act of June 1842: 64
• Certificate of the Secretary of State to the truth of the copies and Abstracts: 68

Bibliographic information

• Title: Charters and Legislative Documents, Illustrative of Rhode Island History: Showing that the People of Rhode Island, from the Foundation of the State, Until Their Constitution of 1842, Possessed and Exercised the Rights of Self-government; and in what Manner and Under what Form of Government They ...
• Contributor: Rhode Island. Charters
• Publisher: Knowles & Vose, printers, 1844
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Jan 19, 2010
• Length: 68 pages