Sources of the Constitution of the United States, Considered in Relation to Colonial and English HistoryMacmillan and Company, 1894 - 277 páginas |
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... elected by the people ; and a system of justice . By the annulling of the charter and the dissolution of the company in 1624 , the colony came under the rule of the king , exercised through a governor and twelve councillors of his own ...
... elected by the people ; and a system of justice . By the annulling of the charter and the dissolution of the company in 1624 , the colony came under the rule of the king , exercised through a governor and twelve councillors of his own ...
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... elected repre- sentatives , who should form , with the governor and coun- cil , an assembly clothed with full legislative powers . He also set up courts of justice . And thus for the second time by popular demand , Virginia obtained a ...
... elected repre- sentatives , who should form , with the governor and coun- cil , an assembly clothed with full legislative powers . He also set up courts of justice . And thus for the second time by popular demand , Virginia obtained a ...
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... elected delegates to represent them , though no provision for such a course was to be found in the charter ; and ten years later , the governor and assist- ants on one hand , and the representatives on the other , definitely separated ...
... elected delegates to represent them , though no provision for such a course was to be found in the charter ; and ten years later , the governor and assist- ants on one hand , and the representatives on the other , definitely separated ...
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... elected representatives or burgesses , composed the legislature . The council also possessed judicial powers ; and it was required in the charter that " the form of proceedings in such cases , and the judgment thereon to be given , be ...
... elected representatives or burgesses , composed the legislature . The council also possessed judicial powers ; and it was required in the charter that " the form of proceedings in such cases , and the judgment thereon to be given , be ...
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... elected to represent the freemen . Eventually , as in other colonies , the assembly was divided into two houses . And among the earliest laws adopted was one declaring " that the inhabitants shall have all their rights and liberties ...
... elected to represent the freemen . Eventually , as in other colonies , the assembly was divided into two houses . And among the earliest laws adopted was one declaring " that the inhabitants shall have all their rights and liberties ...
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