A Manual of Legislative Practice and Order of Business in Deliberative BodiesP. Hay, 1838 - 380 páginas |
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... manner as shall be directed by law . The number of representatives shall , at the several periods of making such enumeration , be fixed by the Legis- lature , and apportioned among the city of Phila- delphia and the several counties ...
... manner as shall be directed by law . The number of representatives shall , at the several periods of making such enumeration , be fixed by the Legis- lature , and apportioned among the city of Phila- delphia and the several counties ...
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... manner as shall be directed by law . A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day , and may be authorised by law to compel the attendance of ab- sent members , in ...
... manner as shall be directed by law . A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day , and may be authorised by law to compel the attendance of ab- sent members , in ...
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... manner as if he had signed it , unless the General Assembly , by their adjournment , prevent its return , in which case it shall be a law , unless sent back within three days after their next meeting . Sec . XXIV . Every order ...
... manner as if he had signed it , unless the General Assembly , by their adjournment , prevent its return , in which case it shall be a law , unless sent back within three days after their next meeting . Sec . XXIV . Every order ...
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... manner as shall be prescribed by law . Nor shall any charter for the purposes aforesaid be granted for a longer period than twenty years ; and every such charter shall contain a clause reserving to the Legislature the power to alter ...
... manner as shall be prescribed by law . Nor shall any charter for the purposes aforesaid be granted for a longer period than twenty years ; and every such charter shall contain a clause reserving to the Legislature the power to alter ...
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... manner as shall be directed by law . Sec . III . The Governor shall hold his office dur- ing three years from the third Tuesday of January next ensuing his election , and shall not be capa- ble of holding it longer than six in any term ...
... manner as shall be directed by law . Sec . III . The Governor shall hold his office dur- ing three years from the third Tuesday of January next ensuing his election , and shall not be capa- ble of holding it longer than six in any term ...
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Página 32 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ; no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent ; no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Página 17 - ... 2 The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. 3 No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4 No capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Página 20 - 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 13 - 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 32 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Página 33 - The printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the Legislature, or any branch of government : and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Página 6 - Stephen Hopkins William Ellery CONNECTICUT Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott NEW YORK William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin...
Página 53 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the house, the speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which case the member so called to order .shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the house shall, if appealed to, decide the ease.
Página 17 - The doors of each house and of committees of the whole shall be open, unless when the business shall be such as ought to be kept secret.
Página 18 - ... that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall be a law; but, in such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays...