Reports of the Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of 1821 Assembled for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution of the State of New York: Containing All the Official Documents Relating to the Subject, and Other Valuable MatterE. amd E. Hosford, 1821 - Počet stran: 703 |
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Strana 19
... liberty , not only to expel civil tyranny , but also to guard against that spiritual oppression and intolerance wherewith the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind : this convention doth ...
... liberty , not only to expel civil tyranny , but also to guard against that spiritual oppression and intolerance wherewith the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind : this convention doth ...
Strana 39
... liberty to impart his advice . He repeated , that if gentle- men were dissatisfied with the reports of the several committees , there would then be an opportunity for offering resolutions by way of amendment . He therefore hoped the ...
... liberty to impart his advice . He repeated , that if gentle- men were dissatisfied with the reports of the several committees , there would then be an opportunity for offering resolutions by way of amendment . He therefore hoped the ...
Strana 56
... liberty . But , sir , it is idle to separate them in form , on parchment , if in reality they are not made independent and capable of self defence against each other . No single elective magistrate can stand against the persevering and ...
... liberty . But , sir , it is idle to separate them in form , on parchment , if in reality they are not made independent and capable of self defence against each other . No single elective magistrate can stand against the persevering and ...
Strana 70
... liberty and private rights . They adopted it in Pennsylvania , and it is said to have received the approbation of the illustrious Franklin ; but they found that one branch only , led to pernicious effects . The system endured but for a ...
... liberty and private rights . They adopted it in Pennsylvania , and it is said to have received the approbation of the illustrious Franklin ; but they found that one branch only , led to pernicious effects . The system endured but for a ...
Strana 81
... liberty , and property , in their ap- propriate judicial department , and in the court of the last resort ; if they con- tinued to mingle , in their capacity of members of the council of revision , in the party dissensions and ...
... liberty , and property , in their ap- propriate judicial department , and in the court of the last resort ; if they con- tinued to mingle , in their capacity of members of the council of revision , in the party dissensions and ...
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Strana 624 - In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Strana 651 - He shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the term for which he shall have been elected. SEC. 5. The governor shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons, after conviction, for all offences, except treason and cases of impeachment.
Strana 627 - I do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will support the constitution of the United States, .and the constitution of the State of New- York; and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of according to the best of my ability.
Strana 620 - But when the Governor shall, ,with the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State, in time of war, at the head of a military force thereof, he shall continue Commander-in-Chief of all the military force of the State.
Strana 620 - Upon conviction for treason, he shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next meeting, when the Legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve.
Strana 627 - ... no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state.
Strana 623 - ... journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members present shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of the members present, it shall become a law.
Strana 651 - If during a vacancy of the office of Governor, the LieutenantGovernor shall be impeached, displaced, resign, die, or become incapable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the President of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability shall cease...
Strana 624 - The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature, shall be requisite to every bill appropriating the public moneys or property, for local or private purposes, or creating, continuing, altering, or renewing any body politic or corporate.
Strana 651 - The commissioned officers of the militia shall be commissioned by the Governor ; and no commissioned officer shall be removed from office, unless by the Senate on the recommendation of the Governor, stating the grounds on which such removal is recommended, or by the decision of a court martial, pursuant to law. The present officers of the militia shall hold their commissions subject to removal, as before provided.