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... Elections in North and South Carolina . Letter from the Gen- eral of the army , transmitting abstract from General Canby's report relative to the Election in Alabama . Letter from the Secretary of War , trans- mitting report from the ...
... Elections in North and South Carolina . Letter from the Gen- eral of the army , transmitting abstract from General Canby's report relative to the Election in Alabama . Letter from the Secretary of War , trans- mitting report from the ...
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... elections in southern States . Letter from the General of the army , relative to the number of votes cast for the new constitution . Letter from the . General of the army , transmitting Major General Gillem's report of the recent election ...
... elections in southern States . Letter from the General of the army , relative to the number of votes cast for the new constitution . Letter from the . General of the army , transmitting Major General Gillem's report of the recent election ...
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... election of a board of directors , at this office , at quarter past two p . m . this day , and keep the same open one hour , and until all stockholders present and offering to vote shall have voted . Resolved , That the inspectors of ...
... election of a board of directors , at this office , at quarter past two p . m . this day , and keep the same open one hour , and until all stockholders present and offering to vote shall have voted . Resolved , That the inspectors of ...
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... elections of directors shall be by ballot . Prior to each election , the board of directors shall appoint a committee of three of their own number , who shall preside at and be inspectors of said elections , shall be the judges of the ...
... elections of directors shall be by ballot . Prior to each election , the board of directors shall appoint a committee of three of their own number , who shall preside at and be inspectors of said elections , shall be the judges of the ...
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... election of directors by the subscribers to its capital stock , the action of the directors after their election , the measures adopted by the executive committee for commencing the work of construction , and for pushing it on with all ...
... election of directors by the subscribers to its capital stock , the action of the directors after their election , the measures adopted by the executive committee for commencing the work of construction , and for pushing it on with all ...
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Page 7 - The corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes...
Page 13 - All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Page 18 - Court for, the owner, and no right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation other than municipal until full compensation therefor be first made in money or ascertained and paid into Court for the owner, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corpo-ration, which compensation shall be ascertained by a jury, unless a jury be waived, as in other civil cases in a Court of record, as shall be prescribed by law.
Page 29 - ... by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the legislature to...
Page 15 - SECTION 1. The legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives...
Page 24 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich ; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 26 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence...
Page 20 - If he approve, he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become a law; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to the house in which it originated, which house shall enter the objections at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider it.
Page 65 - ... warrant, to a civil officer, to make search in suspected places, or to arrest one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not accompanied with a special , designation of the persons or objects of search, arrest, or seizure : And no warrant ought to be issued, but in cases, and with the formalities, prescribed by the laws.
Page 19 - In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, resignation, or absence from the State, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the disability shall cease.