The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902Johns Hopkins Press, 1928 - 166 páginas |
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The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902 Ralph Clipman McDanel Visualização integral - 1928 |
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Página 295 - Third. That he answer on oath any and all questions affecting his qualifications as an elector, submitted to him by the officers of registration, which questions, and" his answers thereto, shall be reduced to writing, certified by the said officers, and preserved as a part of their official records.
Página 97 - ... shall be chosen by the joint vote of both houses of the general assembly, and a majority of all the members elected shall be necessary to a choice.
Página 265 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
Página 85 - The General Assembly shall not grant a charter of incorporation to any church or religious denomination, but may secure the title to church property to an extent to be limited by law.
Página 295 - ... two years next preceding, and whether he has previously voted, and, if. so, the State, county, and precinct in which he voted last; and, Third. That he answer on oath any and all questions affecting his qualifications as an elector, submitted to him by the officers of registration, which questions, and his answers thereto, shall be reduced to writing, certified by the said officers, and preserved as a part of their official records.
Página 118 - Kansas with a large body of troops, and especially of dragoons and a battery," and retained there subject to his military directions until the danger was over ; and second, that he "should advocate the submission of the constitution to the vote of the people for ratification or rejection.
Página 90 - A comptroller, treasurer, attorney and surveyor general, are to be elected by the people at the same time, and for the same term as the governor. The...
Página 117 - In view of the facts discussed above, I think that it is impossible to assert, as Judge Jameson did, that the submission of a constitution to a vote of the people is imperatively required by some customary constitutional law of this country...
Página 104 - That it is the sense of this convention that, in framing a new constitution, no effort should be made to disfranchise any citizen of Virginia who had a right to vote prior to 1861, nor the descendant of any such person; and that when such constitution shall have been framed, it shall be submitted to a vote of the people for ratification or rejection.
Página 264 - ... whom your choice of succession may fall, I earnestly bespeak every success and happiness. Annual Reunion of the Association of the Army of Northern VirginiaWith Address of General EM LAW on "The Confederate Revolution." The annual reunion of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia was held in the hall of the House of Delegates on the night of May 28th, 1890. A large audience filled the hall and galleries. Among those present were: Ex-Senator Robert E. Withers, Colonel RTW Duke, Colonel...