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... assembly came into existence . In the quaint language of an old chronicle , " a House of Burgesses broke out in that ... assemblies , convicts were sent out to the colonies from England , and negro slaves were introduced by the Dutch ...
... assembly came into existence . In the quaint language of an old chronicle , " a House of Burgesses broke out in that ... assemblies , convicts were sent out to the colonies from England , and negro slaves were introduced by the Dutch ...
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... Assembly , elected by the qualified inhabitants , coupled with Responsible Government , was constituted for the United Provinces . The new machinery of govern- ment was brought into operation under the Governor - Generalship of Mr. C ...
... Assembly , elected by the qualified inhabitants , coupled with Responsible Government , was constituted for the United Provinces . The new machinery of govern- ment was brought into operation under the Governor - Generalship of Mr. C ...
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... Assembly in either of the said colonies . " It then proceeded to enact " That it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty , his Heirs and Successors , by warrants under his or their sign manual , to constitute and appoint in New South ...
... Assembly in either of the said colonies . " It then proceeded to enact " That it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty , his Heirs and Successors , by warrants under his or their sign manual , to constitute and appoint in New South ...
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... Assembly , and that Her Majesty should have the power , by and with the advice and consent of the said Council and Assembly , to make laws for the " peace , welfare and good government of the said colony in all cases whatsoever . " Mem ...
... Assembly , and that Her Majesty should have the power , by and with the advice and consent of the said Council and Assembly , to make laws for the " peace , welfare and good government of the said colony in all cases whatsoever . " Mem ...
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... Assembly . By section 15 of the Constitution the Legislature was authorized to alter the electoral districts and the electoral divisions of the Assembly , and to alter the apportionment of Representatives , provided that such ...
... Assembly . By section 15 of the Constitution the Legislature was authorized to alter the electoral districts and the electoral divisions of the Assembly , and to alter the apportionment of Representatives , provided that such ...
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Page 496 - It is the power to regulate; that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.
Page 626 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the...
Page 523 - Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the , raising of a Revenue for Provincial Purposes.
Page 269 - The people of any race, other than the aboriginal race in any State for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws...
Page 619 - Conciliation and arbitration for the prevention and settlement of industrial disputes extending beyond the limits of any one State.
Page 283 - WHEREAS the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have expressed their Desire to be federally united into One Dominion under the Crown of the United Kingdom...
Page 626 - That every power vested in a government is in its nature sovereign, and includes, by force of the term, a right to employ all the means requisite and fairly applicable to the attainment of the ends of such power, and which are not precluded by restrictions and exceptions specified in the Constitution, or not immoral, or not contrary to the essential ends of political society.
Page xxxix - Western Australia, shall be united in a Federal Commonwealth under the name of "The Commonwealth of Australia.
Page 504 - Now, the power to regulate commerce embraces a vast field, containing not only many, but exceedingly various, subjects, quite unlike in their nature : some imperatively demanding a single uniform rule, operating equally on the commerce of the United States in every port ; and some, like the subject now in question, as imperatively demanding that diversity which alone can meet the local necessities of navigation.
Page 519 - It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces...