Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of California, Convened at the City of Sacramento, Saturday, September 28, 1878, Volume 2 |
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Page 650
... tion between Federal and State authority ; no restrictions upon the judgment of the people of the State . There , sir , rests the king - pin . There rests the keystone of the whole arch , and that is its ultimate resort . Who is to ...
... tion between Federal and State authority ; no restrictions upon the judgment of the people of the State . There , sir , rests the king - pin . There rests the keystone of the whole arch , and that is its ultimate resort . Who is to ...
Page 652
... tion squarely - may not be ineligible to citizenship , no matte few , and if I thought such men could ever. very verge of constitutional power for the purpose of doing so . It does not need , sir , that it be done instantly and at once ...
... tion squarely - may not be ineligible to citizenship , no matte few , and if I thought such men could ever. very verge of constitutional power for the purpose of doing so . It does not need , sir , that it be done instantly and at once ...
Page 658
... tion is not obnoxious - not open to criticism . It reads : tion . " " SEC . 2. Any corporation incorporated under the laws of this State , or doing business in this State , shall forfeit its franchise and all legal rights thereunder ...
... tion is not obnoxious - not open to criticism . It reads : tion . " " SEC . 2. Any corporation incorporated under the laws of this State , or doing business in this State , shall forfeit its franchise and all legal rights thereunder ...
Page 666
... tion , whether the danger does or does not exist , free from the General Government . " ( P. 467. ) In subsequent cases the Court has expressly reserved the police powers of the State in this respect . In Hend of N. Y. , 92 Otto , 250 ...
... tion , whether the danger does or does not exist , free from the General Government . " ( P. 467. ) In subsequent cases the Court has expressly reserved the police powers of the State in this respect . In Hend of N. Y. , 92 Otto , 250 ...
Page 678
... tion , is typical of the general sentiment there . This seems to be a strange ful to the Irish on account of their nationality , and nobody ever will and anomalous attitude for the General Government to stand in with hear me utter a ...
... tion , is typical of the general sentiment there . This seems to be a strange ful to the Irish on account of their nationality , and nobody ever will and anomalous attitude for the General Government to stand in with hear me utter a ...
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Page 805 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 670 - Citizens of the United States visiting or residing in China shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, or exemptions in respect to travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation...
Page 826 - The Legislature shall have no power to impose taxes upon counties, cities, towns, or other public or municipal corporations, or upon the inhabitants or property thereof, for county, city, town, or other municipal purposes, but may, by general laws, vest in the corporate authorities thereof the power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes.
Page 669 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects, respectively, from the one country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 743 - ... religious sect, church, creed, or sectarian purpose, or help to support or sustain any school, college, university, hospital, or other institution controlled by any religious creed, church, or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate ever be made by the State, or any city, city and county, town or other municipal corporation for any religious creed, church, or sectarian purpose whatever; provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent...
Page 678 - According to the maxim, sic utere tuo ut alienum non ((edits, which, being of universal application, it must, of course, be within the range of legislative action to define the mode and manner in which every one may so use his own as not to injure others.
Page 858 - A mortgage, deed of trust, contract, or other obligation by which a debt is secured, shall, for the purposes of assessment and taxation, be deemed and treated as an interest in the property affected thereby.
Page 838 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 669 - Union, at a time and place to be agreed on, to take into consideration the trade of the United States, to examine the relative situations and trade of the said states, to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony...
Page 819 - Said Commissioners shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to establish rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freight by railroad or other transportation companies, and publish the same from time to time, with such changes as they may make; to examine the books, records, and papers of all railroad and other transportation companies...