The New Standard History of the World: A General History of All the Nations of the Globe ...L. Brent Vaughan M.A. Donohue & Company, 1908 - World history |
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... chief officers of state are nominated from Constantinople . The natives pay to the Turkish government , by way of tribute , a tenth of all the products of the soil ; and there are besides the onerous special taxes on date - trees ...
... chief officers of state are nominated from Constantinople . The natives pay to the Turkish government , by way of tribute , a tenth of all the products of the soil ; and there are besides the onerous special taxes on date - trees ...
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... chief divisions being Tigré in the north , Amhara in the center , and Shoa in the south . Between the highlands and the Red Sea lies a low arid tract , which is inhabited by tribes distinct from the Abys- sinians , and long claimed as a ...
... chief divisions being Tigré in the north , Amhara in the center , and Shoa in the south . Between the highlands and the Red Sea lies a low arid tract , which is inhabited by tribes distinct from the Abys- sinians , and long claimed as a ...
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... chiefs , who set up as independent rulers in their several provinces . At length Michel Sohul , the ruler of Tigré ... chief , who acquired the dominion of Amhara and the control of the titular sovereign , and transmitted his power to ...
... chiefs , who set up as independent rulers in their several provinces . At length Michel Sohul , the ruler of Tigré ... chief , who acquired the dominion of Amhara and the control of the titular sovereign , and transmitted his power to ...
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... chief medium of intercourse throughout the state . Like the Arabs , the Mabas are fanatical followers of the prophet . Abu - Said , who was proclaimed sultan in January , 1889 , has absolute power , limited by custom and the precepts of ...
... chief medium of intercourse throughout the state . Like the Arabs , the Mabas are fanatical followers of the prophet . Abu - Said , who was proclaimed sultan in January , 1889 , has absolute power , limited by custom and the precepts of ...
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... chief of the department of foreign affairs , finances , and the interior . A governor - general represents the king at Boma , and administers the affairs of the state in accordance with the king's orders . The precise boundaries of the ...
... chief of the department of foreign affairs , finances , and the interior . A governor - general represents the king at Boma , and administers the affairs of the state in accordance with the king's orders . The precise boundaries of the ...
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Page 1097 - Congress shall make. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Page 1095 - No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. 2. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection...
Page 1096 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased...
Page 1261 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 1231 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 1094 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 1095 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 1096 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Page 1093 - ... 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 1364 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines.