Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of California, Convened at the City of Sacramento, Saturday, September 28, 1978, Volume 1 |
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... proper amendment at all . I do not think that any amendment ignoring the original proposition entirely , and saying that the Convention shall go on and elect officers , is germane to the question at all ; it is out of order . If the ...
... proper amendment at all . I do not think that any amendment ignoring the original proposition entirely , and saying that the Convention shall go on and elect officers , is germane to the question at all ; it is out of order . If the ...
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... proper mode to proceed to fill those vacancies . If that be the case , my resolution is only to obtain the sense of the Con- vention upon this proposition ; and if they nominate persons acceptable to the Convention they can be notified ...
... proper mode to proceed to fill those vacancies . If that be the case , my resolution is only to obtain the sense of the Con- vention upon this proposition ; and if they nominate persons acceptable to the Convention they can be notified ...
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... proper question whether it is not our duty as well as our privilege , to you to say who shall fill these vacancies . It belongs to no locality . No respect that sentiment . It becomes a question whether the man who man has a right to ...
... proper question whether it is not our duty as well as our privilege , to you to say who shall fill these vacancies . It belongs to no locality . No respect that sentiment . It becomes a question whether the man who man has a right to ...
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... proper thing , in view of the fact that it would show each member exactly how the ayes and noes are recorded on the previous day's Journal . He can take up the printed Journal that is upon his desk , and he can examine the previous ...
... proper thing , in view of the fact that it would show each member exactly how the ayes and noes are recorded on the previous day's Journal . He can take up the printed Journal that is upon his desk , and he can examine the previous ...
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... proper time I shall vote for mode in which these committees should be appointed . As I said before , it with them ; but as I before remarked , it has been thrust in here before the only question before the Convention is whether these ...
... proper time I shall vote for mode in which these committees should be appointed . As I said before , it with them ; but as I before remarked , it has been thrust in here before the only question before the Convention is whether these ...
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Page 121 - In all criminal prosecutions on indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 5 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state.
Page 107 - The term corporations as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships. And all corporations shall have the right to sue and shall be subject to be sued in all Courts in like cases as natural persons.
Page 155 - All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 103 - ... the exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged or so construed as to permit corporations to conduct their business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of individuals or the general well-being of the State.
Page 7 - 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. But when the Governor shall, with the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State in time of war, at the head of any military force thereof, he shall continue Commander-in-Chief of all the military force of the State.
Page 119 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 180 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 141 - ... no such law shall take effect until, at a general election, it shall have been submitted to the people and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at such election...
Page 117 - State for the support of common schools, which may be, or may have been, sold or disposed of, and the five hundred thousand acres of land granted to the new States under an Act of Congress distributing the proceeds of the public lands among the several States of the Union, approved AD one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and all estates of deceased persons who may have died...