Popular Government: A New and Simple Plan for Making Ours Effectively a Government "of the People, by the People, and for the People" ...

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Skelton and Company, printers, 1878 - 98 Seiten
 

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Seite 77 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice president and they shall make distinct lists of all persons...
Seite 88 - ... and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment (in the...
Seite 86 - Fugitive from service or labor as aforesaid, shall, for either of said offences, be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Seite 87 - ... or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
Seite 93 - When any office shall, from any cause, become vacant, and no mode' is provided by the Constitution and laws for filling such vacancy, the Governor shall have the power to fill such vacancy by granting a commission, which shall expire at the next election and qualification of the person elected to such office.
Seite 67 - ... whose right to the office is contested, which, if taken from him, 'would reduce the number of his legal votes below the number of votes given to some other person for the same office, after deducting therefrom the illegal votes which may be shown to have been given to such other person.
Seite 69 - ... entitled to the office, with a statement of his right thereto; and in such case, upon proof by affidavit that the defendant has received fees or emoluments belonging to the office, and by means of his usurpation thereof, an order may be granted by a justice of the supreme court, or a judge of the superior court, for the arrest of such defendant and holding him to bail...
Seite 69 - ... be entitled, after taking the oath of office, and executing such official bond as may be required by law, to take upon himself the execution of the office.
Seite 69 - When several persons claim to be entitled to the same office or franchise, one action may be brought against all such persons, in order to try their respective rights to such office or franchise.
Seite 84 - His ceasing to be a resident of the state, district, county, township, precinct, or ward in which the duties of his office are to [be] exercised, or for which he may have been elected.

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