 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1876 - 920 pages
...acknowledge the existence of the Supreme Being, are entitled to hold office, with unimportant exceptions. The legislative power is vested in a general assembly, consisting of a senate composed of one member from each county except Charleston, which elects two senators, and a house of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 974 pages
...since undergone repeated alterations. The constitution, as amended in 1838, vests the legislative power in a general assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives ; the latter, apportioned to the number of taxables, are elected annually, and limited to 100; the... | |
 | Industries - 1881 - 228 pages
...44,840,065 40,735,205 1880 926,000 GOVERNMENT. By the new constitution adopted December, 16, 1873, the legislative power is vested in a general assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The latter, apportioned ac40,210,312 cording to the number of taxable inliabitants,... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1889 - 870 pages
...into three branches, the legislative, executive, and judiciary. The legislative authority was to be vested in a general assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives, both to be elected by the people.6 The executive power was placed in the hands of a governor, elected as... | |
 | John Bouvier - Law - 1883 - 878 pages
...committed to three distinct departments, neither of which can exercise the powers of any other department. The legislative power is vested in a general assembly,...consisting of a senate and house of representatives, who sit In regular session every two years, beginning the first Tuesday of January, and at such other... | |
 | Israel Ward Andrews - Constitutional history - 1887 - 424 pages
...government by the people of the State, to the National government by the people of the United States. The Legislative power is vested in a General Assembly,...consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, the members to be chosen every alternate year on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The... | |
 | Israel Ward Andrews - United States - 1887 - 420 pages
...government by the people of the State, to the National government by the people of the United States. The Legislative power is vested in a General Assembly,...consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, the members to be chosen every alternate year on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1889 - 872 pages
...into three branches, the legislative, executive, and judiciary. The legislative authority was to be vested in a general assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives, both to be elected by the people.5 The executive power was placed in the hands of a governor, elected as... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft, Alfred Bates - Utah - 1889 - 888 pages
...into three branches, the legislative, executive, and judiciary. The legislative authority was to be vested in a general assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives, both to be elected by the people.5 The executive power was placed in the hands of a governor, elected as... | |
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The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose to the General Assembly laws and amendments to the constitution, and... 
