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1 online resource |
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Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States |
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Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States.
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Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: The History of the Vermont Constitution; Adoption of the Constitution; The Council of Censors; The Ten-Year Time Lock; Summary; PART TWO: The Vermont Constitution and Commentary; Chapter 1. A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont; Article 1: Declaration of Natural Rights; Prohibition of Slavery; Article 2: Private Property for Public Use; Payment; Article 3: Freedom of Religion; Right and Duty of Religious Worship; Article 4: Legal Remedy Secured to All; Article 5: Internal Police |
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Article 6: Officers as Servants of the PeopleArticle 7: Government for the People; Article 8: Free Elections; Rights of Freemen Therein; Article 9: Citizens' Rights and Duties; Bearing Arms; Taxation; Article 10: Rights of Persons Accused of Crime; Personal Liberty; Waiver of Jury Trial; Article 11: Search and Seizure; Article 12: Trial by Jury; Article 13: Freedom of Speech and of the Press; Article 14: Immunity in Legislative Debate; Article 15: Suspension of Laws by Legislature; Article 16: Right to Bear Arms; Standing Armies; Military Power Subordinate to Civil |
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Article 17: Martial LawArticle 18: Fundamental Principles and Virtues Necessary to Preserve Liberty; Article 19: Right to Emigrate; Article 20: Right to Assemble, Instruct, and Petition; Article 21: No Transportation for Trial; Chapter 2. Plan or Frame of Government; Delegation and Distribution of Powers:; Section 1: Governing Power; Section 2: Supreme Legislative Power; Section 3: Supreme Executive Power; Section 4: Judiciary; Section 5: Departments to Be Distinct; Legislative Department:; Section 6: Legislative Powers; Section 7: Biennial Sessions |
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Section 8: Doors of General Assembly to Be OpenSection 9: Journals; Yeas and Nays; Section 10: Style of Laws; Section 11: Governor to Approve Bills; Veto Proceedings; Non-action; Section 12: Fees for Advocating Bills; Section 13: Number of Representatives; Section 14: Powers of House; Section 15: Residence of Representatives and Senators; Section 16: Representatives' Oaths; Section 17: Oath of Senators and Representatives; Section 18: Number and Qualifications of Senators; Section 19: Powers of Senate; Lieutenant-Governor's Duties; Executive Department:; Section 20: Governor |
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Executive PowerSection 21: Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs; Section 22: Commissions; State Seal; Section 23: Residence of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor; Section 24: Vacancy in Office of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Treasurer; Section 25: Security Given by Treasurer and Sheriffs; Section 26: Treasurer's Accounts; Section 27: Drawing Money from Treasury; Judiciary Department:; Section 28: Courts of Justice; Section 29: Composition of Supreme Court; Section 30: Jurisdiction of Supreme Court; Section 31: Jurisdiction of Lower Courts; Section 32: Filling Judicial Vacancies |
| Summary |
'The Vermont State Constitution' provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Vermont's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its initial drafting |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Constitutions -- Vermont
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Constitutional law -- Vermont
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Constitutional history -- Vermont
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Constitutional history
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Constitutional law
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Constitutions
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Vermont
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199877935 |
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0199877939 |
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1306267900 |
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9781306267908 |
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9780190224448 |
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0190224444 |
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