 His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other; and of forming a new constitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity;...  Acts and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Page 4by Massachusetts - 1873Full view - About this book
 | 1783 - 492 pages
...devoutly imploring his direction in fo interefting a defign, DO agree upon, ordain, and eftablifh, the following DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND FRAME OF...CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. PART I. . A DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OT THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, I. ALL men are... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - 1822 - 148 pages
...forming a new Constitution of Civil Government, for ourselves and posterity; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do agree...and establish, the following Declaration of Rights, arid Frame of Government, as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. S4 PART I. A DECLARATION... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...forming a new 'Constitution of Civil Government, for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do agree...Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. PART X. DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ARTICLE I. ALL... | |
 | 1828 - 494 pages
...devoutly imploring lus direction in so interesting a design, do agree upon, ordain, and estahlish, the following declaration of rights and frame of government, as the constitution of the commonwealth of Massacbusetts. PART 1. .1 Declaration of Rights of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 pages
...forming a new Constitution of Civil Government, for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, DO agree...Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ART. I.—ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights;... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...forming a new Conslitution of Civil Government, for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His ' direction in so interesting a design, DO agree...Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. AST. I. — ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 pages
...compact is declared to be a "mere constitution of civil government," and the people " do agree on, ordain, and establish the following declaration of...rights, and frame of government, as the constitution of government." In this very bill of rights, the people are declared " to have the sole and exclusive... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1833 - 368 pages
...mankind. Upon these principles are founded the constitutions of government in our American Republic. In a declaration of the rights of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it.is asserted, " All men •are born free and equal, and have certain' natural, essential and unalienable... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1888 - 576 pages
...compact is declared to be a ' mere constitution of civil government,' and the people ' do agree on, ordain, and establish the following declaration of...rights, and frame of government, as the constitution of government.' In this very bill of rights, the people are declared ' to have the sole and exclusive... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1838 - 72 pages
...forming a new constitution of civil government for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do agree...constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." In the second article of the bill of rights, it is declared to be " the right as well as duty of all... | |
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