 | Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...formation and execution of all laws neceflary for the good adminiftration of the commonwealth. XVII. The people have! a right to keep and to bear arms...liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the ccnfent of the legiflature, and the'military pow,er fhall always be held in exa<S fubordination to... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1783 - 492 pages
...Commonwealth. XVII. The people have a right to keep and to beararms for the common defence. Andasintime of peace armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the confent of the legiflature ; and the military power fhall always be held in exact fubordination to... | |
 | Gabriel Bonnot de Mably - Constitutional history - 1785 - 296 pages
...approving and condemning, at the fame moment. Forinftance: the republic of Maffachufets enads that " as, in time of " peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they " ought not to be maintained 'without the conM fent of the legijlature" and next adds that " the military power jhall always be held in " exa&... | |
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 514 pages
...fecurity of freedom in a State ; it ought not, therefore, to be reftrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the coinmon defence. And as in time of peace armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to b'e maintained... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...fecurity of freedom in a State ; it ought not, therefore, to be retrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...common defence. And as in time of peace armies are djngcrous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the eonfent of the legtibture ; and the... | |
 | Booksellers and bookselling - 1800 - 306 pages
...fecuritf of freedom in a ftate ; it ought not, therefore, to be re. ftrained in this commonwealth. XVII. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...liberty, they ought not to be maintained, without the confent of the Legiflature ; and the military power (hall always be held in exaft fubordination to... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...life mould be laughed at by an Ariftophanes, while it is rebuked by a Cato.—Spirit af Defpotlfm. AS, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty,. they ought not to be maintained, without the confent of the legiflature ; and the military power fhall always be held in exact fubordination to... | |
 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...therefore, 10 be retrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. The People have a right to keep and to bear arms tor the common defence. And as, in time of peace, armies...Liberty, they ought not to be maintained, without the confent of the Legiflature ; and the military power fliall always be held in cxadt fubordinatioH to... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...ought not, therefore, to be FC- PMU strained in this Commonwealth. 3» 29 ARTICLE XVH. night to keep The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be mainMilitary suhordi- tained, without the consent of the Legislature ; and the muetoemipow-lni|itary... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...security of freedom in a State ; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. • The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...Legislature ; and the military power shall always be held in exact subordination to the civil authority, and be governed by it. xvin. A frequent recurrence to the... | |
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The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defence : and as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature ; and the military power shall always be held in... 
