 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1820 - 490 pages
...public charge. It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in, tiii.s state, under any pretext whatsoever; and, Second, To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them... | |
 | 1821 - 454 pages
...charge. It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such ' laws as may be necessary, • first, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in this state, under any pretext whatsoever; anil, • Second, To oblige the owners of slaves to treat... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Explorers - 1823 - 428 pages
...formed a state constitution. When this constitution was presented to congress, in 1820-21, a provisional it, which required the legislature to pass laws "...contest occupied a great part of the session, and it was finally determined, by a small majority, that Missouri should be admitted, upon the fundamental... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - America - 1823 - 532 pages
...constitution had been formed. When this constitution was laid before Congress in the session of 1820-21, a provision in it which required the legislature to...of that description as were citizens of any of the states. The contest was warmly maintained during a great part of the session, and it was finally determined... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mullattoes from coming to, and settling in the state," was strenuously...contest occupied a great part of the session, and it was finally determined, by a small majority, that Missouri should be admitted, upon the fundamental... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1827 - 328 pages
...presented to congress, m 1820-.il, a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " lo prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to,...contest occupied a great part of the session, and it was finally determined, by a small majority, that Missouri should lie admitted, upon the fundamental... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1828 - 328 pages
...had formed a state constitution. When this constitution was presented 1.0 congress, m 1 820-.. 1 , a provision in it, which required the legislature...contest occupied a great part of the session, and it was finally determined, by a small majority, that Missouri should be admitted, upon the fundamental... | |
 | Citizen of the United States - United States - 1829 - 504 pages
...Missouri had formed a state constitution. When this constitution was presented to Congress in 1820 — 21, a provision in it, which required the Legislature...State," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it riolated the rights of such persons of that description, were citizens of any of the United States.... | |
 | Law - 1834 - 518 pages
...makes it the duty of the general assembly, among other things, " to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever." This constitution was brought before Congress at its next... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - United States - 1831 - 514 pages
...Missouri had formed a state constitution. When this constitution was presented to congress in 1820 — 21, a provision in it, which required the legislature...contest occupied a great part of the session, and _ it was finally determined, by a small majority, that Missouri should be admitted, upon the fundamental... | |
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It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary. First, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in, this state, under any pretext whatsoever... 
