Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament, claiming a power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences,... Collections of the American Statistical Association - Page 388by American Statistical Association - 1847Full view - About this book
| Walter Raleigh Houghton - Political parties - 1882 - 596 pages
...Government Alden. DECLARATION AND RESOLVES OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, OCTOBER 14, 1774. WHEREAS, Since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretenses, but in fact for the purpose of raising revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in... | |
| Walter Raleigh Houghton - Political parties - 1882 - 586 pages
...WHEREAS, Since the close of tiie last war, the British Parliament, claiming a power of right to hind the people of America, by statutes in all cases whatsoever,...imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretenses, but in fact for the purpose of raising revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in... | |
| Howard Willis Preston - History - 1886 - 336 pages
...83 ; Curtis' Constitution, I., 22 ; Pitkin's, US, I., 283. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS— 1774. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British parliament...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of... | |
| William Augustus Mowry - United States - 1887 - 312 pages
...general state of American rights was postponed until a subsequent day. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British parliament...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of... | |
| Burke Aaron Hinsdale - United States - 1895 - 508 pages
...; Curtis, Htstory of the Constitution, Vol. I., p. 22 ; The American Government, Chap. IV. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of... | |
| Kansas - 1891 - 564 pages
...several colonies and provinces in North America, in congress assembled, adopted the following: WHEREAS, Since the close of the last war, the British parliament,...imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretenses, but in fact for the purpose of raising revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in... | |
| Burke Aaron Hinsdale - United States - 1891 - 548 pages
...; Curtis, History of the Constitution, Vol. I., p. 22; The American Government, Chap. IV. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament claiming a power of right, to bind the'people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes... | |
| Edward Payson Powell - Mathematics - 1897 - 488 pages
...Continental Congress, October 14, 1774. The Congress came into the following Resolutions : Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament,...a power of right to bind the people of America, by statute in all cases whatsoever, hath in some acts expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others under... | |
| John Randolph Tucker - Constitutional law - 1899 - 514 pages
...consideration of the subject under debate — made the following declaration and resolves: Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament,...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of... | |
| La Fayette Wilbur - Vermont - 1900 - 440 pages
...Continental Congress discussed and adopted the following declaration and resolves : viz. '-Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament,...imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretenses, but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable... | |
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