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
| John Mabry Mathews, Clarence Arthur Berdahl - Local government - 1928 - 1004 pages
...the First Continental Congress [Journals of the Continental Congress, vol. I, pp. 63-73.] 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... | |
| John Mabry Mathews, Clarence Arthur Berdahl - Local government - 1928 - 1004 pages
...the First Continental Congress [Journals of the Continental Congress, vol. I, pp. 63-73.] "Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament,...by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acte, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences, but in fact for the... | |
| William MacDonald - United States - 1926 - 742 pages
...Virginia delegates, in Jefferson's Writings (ed. 1830), I., 100-116, are especially significant. 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... | |
| United States - Constitutions - 1969 - 348 pages
...American commerce. Declaration of Rights * In Congress, at Philadelphia, October 14, 1774 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,... | |
| United States - 1974 - 170 pages
...debate—made the following DECLARATION and RESOLVES. WHEREAS, fioce the dole of the laft war, the Britifh parliament claiming a power) of right, to bind the people of America by ftatutes, in all cafes -whatsoever, h^th in fome acts exprefsly. impofed taxes on icm, and in others,... | |
| John Phillip Reid - Law - 2003 - 398 pages
...English constitution in these wilds upon the strong pillars of civil and religious liberty." And 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 upon them, and in others,... | |
| Winton U. Solberg - History - 1990 - 548 pages
...The "Declaration" is the product of several pens. DECLARATION AND RESOLVES October 14,1774 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,... | |
| John Phillip Reid - Law - 2003 - 398 pages
...English constitution in these wilds upon the strong pillars of civil and religious liberty." And 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 upon them, and in others,... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1999 - 374 pages
...Province of MassaAPPENDIX. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, OCTOBER 14, 1774. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...America by Statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath m some Acts expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences, but in fact for... | |
| Willi Paul Adams - History - 2001 - 406 pages
...accusations.18 Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774 [1] 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 . . . [we] declare,... | |
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