Proceedings of the ... Conference for Good City Government and the ... Annual Meeting of the National Municipal LeagueClinton Rogers Woodruff 1897 |
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Σελίδα 128 - God give us men, a time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands, Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who nave honor, men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue, And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Σελίδα 155 - States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has had his residence and home in this state two years, and in the town or city in which he may offer to vote, six months next preceding the time of voting...
Σελίδα 27 - Any city containing a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the Constitution and laws of this State...
Σελίδα 155 - Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has had his residence and home in this state for...
Σελίδα 128 - God give us men. A time like this demands, Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands ; Men whom the lust of office does not kill ; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will ; Men who have honor; men who will not lie ; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking.
Σελίδα 154 - ... possessed in his own right of real estate in such town or city of the value of one hundred and thirty-four dollars over and- above all incumbrances, or which shall rent for seven dollars per annum over and...
Σελίδα 155 - That no person shall at any time be allowed to vote in the election of the city council of any city, or upon any proposition to impose a tax, or for the expenditure of money in any town or city, unless he shall within the year next preceding have paid a tax assessed upon his property therein, valued at least at one hundred and thirtyfour dollars.
Σελίδα 155 - ... shall have a right to vote in the election of all civil officers, and on all questions, in all legally organized town or ward meetings...
Σελίδα 95 - The State may, to meet casual deficits or failures in revenues, or for expenses not provided for, contract debts, but such debts, direct and contingent, singly or in the aggregate, shall not at any time exceed one million of dollars; and the moneys arising from the loans creating such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which they were obtained, or to repay the debt...
Σελίδα 290 - A centipede was happy quite until a frog in fun said, pray which leg comes after which? This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch considering how to run.