Sentences with phrase «articles of the new constitution»

Among the articles of the new Constitution and the very first amendment in the Bill of Rights were the following statements on religion:

Not exact matches

According to a study described by this New York Times article, our constitution is increasingly out of step with its counterparts around the world.

Article 235 of the new draft constitution addressed this longstanding complaint, where permission to build or repair required presidential and security authorization.

In his article «Rescuing Gaudium et Spes: The New Humanism of John Paul II» (Nova et Vetera, 2010) George Weigel has tried to show some of the depth of theology in the Pastoral Constitution and its connection to the work of Blessed John Paul II, who was instrumental in its composition.

After the war and some trouble with the existing confederal * government, they, again individually, agreed to replace the Articles of Confederation with the new, current, Constitution.

The Founding Fathers reached consensus that republicanism contains a provision to abolish and reform the government under new foundational laws, and is embodied in Article 4, section 4 of the Constitution.

[M] ost State Constitutions include articles in the Declaration of Rights which reserve to the people the right to establish a new government whenever the government oppresses the people.

In light of signs that the military council will attempt to entrench its position in the new constitution, the article ends with the following thoughts:

Article V of the Constitution does in fact contemplate a new constitutional convention, though, of course, one has never taken place.

Reps. Steve Cohen (D - TN), Luis Gutierrez (D - IL), Al Green (D - TX) and Adriano Espaillat (D - NY) stood together in announcing five new Articles of Impeachment against Trump, presenting a unified front against the Republican president who the congressman say has violated the Constitution.

If we had the new constitution, actually the nation could stop a dangerous bill like this [article 65 gives the right for 10 % of the population to hold a binding national referendum on a law passed by the parliament].

Per Article V, Section I (13) of the New Jersey Constitution, in the event of a vacancy in the office of treasurer, the governor with the consent of the state Senate, appoints a new officeholdNew Jersey Constitution, in the event of a vacancy in the office of treasurer, the governor with the consent of the state Senate, appoints a new officeholdnew officeholder.

«The proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution would allow the Legislature to authorize up to seven casinos in New York State for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.

Hereafter, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, in addition to providing for the interest on and the principal of all indebtedness, shall not exceed an amount equal to one per centum of the average full valuation of all of taxable real estate within the County, less the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in such year for the payment of the interest on and redemption of certificates or other evidence of indebtedness described in paragraphs A & D of section five of article eight of the constitution of the State of New York.

It's unclear, however, whether the New York Legislature's mechanism would actually pass muster under Article III, Section 6 of the state Constitution, which reads, «Each member of the legislature shall receive for his or her services a like annual salary, to be fixed by law.»

«Article VII of the New York State Constitution grants the Governor broad authority to include substantive legislation in his proposed executive budget,» Schneiderman spokesman Matt Mittenthal said.

``... Accordingly, by this court's separate decision, order, and judgment, dated April 12, 2012, the petition has been denied, and this court has declared that the formula prescribed in article III, § 4 of the New York Constitution does not forbid New York from increasing the size of the New York State Senate to 63 seats in 2012.»

When New Yorkers vote next week, they will see this proposal on the ballot, «The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution is to allow the Legislature to authorize and regulate up to seven casinos for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

While it's not clear on the Presidency (again, everyone being dead is unprecedented), the safest bet here is that the House would invoke Article II of the Constitution and select a new President

I was told that the New York State Constitution offers similar protection, and found that it is in Article I, Bill of Rights, Number 11, Equal Protection of Law.

The original ballot language recommended by the state Attorney General's office was properly neutral: «The proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution would allow the Legislature to authorize and regulate up to seven casinos in New York State.

Any proposal for a special library taxing district by the Buffalo and Erie County Library System would require the Erie County Legislature to approve a home rule message, pursuant to Article IX section 2 of the New York State Constitution.

«Article VII section 3 of the New York State Constitution empowers the Governor to submit bills amending portions of the budget bills within 30 days after his budget is submitted.»

According to Article XIX of the New York Constitution, the state legislature has the power to propose amendments to the constitutionConstitution, the state legislature has the power to propose amendments to the constitutionconstitution as follows:

Castorina argues that the plaintiffs and others are «being denied their right to vote for a representative in the vacant 11th Congressional District in New York due to the failure of defendant to comply with mandatory provisions of Article I, Section II, Clause IV of the United States Constitution and the New York Public Officers Law Section 42 [3],» according to court documents.

Pursuant to the power vested in me by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution, I hereby convene the Senate and the Assembly of the State of New York in Extraordinary Session, at the Capitol, in the City of Albany, on the twenty - eighth day of June, two thousand seventeen, at 1:00 P.M. for the purpose of considering legislation I will submit with respect to:

While disapproving of the legislation on July 8, the governor said it ran afoul of Article IX of the New York State Constitution by giving «counties control over local annexation petitions that would not impact a county's boundaries.»

The language: «The proposed amendment to sections 4 and 5 and addition of new section 5 - b to Article 3 of the State Constitution revises the redistricting procedure for state legislative and congressional districts.

Article 14 of Part 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution states, «Every member of the house of representatives shall be chosen by ballot; and, for two years, at least, next preceding his election shall have been an inhabitant of this state; shall be, at the time of his election, an inhabitant of the town, ward, place, or district he may be chosen to represent and shall cease to represent such town, ward, place, or district immediately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.»

In a new article for Education Next, Boston College professor Shep Melnick says OCR is on shaky legal ground, since its «Letter» fails to take into account the landmark Rodriguez v. San Antonio Board of Education (1973), which ruled that neither the Constitution nor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 require equal distribution of school resources across school districts.

Literary fund — Established in the Constitution of Virginia (Article VIII, § 8) as a permanent and perpetual school fund that provides low - interest loans to school divisions for capital expenditures, such as construction of new buildings or remodeling of existing buildings.

The administration granted waivers to states such as New York, New Mexico, and Oklahoma failed to consult with American Indian tribes on waiver plans as required by the administration's own rules for the waiver process, Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and under treaties between tribes and states themselves.

In so doing, the court recognized that «citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy protected by Article I... of the New Jersey Constitution, in the subscriber information they provide to Internet service providers — just as New Jersey citizens have a privacy interest in their bank records stored by banks and telephone billing records kept by phone companies.»

The case hinged on the interpretation of s. 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which provides that all articles of manufacture from any province shall be «admitted free» into each of the other provinces, thereby rendering s. 134 (b) New Brunswick's Liquor Control Act — which forbids residents from having or keeping liquor not purchased from the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation — as unconstitutional.

Under the Constitution of the United States, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, the consent of the legislature of California would be needed and Congress would need to decide to admit the new state.

The New York University Law Review is publishing an article in their upcoming June issue which mathematically calculates the relative global influence of the constitutions of different countries, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms surpasses even our American neighbours.

«Whether you are for a state Constitutional Convention or against it, all can agree that New Yorkers would benefit from a thorough reconsideration of Article VI and potential reforms that would improve and simplify it,» said Henry M. Greenberg of Albany (Greenberg Traurig), chair of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on the New York State Constitution.

Berman is pleased that the media is «giving lots of attention» to the report, linking to this article from the New York Times, States Are Growing More Lenient in Allowing Felons to Vote (10/12/06), which focuses on the racial component of felony disenfranchisement laws, while this article, Mixed Picture on Felons» Voting Rights (Washington Post 10/11/06), discusses a Rhode Island ballot referendum that proposes to amend the state constitution to allow felons to vote upon release from prison.

Writing for the court, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said: «We now hold that citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy protected by Article I... of the New Jersey Constitution, in the subscriber information they provide to Internet service providers — just as New Jersey citizens have a privacy interest in their bank records stored by banks and telephone billing records kept by phone companies.»

Manchester commercial litigation partner and litigation department chair Scott O'Connell authored this article about recent cases in New Hampshire Superior Court regarding the types of free speech protected under the constitution.