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  Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of 2000, the state's population was 4,301,261.
The state is in the Mountain, Southwestern and Central regions of the country.
George W. Bush won the state's 9 electoral votes in 2004 by a margin of 5 percentage points with 51.7% of the vote, considerably less than the 9% margin Bush won by in 2000, however this can be largely attributed to the 5% of the vote Ralph Nader won in 2000.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colorado   (2422 words)

  
 W. E. B. DuBois - The Freedmen's Bureau
State superintendents of education were appointed, and by 1870 150,000 children were in school.
Such attacks came naturally from the border states and the South, and they were summed up by Senator Davis, of Kentucky, when he moved to entitle the act of 1866 a bill "to promote strife and conflict between the white and fl races...
In the backwoods of the Gulf states, for miles and miles, he may not leave the plantation of his birth; in well-nigh the whole rural South the fl farmers are peons, bound by law and custom to an economic slavery, from which the only escape is death or the penitentiary.
www2.volstate.edu /socialscience/FinalDocs/Progressivism/WEBDFreedmen.htm   (5592 words)

  
 Immunity versus Human Rights: The Pinochet Case
The prevailing view seems to be that the head of state immunity is a common law doctrine applicable to the person the United States government acknowledges as the official head of state and that courts defer to the executive's determination of who qualifies as a head of state.
The person of the head of state is inviolable and his conduct would be immune from the legal process of foreign courts regardless of the public or private nature of his acts.
Heads of states are also included in the definition and, therefore, in the scope of application of the 1973 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons.
www.ejil.org /journal/Vol10/No2/art1-04.html   (4175 words)

  
 RG 103.000 - Secretary of State
The Office of Secretary of State, successor to the territorial Secretary, was established by the Constitution of 1818 to keep the archives of the state and a register of the official acts of the Governor.
The Secretary of State is responsible for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, issuance of motor vehicle titles, issuance and suspension of drivers' licenses, administration of safety and financial responsibility laws, and regulation of driver training schools.
Also included are numerous detailed reports submitted by state and local officers (e.g., report on the names of the corporators of all banks organized under Illinois law from the Auditor of Public Accounts, report of supplies purchased for use by Illinois soldiers from the Quartermaster General, reports of expenditures from county boards of supervisors).
www.sos.state.il.us /departments/archives/di/103__002.htm   (12025 words)

  
 Government, State Capital
In 1971 Minnesota was the first state in the nation to ratify the amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowering the voting age to 18 years for people who have been United States citizens for at least three months, residents of the state for six months, and residents of a precinct for 30 days.
State of Minnesota, 1892, the Minnesota Supreme Court was asked to determine who had title to the land underlying a lake, the State of Minnesota or a private landowner who owns the property surrounding the lake.
The state substantially expanded its mental health program in 1949, and in 1957 state aid was granted to local communities to encourage the establishment of local mental-health centers, redistributing patient loads in state hospitals, preventing overcrowding and improving patient care.
www.yellowpages.state.mn.us /is/yellowpages.nsf/0/23b0ed545ab9886486256b1f0059a4ac?OpenDocument   (4266 words)

  
 Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) -- Article XIV
There shall be one General Land Office in the State, which shall be at the seat of government, where all land titles which have emanated or may hereafter emanate from the State shall be registered, except those titles the registration of which may be prohibited by this Constitution.
To every head of a family without a homestead, there shall be donated one hundred and sixty acres of public land, upon condition that he will select and locate said land, and occupy the same three years and pay the office fees due thereon.
The State of Texas hereby releases to the owner or owners of the soil all mines and minerals that may be on the same, subject to taxation as other property.
tarlton.law.utexas.edu /constitutions/text/IART14.html   (359 words)

  
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Heads of the Papal administration Vice Chancellors and Chancellors (1) Vice Chancellors 1852 - 1878 Luigi, Cardinal Amato di San Filippo e Sorso, Bishop of Porto e San Rufina (1870 - 1877), of Ostia since 1877 s.a.
Heads of the Departements for the internal administration of the Church.
Camerlengos - Heads of the Apostolic Chamber (1) 1867 - 1876 Filippo Cardinal De Angelis, Archbishop of Fermo 1792 - 1876 1876 - 1884 Camillo, Cardinal di Pietro, Bishop of Ostia s.a.
www.geocities.com /beerke_beer/Holy_See.html   (1365 words)

  
 J. K. Upton in 1878 on present and proposed standards and countries' adoption of the metric system
To add to the confusion, there are in different parts of the United States a barrel for beer, consisting of 32 gallons; the barrel for corn, of 5 bushels; for fish, of 220 pounds; for flour, 196 pounds; for lime, 320 pounds; and for lamp-oil, 43 gallons.
On the 3d of October, 1876, the minister of interior recommended to the Parliament a project of a law according to which the use of the metric system of weights and measures was to be permissible for three years, after which its use should be compulsory throughout the kingdom.
It is stated to be the intention of the government to introduce into Japan at an early period a new system of weights and measures based on the decimal system of France.
lamar.colostate.edu /~hillger/laws/upton-1878-03-06.html   (6190 words)

  
 SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Civil War Resources
State documents designated as "core" documents are distributed to all full and partial depository libraries.
State institutions comment about the war and its effect on their mission in various annual reports submitted during the war years.
The director stated, however, that the institution might receive some persons blinded by war service who would need to be educated and/or fitted for a trade.
www.sos.mo.gov /archives/resources/civilwar/1.asp   (1709 words)

  
 Serbia (07/06)
In March 2002, the Belgrade Agreement was signed by the heads of the federal and republican governments, setting forth the parameters for a redefinition of Montenegro's relationship with Serbia within a joint state.
Thereafter, the parliament of Serbia stated that the Republic of Serbia was the continuity of the state union, changing the name of the country from Serbia and Montenegro to the Republic of Serbia, with Serbia retaining Serbia and Montenegro's membership in all international organizations and bodies.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (4715 words)

  
 Colorado - State government
Colorado's state constitution, ratified on 1 July 1876, is a complex and extremely detailed document specifying the duties and structure of state and local government.
The executive branch is headed by the governor, who submits the budget and legislative programs to the general assembly, and appoints judges, department heads, boards, and commissions.
Alternatively, an initiative amendment, signed by a number of eligible voters equaling at least 5% of the number of votes cast for secretary of state in the previous election and then published in every county, may be filed no later than four months before the general election.
www.city-data.com /states/Colorado-State-government.html   (469 words)

  
 Fifty State Quarter Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
State designs are displayed on the reverse (tails) of the quarters, while the obverse (heads) of the quarters continue to display the familiar image of George Washington.
To accommodate state designs on the reverse, the words "United States of America," "Quarter Dollar," "Liberty," and "In God We Trust" have been moved to the obverse.
State designs are submitted and selected via a process determined by the governor of each state.
www.fiftystatequarter.com /state_quarterinformation.htm   (382 words)

  
 Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University was named in his honor in 1929, and the University continues to honor Tennessee’s governors through the naming of buildings on campus, as well as the governor mascot and APSU’s “Governors” athletic teams.
It made it possible for the state to live within its income and avoid deficits, by reducing expenditures and creating a state budget system.
Soon a large surplus began to pile up in the treasury, and the state was able to pay off $1 million on the state debt.
www.apsu.edu /general/austinpeay.htm   (820 words)

  
 Tuckahoe State Park Trail Guide
Tuckahoe State Park is a stream and valley park divided by Tuckahoe Creek, which runs the length of the park's 3,800-acres.
Tubman, known as the Moses of her people, freed herself from slavery and then returned several times to the slave states to lead her family and approximately 300 other slaves to freedom in the north.
As you head into the woods, take care to remain on the old roadbed, as the nearby field is private property.
www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/tuckahoeguide.html   (1678 words)

  
 Nelson A. Miles, Crazy Horse, and the Battle of Wolf Mountains
In the wake of the illegal invasion of the Black Hills by goldseekers, the United States abrogated sections of the 1868 treaty, stripping the tribes of their title to the hunting grounds and the Black Hills, and deployed troops to the area.
By late December 1876 a village of nearly eight hundred lodges, the majority of off-reservation Lakotas and Northern Cheyennes, were living alongside Crazy Horse's people in the Tongue River Valley near Hanging Woman Creek.
Each advance, however, was met with rapid exchanges of rifle fire accentuated by the roar of artillery, which eventually forced the warriors to retreat to the shelter of the hills.
www.travel.state.mt.us /history/Montana_the_Magazine_of_Western_History/wolfmountain.htm   (8591 words)

  
 Amazing Science
In his treatise Aryabhatteeam, he clearly states that our earth is round, it rotates on its axis, orbits the sun and is suspended in space and explains that lunar and solar eclipses occur by the interplay of the sun, the moon and the earth.
Stating that the pillar is "a living testimony to the skill of metallurgists of ancient India", Balasubramaniam said the "kinetic scheme" that his group developed for predicting growth of the protective film may be useful for modeling long-term corrosion behaviour of containers for nuclear storage applications
Copper ores were stated to be 'heavy, greasy, tawny (chalcopyrite left exposed to air tarnishes), green (color of malachite), dark blue with yellowish tint (azurite), pale red or red (native copper).
www.hinduism.co.za /amazing.htm   (14227 words)

  
 NJDARM: New Jersey State Archives Microfilm Publications
New Jersey State Census, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1915 (211 reels): Several counties are missing from the 1855, 1865, and 1875 schedules.
States parents of parties only when their consent was needed.
After several years in receivership, the property was sold to Joseph Wharton in 1876 and later to the State of New Jersey as part of the Wharton Tract.
www.state.nj.us /state/darm/links/microbro.html   (555 words)

  
 Military Records
They provide the name, rank, military organization, state from which the soldier served, date his name appears on the rolls, date of enlistment or of appointment and sometimes the date of separation.
List of officers of the navy of the United States and of the Marine corps from 1775 to 1900 comprising a complete register of all present and former commissioned, warranted and appointed officers of the United States navy and of the Marine corps, regular and volunteer.
Photographs shown on the State Historical Society of North Dakota's web site are taken from the collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota and may not be included in any publication, printed or online, without the written permission of the Society.
www.state.nd.us /hist/sal/gen/infmilitary.htm   (2889 words)

  
  Nevada Recognizes 16 Ranching Families   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nevada will honor 16 ranching families for their hard work and contribution to the history of the state when the inaugural Centennial Ranch and Farms Awards are presented at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 28 in the Washoe County Fairground’s Livestock Pavilion as part of the Nevada State Fair.
The Centennial Ranches and Farms program was initiated by the State Historic Preservation Office in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, Nevada Farm Bureau, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nevada Cattleman’s Association, and the Ag Council to recognize families who have kept a Nevada ranch or farm in the family for at least 100 years.
The State Historic Preservation Office is an agency of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs.
gov.state.nv.us /pr/2004/08-17Ranchers.htm   (2194 words)

  
 United Kingdom Heads of State with pictures
Jointly with the Lord High Constable she headed the College of Arms, the body concerned with all matters of genealogy and heraldry, although the Earl Marshall's connection with heraldry came about almost accidentally.
In conjunction with the Lord High Constable he had held a court, known as the Court of Chivalry, for the administration of justice in accordance with the law of arms, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings.
She clashed heads with the king’s new chief minister, Sir Thomas More, who was a bitter enemy of religious freedom and reform.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /womeninpower/United_Kingdom.htm   (8033 words)

  
 But how are their decisions to be known?
Elected to the State Assembly in 1860, Kernan, as the Democratic candidate, subsequently won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1862, representing the Oneida district.
In 1875 he was elected to the United States Senate, the first Democratic Senator from New York in 24 years.
Smith returned in 1876 to Rochester, where he remained active in the city’s affairs and helped rear his grandchildren, among whom were Wolcott and Caroline Balestier, friend and wife, respectively, of Rudyard Kipling.
www.courts.state.ny.us /reporter/history/page_28.htm   (468 words)

  
 Colorado Secretary of State
The circular Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaption of the Territorial Seal which was adopted by Joint Resolution of the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, 1861.
The Secretary of State is given the authority to affix and monitor the use of the Colorado State Seal (CRS 24-80-903).
A facsimile of the seal, which is any size except two and one-half inches in diameter, may be used by an agency, organization or group authorized or established by an arm of the State of Colorado for official state functions, or for educational purposes.
www.sos.state.co.us /pubs/info_center/coloseal.html   (617 words)

  
 Kansas in 1876 by Homer E. Socolofsky, Spring 1977
For instance, when state funds were sought in 1881 to advertise Kansas at the Atlanta cotton exposition, the claim was made by a member of the old centennial board of managers that the five-year increase after 1876 of "464,170 inhabitants" was "to a great extent.
In 1876 most Kansans were farmers or members of farm families, and for years to come the primary attraction of the Kansas area would be in the availability of farm land.
For 1876 the primary source for such information are the reports published in the state's press, which provides only a crude relationship to what actually happened.
www.kancoll.org /khq/1977/77_1_socolofsky.htm   (13628 words)

  
 Weber State University - Violinist Heads for Nationals after Winning Regional Competition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Cox won first place in the state of Utah last fall to advance to the regional competition.
MTNA was founded in 1876 by Theodore Presser and sixty-two colleagues in Delaware, Ohio.
MTNA is the oldest professional nonprofit music teachers association in the United States.
weber.edu /WSUToday/012803cox.html   (231 words)

  
 Brazil Heads of State
Heads of State of Brazil (Female suffrage 1932/34) From the 16
She was regent during her father, Dom Pedro II's stays in Portugal in 1889, he abdicated and the Country became a Republic.
Regional Federal Court from 1989 and before that she Federal Attorney and as an Assistant to the Attorney General of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Brazil_Heads.htm   (476 words)

  
 Conservationist Magazine - August 2004 Prospect Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A 526-acre island of nature nestled among the hustle and bustle of New York City, Prospect Park is a unique haven for both wildlife and people.
Before the restoration began this lake had all but disappeared due to a lack of maintenance and soil compaction that occurred when visitors walked off paths to avoid this problem in the future.
Local residents—and tourists from around the state and the country—can participate in family programs the Audubon Center offers, spend time with wildlife in diverse habitats ranging from woodlands to wetlands to lakes and streams, and learn to observe hundreds of species of birds.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dpae/cons/2004/0804prospect.html   (1396 words)

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