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	Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth.
		Pennsylvania's nickname "The Keystone State" is quite apt, as the state forms a geographic bridge both between the Northeastern states and the Southern states, and between the Atlantic seaboard and the Midwest.
		Pennsylvania is bisected diagonally by ridges of the Appalachian Mountain chain from southwest to northeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pennsylvania (3607 words)

	The Keystone State: Older and Better than the Feds
		The colony of Pennsylvania, for example, was created on March 4, 1681 when King Charles II gave a charter to William Penn. Earlier, a large part of the colony was included in the Virginia colony, chartered in 1606.
		Pennsylvania cops may not conduct a warrantless search of your car, unless the circumstances are sufficient to justify this.
		It is truly bizarre to contend that the federal constitution protects the rights of states to have a militia if the state constitutions themselves speak not in terms of a militia, but in terms of individual rights.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig/dieteman6.html (1152 words)

	PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION
		Amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution may be proposed in either the Senate or the House of Representatives but must pass in both by a majority vote of the members elected.
		That limited constitutional convention was called to consider the articles pertaining to legislative apportionment; judicial administration, organization, selection, and tenure; local government; taxation and state finance (with the exception of the uniformity clause already contained in the Constitution); and any amendment on the ballot in the 1967 primary election.
		Pennsylvania's present Constitution was ratified by the people on December 16, 1873, by a vote of 253,744 for and 108,594 against.
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/VC/visitor_info/creating/constitution.htm (2737 words)

	PHMC: Pennsylvania History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pennsylvania's part in the American Revolution was complicated by political changes within the state, constituting a Pennsylvania revolution of which not all patriots approved.
		Pennsylvania's first railroad built as a common carrier was the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad, completed in 1835.
		The Constitution of 1790 provided the basis for a public system of education, and several acts were passed for that purpose.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/pahist/civil.asp?secid=31 (3841 words)

	The Avalon Project : Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776
		All commissions shall be in the name, and by the authority of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, sealed with the state seal, signed by the president or vice-president, and attested by the secretary; which seal shall be kept by the council.
		(1) The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790 the Minutes of the Convention that formed the present Constitution of Pennsylvania together with the Charter to William Penn the Constitutions of 1776 and 1790 and a view of the Proceedings of the Convention of 1776 and the Council of Censors.
		This constitution was framed by a convention (called in accordance with the expressed wish of the Continental Congress) which assembled at Philadelphia July 15 1776 and completed its labors September 28 1776.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/pa08.htm (2629 words)

	Constitution of Pennsylvania--1838
		The number of senators shall, at the several periods of making the enumeration before mentioned, be fixed by the legislature, and apportioned among the districts formed as hereinafter directed, according to the number of taxable inhabitants in each; and shall never be less than one-fourth, nor greater than one-third, of the number of representatives.
		A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized by law to compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be provided.
		Members of the general assembly, and officers executive and judicial, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the constitution of this commonwealth, and to perform the duties of their respective offices with fidelity.
	www.aet.cup.edu /~jmeans/links/Constitution_of_1838.html (3627 words)

	Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 has been described as the most democratic in America and was authored primarily by George Bryan, James Cannon, and Benjamin Franklin.
		They could "censure" actions by the government deemed to have violated the constitution.
		By 1790, however, it would be replaced by a new constitution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1776 (138 words)

	BCEL: Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of Pennsylvania
		The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to address a particular possible consequence of the reapportionment of the legislative districts of the Commonwealth.
		Shall the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to provide that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace shall be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years, rather than on the day they attain the age of 70?
		Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution requires that a justice of the Supreme Court, judge or justice of the peace retire on his or her 70th birthday.
	www.dos.state.pa.us /bcel/cwp/view.asp?A=1099&Q=431777&pp=3 (1275 words)

	Pennsylvania Commonwealth Keystone State Capital Harrisburg
		Pennsylvania's vote for independence was noted as the keystone vote; the supporting vote for a new government.
		Pennsylvania's initials were carved into the "keystone" of the arch supporting the bridge.
		It's reported that Pennsylvania was toasted as "...the keystone of the federal union" at a Republican presidential victory rally for Thomas Jefferson in 1802.
	www.netstate.com /states/intro/pa_intro.htm (708 words)

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		CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA PREAMBLE WE, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
		Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, includ- ing generations yet to come.
		Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because of the sex of the individual.
	www.harbornet.com /rights/pennsylv.txt (992 words)

	Contents of II. THE HISTORY OF ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION CONFIRMS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Codifying William Penn’s vision, the colonial precursors to the Pennsylvania Constitution are wholly incompatible with a rational basis test for neutral rules of general applicability that would permit the majority to routinely burden the religion of minority faiths.
		Each of these constitutions perpetuated the broad ambit of religious liberty for minority and majority faiths alike that was envisioned by William Penn and captured in the colonial charters.
		Thus the religious liberty provisions of the present constitution may be plainly traced to the text of the 1776 Constitution, with the modest changes in the 1790 and 1874 Constitutions serving to strengthen its guarantees of religious liberty.
	www.law.upenn.edu /conlaw/issues/vol4/num1/gildin/node4_ct.html (5944 words)

	The Pennsylvania Constitution
		Such laws may provide for continuing the registering, transferring, insuring, and guaranteeing such titles after the first or original registration has been perfected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for expenses and salaries of officers, which shall be paid out of the treasury of the several counties.
		The three members appointed by the Governor shall be residents of Pennsylvania and shall be recognized leaders in their fields; one shall be a member of the bar, one a penologist, and the third a doctor of medicine, psychiatrist or psychologist.
		Courts of common pleas in multi-county judicial districts are abolished as separate courts and are hereby constituted as branches of the single court of common pleas established under this article in each such judicial district.
	voicepac.org /con4.htm (13926 words)

	PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-1301
		The ballot question would amend the Constitution to disallow bail also in cases in which the accused is charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment or in which no condition or combination of conditions other than imprisonment of the accused will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community.
		The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give the Commonwealth, as representative of the people and the victim, the same right to a jury trial in criminal cases as is currently given to the accused.
		In 1977, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted a law that returned to the Commonwealth the same right to a jury trial that is given to the accused, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared the 1977 law unconstitutional because it conflicted with the 1973 amendment to the Court's procedural rule.
	www.pabulletin.com /secure/data/vol28/28-33/1301.html (1075 words)

	PHMC Doc Heritage: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This constitution was the heart of a popular revolt against the existing government, one that had been brewing for months.
		In late September, the Convention proclaimed this constitution and called for elections in November for a new Assembly to be convened under its provisions.
		Soon after the end of the Revolutionary War a new constitution was adopted in 1790, one which more evenly considered the complexities of government and the rights of citizens.
	www.docheritage.state.pa.us /documents/constitution.asp (736 words)

	Pennsylvania
		Rich in historic lore, Pennsylvania territory was disputed in the early 1600s among the Dutch, the Swedes, and the English.
		Pennsylvania's 59,000 farms (occupying nearly 8 million acres) are the backbone of the state's economy, producing a wide variety of crops.
		Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania, one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108264.html (509 words)

	The Avalon Project : The American Constitution - A Documentary Record
		Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.
		Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.
		Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm (804 words)

	James WIlson 1742-1798
		Wilson's strenuous opposition to the republican Pennsylvania constitution of 1776, besides indicating a switch to conservatism on his part, led to his removal from Congress the following year.
		The new commonwealth constitution, drafted in 1789-90 along the lines of the U.S. Constitution, was primarily Wilson's work and represented the climax of his 14-year fight against the constitution of 1776.
		He played a central role in the ratifying debates and was the moving force behind the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790.
	www.jimwilson.com /jw000USA.html (1455 words)

	constitution pennsylvania state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Constitution and By-Laws of the Pennsylvania State Chess...
		Article I, section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution Article I, section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution provides as follows: Sec.
		Appendix to the Constitution of The Pennsylvania State University.
	www.pennsylvania-bookmarks.com /constitution_pennsylvania_state.html (398 words)

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		Pennsylvania is the last state to attempt to consolidate its statutes.
		Purdon's Statutes is an unofficial, annotated compilation of the Pennsylvania constitution, statutes, and state court rules compiled by a private commercial publisher, West Group.
		Constitution of Pennsylvania (Constitution of 1968 with amendments, earlier editions cited in the historical notes);
	www.pennsylvanialegalresearch.com /docs/palaws.html (1314 words)

	AllRefer.com - James Wilson, American jurist (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He was a member of the Pennsylvania convention (1774) and in the following year was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress.
		Because he vigorously opposed the extremely democratic principles of the Pennsylvania constitution of 1776, he lost (1777) his seat in Congress.
		He was active in drafting the Pennsylvania constitution of 1790 and served as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789–98).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Wilson-Jm1.html (346 words)

	BCEL: Proposed Amendments 2003-1 english
		The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit the proposed constitutional amendments under section 1 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth as separate ballot questions at the first primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendments are passed by the General Assembly.
		Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that the General Assembly may enact laws regarding the manner by which children may testify in criminal proceedings, including the use of videotaped depositions or testimony by closed-circuit television?
		This ballot question proposes to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give the Pennsylvania General Assembly authority to enact laws regarding the way that children may testify in criminal proceedings, including the use of videotaped depositions or testimony by closed-circuit television.
	www.dos.state.pa.us /bcel/cwp/view.asp?a=1099&Q=441465&PM=1 (961 words)

	Pennsylvania Bar Association \|Symposium on the Pennsylvania Constitution for State Legislators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In conjunction with the statewide celebration of Law Week 2000, the Pennsylvania Bar Association is sponsoring a symposium on the Pennsylvania Constitution for state legislators on May 2.
		Dating to 1776, the Pennsylvania Constitution is older than the U.S. Constitution and has a long history of influence outside of the commonwealth.
		The topics for discussion will include: a short history of the Pennsylvania Constitution -- 1776 to the present; a general outline of the current Constitution; the Declaration of Rights; Article II - the legislature; Article III -- legislative procedure; Article V, sec.
	www.pabar.org /constprog.shtml (280 words)

	U.S. CONSTITUTION
		The Constitution was subsequently ratified by Virginia, June 25, 1788; New York, July 26, 1788; North Carolina, November 21, 1789; Rhode Island, May 29, 1790; and Vermont, January 10, 1791.
		On the 17th of September, 1787, the Constitution as engrossed and agreed upon was signed by all the members present, except Mr.
		Note 12: The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States (and two others, one of which failed of ratification and the other which later became the 27th amendment) were proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the First Congress on September 25, 1789.
	www.house.gov /Constitution/Constitution.html (3104 words)

	Chp 10: Kindling a New National Grand Council Fire, Native American liberty and the U.S. Constitution, "Exemplar Of ...
		The Northwest Ordinance was literally passed while the Constitution was being framed, and it is generally recognized that Charles Thomson (adopted Delaware and secretary to Congress) was the major author of this legislation.
		In the midst of the Constitutional Convention in recalling such American Indian stories, Franklin was playing the role of "philosopher as savage." Certainly, Franklin and Rush's association with the Constitutional Sons of Saint Tammany and their use of American Indian imagery was on their minds in the summer of 1787.
		When several families constitute a parish or county, each may adopt what regulations it pleases with regard to its domestic affairs, but must be abridged of that liberty in other cases, where the good of the whole is concerned.
	www.ratical.com /many_worlds/6Nations/EoL/chp10.html (13186 words)

	New Pennsylvania Constitution
		It was written in response to the Constitution of 1874, which had been adopted in the state of Pennsylvania.
		Although this Constitution was revised by the Constitutional Convention of 1967-8, the phrase animadverted upon in this article remains.
		[of the Constitution of 1874] declares that "all power is inherent in the people." By this, Pennsylvania means that the power to institute and administer civil government exists in the people, like a property or attribute in a subject, so as to be inseparable from that subject, and essential to its very existence.
	www.covenanter.org /CivilGovt/constappndx.htm (1318 words)

	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
		Private corporations which have accepted or accept the Constitution of this Commonwealth or the benefits of any law passed by the General Assembly after 1873 governing the affairs of corporations shall hold their charters subject to the provisions of the Constitution of this Commonwealth.
		Such amendment shall then be submitted to the qualified electors of the Commonwealth in such manner, and at such time, at least one month after being agreed to by both Houses as the General assembly prescribes.
		This Constitution shall take effect on the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy- four, for all purposes not otherwise provided for therein.
	sites.state.pa.us /PA_Constitution.html (14349 words)

	Ballot Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that a person accused of a crime has the right to be “confronted with the witnesses against him," instead of the right to “meet the witnesses face to face”?
		The Pennsylvania Constitution would continue to guarantee accused persons the right to confront the witnesses against them.
		This ballot question is limited in that it would remove from the Pennsylvania Constitution only the right to confront witnesses “face to face.”
	www.county.allegheny.pa.us /elect/200311gen/question10.asp (77 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA - - ARTICLE I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The complete Pennsylvania Statutes are not yet available on the web.
		The complete Constitution of Pennsylvania also is available on the web.
		Constitution Of Pennsylvania / Judiciary@aol.com / last revised April 2002
	members.aol.com /DKM1/C1.html (1224 words)

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