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  Test Acts - LoveToKnow 1911
After a considerable number of amendments and partial repeals by the legislature of the acts of 1661, 1672 and 1678, and of acts of indemnity to protect persons under certain circumstances from penalties incurred under the Test Act, the necessity of receiving the sacrament as a qualification for office was abolished by 9 Geo.
This general repeal has been followed by the special repeal of the Corporation Act by the Promissory Oaths Act 1871, of the Test Act by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863, and of the act of 1678 by an act of 1866 (2 9 and 30 Vict.
In 1871 the University Tests Act abolished subscriptions to the articles of the Church of England, all declarations and oaths respecting religious belief, and all compulsory attendance at public worship in the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Test_Acts   (1111 words)

  
 Test Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The earliest imposition of this test was by the Corporation Act of 1661 requiring that, besides taking the Oath of Supremacy, all members of corporations were within one year after election to receive the sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the rites of the Church of England.
The oath for the Test Act of 1673 was:
Test Acts are banned in the United States by Article VI of the Constitution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Test_Act   (384 words)

  
 Catholic Emancipation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Catholic Relief Act was passed in 1778; subject to an oath against Stuart claims to the throne and the civil jurisdiction of the Pope, it allowed Roman Catholics in Great Britain to own property, inherit land, and join the army.
He repeated this in 1829, and the resulting commotion led the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, against their previous judgements, to introduce and carry the major changes of the Catholic Relief Act of 1829, removing many of the remaining substantial restrictions on Roman Catholics in the UK.
The granting of Catholic emancipation in Newfoundland, was not as straightforward as it was for Ireland, and this question had a significant influence on the wider struggle for a legislature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catholic_Emancipation_Act   (768 words)

  
 TEST ACTS - Online Information article about TEST ACTS
REPEAL (O.F. rapel, modern rappel, from rapeler, rappeler, revoke, re and appeler, appeal)
Law Revision Act 1863, and of the act of 1678 by an act of 1866 (29 and 30 Vict.
Toleration Act of 1688 and the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/TEST_ACTS.html   (1527 words)

  
 The Constitutional Court of the Czech republic
The arresting authority must immediately announce such an arrest to the chairperson of the chamber of which the detainee is a member; if, within twenty-four hours of the arrest, the chairperson of the chamber does not give her consent to hand the detainee over to a court, the arresting authority is obliged to release him.
ARTICLE 50 (1) With the exception of constitutional acts, the President of the Republic has the right to return adopted acts, with a statement of her reasons, within fifteen days of the day they were submitted to her.
The arresting authority must immediately inform the Chairperson of the Senate of the arrest; if, within twenty-four hours of the arrest, the Chairperson of the Senate does not give her consent to hand the detained Justice over to a court, the arresting authority is obliged to release him.
test.concourt.cz /angl_verze/constitution.html   (7920 words)

  
 Council of Jerusalem
Acts 6:7 informs us though, that a large number of priests were also converted and became part of the Church at Jerusalem.
As we have seen, in writing the book of Acts, Luke made a concerted effort to illustrate the growth of the church, from a Jewish group that almost seemed to be a sect of Judaism, to a new and distinctive entity.
Paul in fact was the central figure not only in the evangelisation of the Gentiles and the spread of the church further and further afield, he was, and remains the central proponent of the theology that the Spirit led the church to understand and live by regarding the nature of the church itself.
churches.wcg.org /hobart-au/Acts15.htm   (10081 words)

  
 New York State Senate >> Constitution
No act shall be passed which shall provide that any existing law, or any part thereof, shall be made or deemed a part of said act, or which shall enact that any existing law, or part thereof, shall be applicable, except by inserting it in such act.
In case the governor is impeached, is absent from the state or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor, the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor until the inability shall cease or until the term of the governor shall expire.
In case of the temporary absence or inability to act of any judge of the court of appeals, the court may designate any justice of the supreme court to serve as associate judge of the court during such absence or inability to act.
www.senate.state.ny.us /senatehomepage.nsf/a405c5db3814b2cc85256c1d004485bf/b60ae976eb5b23dd85256f8d005e2796?OpenDocument   (9257 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: English Post-Reformation Oaths
The Act of Supremacy was repealed by Queen Mary (1 Ph.
The success of Elizabeth's "settlement of religion", had been really due to her alliance with the party afterwards called Puritans, and they were not in love with the supremacy, or unaware that it was unpopular and tyrannical.
This Act was passed with little difficulty, and the oath was taken without remonstrance by the clergy of all schools.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11177a.htm   (4153 words)

  
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Where the issue is prevention of acts of violence and terrorism, it is appropriate for government officials, at the highest level and acting on the basis of their available law enforcement and intelligence information, to impose restrictions on an inmate's public contacts that may cause or facilitate such acts.
The monitoring is not surreptitious; on the contrary, the defendant and his or her attorney are required to be given notice of the government's listening activities.
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. The Department's implementation of this rule as an interim rule, with provision for post-promulgation public comment, is based on the foreign affairs exception, 5 U.S.C. 553(a), and upon [[Page 55065]] findings of good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d).
jurist.law.pitt.edu /terrorism/terrorismregoct31.htm   (3075 words)

  
 The Sedition Act of 1918   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Both acts, drafted during the infamous Red Scare, was used by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, and his assistant J. Edgar Hoover to launch campaigns against the so-called radicals.
In his test he argued that "the question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the...evils that Congress has a right to prevent.
Within those years, the government acted to prevent the interference of the war effort and had the responsibility in making sure the country would be protected.
www.lyceum.org /events/HD2003/2100/1918.htm   (737 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Anglicanism
One of the first Acts under Edward VI was the introduction of a new English Communion Service, which was to be inserted at the end of the Mass, and which required Communion to be given under both kinds.
In the Act of Union the Churches of England and Ireland are styled "the Protestant Episcopal Church", a name still retained by the Anglican Church in America.
A second influence is that of rationalism, which, both in England and in Germany, has acted as a solvent of Protestantism, especially in the form of destructive biblical criticism, and which, often in the effort to sublimate religion, has induced an aversion to all that is dogmatic, supernatural, or miraculous.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01498a.htm   (5537 words)

  
 Laws, Acts, and Legislation
The state board shall ensure that all tests administered under the testing program are aligned with the academic standards and model curricula adopted by the state board and are created with input from Ohio parents, Ohio classroom teachers, Ohio school administrators, and other Ohio school personnel pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.
Any testing of students pursuant to such an agreement shall be in lieu of any testing of such students or persons pursuant to this section.
Each superintendent shall administer the tests in the same manner as district boards are required to do under this section and rules adopted by the department of education and in conformity with division (C)(1)(a) of this section.
www.legislature.state.oh.us /bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_35   (2567 words)

  
 Philadelphia and the Alien and Sedtion Acts
It is from the Philadelphia perspective that this paper presents analysis of factors leading to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the role the of the Acts as a political issue between the major parties of the day, explanation of the Acts themselves, and the ultimate demise of the Acts themselves.
The combination of several factors set the stage for the Alien and Sedition Acts to be passed, specifically, the XYZ Affair, rumors of a French invasion, the growing distrust of the foreign population, and the Federalists’ spin on these events to give their party the advantage.
The Naturalization Act was passed on June 18, 1798, and stated that an alien must live in the United States for 14 years before being admitted as a citizen, as opposed to the previous Naturalization laws that stipulated only five years.
www.arches.uga.edu /~mgagnon/students/4070/04SP4070-Lariscy.htm   (3119 words)

  
 MurthyDotCom : Overview of Immigration Law – A Brief History
It was only in 1986 that the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), for the first time, enacted sanctions against employers for hiring persons who were not legally authorized to work in the U.S. IRCA also included certain anti-discrimination provisions to prevent employers from discriminating based on a person’s citizenship or nationality.
In the same year, the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act was passed, which introduced the principle that a marriage between a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident and a foreign national is presumed fraudulent for immigration law purposes; the couple has the burden of proving otherwise.
The Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992, which was valid for four years, allowed scientists and engineers within certain areas of expertise to qualify under the Employment-Based, Second-Preference Category without the need of a job offer.
www.murthy.com /news/UDhist1.html   (1188 words)

  
 To Tax Or Not To Tax - IV
The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act had failed to gain revenue from the American colonists, but men were still in Parliament devising plans of how the Americans would be convinced to pay.
Townshend was a man that had been around in Parliament to vote for the Stamp Act when it was popular, and then voted to repeal it when doing so was the popular thing [24].
Through the Townshend Acts, the colonists were being pinched, and the English merchants were feeling the squeeze all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in a land 3000 miles away.
odur.let.rug.nl /usa.990917/E/tax/davis04.htm   (1490 words)

  
 hb701_LC_34_0330_a_2.html
The test or tests shall be administered within a reasonable time at the request of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state in violation of Code Section 40-6-391.
The test or tests shall be administered as soon as possible to any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state who is involved in any traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities.
The arresting officer at the time of arrest request shall advise the person arrested of his or her rights to a chemical test or tests according to this Code section prior to the administration of the state administered chemical test.
www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/2005_06/versions/hb701_LC_34_0330_a_2.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Preventing Disclosure of Classified Information in Prisons
An interim rule on preventing acts of violence and terrorism was published in the Federal Register on May 17, 1996 (61 FR 25120).
Where the issue is prevention of acts of violence and terrorism, it is appropriate for government officials, at the highest level and acting on the basis of their intelligence information, to impose restrictions on an inmate's public dissemination of information that may cause such acts.
Because this rule pertains to the management of offenders committed to the custody of the Attorney General or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, its economic impact is limited to the Bureau's appropriated funds.
www.fas.org /sgp/othergov/prison.html   (2063 words)

  
 The Correctional Services Act
5 Where this Act authorizes the commissioner or a facility head to do any act or thing, the commissioner or facility head, as the case may be, may, in writing, delegate that authority to one or more appropriate staff members.
(l) respecting the requirement of offenders to submit to tests to deter or determine the use of intoxicants and respecting the circumstances in which and the frequency with which the requirement may be imposed;
59(2) Regulations and rules authorized to be made under this Act may be made to apply to, or to differentiate between, offenders of different classes to comply with the principle enunciated in clause 2(2)(f).
web2.gov.mb.ca /laws/statutes/ccsm/c230e.php?query=search   (6702 words)

  
 CHAPTER 180 OF THE ACTS OF 1998
A firearm shall pass this test if it fires the first 20 rounds without a malfunction, fires the full 600 rounds with not fewer than six malfunctions and completes the test without any crack or breakage of an operating part of the firearm.
For purposes of this clause, "average group diameter test result" shall mean the arithmetic mean of three separate trials, each performed as follows on a different sample firearm in new condition of the make and model at issue.
For purposes of this paragraph the term "serious bodily injury" shall mean bodily injury which results in a permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function, limb or organ or substantial risk of death.
www.mass.gov /legis/laws/seslaw98/sl980180.htm   (7969 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Teaching nursing care providers who assist the registered nurse; directing them in their performance of those acts appropriately delegated to them for implementation of the therapeutic plan of care and the effective carrying out of the nursing regimen.
All members of the board and its agents or employees shall enjoy immunity from individual civil liability while acting within the scope of their duties as board members, agents, or employees, as long as such employees are not acting in a wanton or reckless manner.
Willful or repeated violations of any provision of this chapter, any substantive rule adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A, or any other state or federal statute or substantive rule applicable to the practice of nursing.
www.ncsbn.org /regulation/nursingpractice_npa_newh.asp   (6892 words)

  
 The Test and Corporation Acts
The Test Acts, passed in 1672, are a series of different pieces of legislation that made the holding of public office in Britain conditional on being a practising member of the Church of England.
Between 1689 and 1702, the requirement to take the oaths and test was extended to beneficed clergy, members of the universities, lawyers, schoolteachers and preachers.
The Test and Corporation Acts were repealed in 1828, almost without a fight.
www.historyhome.co.uk /c-eight/l-pool/testacts.htm   (442 words)

  
 Test and Corporation Act
The Corporation Act of 1661 excluded from membership of town corporations all those who were not prepared to take the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England.
The Test Act passed in 1673 imposed the same test upon holders of civil or military office.
Roman Catholics were prevented from holding public office until the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Ltest.htm   (171 words)

  
 Bible Query on Evil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Some of their arguments were because the New Testament repealed Old Testament dietary laws, the universe had a contrast between the visible and invisible, and the belief that since matter was all evil, only an evil god would create matter.
Another example of concurrency is Judas betraying Jesus was a part of God’s definite plan and foreknowledge (Acts 2:23), and God using Satan to incite David pridefully to number Israel in 2 Samuel 24:1 and 1 Chronicles 21:1.
Testing is asking to do something; tempting is appearing as an evil being.
www.christian-faith.com /bible-answers/evil.htm   (8223 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the germination test shall be performed within nine months, not including the calendar month in which the test was completed, immediately prior to being sold or offered, exposed, or transported for sale.
The department by rule may designate a period of time longer than nine months if the department finds that the seed is packaged in a container or under conditions that will maintain the viability of the seed under ordinary conditions of handling during the longer period of time.
If the germination test has expired on any seed, the custodian of the seed is responsible for payment of the fee.
www.capitol.state.tx.us /statutes/docs/AG/content/htm/ag.005.00.000061.00.htm   (2095 words)

  
 CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN
No public act shall take effect or be in force until the expiration of ninety days from the end of the session at which the same is passed, unless the legislature shall otherwise direct, by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house.
All official acts of the Governor, his approval of the laws excepted, shall be authenticated by the Great Seal of the State, which shall be kept by the Secretary of State.
The legislature shall pass no law altering or amending any act of incorporation heretofore granted, without the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each house; nor shall any such act be renewed or extended.
www.legislature.mi.gov /documents/historical/miconstitution1850.htm   (9182 words)

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