"Legislative assembly" Quotes from Famous Books
... the Hon. Tom Dashall, laying down the Times newspaper after breakfast, "a fine opportunity is offered to us to day, for a peep at the Citizens of London in their Legislative Assembly, a Court of Common Council is announced for twelve o'clock, and I think I can promise you much of entertaining information, by paying a visit at Guildhall and its vicinity. We have several times passed it with merely taking a view of ... — Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan
... it Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of ... — Patent Laws of the Republic of Hawaii - and Rules of Practice in the Patent Office • Hawaii
... was a leaden figure in the legislative assembly. He was honest, but slow of wit, and apt to become passive if pushed beyond his power to understand. This man who could throw the earth up to a hill of corn with skill and precision, who could build a haystack which would turn the rains and ... — The Wind Before the Dawn • Dell H. Munger
... trust that now, when the peaceful condition of Kansas affords opportunity for calm reflection and wise legislation, either the legislative assembly of the Territory or Congress will see that no act shall remain on its statute book violative of the provisions of the Constitution or subversive of the great objects for which that was ordained and established, and will take all other necessary steps to assure to its inhabitants the enjoyment, ... — Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various
... bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs to serve four-year terms) elections: House ... — The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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