 | John Frost - 1887 - 270 strani
...shall be the duty of the General Assembly, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever." The Senate passed a resolution admitting the State of Missouri... | |
 | 1891 - 608 strani
...of owners, or to prevent immigrants from bringing slaves into the state with them, and directed it to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in the state under any pretext. Chiefly through the influence of Henry Clay (qv), a compromise was effected', by... | |
 | 1897 - 788 strani
...of owners, or to prevent Immigrants from bringing slaves into the state with them, and directed It to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in the state under any pretext. Chiefly through the influence of Henry Clay (qv), a compromise was effected, by... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1898 - 552 strani
...made a place where free white men could live. These are old arguments, and those who read necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in. this State under any pretext whatever," etc. — Missouri constitution of 1820, Art. iii., Sec. 26.... | |
 | Charles Henry Peck - 1899 - 508 strani
...formal admission into the Union. It contained a provision directing the legislature to enact a law " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in, said State on any pretext whatever." This was charged to be a violation of the federal Constitution,... | |
 | United States. 56th Congress, 1st sess., 1899-1900, United States. Congress - 1900 - 156 strani
...assembly, declared: It shall be their duty as soon as may be to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State under any pretext whatever. The election for State and other officers was held on August... | |
 | William Patrick Willey - 1901 - 284 strani
..."It shall be the duty of the Legislature, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever." You will perceive that this clause is almost identical with... | |
 | Howard Louis Conard - 1901 - 810 strani
...to the provision making it the duty of the General Assembly "to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State under any pretext whatsoever." The result was that not until February of 1821 was a resolution... | |
 | La Fayette Wilbur - 1902 - 420 strani
...legalized therein. It is also made the imperious duty of its Legislature to pass laws, as soon as may be, ' To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in that State, under any pretence whatever.' "These powers, restrictions, and provisions, to legalize... | |
 | Van Vechten Veeder - 1903 - 720 strani
...under which that state applied for admission into the Union, provided that it should be the duty of the legislature "to pass laws to prevent free negroes...mulattoes from coming to and settling in the state under any pretext whatever." One ground of objection to the admission of the state under this constitution... | |
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It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary. First, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in, this state, under any pretext whatsoever... 
