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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

commencement of term of office under Constitution of 1851....
compensation under Constitution of 1816...

under Constitution of 1851..

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325

.99-100

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election under Constitution of 1816, powers and duties.

99

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ineligible on conviction of bribery under Constitution of 1816..
President of Senate by virtue of his office, under Constitution of
1851...

116

333

right to cast deciding vote on a tie in the Senate, under Consti-
tution of 1851....

333

serving as Governor, Senate to elect a substitute, under Constitu-
tion of 1851..

326

term of office under Constitution of 1851.

323

LIMITATION ACT,

congressional act of 1792 disapproving.

LOCAL LAWS,

38

abolition of special legislation favored by Whig Party, 1850.... lxxx
attempts to prohibit special legislation, critical note.. .cxlv-cxlvii
creating corporations prohibited by Constitution of 1851.
delegation to county authorities, proposed change in constitu-
tion, 1846..

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message of Governor Whitcomb concerning evils of, 1848.
prohibited in enumerated cases by Constitution of 1851.
prohibition of, demanded in 1846.

184, 185

.318-19

lxix

reference to, in address to electors by Convention of 1850.407,411-12
resolutions condemning local legislation, 1846. .

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proposal to amend constitution by legislative enactment. . . . . .lxxxiv

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member of committee on disposition of ceded Western territory.
seconder of motion for cession of Northwest territory to United
States.....

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MAGISTRATES,

authority to appoint under ordinance of 1787...

MAINE LAW,

attempts to incorporate in constitution...

28

clx

attitude of temperance convention toward amendment of con-
stitution, 1859 . .

.clxxxi

MAJORITY,

.clxiv-clxv, 81

attempts to amend constitution declaring vote necessary to pass
acts, in rules of Convention of 1816.
necessary to call a constitutional convention, 1846, 1848..

in 1847.

lxvi, lxviii, lxxii
171-77

of each House necessary to pass bill or resolution under Consti-
tution of 1851..

321

of elected members may pass bill over Governor's veto under
Constitution of 1816...

101

of electors necessary to adopt amendments.
of senate necessary to impeach under Constitution of 1816.... 95
of votes in legislature to pass amendments..

clxxi, ccxxxix

.ccxxxii

of votes on convention referendum under Constitution of 1816.111-12
of votes on submission of Wabash and Erie Canal amendment,
1873.

cexvi

two-thirds may dispense with reading of bill under Constitution
of 1816....

93

two-thirds necessary to expel a member of either house under
Constitution of 1816..

92

two-thirds recommended by Governor Whitcomb for passage of
appropriation bills, 1848.

188

MANUFACTURES,

abolition of licenses, proposed change in Constitution, 1846....
domestic, sold without license, petitioned by citizens of Decatur
County to Convention of 1850.

lxv

292

MANWARING, SOLOMON,

member Committee to accept Enabling Act, 1816..
signer of Constitution of 1816. . . . .

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SEE WOMEN.

MARRIED WOMEN,

petition concerning, presented by citizens of Dearborn County
to Convention of 1850..

petition concerning presented by citizens of Henry county to
Convention of 1850..

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MARSHALL, GOVERNOR,

message concerning alien voters, 1911....

message concerning constitutional amendments, 1911.

message recommending bi-sected session of General Assembly,
1911..

MARYLAND,

attitude toward confederation on land question.
claims to Northwest territory. . .

MASSACHUSETTS,

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ineligible to office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under
Constitution of 1851.

MEMORIAL,

325

of Indiana territorial legislature asking admission to Union. 65, 66, 69

MESSAGE,

cxli

of Governor Dunning favoring constitutional convention, 1849. 194–95
of Governor Gray concerning length of legislative session, 1885.
of Governors Hammond and Lane concerning suffrage abuses,
1861....

cix

of Governor Hendricks concerning suffrage abuses, 1873.
of Governor Morton concerning right of soldiers to vote, 1865..
of Governor Morton, concerning suffrage abuses, 1867..
of Governor Whitcomb concerning amendment to constitution,
1848..

cxii

cxix

exi

185

of Governor Whitcomb on calling a constitutional convention,
1848.

xl

house committee's report, 1847..

179

of Governor Whitcomb to General Assembly, 1848.
of Governor Willard concerning suffrage abuses, 1859.
of various governors concerning alien voters.

183

cvii

cxv-cxvii

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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

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petitioned against licensing traffic in intoxicating liquors to
Convention of 1850....

290

METROPOTAMIA,

proposed name of state in ordinance of 1784.

MICHIGAN TERRITORY,

boundaries in act of 1805. .

claims of Virginia to territory.

provisions for officers in act of 1805..
separation from Indiana territory in 1805.
text of act of 1805 creating territory.
text of report favoring creation of territory.
unfavorable report of committee on creation.

MICHIGANIA,

proposed name of state in ordinance of 1784.

MILITARY,

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subordinate to civil power under Constitution of 1816..
under Constitution of 1851. . .

87

303

MILITIA,

of state under Constitution of 1816.

attempts to admit negroes by constitutional amendment.
committee instructed to inquire concerning referendum for re-
organization, 1835..

officers appointive under Constitution of 1816.

officers must reside within their command under Constitution
of 1816...

elviii

159

. 109-111

xciv

117

officers not disqualified as legislators under act of 1811.
officers without salary eligible to other lucrative office under
Constitution of 1851.

59

306

provisions concerning in Constitution of 1851.

.358-60

provision for appointment of officers under ordinance of 1787...

28

MILROY, SAMUEL,

signer of Constitution of 1816..

125

MINIMUM WAGE,

attempts to amend constitution providing minimum wage to
workers..

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select committee report on house bill for constitutional conven-
tion, 1847. . . .

171-79

MINORS,

local laws providing for sale of real estate of minors, forbidden
by Constitution of 1851.

MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS,
proposed.

319

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MISDEMEANORS,

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local laws punishing, forbidden by Constitution of 1851....

MONEY,

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issued by state banks, redemption under Constitution of 1851..
paper credits to circulate as money, must be countersigned by
State officer under Constitution of 1851..

356

355

MONOPOLIES,

MONROE, JAMES,

restricted by proposed change in constitution, 1846..

lxvi

delegate signing Virginia cession of Northwest territory to
United States..

14

MORTON, GOVERNOR,

interpretation of constitutional provision for length of session of
General Assembly, 1853....

cxxxix

message concerning right of soldiers to vote, 1865.

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proposal to strike out negro colonization article and substitute
municipal debt limit amendment...

text of amendment adopted in 1881.

MURDER,

not bailable, except when proof is evident under Constitution
of 1851...

NAVIGABLE WATERS,

cxxxiv
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299

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freedom of navigation guaranteed by ordinance of 1787. . . . .

32

NEGROES,

attempts to admit negroes to militia by constitutional amend-

ment.

clviii

attempts to strike out Article XIII of Constitution, 1855. .cxxxiii
colonization petitioned by Colonization Society of Indiana to
Convention of 1850.

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foreign indentures invalid in State under Constitution of 1851.. 304
resolution striking out negro colonization article, 1877...
suffrage fixed by proposed amendments, 1873.
suffrage petitions to Convention of 1850..

ccxix

cxii

290-94

text of provision as stricken out by amendment of 1881.

CCXXX

NEGROES AND MULATTOES,

article concerning, submitted separately to referendum under

Constitution of 1851.....

373

contracts made with, void under Constitution of 1851..
disqualified as voters by Constitution of 1851..
excluded from militia under Constitution of 1816.

362

305

109

prohibited from migrating to the State by Constitution of 1851..
provisions concerning in Constitution of 1851.

362

.360-63

reference to, in address to electors by Convention of 1850.

412

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