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William Claude Jones (c. 1815 – March 3, 1884) was an American politician, poet, fabulist, and "pursuer of nubile females," [1] including several teen brides. Among his accomplishments, he was a member of the Missouri and Arizona Territorial legislatures, United States Attorney for New Mexico Territory, and a member of the Hawaiian privy council.
Hate crime laws in the United States are state and federal laws intended to protect against hate crimes (also known as bias crimes). While state laws vary, current statutes permit federal prosecution of hate crimes committed on the basis of a person's characteristics of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity.
Missouri (see pronunciation) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [6] Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and ...
Crawford was born on February 24, 1772, in the portion of Amherst County, Virginia, that later became Nelson County, the son of Joel Crawford and Fanny Harris, but at least one source has given his birthplace as Tusculum, a house whose site remains in Amherst County. [1]
Missouri Constitution Article III, § 2 [15] & § 7 [16] Ohio: Legislative districts Non-partisan; majority rules 5 Board consists of the governor, auditor, secretary of state, and two people selected by the legislative leaders of each major political party. Ohio Constitution Article XI, § 1 [17] Pennsylvania: Legislative districts Bipartisan ...
1990 – Nevada voters approved Question 7 to affirm a statute (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 442, section 250) permitting abortion up to 24 weeks gestation by 63.5% of the vote. [96] With the affirmation, the Nevada Legislature may not in any way alter that statute unless it is first repealed by the state's voters in a direct vote. [97]
After Wheat retired from baseball, he moved back to his 160-acre (0.65 km 2) farm in Polo, Missouri, until the Great Depression forced him to sell it in 1932. [7] He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he operated a bowling alley with Cotton Tierney. [7] [12] Wheat later became a police officer. [6]