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Signature of Benjamin Franklin. Signature of Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran in Persian Handwriting.. The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of the document.
Besides paper documents, it is one of four still-existing objects that were present during the Constitutional Convention, along with the Liberty Bell, the chair that George Washington sat in as the convention's presiding officer, and Independence Hall itself. The inkstand was made by Philip Syng in 1752 for the provincial assembly of ...
In addition to signatures, this endorsement, the Constitution's closing protocol, included a brief declaration that the delegates' work has been successfully completed and that those whose signatures appear on it subscribe to the final document. Included are, a statement pronouncing the document's adoption by the states present, a formulaic ...
Signatures. The first and most famous signature on the engrossed copy was that of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress. Two future presidents (Thomas Jefferson and John Adams) and a father and great-grandfather of two other presidents (Benjamin Harrison V) were among the signatories.
A signing ceremony is a ceremony in which a document of importance is signed (approved). Typically the document is a bill passed by a legislature, thus becoming a law by an executive's signature. However, the document may also be, for example, an executive order, [1] [2] [3] international agreement, [1] or a veto statement that invalidates a ...
State law requires a number of signatures equal to 1% of the votes cast within the district in the last governor’s race. The number of people in each legislative district is roughly equal and ...
Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States.He is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
State lawmakers have filed bills that would create a pathway to unionization, legislatively, for the drivers. Time to act on the bills is eroding as the legislative session ends July 31.