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Article 13 of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, which consists of general provisions. Article 13 of the Constitution of India, laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights to be void; Article 13 of the Constitution of Italy, which is the Italian equivalent of a bill of rights in common law jurisdictions.
[10] [11] A Texas convention debated the annexation offer and almost unanimously passed an ordinance assenting to it on July 4, 1845. [12] The convention debated through August 28, and adopted the Constitution of the State of Texas on August 27, 1845. [13] The citizens of Texas approved an annexation ordinance and new constitution on October 13 ...
Texas passed a new constitution in 1876 that segregated schools and established a poll tax to support them, but it was not originally required for voting. [13] In 1901 the Democratic-dominated legislature imposed a poll tax as a requirement for voting, and succeeded in disfranchising most blacks. The number of black voters decreased from ...
Texas voters decided whether to reject or approve 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Here's a look at the results.
In 1827 and 1829, the United States offered to purchase Mexican Texas. Both times, President Guadalupe Victoria declined to sell part of the border state. [2] After the failed Fredonian Rebellion in eastern Texas, the Mexican government asked General Manuel Mier y Terán to investigate the outcome of the 1824 General Colonization Law in Texas ...
[12] [13] The Texas Reports includes Supreme Court opinions until July 1962, and the Texas Criminal Reports includes Court of Criminal Appeals opinions until November 1962. [13] Appellate opinions from 1997–2002 onwards are generally available online. [14] [15] There is no systematic reporting of decisions of trial courts. [12]
United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.
Proposition 13 (H.J.R. No. 6) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person who violates certain court orders or conditions of release in a felony or family violence case. The measure passed 83.85 percent in favor to 16.15 percent against.