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governor and refused
The monarchists refused to receive the new governor appointed by Paris in 1792.
Unhappy with Marcellus ' strictness, they tried to elect a legate named Priscus as usurper governor ; he refused, but Marcellus was lucky to leave the province alive.
The upshot of this was that Gregory refused to pay the additional taxes, he encouraged the Roman populace to drive the imperial governor of Rome from the city, and Leo was unable to impose his will upon Rome, as Lombard pressure kept the exarch of Ravenna from fielding an army to bring the pope to heel.
Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy became governor of the French portion of the island in 1638 Owing greater allegiance to the Knights of St John, he soon refused to accept the authority of the King of France.
Rewriting the state constitution became Marshall's central focus as governor, and after the General Assembly refused to call a constitutional convention he began to seek alternative means by which to have a new constitution adopted.
A former governor of Pennsylvania was chosen to carry another petition, approved in July 1775, to London and present it to the king himself but the king refused to see him.
A climax occurred in 1857 when President James Buchanan declared the area in rebellion after Brigham Young refused to step down as governor, beginning the Utah War.
Sosthenes ( Greek, " safe in strength ") was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the New Testament, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews ( Acts 18: 12-17 ).
Dukakis, despite being the incumbent Democratic governor, was refused renomination by his own party.
The inhabitants of Hippotae refused to deliver them up, so the Boeotian army under command of the Theban governor Phoedus captured the town, enslaved its citizens and stoned the suitors to death.
Antigonus ( governor of Phrygia, Lycia and Pamphylia ) refused to undertake the task when Perdiccas ordered him to.
Madero and Zapata's relations worsened during the summer of 1911 as Madero appointed a governor who supported plantation owners and refused to meet Zapata ’ s agrarian goals.
) The governor ordered McClellan to turn over his expedition logbooks, but McClellan steadfastly refused, most likely because of embarrassing personal comments that he had made throughout.
Many of these merchants passed on this demand to their customers, although the popular governor, John Hancock, did not impose hard currency demands on poorer borrowers and refused to actively prosecute the collection of delinquent taxes.
The king was killed in the castle of Zibad-Gonabad because he refused to accept request of the governor of Merv to marry the king's daughter.
In Carthage Donatus refused to surrender buildings and the local Roman governor called for a " police " action, sending troops in to deal with the Donatists.
Stephen says that Annemund wanted to marry Wilfrid to the archbishop's niece, and to make Wilfrid the governor of a Frankish province, but that Wilfrid refused and continued on his journey to Rome.
Although Harrison refused to believe that McKinley would oppose him, his political managers, dubbed the " Twelve Apostles ", were less trusting, and arranged for the governor to be permanent chairman of the convention in Minneapolis — upon the podium, McKinley could be watched.
The governor of Cape Town refused at first to obey any instructions from the prince, but after the British threatened to use force, he capitulated.
Balas appointed Jonathan as strategos and " meridarch " ( i. e., civil governor of a province ; details not found in Josephus ), sent him back with honors to Jerusalem, and refused to listen to the Hellenistic party's complaints against Jonathan.
Illinois Republicans tried to pressure him into running for governor on the condition that Ingersoll conceal his agnosticism during the campaign, which he refused to do on the basis that concealing information from the public was immoral.
However several instances have been recorded where a governor has questioned the technical basis of a proposed regulation, refused assent, and the order has been returned to the relevant department for revision.
The governor, however, refused to yield to the pressure.
In 1820, he refused a position on the Legislative Council offered by governor Dalhousie.

governor and certify
Some states, like Rhode Island, permit the governor to certify questions on the constitutionality of laws to the state supreme court.
However, if the governor fails to appoint a justice within sixty days, the Chief Justice of Oklahoma may appoint one of the nominees, who must certify their appointment to Secretary of State of Oklahoma.

governor and results
The results of the election of 1859 found Republican candidates not only winning the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor but also obtaining the two Congressional offices from the eastern and western sections of the state.
When the results of the survey were made public, Michigan territorial governor Lewis Cass was unhappy, since it was not based on the Congressionally approved Ordinance Line.
The 1962 election was held November 6, 1962, but the results of the race for governor were not known until a 139-day recount was completed in March 1963.
After several legal and procedural efforts failed to stop it, California's first-ever gubernatorial recall election was held on October 7, and the results were certified on November 14, 2003, making Davis the first governor recalled in the history of California, and just the second in U. S. history.
Once the results were certified, a newly elected governor would have to be sworn into office within 10 days.
Brooks challenged the result through legal means, initially without success, but Baxter alienated much of his base by re-enfranchising former Confederates and in 1874, Brooks was declared governor by a judge who declared the results of the election to have been fraudulent.
Young also felt that the lieutenant governor could refuse Royal Assent to a bill that proposed to put an unclear question on sovereignty to referendum or was based on the results of a referendum that asked such a question.
At the end of October 2010, Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle and the federal government signed an agreement that bound the state to spend the federal funds granted to construct the route, regardless of the results of the 2010 gubernatorial election.
Where an election results in a tie, a joint session of the next legislative session will vote on the two candidates, and declare the winner governor.
Young also felt that the lieutenant governor could refuse Royal Assent to a bill that proposed to put an unclear question on sovereignty to referendum or was based on the results of a referendum that asked such a question.
* Election results, New York governor
He said " We deserve a governor who will bring us a leaner, better-run state government that doesn't demand endless tax increases before it delivers results to its bosses, you the taxpayers.
This was probably caused by a mistake in Google Images search results, which included that photo and the caption " Sarah Palin, Alaska's new governor ... askpang. typepad. com.
As a governor, he delivered mixed results and consequently the PRI regained control of the state at the end of his term.
Following the attempted assassination on his life on 19 February 1937, governor Rodolfo Graziani believed the monastery's monks and novices were involved in this attack, and unwilling to wait for the results of the official investigation, ordered Italian colonialists to massacre the inhabitants of this monastery.
The Republican State Assembly tossed out results of the tainted election and reelected Chamberlain as governor.
* New York gubernatorial elections: the results of the elections for governor and lieutenant governor since 1777
However, when the results were announced, the examinees that Duan and Li Shen recommended were not given passing results, while among those passing the examinations were Zheng Lang, the brother of the examination bureau ( 門下省, Menxia Sheng ) official Zheng Tan ; Pei Zhuan ( 裴譔 ) the son of the military governor Pei Du ( also a former chancellor ); Li Zongmin's son-in-law Su Chao ( 蘇巢 ); and Yang Rushi's brother Yang Yinshi ( 楊殷士 ).
As a governor, Canales delivered mixed results.
According to the results of a Public Information Act request submitted by Texas Moratorium Network to the office of Governor Rick Perry, 12, 201 people contacted the governor asking him to stop Newton's execution and 10 people contacted him in support of her execution.

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