The clause reprobating the enslaving the inhabitants of Africa was struck out in complaisance to South Carolina and Georgia, who had never attempted to restrain the importation of slaves, and who on the contrary still wished to continue it.

Even though in civil rights legislation in 1957 and 1960 the provision for the Attorney General to act was eliminated, should we nevertheless support such a clause??

Proponents of repeal argue that the clause is a bigoted anachronism ; Cardinal Winning, who was leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, called the act an " insult " to Catholics.

" One of the biggest stories of the season transpired as the club made a midseason deal for Fred McGriff, which was drawn out for nearly a month as McGriff debated waiving his no-trade clause, as the Cubs led the wild card race by 2. 5 games in early September.

An unusual clause in the colonial land grant outlined the territory that the proprietors of New Jersey would receive as being " westward of Long Island, and Manhitas Island and bounded on the east part by the main sea, and part by Hudson's river ", rather than at the river's midpoint, as was common in other colonial charters.

This denied the Carthaginians access to any mercenary manpower from Italy and most of Sicily, although this later clause was temporarily abolished during the Mercenary War.

The clause providing for withholding recognition of revolutionary governments was expanded to preclude recognition of any revolutionary leader, his relatives, or anyone who had been in power six months before or after such an uprising unless the individual's claim to power had been ratified by free elections.

Greenberg was one of the few baseball people to testify on behalf of Curt Flood in 1970 when the outfielder challenged the reserve clause.

It is, indeed, not improbable that it was as a result of this war that Lord Ochiltree's Committee formed the Statutes of Iona in 1609 and the Regulations for the Chiefs in 1616 was induced to insert a clause in the Statutes of Iona by which ' marriages contracted for several years ' were prohibited ; and any who might disregard this regulation were to be ' punished as fornicators '".

The view of Henry and his advisors did not encompass a long view into constitutional history: the Coronation Charter was one of several expedients designed to distance him from the extraordinary and arbitrary oppressions of William Rufus ' reign, claiming to return to the practices of Edward the Confessor, made clear in clause 13, a statement of general principles.

" This clause was interpreted after 1917 to mean that a doctor could not prescribe opiates to an addict, since addiction was not considered a disease.

In addition to reparations, Stalin pushed for " war booty ", which would permit the Soviet Union to directly seize property from conquered nations without quantitative or qualitative limitation, and a clause was added permitting this to occur with some limitations.

On February 12, 1788, Madison in the Federalist Letter No. 54, stated that the Constitutional three-fifths compromise clause was the best alternative for the slaves current condition and for determining representation of citizens in Congress.

" Equalization of land rights " was a clause included by Dr. Sun in the original Tongmenhui.

Another clause of the treaty was that Germany would not interfere with the Soviet Union's actions towards Bessarabia, then part of Romania ; as the result, Bessarabia was joined to the Moldovan ASSR, and become the Moldovan SSR under control of Moscow.

The 1215 document contained a large section that is now called clause 61 ( the original document was not actually divided into clauses ).

When the agreement was made to pass on the rights to the FSF, there was a clause that stated

It was then that Padres manager Dick Williams informed Herzog that a no-trade clause had been included in Smith's 1981 contract.

Upon learning of the trade, Smith's initial reaction was to invoke the clause and stay in San Diego, but he was still interested to hear what the Cardinals had to say.

The clause also embraces a right to travel, so that a citizen of one state can go and enjoy privileges and immunities in any other state ; this constitutional clause was expressly extended to Puerto Rico by the U. S. Congress through the federal law and signed by the President Harry S. Truman in 1947.

Schmidt used all means at his disposal to alleviate the situation, even when that meant overstepping his legal authority, including federal police and army units ( ignoring the German constitution's prohibition on using the army for " internal affairs "; a clause excluding disasters was not added until 1968 ).

A clause in Heatmiser's record contract with Virgin meant that Smith was still bound to it as an individual.

In liberally interpreting the Necessary and Proper clause, the Court naturally rejected Maryland's narrow interpretation of the clause, which purported that the word " necessary " in the Necessary and Proper Clause meant that Congress could only pass those laws which were absolutely essential in the execution of its enumerated powers.

This was enshrined in a new Act of Parliament obtained on 31 July 1893, but the clause about railway representation meant that the Aire and Calder declined to purchase any shares, and the company struggled to raise the capital.

This decision effectively meant that the mandatory arbitratoin clause in her contract did not apply.

Except for the second season, the Superman schedule was brief ( 13 shows shot two per week, a total of seven weeks out of a year ) but all had a " 30-day clause ", which meant that the producers could demand their exclusive services for a new season on four weeks notice.

The Ne Serva clause meant that if the new owner or any owner after him or her used the slave as a prostitute she would be free.

Due to formation from a majority of Spacemen 3 members, a technical clause meant that Spiritualized had to maintain the Spacemen 3 recording contract with Dedicated Records.

This is a non-restrictive relative clause, since it provides supplementary information about the mayor, but is not essential to the sentence – if the clause were omitted, it would still be known which mayor is meant.

activated a break clause in their groundshare deal, which at the time meant that Saracens needed a new home for the 2011 – 12 season.

In the clause, the phrase " useful Arts " is meant to reference inventions, while " Science " is meant to reference human knowledge, including that which is encompassed in literature and the " fine arts ".

Because the index was meant to measure clarity of expression within sentences, it assumed people saw each clause as a complete thought.

He joined Forest at a time when they were struggling in the first division of English Football, and a clause in his contract meant that he could leave at any time if another club matched a £ 700, 000 buyout fee.

Colgan activated a clause in his contract which meant he was able to leave the club in the event of relegation.

A clause in his contract with Sunderland meant that a considerable sum had to be paid to Chelsea after he played 50 matches.

The next day a bid of £ 3 million from Fulham activated a release clause, however FIFA regulations meant Cousin required special dispensation to complete the move.

Should we support a clause in Federal school construction or school assistance legislation that would deny Federal funds to a school district that denies admission to a child on account of his race??

However, Presidents Álvaro Arzú and his successors Alfonso Portillo, Óscar Berger and Álvaro Colom, have used a constitutional clause to order the army on a temporary basis to support the police in response to a nationwide wave of violent crime product of the Mexican criminal organizations going across the north-west region.

Federal and state legislators, executive officers and judges are, by the third clause of the article, bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution.

Proponents of these amendments, both of which passed with greater than 60 % voter approval, are accusing Scott's administration of attempting to " thwart the will of the voters ", by " abusing their power ", and the VRA's preclearance clause, as a means to defeat these amendments despite overwhelming voter support.

They support the revision of Article 9 to include a clause explaining the existence and function of the SDF.

In the past, the notwithstanding clause was invoked routinely by the province of Quebec ( which did not support the enactment of the Charter but is subject to it nonetheless ).

Thereafter he indicated his support for a broad interpretation of the due process clause.

In the absence of a choice of law clause it is the law of the place the parties divorce, not the law of the state they were married that decides property and support issues.

); with the exception of the clause banning the use of implements ( which was dropped to gain essential support from the state Labor Government for the bill ), it was passed intact and became law in 2001.

Going through the Bill with some of them clause by clause, I was able to answer all their objections, and in many cases to get their promise of support.

The Amerks were forced to support the bid due to a clause in their lease with the Garden.

Much of this decline in support was attributed to the " distinct society " clause, which some in English Canada saw as granting Quebec " special " status.

This non-gaming clause is at the express request of the tribe, and is the basis for the broad and bipartisan support that this bill enjoys throughout my Congressional District.

Late in the 1988 federal election campaign, he called a press conference to support using the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Constitution to protect Quebec's francophone culture and restrict the use of other languages.

** Liberals: Paul Martin attacks Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party for their position on abortion and for Harper's support of using the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Constitution to exempt some legislation from being affected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

In 1967 when Major League Baseball owners approved the move of the Kansas City Athletics to Oakland, California, he threatened legislation to revoke the league's antitrust exemption and vowed to support lawsuits challenging the legality of the Reserve clause.

Of particular concern to them was a clause in the Social Democratic Party's charter that obliged it to support strikes in certain circumstances.

This clause immediately follows one requiring all federal and state officers to take an oath or affirmation of support to the Constitution, indicating that the requirement of such a statement does not imply any requirement by those so sworn to accept a particular religion or a particular doctrine.

The Full Faith and Credit Clause has been applied to orders of protection, for which the clause was invoked by the Violence Against Women Act, and child support, for which the enforcement of the clause was spelled out in the Federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act ().

Voting on the first clause of Lee's resolution was therefore postponed for three weeks while advocates of independence worked to build support in the colonial governments for the resolution.

The spendthrift clause has three general exceptions to the protection afforded: the self-settled trusts ( if the settlor of a trust is also a beneficiary of a trust ), the case when a debtor is the sole beneficiary and the sole trustee of a trust, and the support payments ( a court may order the trustee to satisfy a beneficiary's support obligation to a former spouse or minor child ).