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  2. The Negro Law of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In the second proviso of sec. 1, of the Act of 1740, it is declared that "every negro, Indian, mulatto and mestizo is a slave unless the contrary can be made to appear"—yet, in the same it is immediately thereafter provided—"the Indians in amity with this government, excepted, in which case the burden of proof shall lie on the defendant ...

  3. Popery Act - Wikipedia

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    Section 11 was a proviso to section 10 to allow provision for daughters from the estate before the residue was subdivided among the sons. Section 12 was a proviso to section 10 to allow the eldest son to inherit the whole estate (by primogeniture) if he was a Protestant, or converted within three months of his father's death.

  4. Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of ...

  5. United States contract law - Wikipedia

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    UCC § 2-207(3) only applies when the proviso language from subsection 1 is used. When the proviso is used, there is no contract formed at that time unless the original offeror assents to the terms that the party purporting to accept has made "expressly conditional." For example, a buyer sends a purchase order with its own terms.

  6. Lincoln–Douglas debates - Wikipedia

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    They were held outdoors, weather permitting, from about 2 to 5 p.m. The debates focused on slavery, specifically whether it would be allowed in the new states to be formed from the new American western federal territories acquired through the earlier Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and the more recent Mexican Cession of 1849. [2]

  7. Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act - Wikipedia

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    Supported by pro-free trade members of the Democratic Party, this attempt at tariff reform imposed the first peacetime income tax (2% on income over $4,000, or $88,100 in 2010 dollars, which meant fewer than 1% of households would pay any). The purpose of the income tax was to make up for revenue that would be lost by tariff reductions.

  8. Proviso superintendent defends actions during confrontation ...

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    Classes were canceled for a 10th day at Proviso High School District 209, as the district’s superintendent denied allegations he displayed aggressive behavior toward a school board member who ...

  9. Appointments Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Appointments Clause appears at Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 and provides:... and [the President] shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be ...