. Cyclopedia of American government . aryland condemnation of thedoctrine of non-resistance against arbitrarypower. Part II required that the President 527 NEW HAMPSHIRE of the State/ senators, councilors, and repre-sentatives should possess freeholds and be ofthe Protestant religion; enfranchised adultmale taxpayers, omitting the Massachusettsproperty qualification; provided for twelve sen-ators, one representative for each town orgroup of towns with 150 polls, and one repre-sentative for each additional 300 polls, and acouncil of five chosen by joint ballot from twohouses. College of Agricul
. Cyclopedia of American government . aryland condemnation of thedoctrine of non-resistance against arbitrarypower. Part II required that the President 527 NEW HAMPSHIRE of the State/ senators, councilors, and repre-sentatives should possess freeholds and be ofthe Protestant religion; enfranchised adultmale taxpayers, omitting the Massachusettsproperty qualification; provided for twelve sen-ators, one representative for each town orgroup of towns with 150 polls, and one repre-sentative for each additional 300 polls, and acouncil of five chosen by joint ballot from twohouses. College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,normal and industrial schools, school for feeble-minded children, and members of thirty-fiveother boards. The secretary of state and treas-urer are elected by the Legislature. The sen-ate has had twenty-four members since House in 1911 had 393 representatives ina population of 430,572. Property qualifica-tions for state offices were abolished, 1852, andreligious qualifications, 1878. Adult male in-. BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Since 1793 the executive has been styled gov-ernor and possessed veto power, through anamendment taken verbatim from the FederalConstitution. Five councilors have been cho-sen, 1793-1829, by counties, by districts since1829; their number has never changed, thoughthe counties have increased from five to has never been a lieutenant 1889 the president of the senate andspeaker of the house have been authorized toreplace the governor. The term of governorand General Court has been two years since1878. The governor (salary $3000) and coun-cil appoint the attorney general, judges, super-intendent of public instruction, trustees of the habitants paying taxes possessed the franchise,1793-1903, when an educational qualificationwas added, and female suffrage rejected. In1903 the legislature was empowered to taxfranchises and inheritances, and legislateagainst persons and associations endeavori
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