Columbia Studies in the Social Sciences Volume 28 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1907 Excerpt: ... 2 THE LEGISLATURE OF THE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA ITS INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT EDITED BY THE FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Volume XXVIII Number 2 THE LEGISLATURE OF THE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA Its Internal Development ELMER I. MILLER, Ph.D. Prnftstor of History and Political Science, State Normal School, Chico, Gal. THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, AGENTS London: P. S. K1no & Son Copyr1ght, 1907 BY ELMER I. MILLER TABLE OF CONTENTS PACE Introduct1on 13 1. General difficulties of the study 13 2. Special difficulties of the study 13 3. General type of government before 1619 14 (1) No local self-government at first 14 (2) Law-making bodies 14 (3) Forms through which the government went 15 (a) Grants to Raleigh feudal in character 15 (b) Feudal estate supplanted by commercial company 15 (c) Character of charter of 1606, etc 15 (d) Dale's Code 16 (e) Factions in the company make possible frequent changes 17 CHAPTER 1 The Beg1nn1ng Of The Leg1slature Under The London Company 1. First proposal of a charter 19 2. Governor instructed to call assembly 19 3. Settlements grouped in four large corporations 20 4. Assembly of 1619 20 (1) List of members, place of meeting 20 (2) Speaker 20 (3) Qualifications of burgesses at (a) Warde's plantation 21 (b) Martin's plantation 22 (4) Committees appointed 22 (a) Of burgesses on the four books of privileges, orders and laws. 23 (b) Of burgesses, councilors and governor on the four objects of the meeting 23 (5) Reports of committees on privileges and orders 23 (6) Governor's instructions referred to committee 23 (7) Governor prorogues assembly 23 (8) Laws to be sent to each plantation and to England 24 (9) Message of assembly to the company 24 PACK (10) Subject-matter and character of acts passed b...