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The New Hampshire State Constitution A Reference Guide
Susan E. Marshall
ISBN: 0-313-31143-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31143-7
296 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2004
List Price: $95.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: This work provides a general history of the development of the New Hampshire state constitution, beginning with the nation's first written state constitution in 1776. The 1776 constitution was replaced by the constitution of 1784, which, even after 144 amendments in over 200 years, still retains the same basic form of government and many of the articles in the Bill of Rights. This book supplies the full text of each article of the constitution and an analysis of each article's development. Each analysis includes a description of amendments to the text and references to cases decided by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

This book offers a historical overview of the development and application of the New Hampshire Constitution. It contains a general constitutional history and an article-by-article commentary, including discussion of important cases. Also included are a bibliographical essay, table of cases, tables relating to constitutional conventions and amendments, and a general index.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Foreword by Emeritus Professor of Law, Richard A. Hesse
    Acknowledgments
    The Constitutional History of New Hampshire
    Introduction and Overview
    The Temporary Constitution of 1776
    Dissent Develops Against the 1776 Constitution
    The World's First Modern Constitutional Convention
    Adoption of the 1784 Permanent Constitution
    The Revision of 1792
    Over Eighty Years of Constitutional Satisfaction
    Important Changes Reshape State Government in 1877
    Constitutional Conventions
    Amendments to the Constitution, 1792-2002
    Conclusion
    New Hampshire Constitution and Commentary
    Introduction to Constitutional Commentary
    New Hampshire Constitution: Part 1, The Bill of Rights
    New Hampshire Constitution: Part 2, The Form of Government
    Tables and Appendices
    Table 1, Constitutional Conventions in New Hampshire
    Table 2, Amendments to the Constitution, 1792-2002
    Table 3, Constitution Amendments Proposed for Ratification Grouped by Topic
    Appendix 1: Text of 1776 Constitution
    Appendix 2: Text of 1784 Constitution
    Bibliographic Essay
    Table of Cases
    Index
About the Author: Susan E. Marshall is an attorney and freelance legal writer and editor. She is currently on the board of editors of the New Hampshire Bar Journal and does legal writing contract work for LexisNexis, as well as work in the area of administrative rules for several state agencies.
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