The powers of regent may not be conferred upon two or more persons jointly, and during the continuance of a regency no changes may be made in the constitution.
He earnestly indorsed Mr. McCulloch as a cautious man, who would not be precipitate, no matter what power might be conferred upon him: "If we adopt his policy we shall wake up some morning and find the paper of our country at par.
I, for one, am not prepared or inclined to disparage American citizenship as a personal qualification belonging to myself, or as conferred upon any of our fellow-citizens.
It acknowledged the services and claims of the volunteer officers and men who served in the recent war by providing that a large proportion of the commissions in the new service should be conferred upon them.
Mr. Cowan said he was quite willing that all the people of this country should enjoy the rights conferred upon them by this bill.
That the elective franchise is conferred upon persons of African descent, or those who have suffered from a previous condition of servitude?
He can not become entitled to political rights until they shall be conferred upon him by government.
By the exclusive franchises and imperial wealthconferred upon it by congress, this great corporation is given control, absolute control of the business interests of the great west.
The state governments are supreme in all matters affecting the public and the people, save in those which, by the expressed provisions of the constitution, are delegated to, or conferred upon, the general government.
But our opponents say that suffrage is not a right; that it is a matter of grace only; that it is a privilege which is conferred upon or withheld from individual members of society by society at pleasure.
He told them that he acted under the direction of the apostles Peter, James and John, and that some time in the near future the Melchisedek or higher priesthood would be conferred upon them.
That was all, except that the messenger explained that he acted under the direction of Peter, James and John, that a higher Priesthood would later be conferred upon them, and commanded them each to baptize the other.
The people have indeed proved themselves worthy of the "great boon" conferred upon them.
Whenever allusions were made to the grout blessings which God had conferred upon them in delivering them from bondage, the audience heartily responded in their rough but earnest way to the sentiments expressed.
I have held the office that it conferred upon me till the present time, and have found it a convenience to myself, and others.
He was made a peer, and various other public honours wereconferred upon him.
His widow, a charming person, retained a pension of £100 a-year, conferred upon her by the government.
These other Mexican Provinces are now governed by our military and naval commanders under the general authority which is conferred upon a conqueror by the laws of war.
Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it in its integrity to the full extent of the obligations imposed and the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution.
Unless such a power is conferred upon him, neither the one nor the other will be respected in the existing state of anarchy and disorder, and the outrages already perpetrated will never be chastised; and, as I assured you in my No.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "conferred upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
