grant authority

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This rule applies as well to constitutions as to contracts and statutes; for constitutions are but contracts between the people, whereby they grant authority to, and establish law for the government.

From The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Spooner, Lysander

State has the power to grant authority to the State Board of Education to select and prescribe text-books to be used in the public schools of the State.625 350.

From The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law by Scanlan, Charles M.

The governors of the old colonies were expressly forbidden to grant authority to survey lands beyond the settled territorial limits of their respective governments.

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir

Seymour assured the committee of his official inability to grant authority for the raising of Colored troops,—just what the committee had written him,—and referred them to the National Government, on the 27th of November.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington

Second, to grant authority to regulate speculation on the commodity exchanges.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.