All 17 Uses of
inhabitant
in
The Federalist Papers -- Modern English Edition 2
- Providence blessed it with a variety of soils, watered with countless streams to delight and fulfill the needs of its inhabitants.†
p. 20.5 *inhabitants = people (who live in a particular place)
- The inhabitants are subjected to frequent limitations on their rights, weakening their sense of those rights.†
p. 38.9
- It had jurisdiction in controversies between inhabitants and people who came to consult the oracle.†
p. 70.4
- He took possession of it, disarmed and punished the inhabitants, and reannexed the city to his domain.†
p. 76.2
- The fourth Article of the Confederacy declares "that the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall, in every other, enjoy all the privileges of trade and commerce," etc. Why were the terms free inhabitants used in one part, free citizens in another, and people in another?†
p. 155.8
- The fourth Article of the Confederacy declares "that the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall, in every other, enjoy all the privileges of trade and commerce," etc. Why were the terms free inhabitants used in one part, free citizens in another, and people in another?†
p. 155.9
- It also seems to say that when people defined as free inhabitants of one State—but who are not citizens of that State—travel to a different State, they have all the privileges of free citizens.†
p. 156.0
- If the term "inhabitants" was changed to "citizens," the difficulty would only be diminished, not removed.†
p. 156.1
- The inhabitants will have enough inducements to become willing parties to the cession.†
p. 157.7
- This defines the qualifications of Representatives:
A Representative of the United States must be 25 years old,
must be a citizen of the United States for seven years,
at the time of his election he must be an inhabitant of the State he is to represent, and
while serving as a Representative, he must hold no other office under the United States.†p. 191.6inhabitant = a person (who lives in a particular place)
- Then the number may increase to one for every 30,000 inhabitants.†
p. 201.3inhabitants = people (who live in a particular place)
- The House of Representatives will have one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants.†
p. 205.2
- The last paper showed that representation in the British House of Commons is one for every 30,000 inhabitants.†
p. 208.3
- A census of inhabitants will be taken every ten years.†
p. 209.7
- The census has two objectives: First, to periodically adjust the ratio of representatives to inhabitants; the exception is that each State will have at least one representative.†
p. 209.8
- Second, to increase the number of representatives, but the whole number will not exceed one for every 30,000 inhabitants.†
p. 209.9
- Someone might say that when people are spread over a large area they cannot, like the crowded inhabitants of a city, be infected by violent passions or conspire to pursue unjust measures.†
p. 229.4
Definition:
a person who lives in a particular place