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Upper House A Four: The private homes of Ha culaneum are of special interest, for they shq a wide variety of styles of construction. A ra' example is the Latticework House, which co tained small apartments for rent and a cent| patio. The House of the Beautiful Patio, bu with a staircase leading from the central patio J the Upper house a four floor, is a precursor of medieval-tr houses. Some of the private houses in Hercu neum are believed to have had two Upper house a four stori"
Catholics are also especially interested in an old house in Amsterdam whose Upper house a four portion was a secret meeting place of persecuted Catholics during the Reformation and which became a private Catholic church, remaining in use until 1887. It was named the House of Our Dear Lord in the Garret and today, as the Amstelkring Museum, it houses an unusual collection of religious relics and curiosities.
The first state constitution (June 29, 1776) placed power in the House of Delegates, which dominated the Upper house a four house, the Senate, and the executive and judiciary branches. The executive and the judiciary were chosen by the combined vote of the House and Senate. The governor was further restricted by a privy council, the Council of State. County government was semiautonomous; the franchise was restricted to property owners; and representation in the legislature was disproportionately in favor of the eastern areas. There was no amendment procedure.
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