Sixteenth Amendment

Sixteenth Amendment

The 'Sixteenth Amendment' may refer to the:
*Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - authorizes income tax without apportionment
*Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland - provided that a court could refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a criminal offence.


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  • Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — The Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland provided that a court could refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a criminal offence. It was effected by the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution …   Wikipedia

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  • Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa — Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act of 2005 Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to effect a technical change; to re determine the geographical areas of the nine provinces of the Republic of South Africa; and… …   Wikipedia

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