First, as commander of Baltimoreâs militia, he would put in place an effective defense. Second, having been given the job by Baltimoreâs Committee of Vigilance and Safety, he would not under any circumstances relinquish that commandâespecially to the man in charge of the 10th Military District. Brig.
The Australian Constitution was drafted at a series of constitutional conventions held in the 1890s. It was passed by the British Parliament as part of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 and took effect on 1 January 1901.
Most of the states-Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia have already amended their Constitutions to formally recognise Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians as the first people and nations of their jurisdictions.hen it came into effect on 1 January 1901, the Australian Constitution did not recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians but it did contain several references that explicitly discriminated against Indigenous Australians.