Margaret Smith, the granddaughter of then mayor Emily Smith, remembers that her grandmother used to receive petitions from communists calling for a "second front" to be opened.
And the tradition of Saudi princes throwing open their doors to receive petitions from the public — which Zogby calls part of the "social contract" — might have been an effective governing technique in the days when King Abdul-Aziz kept the treasury in a trunk, but it now smacks of a continuing desire to treat the people as subjects rather than citizens.
He also said that he received petitions from alumni against recruiting blacks.
Though she patiently received petitions and listened to anxious advice, she zealously retained her power to make the final decision in all crucial affairs of state.
Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew, Democrat of Cape May, who has received petitions protesting the decision, called for a public hearing on the decision-making process, which he called "vague and confusing".
The department had also not received petitions from several people associated with major financial scandals in recent years, like at Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia, nor from Conrad M. Black, the conservative former newspaper publisher, nor Martha Stewart.
By E. B. White The New Yorker, February 2 , 1946P. 13 The UNO is receiving petitions asking that Argentina be suspended because it is "an enemy of peace and security".
Mr. Chalabi is shown visiting a mass grave site, receiving petitions from tribal chieftains and speaking to a crowd of agitated Iraqis during the first weeks after his arrival in the country.
The ICC has a prosecutor who receives petitions, conducts investigations, and prosecutes grave international crimes (Articles 34, 42).
These conflicts exerted significant pressure on L County, resulting in the related bureaus of the county government being, in the words of the officials, "always at alert and always receiving petitions".22 The rectification of coal mines became more difficult to handle, and the improper handling may have encouraged more workers to get involved.
Wilson presented the petition, as well as a verbal message from Lieutenant Governor Royal, initiating a discussion of proper procedures of receiving petitions in the Assembly.
