Emergency Legislation Passed Prior to December, 1917, Dealing with the Control and Taking of Private Property for the Public Use, Benefit, Or Welfare, Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders Thereunder, to and Including January 31, 1918, to which is Added a Reprint of Analagous Legislation Since 1775 |
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... effect , the Sec- retary of the Treasury , upon the request of the President of the United States , may issue and sell , [ 216 ] or use for such purpose or construction hereinabove authorized , any of the bonds of the United States now ...
... effect , the Sec- retary of the Treasury , upon the request of the President of the United States , may issue and sell , [ 216 ] or use for such purpose or construction hereinabove authorized , any of the bonds of the United States now ...
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... effect , object , or purpose of which is to deprive the Government of fair , open , and unrestricted competi- tion in letting contracts for the construction of any of said vessels : Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby ...
... effect , object , or purpose of which is to deprive the Government of fair , open , and unrestricted competi- tion in letting contracts for the construction of any of said vessels : Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby ...
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... effect the sum of $ 640,000,000 is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated , to be available until June thirtieth , nineteen hundred and eighteen . " SPECIAL AVIATION ACT . " [ 247 ] CHAP . 42 ...
... effect the sum of $ 640,000,000 is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated , to be available until June thirtieth , nineteen hundred and eighteen . " SPECIAL AVIATION ACT . " [ 247 ] CHAP . 42 ...
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... effect when the national emergency resulting minates . from the existing state of war shall have passed , the date of which shall be ascertained and proclaimed by the President ; but the date when this Act shall cease to be in effect ...
... effect when the national emergency resulting minates . from the existing state of war shall have passed , the date of which shall be ascertained and proclaimed by the President ; but the date when this Act shall cease to be in effect ...
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... effect author- izes placing a compulsory order ] , 1778 , 1 Cook's N. Y. Laws 24 [ p . 585 ] ; Act for regulating impresses of forage and carriages and for billeting troops within this state , 1778 , id . 55 p . 587 ] ; Act to regulate ...
... effect author- izes placing a compulsory order ] , 1778 , 1 Cook's N. Y. Laws 24 [ p . 585 ] ; Act for regulating impresses of forage and carriages and for billeting troops within this state , 1778 , id . 55 p . 587 ] ; Act to regulate ...
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act entitled Act to prevent agent alien property custodian ally of enemy appointed army Assembly of Maryland authority aforesaid Barrel beef Bushel carriages cask centum certificate CHAP commissary commissioners commonwealth Congress Continental Continental Army Continental Congress court delivered deputy directed district embargo empowered enemy or ally engrossing entitled An act execution exportation Federal Reserve Board flour forage forfeit and pay forfeitures further enacted governor and council grain hereby authorized hereby enacted horses impress Indian corn inhabitants justice lawful license manufacture Merchandize militia necessary offending owner paid passed peace penalty pence person or persons pork port pounds pounds weight President procure prohibit Provided purchase purposes quantity refuse regulations respective salt Section seized seizure sell Session sheriff shillings ship or vessel sold supply therein thereof thousand seven hundred tion Town Treasury United vendue wagons wares warrant wheat WHEREAS WOODROW WILSON
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Page 17 - President, is unsatisfactory to the person entitled to receive the same, such person shall be paid seventy-five per centum of the amount so determined by the President and shall be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum as, added to said...
Page iii - An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of the United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries ; to regulate carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States ; and for other purposes.
Page 25 - President and shall be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum as, added to said seventy-five per centum, will make up such amount as will be just compensation therefor, in the manner provided for by section twentyfour, paragraph twenty, and section one hundred and forty-five of the Judicial Code.
Page 290 - The Third Amendment in its prohibition against the quartering of soldiers "in any house" in time of peace without the consent of the owner is another facet of that privacy.
Page 1063 - ... and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them and coming under the control of the Government of the United States...
Page 766 - Action shall have arisen, and not elsewhere ; and the Defendant or Defendants in such Action or Suit shall and may plead the General Issue, and give this Act and the special Matter in Evidence at any Trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done in pursuance and by the Authority of this Act...
Page 139 - An Act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel...
Page 75 - That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Page 1064 - States shall, under any pretence whatever, assume to decide on the validity of the claim of any person to the service or labor of any other person, or surrender up any such person to the claimant, on pain of being dismissed from the service.
Page 11 - ... and means of production, and availability of military supplies; the giving of information to producers and manufacturers as to the class of supplies needed by the military and other services of the Government, the requirements relating thereto, and the creation of relations which will render possible in time of need the immediate concentration and utilization of the resources of the Nation.