Proposed Federal Motion Picture Commission: Hearings Before the Committee on Education. House of Representatives, Sixty Ninth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 1091 and H. R. 6233, Bills to Create a Commission to be Known as the Federal Motion Picture Commission, and Defining Its Powers and Duties. April 14, 15, 16, 17, 27, and May 4, 1926 ... |
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... matter , wherever used , in connection with and to advertise all motion pictures in interstate commerce . Wherever any advertisement is used for the sale , renting , or exhibition of any film which misrepresents the motion picture as ...
... matter , wherever used , in connection with and to advertise all motion pictures in interstate commerce . Wherever any advertisement is used for the sale , renting , or exhibition of any film which misrepresents the motion picture as ...
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... matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it deems proper . ( b ) The commission may at any time institute an inquiry on its own motion in any case and as to any matter or thing concerning which a complaint is authorized ...
... matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it deems proper . ( b ) The commission may at any time institute an inquiry on its own motion in any case and as to any matter or thing concerning which a complaint is authorized ...
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... matters relating to the industry as a whole , in which uniformity of practice is in the best interests of the industry . If in the opinion of the commission the matters submitted to it for ruling or the action of a majority of those ...
... matters relating to the industry as a whole , in which uniformity of practice is in the best interests of the industry . If in the opinion of the commission the matters submitted to it for ruling or the action of a majority of those ...
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... matter , in which they say distinctly that if regulation is to be had it should be a National and Federal legislation rather than by the different States , and the report deals with the general subject of regulation of motion pictures ...
... matter , in which they say distinctly that if regulation is to be had it should be a National and Federal legislation rather than by the different States , and the report deals with the general subject of regulation of motion pictures ...
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... matter . Mr. HALE . Well , any bill we can pass must be limited to films that are transported in interstate commerce . Mr. SWOOPE . Yes . Mr. HALE . If a picture were manufactured in a State and exhibited simply in that State , we would ...
... matter . Mr. HALE . Well , any bill we can pass must be limited to films that are transported in interstate commerce . Mr. SWOOPE . Yes . Mr. HALE . If a picture were manufactured in a State and exhibited simply in that State , we would ...
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Page 425 - And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Page 6 - No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powers of the Commission.
Page 19 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 16 - An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes...
Page 14 - If upon such hearing the Commission shall be of the opinion that the method of competition or the act or practice in question is prohibited by this Act, it shall make a report in writing in which it shall state its findings as to the facts and shall issue and cause to be served on such person, partnership, or corporation an order requiring such person, partnership, or corporation to cease and desist from using such method of competition or such act or practice.
Page 12 - ... court of the United States for the district in which he resides or in which is located the principal operating office of the carrier, or through which the road of the carrier runs...
Page 4 - Articles normally in such current of commerce shall not be considered out of such commerce through resort being had to any means or device intended to remove transactions in respect thereto from the provisions of this Act. For the purpose of this paragraph the word "State" includes Territory, the District of Columbia, possession of the United States, and foreign nation.
Page 4 - That the Commission shall, on or before the first day of December in each year, make a report, which shall be transmitted to Congress, and copies of which shall be distributed as are the other reports transmitted to Congress This report shall contain such information and data collected by the Commission...
Page 5 - Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission), which shall be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 13 - States the sum of $100 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure which forfeiture shall be payable into the Treasury of the United States, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the United States...