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 [sic] Legislation Since 1775Contains a collection of United States emergency legislation focused on governmental taking of personal property for public use. |
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act entitled Act to prevent agent alien property custodian ally of enemy appointed army Assembly of Maryland authority aforesaid barrels 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 naval officer necessary offending owner paid passed peace penalty pence person or persons pork port pounds pounds weight President procure Provided purchase purposes quantity refuse regulations respective salt Section seized seizure sell sheriff shillings ship or vessel sold supply therein thereof thousand seven hundred tion Town Treasury United vendue wagons wares warrant wheat WHEREAS WOODROW WILSON