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 1775, Pages 1-110 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 31
... Provided , Proviso . however , That no preference shall be given to the ports ences forbid- of one State over those of another . Delaware : See Act to prohibit exportation of provisions from this state beyond the seas for a limited time ...
... Provided , Proviso . however , That no preference shall be given to the ports ences forbid- of one State over those of another . Delaware : See Act to prohibit exportation of provisions from this state beyond the seas for a limited time ...
Page 32
... provisions from the State of New Jersey , id . June 20 , 1778 , c . 33 [ p . 528 ] ; Act to revive and continue an act entitled “ An act to prohibit the exportation of provisions from the State of New Jersey , " id . November 26 , 1778 ...
... provisions from the State of New Jersey , id . June 20 , 1778 , c . 33 [ p . 528 ] ; Act to revive and continue an act entitled “ An act to prohibit the exportation of provisions from the State of New Jersey , " id . November 26 , 1778 ...
Page 36
... Provided , That when the owner of such land , interest or rights pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same , which , in the opinion of the Secretary of War , shall be reasonable , he may purchase or enter into a contract for the ...
... Provided , That when the owner of such land , interest or rights pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same , which , in the opinion of the Secretary of War , shall be reasonable , he may purchase or enter into a contract for the ...
Page 47
... Provided , That certificates is- sued by the authorized agents of the department shall tificates . be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained ; and otherwise carrying out the ...
... Provided , That certificates is- sued by the authorized agents of the department shall tificates . be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained ; and otherwise carrying out the ...
Page 48
... Provided , further , ments to gov- That all cattle imported under the provisions of this section shall be slaughtered in accordance with the pro- visions of the Act of June thirtieth , nineteen hundred . Vol . 34. PP and six ( Thirty ...
... Provided , further , ments to gov- That all cattle imported under the provisions of this section shall be slaughtered in accordance with the pro- visions of the Act of June thirtieth , nineteen hundred . Vol . 34. PP and six ( Thirty ...
Contents
1 | |
7 | |
13 | |
19 | |
26 | |
36 | |
42 | |
49 | |
208 | |
214 | |
217 | |
223 | |
246 | |
276 | |
290 | |
418 | |
83 | |
93 | |
127 | |
135 | |
142 | |
148 | |
155 | |
161 | |
169 | |
179 | |
189 | |
201 | |
202 | |
466 | |
496 | |
582 | |
678 | |
705 | |
819 | |
879 | |
905 | |
915 | |
990 | |
1026 | |
1052 | |
Common terms and phrases
act entitled Act to prevent agent alien property custodian ally of enemy appointed army Articles 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 further enacted governor and council grain hereby authorized hereby enacted horses impress Indian corn inhabitants justice lawful license manufacture Merchandize militia necessary oath 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 tion Town Treasury troops United vendue wagons wares warrant wheat WHEREAS WOODROW WILSON
Popular passages
Page i - 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 23 - 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 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 135 - Navy, to assure an adequate supply and equitable distribution, and to facilitate the movement, of foods, feeds, fuel including fuel oil and natural gas, and fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients, tools, utensils, implements, machinery, and equipment required for the actual production of foods, feeds, and fuel...
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 154 - President he, and he ia hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.
Page 9 - ... 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.
Page 1079 - The proceedings of such libel cases shall conform, as near as may be, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any such case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of the United States.
Page 107 - Any payment, conveyance, transfer, assignment, or delivery of money or property made to the alien property custodian hereunder shall be a full acquittance and discharge for all purposes of the obligation of the person making the same to the extent of same.
Page 6 - The President in time of war is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same, to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon, for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Page 121 - Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both...