Recreation, Volume 17

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G.O. Shields (Coquina), 1902 - Sports

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Page 111 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 105 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page xciii - The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees, Shoots rising up, and spreads by slow degrees ; Three centuries he grows, and three he stays, Supreme in state, and in three more decays...
Page 111 - I, sec. 8), has for its only limitations the law of slander and libel. Hitherto freedom of speech and of the press could only be interfered with where the speaker or writer offended against the criminal law or where the words amounted to a slander or libel of a person or corporation or their property, and the guaranteed right of trial by jury entitled the parties accused of slander or libel to have twelve men pass upon the question of their liability to respond in damages therefor and to measure...
Page 71 - NIAGARA FALLS One of the natural wonders of the world. A charming place at any season of the year, reached from every direction by the NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES A visit to the Falls is an object lesson in geography ; an exhibition of landscapes that no painter can equal. and a glimpse of the latest developments of the industrial world. A copy of Four-Track Series No. 9, "Two Days at Niagara Falls...
Page xi - Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the collection of specimens for scientific purposes, the capture or shipment of live animals and birds for exhibition or propagation, or the export from Alaska of specimens and trophies, under such restrictions and limitations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe and publish.
Page xi - ... deputy marshal. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury upon request of the Secretary of Agriculture to aid in carrying out the provisions of this Act : Provided further, That nothing contained in the foregoing sections of this Act shall be construed or held to prohibit or limit the right of the Smithsonian Institution to collect in or ship from the District of Alaska animals or birds for the use of the Zoological Park in Washington, District of Columbia : Provided further, that...
Page 111 - It has, accordingly, become a constitutional principle in this country, that " every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, and that no law can rightfully be passed to restrain or abridge the freedom of speech, or of the press.
Page xi - SEC. 7. Penalties. — That any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and...
Page xi - SEC. 4. Sale — That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons at any time to sell or offer for sale any hides, skins, or heads of any game animals or game birds in Alaska, or to sell, offer for sale, or purchase, or offer to purchase, any game animals or game birds, or parts thereof, during the time when the killing of such animals or birds is prohibited : Provided, That it shall be lawful for dealers having in possession game animals or game birds legally killed during the open...

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