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... persons who detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor . It is particularly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous . It is fre- quently a source of regret to the Editor that he cannot ...
... persons who detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor . It is particularly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous . It is fre- quently a source of regret to the Editor that he cannot ...
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... person entitled to preëmption right to any land may use any such land warrant in payment for the same , at $ 1.25 per acre , for the quantity of land therein specified . Warrants which have been or may hereafter be issued in pursuance ...
... person entitled to preëmption right to any land may use any such land warrant in payment for the same , at $ 1.25 per acre , for the quantity of land therein specified . Warrants which have been or may hereafter be issued in pursuance ...
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... persons employed therein , and for the punish- ment of all offences connected with the mint or coinage of the United States , are hereby made of full force in relation to the said branch mint , so far as the same may be applicable ...
... persons employed therein , and for the punish- ment of all offences connected with the mint or coinage of the United States , are hereby made of full force in relation to the said branch mint , so far as the same may be applicable ...
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... Persons entitled to preemption rights under the act of Sept. 4 , 1841 , may enter the same , upon proof of such right , at the minimum price , within a year from the passage of this act , or before the day of sale of said lands . The ...
... Persons entitled to preemption rights under the act of Sept. 4 , 1841 , may enter the same , upon proof of such right , at the minimum price , within a year from the passage of this act , or before the day of sale of said lands . The ...
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... persons named in Aaron E. Wait's report is to be paid to them or their legal representatives . August 21 , 1852 . No ... person or the same firm shall be printer for both houses of Congress , and both houses shall order the same document ...
... persons named in Aaron E. Wait's report is to be paid to them or their legal representatives . August 21 , 1852 . No ... person or the same firm shall be printer for both houses of Congress , and both houses shall order the same document ...
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Page 141 - ... assignable by deed or instrument of writing, made and executed according to such form and pursuant to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, so as to vest the assignee with all the rights of the original owner of the warrant or location.
Page 302 - No law shall authorize any debt to be contracted, on behalf of the State, except in the following cases: To meet casual deficits in the revenue ; to pay the interest on the State Debt; to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or if hostilities be threatened, provide for the public defense.
Page 295 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Page 146 - An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Academy for the Year ending the '30th of June, 1853, and for other Purposes.
Page 213 - THE Congress of the United States consists of a Senate and House of Representatives, and must assemble, at least, once every year, on the first Monday of December, unless it is otherwise provided by law.
Page 239 - Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester, Nymphas Marston, Daniel N.
Page 251 - ... major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them.
Page 295 - It shall have original jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus and procedendo, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. It shall hold at least one term in each year at the seat of government, and such other terms, there or elsewhere, as may be provided by law.
Page 149 - An Act to reduce and modify the Rates of Postage in the United States and for other purposes...
Page 191 - ... from one city, town, or other place, to any other city, town, or place, in the United States, between...