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... existing laws , will be $ 264,500,000 ; and the esti- mated ordinary expenditures , for the same period , will be $ 236,320,412.68 ; leaving a surplus of $ 28,179,587.32 for that year . In the foregoing statements of expenditures ...
... existing laws , will be $ 264,500,000 ; and the esti- mated ordinary expenditures , for the same period , will be $ 236,320,412.68 ; leaving a surplus of $ 28,179,587.32 for that year . In the foregoing statements of expenditures ...
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... existing financial legislation . Let it be understood that during the coming year the business of the country will be undisturbed by governmental interference with the laws affecting it , and we may confidently expect that the ...
... existing financial legislation . Let it be understood that during the coming year the business of the country will be undisturbed by governmental interference with the laws affecting it , and we may confidently expect that the ...
Page xv
... existing laws in which the destruction of the forests is not sufficiently guarded against should be speedily modified . A general law concerning this important subject appears to me to be a matter of urgent public necessity . From the ...
... existing laws in which the destruction of the forests is not sufficiently guarded against should be speedily modified . A general law concerning this important subject appears to me to be a matter of urgent public necessity . From the ...
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... existing railways . The Shah of Persia visits Austria : Changed for the better since his last visit ; more inclined to adopt Western ideas ; accompanied by his chiefs of administration ; Austrian mission to be es tablished in Persia ...
... existing railways . The Shah of Persia visits Austria : Changed for the better since his last visit ; more inclined to adopt Western ideas ; accompanied by his chiefs of administration ; Austrian mission to be es tablished in Persia ...
Page xl
... existing systems ; the workingmen's party of the United States in association and correspondence with the socialist party of Europe , with same plan of action , and same ultimate aim . The law of wills , and of the custody and distri ...
... existing systems ; the workingmen's party of the United States in association and correspondence with the socialist party of Europe , with same plan of action , and same ultimate aim . The law of wills , and of the custody and distri ...
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Page 319 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which in their opinion ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 322 - Each of the high contracting parties shall also name one person to attend the tribunal as its Agent to represent it generally in all matters connected with the arbitration.
Page 306 - The case on either side shall be closed within a period of six months from the date of the organization of the Commission, and the Commissioners shall be requested to give their award as soon as possible thereafter.
Page xi - From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress...
Page 186 - No cigars shall be imported unless the same are packed in boxes of not more than five hundred cigars in each box; and no entry of any imported cigars shall be allowed of less quantity than three thousand in a single package...
Page 322 - In case of the death, absence, or incapacity of any commissioner, or in the event of any commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided for making the original appointment, the period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy.
Page 398 - Dominican republic, or of her fisheries ; and no higher or other duty shall be imposed on the importation into the Dominican republic of any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, or their fisheries, than are or shall be payable on the like articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country, or its fisheries.
Page 318 - The commissioners so named shall meet in the city of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after they have been respectively named, and shall before proceeding to any business make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide the matters referred to them to the best of their judgment and according to justice and equity; and such declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings.
Page 353 - ... equally, subject, however, to any laws and regulations of either country, within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation and applying equally and without discrimination to the inhabitants, ships, vessels, and boats of both countries.
Page 268 - Commission; and also to call for, have access to and examine all such books, documents, registers and records as may afford you the fullest information on the subject and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever...