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... judgment impracticable . And he is invested by law with the power to originate and take rigorous measures , as specified , to this end . ( R. S. , §§ 5298 , 5299 , & c . ) 20 . 21. He is authorized to employ any armed vessel of the ...
... judgment impracticable . And he is invested by law with the power to originate and take rigorous measures , as specified , to this end . ( R. S. , §§ 5298 , 5299 , & c . ) 20 . 21. He is authorized to employ any armed vessel of the ...
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... judgment of Con- gress . 27. It is required by law that no person shall be ap- pointed in either of the classes named until he shall have been examined and found qualified by a board of three examiners , to consist of the head of the ...
... judgment of Con- gress . 27. It is required by law that no person shall be ap- pointed in either of the classes named until he shall have been examined and found qualified by a board of three examiners , to consist of the head of the ...
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... judgment affecting the correctness of such balance , but the decision of the Comptroller thereon shall be final and conclusive , as hereinbefore provided . ( R. S. , § 191. ) Previous to the enactment of this provision , ( March 30 ...
... judgment affecting the correctness of such balance , but the decision of the Comptroller thereon shall be final and conclusive , as hereinbefore provided . ( R. S. , § 191. ) Previous to the enactment of this provision , ( March 30 ...
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... judgment affect- ing the correctness of such balance . Thus , the question as to the restraint which the head of the department may exercise upon the accounting officer , would seem to be still an open one , and not free from doubt . Of ...
... judgment affect- ing the correctness of such balance . Thus , the question as to the restraint which the head of the department may exercise upon the accounting officer , would seem to be still an open one , and not free from doubt . Of ...
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... judgment it becomes necessary . ( Act June 11 , 1874 , Stats . 18 , p . 90. ) 76. This summary constitutes the powers and duties de- volving upon the Secretary of State , in general , as laid down in the statutes of the United States ...
... judgment it becomes necessary . ( Act June 11 , 1874 , Stats . 18 , p . 90. ) 76. This summary constitutes the powers and duties de- volving upon the Secretary of State , in general , as laid down in the statutes of the United States ...
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Page 396 - Education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems and methods of teaching as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country.
Page 79 - The Secretary of the Treasury shall require the associations thus designated to give satisfactory security, by the deposit of United States bonds and otherwise, for the safe-keeping and prompt payment of the public money deposited with them, and for the faithful performance of their duties as financial agents of the Government...
Page 345 - States, • and that such application is made for his exclusive use and benefit, and that his entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not either directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person...
Page 350 - That all lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation, produce some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, within the meaning of this act, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses under oath, whose affidavits shall be filed in the land office in which said tract of land may be situated — SEC.
Page 237 - ... in which the United States is a party, as may be deemed necessary for the just responsibility of those officers and the prompt collection of all revenues and debts due and accruing to the United States under such laws.
Page 69 - SEC. 3115. If the owner or master of such vessel shall, however, furnish good and sufficient evidence that such vessel, while in the regular course of her voyage, was compelled, by stress of weather or other casualty, to put into such foreign port and purchase such equipments, or make such repairs, to secure the safety of the vessel to enable her to reach her port of destination...
Page 392 - Office a written description of his invention or discovery, and of the manner and process of making, constructing, compounding, and using the same, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it appertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make, construct, compound, and use the same...
Page 392 - Office, and such affidavits and depositions may be taken before any officer authorized by law to take depositions to be used in the courts of the United States or of the State where the officer resides.
Page 91 - Treasury, direct any account, matter, or claim, of the character, amount or class described in this section, to be transmitted, with all the vouchers, papers, documents, and proofs pertaining thereto, to the said court for trial and adjudication...