The New International Encyclop©Œdia, Volume 20Dodd, Mead, 1922 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 304 - In order to obtain the special lifeboat man's certificate the applicant must prove to the satisfaction of an officer designated by the Secretary of Commerce that he has been trained in all the operations connected with launching lifeboats and the use of oars; that he is acquainted with the practical handling of the boats themselves; and, further, that he is capable of understanding and answering the orders relative to lifeboat service.
Page 215 - A vessel which is closehauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled on the starboard tack. (c) When both are running free with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has...
Page 215 - When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
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Page 369 - ... specific goods, in a deliverable state, the property in the goods passes to the buyer when the contract is made and it is immaterial whether the time of payment, or the time of delivery, or both, be postponed.
Page 2 - The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
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Page 1 - He was a member of the committee appointed by the British and Foreign Bible Society and the American Bible Society to prepare a Turkish Bible in both Arabic and Armenian characters (finished, 1878).