Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War: Part 3, 1903

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 - Public lands
 

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Page 278 - An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes...
Page 623 - A merchant is a person engaged in buying and selling merchandise, at a fixed place of business, which business is conducted in his name, and who during the time he claims to be engaged as a merchant, does not engage in the performance of any manual labor, except such as is necessary in the conduct of his business as such merchant.
Page 658 - ... of such sunken craft to immediately mark it with a buoy or beacon during the day and a lighted lantern at night, and to maintain such marks until the sunken craft is removed or abandoned...
Page 333 - Commissioner, nor any person belonging to or employed in the military service of the United States, is, or shall be, admitted to any share or part of this contract...
Page 561 - Islands] shall be required to obtain from the consul, viceconsul, or other consular officer of the United States at the port of departure, or from the medical officer where such officer has been detailed by the President for that purpose, a bill of health, in duplicate, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury...
Page 558 - SEC. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any vessel transporting merchandise or property from or between ports of the United States of America and foreign ports, her owner, master, agent, or manager, to insert in any bill of lading or shipping document any covenant or agreement whereby the obligations...
Page 558 - That if the owner of any vessel transporting merchandise or property to or from any port in the United States of America shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied...
Page 334 - Manila as may be designated by the said party of the first part. And the said party of the second part also hereby agrees that it will provide the party of the first part...
Page 386 - Disbursing officers, or the head of any Executive Department, or other establishment not under any of the Executive Departments, may apply for and the Comptroller of the Treasury shall render his decision upon any question involving a payment to be made by them or under them, which decision, when rendered, shall govern the Auditor and the Comptroller of the Treasury in passing upon the account containing said disbursement.
Page 310 - The Philippine Commission shall be authorized and empowered to Issue licenses to engage in lighterage or other exclusively harbor business to vessels or other craft actually engaged In such business at the date of the passage of this Act and to vessels or other craft built In the Philippine Islands or in the United States and owned by citizens of the United States or by inhabitants of the Philippine Islands.

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