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On the western side of Luzon ton spinning and work in bamboo are among the
hot season is from March till June , May the chief industries . being the hottest
month , when the temperaThe fiber which gets its common name from ture
ranges ...
On the western side of Luzon ton spinning and work in bamboo are among the
hot season is from March till June , May the chief industries . being the hottest
month , when the temperaThe fiber which gets its common name from ture
ranges ...
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The legal fee for recording each copyNew Hampshire , June 21 , 1788 , vote 57
to 46 . right claim is 50 cents , and for a copy of this record ( or certificate of
copyright ) an addiVirginia , June 25 , 1788 , vote 89 to 79 . tional fee of 50 cents
is ...
The legal fee for recording each copyNew Hampshire , June 21 , 1788 , vote 57
to 46 . right claim is 50 cents , and for a copy of this record ( or certificate of
copyright ) an addiVirginia , June 25 , 1788 , vote 89 to 79 . tional fee of 50 cents
is ...
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Taxes Imposed by Congress Under Revenue Act Approved June 13 , 1898 . TAX
ON FERMENTED LIQUORS - - TOOK EFFECT FROM DATE OF ACT . Beer ,
lager beer , ale , porter , and other similar fermented liquor , per barrel of 31
gallons ...
Taxes Imposed by Congress Under Revenue Act Approved June 13 , 1898 . TAX
ON FERMENTED LIQUORS - - TOOK EFFECT FROM DATE OF ACT . Beer ,
lager beer , ale , porter , and other similar fermented liquor , per barrel of 31
gallons ...
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2 72 N June unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the Rates of Pension Per
Month . contract . But in case of conductors , engineers , firemen , or trainmen of
railroads , a day ' s work consists of ten hours . PENNSYLVANIA . Eight hours of ...
2 72 N June unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the Rates of Pension Per
Month . contract . But in case of conductors , engineers , firemen , or trainmen of
railroads , a day ' s work consists of ten hours . PENNSYLVANIA . Eight hours of ...
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But from 1802 to June 20 , 1874 . the citizens of Washington , and from January 1
, 1799 , to said late , the citizens of Georgetown were entitled to vote on municipal
subjects and for certain municipal officers : the citizens of the portion of the ...
But from 1802 to June 20 , 1874 . the citizens of Washington , and from January 1
, 1799 , to said late , the citizens of Georgetown were entitled to vote on municipal
subjects and for certain municipal officers : the citizens of the portion of the ...
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Page 30 - States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Page 26 - State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another. 7. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law ; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. 8. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States ; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present emolument, office, or title...
Page 27 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Page 25 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Page 30 - ... on the list the Senate shall choose the VicePresident ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.
Page 65 - Georgia, and containing about 5,000 acres more or less, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof...
Page 13 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 10 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Page 28 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open Court.
Page 26 - ... 5. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State. 6. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
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| Title | The Century Book of Facts: A Library of Ready Reference Embracing History, Biography, Government, Law, Language, Literature, Invention, Science, Domestic Economy, Industry, Finance, Art, Religion, Education, Hygiene, and Useful Miscellany |
| Editor | Henry Woldmar Ruoff |
| Publisher | King-Richardson, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 681 pages |
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