The American Government, Organization and Officials, with the Duties and Powers of Federal Office HoldersL. R. Hamersley, 1908 - 871 pages |
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... position is seldom or never granted in the Federal system . So much is this the fact that the language of a recent act creat- ing the Board of Exposition Commissioners with " power to do all things necessary " is almost unique in the ...
... position is seldom or never granted in the Federal system . So much is this the fact that the language of a recent act creat- ing the Board of Exposition Commissioners with " power to do all things necessary " is almost unique in the ...
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... positions which are otherwise filled with the advice and consent of the Senate but which become vacant dur- ing a recess of ... position to remain vacant without nomination during a session of the Senate , so that he might make a recess ...
... positions which are otherwise filled with the advice and consent of the Senate but which become vacant dur- ing a recess of ... position to remain vacant without nomination during a session of the Senate , so that he might make a recess ...
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... position as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy , has power to direct any details of officers from the military ... positions as may be established by Congress . He has the absolute power of removal of all persons whether appointed ...
... position as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy , has power to direct any details of officers from the military ... positions as may be established by Congress . He has the absolute power of removal of all persons whether appointed ...
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... position on the calendar of the House or Senate , and either by arrangement with the Speaker or with the Senate " steering " committee , it comes before the session for discussion and action . Appropriation and cer- tain other bills in ...
... position on the calendar of the House or Senate , and either by arrangement with the Speaker or with the Senate " steering " committee , it comes before the session for discussion and action . Appropriation and cer- tain other bills in ...
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... position of Useless Executive Papers ; District of Columbia ; Education ; Election of President , Vice - President , and Representatives in Congress ; Election No. 1 ; Election No. 2 ; Election No. 3 ; Enrolled Bills ; Expendi- tures in ...
... position of Useless Executive Papers ; District of Columbia ; Education ; Election of President , Vice - President , and Representatives in Congress ; Election No. 1 ; Election No. 2 ; Election No. 3 ; Enrolled Bills ; Expendi- tures in ...
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Page 155 - Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 205 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 122 - States or resident therein, who shall be the author, inventor, designer, or proprietor of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, engraving, cut, print, or photograph or negative thereof, or of a painting, drawing, chromo. statue, statuary, and of models or designs intended to be perfected as works of the fine arts...
Page 798 - ... any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who is assisted by others to come, unless it is affirmatively and satisfactorily shown, on special inquiry, that such person does not belong to one of the foregoing excluded classes...
Page 825 - That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to "assemble and petition the Government for redress of grievances.
Page 428 - ... be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury...
Page 744 - ... on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States or Territories.
Page 179 - That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relate to contempts committed in the presence of the court, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice...
Page 122 - No person is entitled to a copyright unless he shall, on or before the day of publication in this or any foreign country, deliver at the office of the Librarian of Congress, or deposit in the mail within the United States, addressed to the Librarian of Congress...
Page 838 - Third, appointments to the public service aforesaid in the departments at Washington shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia upon the basis of population as ascertained at the last preceding census.