Port of New York Authority: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 5 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session ...

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Page 83 - No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, . . .
Page 138 - A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the conditions which the legislation is intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true — recourse must be had to others who do possess it.
Page 515 - Act ; or (2) be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the States with respect to the waters (including boundary waters) of such States.
Page 76 - Rule or regulation,' until and unless otherwise determined by the Legislatures of both States, shall mean any rule or regulation not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States or of either State, and, subject to the exercise of the power of Congress, for the improvement of the conduct of navigation and commerce...
Page 510 - The port authority may from time to time make recommendations to the legislatures of the two states or to the congress of the United States, based upon study and analysis, for the better conduct of the commerce passing in and through the port of New York, the increase and improvement of transportation and terminal facilities therein, and the more economical and expeditious handling of such commerce.
Page 76 - ... members from each State are present and unless four votes are cast therefor, two from each State.' Each State reserves the right hereafter to provide by law for the exercise of a veto power by the governor thereof over any action of any commissioner appointed therefrom.
Page 472 - ... the corporation described in, and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it...
Page 472 - President of , the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said Corporation and that he signed his name thereto by like order.
Page 82 - Subpenas may be issued over the signature of the chairman of the committee or any member of the committee designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by such chairman or member. The chairman of the committee or any member thereof may administer oaths to witnesses.
Page 74 - II. To that end the two States do agree that there shall be created and they do hereby create a district to be known as the

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