Housing Division Bulletin ..., Issues 1-3United States. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, United States. Public Works Administration. Housing Division U.S. Government Printing Office, 1935 |
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Page 72 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 17. This Act may be cited as the "National Labor Relations Act.
Page 61 - States to promote the general welfare of the Nation by employing its funds and credit, as provided in this Act, to assist the several States and their political subdivisions to alleviate present and recurring unemployment and to remedy the unsafe and insanitary housing conditions and the acute shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings for families of low income, in rural or urban communities, that are injurious to the health, safety, and morals of the citizens of the Nation.
Page 67 - An Act to amend the Act approved March 3, 1931, relating to the rate of wages for laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-contractors on public buildings", approved August 30, 1935 (49 Stat.
Page 61 - slum or blighted area" means any area where dwellings predominate which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement, or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health, or morals.
Page 71 - Any and all notes, debentures, bonds, or other such obligations issued by the corporation shall be exempt both as to principal and interest from all taxation...
Page 62 - No director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of the corporation shall in any manner, directly or indirectly, participate in the deliberation upon or the determination of any question affecting his personal interests, or the interests of any corporation, partnership, or association in which he is directly or indirectly interested.
Page 62 - One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term...
Page 62 - A vacancy in the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all...
Page 62 - Act, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended...
Page 65 - ... (7) obtain insurance against loss in connection with property and other assets held; (8) subject to the specific limitations in this title, consent to the modification, with respect to rate of interest, time of payment of any installment of principal or interest, security, or any other term of any contract or agreement to which he is a party or which has been transferred to him...