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VOLUME 39

CONTAINING

THE OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL

HON. HOMER CUMMINGS1
of Connecticut

HON. FRANK MURPHY 2
of Michigan

HON. ROBERT H. JACKSON3
of New York

AND

OPINIONS BY ACTING ATTORNEYS GENERAL

HON. JOSEPH B. KEENAN

HON. STANLEY REED

HON. THURMAN ARNOLD

HON. JAMES W. MORRIS

HON. SAMUEL O. CLARK, Jr.

HON. FRANCIS BIDDLE

HON. MATTHEW F. MCGUIRE

ALSO CONTAINING CITATIONS OF ACTS OF CONGRESS, THE
UNITED STATES CODE, THE REVISED STATUTES, THE CON-
STITUTION, TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS, EXECUTIVE
ORDERS, OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
AND AN INDEX-DIGEST

Appointed March 4, 1933. Appointed January 2, 1939. 'Appointed January 18, 1940.

Opinions p. 1 et seq.
Opinions p. 229 et seq.
Opinions p. 411 et seq.

III

ASSISTANT SOLICITORS GENERAL

GOLDEN W. BELL

CHARLES FAHY

ACTING ASSISTANT SOLICITORS GENERAL

NEWMAN A. TOWNSEND

JOHN T. FOWLER

Charged with supervision of the opinion functions during the period covered by this volume

IV

ACTS OF CONGRESS CITED IN THIS VOLUME

Page

1808, Apr. 21, c. 48, 2 Stat. 484, 485.

169

187

1809, June 14, c. 2, 2 Stat. 547..
1820, May 1, c. 52, 3 Stat. 567, 568.
1861, Mar. 2, c. 84, 12 Stat. 214, 220.
1863, Feb. 20, c. 143, 12 Stat. 654, 655..
1864, June 3, c. 106, 13 Stat. 99 (sec. 45).
1867, Feb. 22, c. 61, 14 Stat. 399-

1874, June 18, c. 301, 18 Stat. 79 (sec. 3)..
1876, May 5, c. 91, 19 Stat. 52.
1879, Feb. 3, c. 44, 20 Stat. 281-

59, 375

376

59

521

373

459, 499

41

374

1884, June 26, c. 121, 23 Stat. 59.
1886, June 19, c. 421, 24 Stat. 81, as amended_
1888, Apr. 24, c. 194, 25 Stat. 94-

541

541

4

1894, July 31, c. 174, 28 Stat. 162, 205, as amended (sec. 2)__ 1894, Aug. 1, c. 179, 28 Stat. 215, 216___

199

133

1894, Aug. 13, c. 282, 28 Stat. 279, as amended (secs. 1, 3)

311

1895, Jan. 16, c. 24, 28 Stat. 625, as amended_ _

1899, Mar. 3, c. 425, 30 Stat. 1121, 1151 (sec. 9). 1900, Mar. 14, c. 41, 31 Stat. 45 (secs. 11, 13).. 1900, Mar. 28, c. 111, 31 Stat. 52, as amended_ .

NOTE. When any citation appears more than once in the same opinion only the first citation is indicated.

Statutes granting powers that may be exercised by the Executive "in emergency or state of war" listed in a memorandum appearing on pages 348 et seq. but not construed or otherwise dealt with in any opinion are not included in these tables.

190

148

39

V

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1900, Apr. 30, c. 339, 31 Stat. 141, as amended (secs. 91, 97).

1901, Mar. 2, c. 803, 31 Stat. 895, 898..

461

488

1903, Feb. 14, c. 552, 32 Stat. 825, 826, 829, as amended_-.

1906, June 8, c. 3060, 34 Stat. 225 (sec. 2).

1906, June 14, c. 3299, 34 Stat. 263___.

1906, June 26, c. 3547, 34 Stat. 478.

1907, Mar. 2, c. 2534, 34 Stat. 1228-

sec. 2...

sec. 3.

1907, Mar. 4, c. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415_.

114

1909, Mar. 4, c. 320, 35 Stat. 1075, 1078, 1087, as amended. 459, 499

542

186

541

541

412, 474

412, 474

474

1910, May 27, c. 258, 36 Stat. 443, 447 (sec. 7).

1910, June 9, c. 268, 36 Stat. 463, as amended__

1910, June 25, c. 386, 36 Stat. 816 (sec. 9)‒‒‒‒

1910, June 25, c. 387, 36 Stat. 819, 821, as amended__

1910, June 25, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847 (sec. 1)...

1911, Mar. 1, c. 186, 36 Stat. 961, 962, as amended_.

1912, June 19, c. 174, 37 Stat. 137 (sec. 2).

461

541

523

550

188

369

233, 333, 418

1915, Mar. 4, c. 153, 38 Stat. 1164, as amended (sec. 2) –

1916, May 18, c. 126. 39 Stat. 159, 162 (sec. 11)..

1916, June 3, c. 134, 39 Stat. 166, as amended (secs. 37, 47).

1916, July 17, c. 245, 39 Stat. 360, 374, as amended__

1916, Aug. 29, c. 416, 39 Stat. 545, 546 (sec. 2)_.

1916, Sept. 7, c. 451, 39 Stat. 728, 733, as amended (secs. 14–30)_

1916, Sept. 7, c. 458, 39 Stat. 742_._.

1917, Feb. 5, c. 29, 39 Stat. 874, as amended__