Congressional Serial Set, Issue 7329U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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Page 1 - If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Page 35 - ... and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same : reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in.
Page 10 - Second. Moneys deposited with or collected by the association. "Third. Bills of exchange or drafts drawn against money actually on deposit to the credit of the association, or due thereto. "Fourth. Liabilities to the stockholders of the association for dividends and reserve profits.
Page 3 - And be it further enacted, That the National Academy of Sciences shall consist of not more than fifty ordinary members, and the said corporation hereby constituted shall have power to make its own organization, including its constitution, by-laws, and rules and regulations; to fill all vacancies created by death, resignation, or otherwise; to provide for the election of foreign and domestic members, the division into classes, and all other matters needful or usual in such institution, and to report...
Page 5 - Superiors are forbidden to injure those under their authority by tyrannical or capricious conduct or by abusive language. While maintaining discipline and the thorough and prompt performance of military duty, all officers, in dealing with enlisted men, will bear in mind the absolute necessity of so treating them as to preserve their self-respect.
Page 4 - The President is also authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to provide for the deferment from training and service under this Act in the land and naval forces of the United States...
Page 43 - ... having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House...
Page 3 - An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes,