 | Guaranty Trust Company of New York - 1919 - 664 pages
...applicable to common carriers. Under the Act approved August 29, 1916, the President was empowered to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation and to utilize them to the exclusion, as far as necessary, of all other.traffic for the transportation... | |
 | 1919 - 1134 pages
...for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes," it is provided: "The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession ami assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize... | |
 | George Sutherland - 1919 - 224 pages
...with the common defense. He is authorized to take over plants for the production of coal and coke; and to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation. Under the head of "powers of regulation" he is authorized to regulate, by a system of licensing, the... | |
 | United States. Congress. House Appropriations - 1919 - 382 pages
...Secretary of Wrt to take possession and assume control <>f any system or systeiiw of trans]«'n« tion, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same, to the exclusion, n* f;.r may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon, for the transfer or transport;-' of troops,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1920 - 784 pages
...Congress of the United States." And by § 1 of the act approved on August 29, 1916, "The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of...troops, war material and equipment, or for such other purpose connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable." ments rendered as hitherto until... | |
 | Gordon S. Watkins - 1919 - 272 pages
...transportation facilities. Under authority of Section 1 of that Act the President, in time of war was empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession...necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer and transportation of troops, material, and equipment for such other purposes connected with the emergency... | |
 | 1919 - 476 pages
...transportation facilities. Under authority of Section 1 of that Act the President, in time of war was empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession...necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer and transportation of troops, material, and equipment for such other purposes connected with the emergency... | |
 | Roger Foster - 1920 - 1184 pages
...under Government control The Army Appropriation Act of August 29th, 1916, provides: "The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of...same, to the exclusion as far as may be necessary 8 96h. 1 De Lima v. Bidwell, 182 436 St. at L. 11, § 24. US 1, 45 L. ed. 1041. »Ibid., 128. 8 See... | |
 | Edgar Watkins - 1920 - 940 pages
...in the national defense to take possession and assume control of certain systems of transportation and to utilize the same, to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of other than war traffic thereon, for the transportation of troops, war material, and equipment therefor,... | |
 | United States - 1920 - 1420 pages
...in the national defense to take possession and assume control of certain systems of transportation and to utilize the same, to the exclusion as far as may be necessary of other than war traffic thereon, for the transportation of troops, war material and equipment therefor,... | |
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June 30, 1917. and for other purposes.' as lollows: " *The president, in time of war, is empowered, through the secretary of war. to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the... 
