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... give promise of putting the United States in possession of the fund in the most effectual and prompt manner ? LONDON , October 1 , 1836 . Opinion of Counsel . RICHARD RUSH . 1st . We are of opinion that the possession of the fund cannot ...
... give promise of putting the United States in possession of the fund in the most effectual and prompt manner ? LONDON , October 1 , 1836 . Opinion of Counsel . RICHARD RUSH . 1st . We are of opinion that the possession of the fund cannot ...
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... give leave to amend forth- with , if necessary ; so that the point is of no consequence . I think I am justified in saying , from all that is known at present , that the case is in a safe train in all respects , with every promise of a ...
... give leave to amend forth- with , if necessary ; so that the point is of no consequence . I think I am justified in saying , from all that is known at present , that the case is in a safe train in all respects , with every promise of a ...
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... give any opinion on the subject , still less undertake that anything should be done for him by the United States ; and we informed him that if he con- sidered he had any moral claims , he must himself apply to the proper authorities ...
... give any opinion on the subject , still less undertake that anything should be done for him by the United States ; and we informed him that if he con- sidered he had any moral claims , he must himself apply to the proper authorities ...
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... gives them , as the Lord Chancellor may ex- pound and apply that law to their special predicament under the will ... give the remotest encouragement or hope that it would be reduced , and , least of all , to one so unreasonable , so ...
... gives them , as the Lord Chancellor may ex- pound and apply that law to their special predicament under the will ... give the remotest encouragement or hope that it would be reduced , and , least of all , to one so unreasonable , so ...
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... did so , they should give notice to Mr. Drummond to hold the funds , and file a bill against him , as executor of Smithson , for an account . As this would be attended with more delay and expense than it 36 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
... did so , they should give notice to Mr. Drummond to hold the funds , and file a bill against him , as executor of Smithson , for an account . As this would be attended with more delay and expense than it 36 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
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Page 2 - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge among Men.
Page 634 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 299 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 483 - Institution", to be composed of the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the United States, and three Members of the Senate and three Members of the House of Representatives; together with six other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
Page 471 - President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of "War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office of the United States, and the Mayor of the city of Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, and such other persons as they may elect honorary members...
Page 895 - Amongst the motives to such an institution the assimilation of the principles, opinions, and manners of our countrymen, by the common education of a portion of our youth from every quarter, well deserves attention. The more homogeneous our citizens can be made in these particulars, the greater will be our prospect of permanent union ; and a primary object of such a national institution should be the education of our youth in the science of Government.
Page 384 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 596 - And the said regents shall make, from the interest of said fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of twenty-five thousand dollars annually, for the gradual formation of a library, composed of valuable works pertaining to all departments of human knowledge.
Page 946 - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Page 947 - ... modern sculpture. 11. The arts may be encouraged by providing a room, free of expense, for the exhibition of the objects of the Art-Union and other similar societies. 12. A small appropriation should annually be made for models of antiquities, such as those of the remains of ancient temples, &c. 13. For the present, or until the building is fully completed, besides the Secretary, no permanent assistant will be required, except one, to act as librarian. 14. The...