The Public and General Statutes Passed by the Congress of the United States of America: From 1789 to 1836 Inclusive, Whether Expired, Repealed, Or in Force : Arranged in Chronological Order, with Marginal References, and a Copious Index : to which is Added the Constitution of the United States, and an Appendix, Volume 2 |
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Page 832
... person under That no person under the age of twenty - one years shall be en- enlisted with- listed by any officer , or held in the service of the United States , out consent of without the consent of his parent , guardian , or master ...
... person under That no person under the age of twenty - one years shall be en- enlisted with- listed by any officer , or held in the service of the United States , out consent of without the consent of his parent , guardian , or master ...
Page 840
... Persons mak- 5. That if any such citizen or other person , shall make a ments on In- settlement on any lands belonging , or secured , or granted , by dian lands , & c . treaty with the United States , to any Indian tribe , or shall sur ...
... Persons mak- 5. That if any such citizen or other person , shall make a ments on In- settlement on any lands belonging , or secured , or granted , by dian lands , & c . treaty with the United States , to any Indian tribe , or shall sur ...
Page 841
... person issuing such license , shall have full power and Persons issu- authority to recall the same , if the person so licensed shall trans- gress any of the regulations or restrictions provided for the go- them , & c . vernment of trade ...
... person issuing such license , shall have full power and Persons issu- authority to recall the same , if the person so licensed shall trans- gress any of the regulations or restrictions provided for the go- them , & c . vernment of trade ...
Page 844
... person or treat persons persons in custody , shall treat them with all the humanity which in custody the circumstances will possibly permit ; and every officer and with humani- soldier who shall be guilty of maltreating any such person ...
... person or treat persons persons in custody , shall treat them with all the humanity which in custody the circumstances will possibly permit ; and every officer and with humani- soldier who shall be guilty of maltreating any such person ...
Page 867
... person , being a citizen of the United States , or resident within sidents , in- the same , who shall invent and ... person whatsoever , from Printsellers , or and after the said first day of January next , within the time li- persons ...
... person , being a citizen of the United States , or resident within sidents , in- the same , who shall invent and ... person whatsoever , from Printsellers , or and after the said first day of January next , within the time li- persons ...
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Page 936 - An act supplementary to an act, entitled ' an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned ; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing,- engraving, and etching, historical and other prints.
Page 1485 - I, AB, do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.
Page 851 - I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen...
Page 851 - In case the alien applying to be admitted to citizenship has borne any hereditary title, or has been of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or state from which he came, he shall, in addition...
Page 947 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any State or Territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 851 - It shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court admitting any alien to citizenship that immediately preceding the date of his application he has resided continuously within the United States five years at least, and within the state or territory where such court is at the time held one year at least, and that during that time he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness...
Page 1462 - ... for the sale thereof, which time shall not be less than ten days from the date of such notification, and the place proposed for sale not more than five miles distant from the place of making such...
Page 890 - An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the Territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes...
Page 992 - Worship, shall, if commissioned officers, be brought before a court-martial, there to be publicly and severely reprimanded by the President; if non-commissioned officers or soldiers, every person so offending, shall, for his first offence, forfeit...
Page 1238 - That there shall be in the said department an inferior officer, to be appointed by the said principal officer, to be employed therein as he shall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the department of war, and who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records, books and papers, appertaining to the said department.