Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 6; Volume 41D. Appleton & Company, 1902 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 54
... appointed to inquire into the advisability of the commonwealth's un- dertaking its own coinage and adopting the decimal system . A divorce bill introduced first in the Senate brought the laws of all the states into harmony with the acts ...
... appointed to inquire into the advisability of the commonwealth's un- dertaking its own coinage and adopting the decimal system . A divorce bill introduced first in the Senate brought the laws of all the states into harmony with the acts ...
Page 56
... appointed in 1899. The Cabi- net was composed as follows : Premier and Treas urer , F. W. Holder ; Chief Secretary , J. G. Jenkins ; Attorney - General , J. H. Gordon : Commissioner of Crown Lands , L. O'Loughlin ; Commissioner of ...
... appointed in 1899. The Cabi- net was composed as follows : Premier and Treas urer , F. W. Holder ; Chief Secretary , J. G. Jenkins ; Attorney - General , J. H. Gordon : Commissioner of Crown Lands , L. O'Loughlin ; Commissioner of ...
Page 57
... appointed in 1897. The minis- try was composed as follows : Prime Minister , Colonial Treasurer , Minister of Labor , and Min- ister of Defense , R. J. Seddon ; Colonial Secretary , Postmaster - General and Electric Telegraph Com ...
... appointed in 1897. The minis- try was composed as follows : Prime Minister , Colonial Treasurer , Minister of Labor , and Min- ister of Defense , R. J. Seddon ; Colonial Secretary , Postmaster - General and Electric Telegraph Com ...
Page 120
... appointed on June 9 special am- bassador to proceed to Germany to express the re- grets of the Chinese Government for the mur- der of Baron von Ketteler , and had sailed on July 12 ; and that China had undertaken to erect a memorial ...
... appointed on June 9 special am- bassador to proceed to Germany to express the re- grets of the Chinese Government for the mur- der of Baron von Ketteler , and had sailed on July 12 ; and that China had undertaken to erect a memorial ...
Page 126
... appointed ad- visory members of the peace commission , sent a strong remonstrance to the court against signing the treaty , as it would impair Chinese sovereignty in the northern territories , though Russia had agreed to accept a less ...
... appointed ad- visory members of the peace commission , sent a strong remonstrance to the court against signing the treaty , as it would impair Chinese sovereignty in the northern territories , though Russia had agreed to accept a less ...
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Page 138 - the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly Powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire," He was successful in obtaining the assent of the other Powers to the policy thus announced.
Page 162 - Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba. IV That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected.
Page 161 - President is hereby authorized to ' leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people ' so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows:
Page 171 - Whoever fails to comply with any duty imposed upon him by section 304, or, having in his possession or control any record, file, or paper, containing or supposed to contain any information concerning the estate of the decedent, or, having in his possession or control any property comprised in the gross estate of the decedent...
Page 180 - ... to file an information against and prosecute the person so offending, and the punishment of such person, on conviction, shall be a fine of not more than...
Page 161 - ... until the legislature of such state in the manner herein prescribed shall redistrict such state, and if there be no increase in the number of representatives from a state the representatives thereof shall be elected from the districts now prescribed by law until such state be redistricted as herein prescribed by the legislature of said state.
Page 170 - Deed, instrument, or writing, whereby any lands, tenements, or other realty sold shall be granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her, or their direction...
Page 168 - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Page 148 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is completed to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 168 - ... any person or persons liable to pay the tax as herein provided, or anyone who acts in the matter as agent or broker for such person or persons, who shall make any...