Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the National Board of Trade, Volumen4,Parte1871J. H. Eastburn's Press, 1872 |
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... Congress , pointing out par- ticulars in which the law failed to meet the necessities of the business community , and asking for its amendment , so as to make its pro- visions practically available . This memorial , with the debate ...
... Congress , pointing out par- ticulars in which the law failed to meet the necessities of the business community , and asking for its amendment , so as to make its pro- visions practically available . This memorial , with the debate ...
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... Congress , by the passage of a general statute overruling and supersed- ing them , it must depend mainly on the interest and endeavor of the local bodies in the matter . For this reason the Council desires such information as the mêm ...
... Congress , by the passage of a general statute overruling and supersed- ing them , it must depend mainly on the interest and endeavor of the local bodies in the matter . For this reason the Council desires such information as the mêm ...
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... Congress for the organization of vast ship - building establishments , and for the construction of fleets of ocean ... Congress by the National Board of Trade , purely as a commercial question ; and as soon as it shall be regarded by ...
... Congress for the organization of vast ship - building establishments , and for the construction of fleets of ocean ... Congress by the National Board of Trade , purely as a commercial question ; and as soon as it shall be regarded by ...
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... Congress and the country . I think it is not saying too much when I assert that for their im- portance , and generally for their accordance with the declared objects of the association , the subjects discussed at these sessions prove ...
... Congress and the country . I think it is not saying too much when I assert that for their im- portance , and generally for their accordance with the declared objects of the association , the subjects discussed at these sessions prove ...
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... Congress , to accept the proposals of the International Steamship Company , for the creation of American iron steamship building works , for the construction of ocean steamers ; which " steamers shall be adapted as far as may be for ...
... Congress , to accept the proposals of the International Steamship Company , for the creation of American iron steamship building works , for the construction of ocean steamers ; which " steamers shall be adapted as far as may be for ...
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Página 278 - July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
Página 228 - There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa, of Greece, and even of Alpine Europe, where the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon : and though, within that brief space of time which we call 'the historical period...
Página 277 - ... receivable in payment of all taxes, internal duties, excises, debts and demands of every kind due to the United States, except duties on imports, and of all claims and demands against the United States of every kind whatsoever, except for interest upon bonds and notes, which shall be paid in coin...
Página 277 - ... lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid.
Página 19 - Resolved, That this Convention do respectfully request the President of the United States to enter into negotiations with the Government of Great Britain having in view the execution of a Treaty between the two Countries for...
Página 277 - But none of said interestbearing obligations not already due shall be redeemed or paid before maturity unless at such time United States notes shall be convertible into coin at the option of the holder, or unless at such time bonds of the United States bearing a lower rate of interest than the bonds to be redeemed can be sold at par in coin. And the United States also solemnly pledges its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin.
Página 12 - Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilization of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally and intellectually as well as materially, and not only facilitates the interchange of the various productions of nature and art, but tends to remove national and provincial antipathies, and to bind together all the branches of the great human family.
Página 15 - Fassiaux said in the examination already referred to, " the state railways thus (through a mixed system of ownership) find themselves placed in constant comparison with the railways worked by private companies ; on the one hand stimulating them to general improvements, and on the other hand acting as a sort of check against any attempt to realize extravagant profits at the cost of the public.
Página 309 - The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.
Página 27 - States; in order to secure unity and harmony of action in reference to commercial usages, customs and laws; and especially, in order to secure the proper consideration of questions pertaining to the financial, commercial and industrial interests of the country -at large...