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..... in the distribution of any moneys that may remain in the treasury of the centennial board of finance after the payment of its debts, as provided for by the tenth section of the act of congress approved june 1, 1872, incorporating the centennial board of finance, the appropriation hereinbefore made shall be paid in full into the treasury of the united states ..... of the united states for the eastern district of pennsylvania syllabus in the distribution of the moneys remaining in the treasury of the centennial board of finance at the close of that corporation, as provided for in sec. 10 of the act of congress of june 1, 1872, 17 stat. 203, the appropriation of $1,500,000, made by the ..... the distribution of the moneys remaining in the treasury of the centennial board of finance at the close of the affairs of that corporation, as provided for in sec. 10 of the act of june 1, 1872, the appropriation of $1,500,000 made by congress in the act of feb. 16, 1876, must be paid into the treasury of the .....
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..... was claimed by the government and conceded by the plaintiffs that the tobacco was dutiable under the following provisions of schedule f of section 2502 of title 33 of the revised statutes, as enacted by section 6 of the act of march 3, 1883, c. 121, 22 stat. 503: "leaf tobacco, of which eighty-five percent is of the requisite size, and of ..... u.s. 225 error to the circuit court of the united state for the southern district of new york syllabus schedule f of section 2502 of title 33 of the revised statutes, as enacted by section 6 of the act of march 3, 1883, c. 121, 22 stat. 503, provided as follows in regard to duties on imported tobacco: "leaf tobacco, of which ..... case the appraisers find in a given package articles of wool or cotton of similar kind, but different quality, and to section 2915, which provides for the taking of samples from packages of sugar to ascertain the quality, and to the act of may 1, 1876, c. 89, 19 stat. 49, providing for the separate entry of one or more packages .....
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..... fill said pits or shafts in such a manner as to afford permanent protection to all such stock endangered thereby." " 3. every person violating sections one (1) and two (2) of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty (20) dollars nor more than one hundred ..... be likely to avail themselves of the services of their children, in cultivating them." again, in the same case: "children, wherever they go, must be expected to act upon childish instincts and impulses, and others who are chargeable with a duty of care and caution towards them must calculate upon this, and take precautions accordingly. if ..... u. s. 276 leaving this turntable unfastened and unguarded, it was not merely inviting young children to come upon the turntable, but was holding out an allurement which, acting upon the natural instincts by which such are controlled, drew them, by those instincts, into hidden danger." it was held that, under the circumstances, the child was .....
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..... authorized to issue preferred shares. on that day, they were given such authority, and the reconstruction finance corporation was authorized to subscribe for such shares. act of march 9, 1933, 48 stat. 1, title iii, as amended by 2 of the act of march 24, 1933, 48 stat. 20, 12 u.s.c. 51a, 51d. on ..... under the constitution, congress has exclusive authority to determine whether and to what extent its instrumentalities, such as the reconstruction finance corporation, shall be immune from state taxation. p. 318 u. s. 361 . 2. the act of march 20, 1936, provided that shares of preferred stock of national banks "heretofore or hereafter acquired by" the ..... reconstruction finance corporation "shall not, so long as reconstruction finance corporation shall continue to own the same, be subject to any taxation . . . by .....
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..... this machinery is "subject to" a local "real property" tax means that the pennsylvania tax statute, 72 purdon's pennsylvania stat. 5020-201, as applied, conflicts with section 10 of the reconstruction finance corporation act. this appeal thus challenges the validity of a state statute sustained by the highest page 328 u. s. 207 court of the state, and raises a substantial federal ..... corporation, a subsidiary of the rfc. affirmed, p. 328 u. s. 210 . page 328 u. s. 206 mr. justice black delivered the opinion of the court. by section 10 of the reconstruction finance corporation act, as amended, 47 stat. 5, 9, 55 stat. 248, congress made it clear that it did not permit states and local governments to impose taxes of any kind .....
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..... 40 f.2d 620, 625. [ footnote 11 ] standard oil co. of california v. united states, 337 u. s. 293 , 337 u. s. 299 , note 5. section 3 of the act, with which the court was concerned in standard oil, makes unlawful certain agreements " . . . where the effect . . . may be to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a ..... outstanding stock and its aggregate outlay to $49,000,000. during that period, du pont and durant worked under an arrangement giving du pont primary responsibility for finances and durant the responsibility for operations. but j. a. haskell, du pont's former sales manager and vice-president, became the general motors vice-president in charge ..... the opportunity for great profit in a substantial purchase of general motors stock. on december 19, 1917, raskob submitted a treasurer's report to the du pont finance committee recommending a purchase of general motors stock in the amount of $25,000,000. that report makes clear that more than just a profitable investment was .....
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..... petition is granted. on the merits, we conclude that the property involved is not within the waiver provision of the federal act. the language of 8 of the reconstruction finance corporation act was borrowed from earlier federal legislation dealing with federal financial institutions. [ footnote 6 ] the congressional policy appears to have ..... and the cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. reversed and remanded. mr. justice black and mr. justice douglas dissent. [ footnote 1 ] section 8 (as amended): ". . . any real property of the corporation shall be subject to . . . state, territorial, county, municipal, or local taxation to ..... derived from such disposition would be covered into the united states treasury as miscellaneous receipts ( 30(a)). pursuant to this declaration by the reconstruction finance corporation, the war assets administration took possession of this property on may 29, 1946, and its successor, the general services administration, [ footnote .....
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..... , as has repeatedly been held by this court, brings nothing before this court for its consideration but the points or questions certified, as required by the 6th section of the act. . . . [n]othing can come before this court, under that provision, except such single definite questions as shall actually arise and become the subject of ..... sheriffs, coroners, clerks and other officers within the said respective counties." iii pa.stat. at large, 1712-1724 (1896 ed.) at 66-67. section iii of the same act provided that, when sitting as a court of equity, this court could enforce obedience to its orders and decrees by "like process, orders and proceedings ..... in great britain. . . ." iii pa.stat. at large, 1712-1724 (1896 ed.), at 68. in 1722, pennsylvania passed "an act for establishing courts of judicature in this province." section vi said that these courts "shall minister justice to all persons, and exercise the jurisdictions and powers hereby granted concerning all and singular the premises .....
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..... any or all of such activities." according to senator taft, that phrase was added by the conference committee to "make the prohibition contained in section 8(b)(1) apply to coercive acts of unions against employees who did not wish to join or did not care to participate in a strike or picket line. " 93 cong. ..... , disciplinary powers of unions, 3 ind.lab.rel.rev. 483: "it is significant that among the major changes made in the wagner act by the labor management relations act of 1947 was the addition of sections purported to be aimed at protecting individual union members against undemocratic and corrupt leaders." [ footnote 22 ] 93 cong.rec. 4023, ii leg ..... it is clear that congress was much more concerned with nonviolent economic coercion than with threats of physical violence. as senator ball, who introduced the section, put it: "but we are less concerned here with actual acts of violence than we are with threats. . . ." [ footnote 2/12 ] and senator taft noted: "there are plenty of methods .....
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..... its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership therein. . . ." [ footnote 6 ] section 7 of the act provides, in relevant part: "employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own ..... the union. [ footnote 4 ] none of the $450 fines has been paid, but reduced fines have been aid in a few instances. [ footnote 5 ] section 8(b)(1)(a) of the act provides, in relevant part: "it shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents -- " "(1) to restrain or coerce (a) ..... employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 7: provided, that this paragraph shall not impair the right of a labor organization to prescribe .....
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