Category: Law

  • Law On Citizenship

    There is no more prized possession of man-kind than that of citizenship. There is no more important duty laid upon mankind than the exercise of the functions of citizenship. The safety, the development and growth of the nation depends upon it. Citizenship is, primarily, a matter of the place of birth, those being born in […]

  • The Government

    Origin.—The Government of the United States was established by the ratification on Mardi 4, 1789, of the Constitution adopted by the thirteen American colonies of Great Britain in Congress assembled at Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. After the ratification and the entrance into statehood of the thirteen colonies, thirty-five other states were admitted to the […]

  • The State Governments

    The government of each state is an autonomy, and each is the supreme judge of its own laws, except so far as affected by the laws and Constitution of the United States. The Chief Executive is a governor elected by the people for terms of varying length. The Legislative Body is composed of two houses, […]

  • Unfair Competition In Commerce

    The act to create a Federal Trade Commission, approved September 26, 1914, provides that such commission shall be composed of five commissioners and shall have an official seal, which shall be judiciously noticed. The commission is empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the acts to […]

  • Copyright

    Copyright is defined by the Act of Congress of 1874 as the liberty of printing, publishing, compiling, executing and vending any original book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, en-graving, print, photograph or negative thereof, or of a painting, drawing, chromo, statue or statuary and of models or designs intended to be perfected as works […]

  • Passport

    A passport is a written permission to American citizens to travel unmolested in any foreign country with which this country is at peace. It recommends them to the protection of foreign governments where they may visit. The Secretary of State of the United States, at Washington, is alone properly authorized to issue passports in the […]

  • Trademarks

    A Trade-Mark is a mark, emblem or symbol which a merchant or manufacturer uses to denote his own goods. It is usually attached to them and may be in the form of letters, words or ornamental designs. The Right Acquired in a trade-mark is the exclusive right to use it, or, in other words, the […]

  • Oil, Coal And Phosphate Land Act

    Under the Act of February 25, 1920, millions of acres of public lands in the west were opened for mineral development. All of the development in the public lands under the act is in the control of the Secretary of the Interior. Coal Land Leases.—The Secretary is authorized to lease to any qualified applicant coal […]

  • Federal Control Laws Railroads

    As the corporations engaged in the transportation of passengers and merchandise between the different states and foreign countries grew and multiplied, both in number and in power and influence, it became recognized that if they were left to themselves and without the restraining hand of governmental regulation in the conduct of their business and affairs, […]

  • Transportation Act

    Settlement of Labor Controversies.—The act of February 28, 1920, which is known as the Transportation Act, in addition to its numerous amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act in extending the powers and duties of the Inter-state Commerce Commission, provides a comprehensive plan for the settlement of labor controversies between carriers and their employees and subordinate […]