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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The demand, increasing as the years went by, that some steps be taken by the national government for the conservation of the remaining water power of the country and its use in the larger interests of the people, took shape in the enactment by Congress of the Federal Water Power Act, approved June 10, 1920. […]

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 […]

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, […]

Definitions. Terms Employed.—Insurance is a contract (called a policy) by which one of the parties, called the insurer, binds himself to the other, called the insured, to pay him a sum of money or otherwise indemnify him in case of the happening of a fortuitous event, provided for in a general or special manner in […]

August 1, 1917, the United States Senate passed a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. December 17, 1917, the House of Representatives also passed the resolution. It is described as “The National Prohibition Amendment Resolution.” It reads as follows: “Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United […]