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Page 93 - But when the Governor shall, ,with the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State, in time of war, at the head of a military force thereof, he shall continue Commander-in-Chief of all the military force of the State.
Page 58 - Any person, who in any manner, for exhibition or display, shall place or cause to be placed, any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or any advertisement, of any nature, upon any flag, standard, color or ensign...
Page 165 - That in time of war or threatened war preference and precedence shall, upon the demand of the President of the United States, be given, over all other traffic, to the transportation of troops and material of war, and carriers shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traffic.
Page 9 - When a person is an alien subject, or citizen of a country at war with the United States, the time of the continuance of the war is not part of the period limited for the commencement of the action.
Page 113 - ... provided, that associations wholly composed of soldiers honorably discharged from the service of the United States may parade in public with arms, upon the reception of any regiments or companies of soldiers returning from said service, and for the purpose of escort duty at the burial of deceased soldiers...
Page 88 - Third Amendment in its prohibition against the quartering of soldiers "in any house" in time of peace without the consent of the owner is another facet of that privacy.
Page 44 - that, if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for any military expedition or enterprise...
Page 58 - ... shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than ninety days or both in the discretion of the court.
Page 53 - ... declaration made in such court and entered of record, shall declare that he relinquishes the character of a citizen of this State, and shall depart out of the same...
Page 127 - No citizen of this State who aided or participated in the late war between the government of the United States and a part of the people thereof, on either side, shall be liable In any proceeding, civil or criminal ; nor shall his property be seized or sold under final process issued upon judgments or decrees heretofore rendered, or otherwise, because of any act done in accordance with the usages of civilized warfare in the prosecution of said war. The Legislature shall provide, by general laws, for...
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| Title | Compilation of War Laws of the Various States and Insular Possessions Issue 899 of Document (United States. War Department) |
| Author | United States. Army. Office of the Judge Advocate General |
| Contributors | United States. War Department, United States. War Office |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 2, 2006 |
| Length | 218 pages |
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