Chapter 12. To amend an Act relative to the erection of a lock and dam in aid of navigation in the Tennessee River
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CHAP. 12.— An Act To amend an Act relative to the erection of a lock and dam in aid of navigation in the Tennessee River. August 5, 1909.[[H. R. 11579](/us/bill/61/hr/11579).][[Public, No. 11](/us/pl/61/11).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act of CongressTennessee River.Time extended for lock and dam across, at Chattanooga, Tenn.Vol. 33, pp. 309, 603, amended. entitled “An Act to enable the Secretary of War to permit the erection of a lock and dam in aid of navigation in the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and for other purposes,” approved April twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and four, and amended by an Act approved January seventh, nineteen hundred and five, be and the same is hereby amended as follows:
Strike out in line four of section two of the Act of April twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and four, after the word “Act,” the following words: “And the same shall be completed within four years from the date of beginning the construction” and insert in place thereof the words: “And the same shall be completed within six years from the date of beginning the construction or within such time in excess thereof, as the Secretary of War may allow.” Approved, August 5, 1909. RESOLUTIONS.
No. 1: Repealing joint resolution to provide for the distribution by Members of the Sixtieth Congress of documents, reports, and other publications, approved March second, nineteen hundred and nine. Public Resolution 1 36 Stat. 182 1909-04-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-18 61 1 public [No. 1.] Joint Resolution Repealing joint resolution to provide for the distribution by Members of the Sixtieth Congress of documents, reports, and other publications, approved March second, nineteen hundred and nine.
April 23, 1909.[[H. J. Res. 38](/us/bill/61/hjres/38).][[Pub. Res., No. 1](/us/bill/61/pubres/1).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Documents of 60th Congress.Distribution to retiring Members, repealed.Vol. 35, p. 1168, repealed. That the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to provide for the distribution by Members of the Sixtieth Congress of documents, reports, and other publications,” approved March second, nineteen hundred and nine, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Approved, April 23, 1909. No. 2: Joint Resolution Making appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-first Congress. Public Resolution 2 36 Stat. 182 1909-04-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-18 61 1 public [No. 2.] Joint Resolution Joint Resolution Making appropriations for the payment of certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-first Congress.
April 23, 1909.[[H. J. Res. 45](/us/bill/61/hjres/45).][[Pub. Res., No. 2](/us/bill/61/pubres/2).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Appropriations for House of Representatives. That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for purposes as follows: house of representatives. Stationery.For stationery for Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and Resident Commissioners from Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each, forty-nine thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Employees to June 30, 1909.Pages.For the following employees from April first to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, inclusive: Forty-six pages including two riding pages, four telephone pages, press-gallery page, and ten pages for duty at the entrances to the Hall of the House, at two dollars and fifty Messengers in post-office.Telephone operators.cents per day each; fourteen messengers in the post-office at one hundred dollars per month each; and for three telephone operators at seventy-five dollars per month each; in all, fifteen thousand three hundred and forty dollars.
Additional messenger in post-office.For services of one additional messenger in the post-office from March fourth to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, inclusive, at one hundred dollars per month, three hundred and ninety dollars. Folding speeches.For folding speeches, one thousand dollars. Approved, April 23, 1909. No. 3: Joint Resolution Relating to the provisions of section ten of the sundry civil Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine. Public Resolution 3 36 Stat. 182 1909-06-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-02-18 61 1 public [No. 3.] Joint Resolution Relating to the provisions of section ten of the sundry civil Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine. June 25, 1909.[[S. J. Res. 33](/us/bill/61/sjres/33).][[Pub. Res., No. 3](/us/bill/61/pubres/3).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Unexpended balances.Amounts for river and harbor works not to be covered in.Vol. 35, p. 1027. That the provisions of section ten of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ten, and for other purposes,” approved March Restriction.fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, shall not be construed as applying to the unexpended balance of any river and harbor appropriation, the use of which may be essential, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, for the further maintenance or prosecution of the work to which it pertains as heretofore authorized by Congress.182 Approved, June 25, 1909.
No. 4: Joint Resolution Amending an Act concerning the recent fire in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Public Resolution 4 36 Stat. 183 1909-07-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-20 61 1 public 183 [No. 4.] Joint Resolution Amending an Act concerning the recent fire in Chelsea, Massachusetts. July 1, 1909.[[H.
J. Res. 59](/us/bill/61/sjres/59).][[Pub. Res., No. 4](/us/bill/61/pubres/4).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time within whichChelsea, Mass.Time extended for treating sufferers from fire at.Vol. 35, p. 251. certain accident, emergency, and maternity cases may be received and treated in the Marine Hospital at Chelsea, Massachusetts, fixed by the Act approved May twenty-third, nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby extended until October first, nineteen hundred and nine.
Approved July 1, 1909. No. 5: Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan cots, tents, and appliances for the use of the forty-third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Salt Lake City, Utah. Public Resolution 5 36 Stat. 183 1909-07-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-20 61 1 public [No. 5.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan cots, tents, and appliances for the use of the forty-third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Salt Lake City, Utah.
July 12, 1909.[[H. J. Res. 54](/us/bill/61/hjres/54).][[Pub. Res., No. 5](/us/bill/61/pubres/5).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of WarGrand Army of the Republic.Loan of tents, etc., for encampment at Salt Lake City, Utah. is hereby authorized, at his discretion and under such restrictions as are usual in such cases, without expense to the Government of the United States, to loan to the citizens’ committee having charge of the arrangements for the forty-third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held in August, nineteen hundred and nine, at Salt Lake City, Utah, and to deliver to F.
M. Sterrett, the executive director of said committee, for the use of said committee, such cots, tents, and appliances as may be required at said encampment; the same to be delivered to F. M. Sterrett, executive director aforesaid, at such time prior to the date of said encampment as may be agreed upon between the Secretary of War and said executive director: *Provided*, That the said F. M. Sterrett, or his successor in*Proviso*.Indemnity for loss. office, shall indemnify the War Department for any loss to such cots, tents, and appliances as not necessarily incident to such use.
Approved, July 12, 1909. No. 6: Joint Resolution Authorizing the printing of reports upon preliminary examinations and surveys, and so forth. Public Resolution 6 36 Stat. 183 1909-08-05 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-20 61 1 public [No. 6.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the printing of reports upon preliminary examinations and surveys, and so forth.
August 5, 1909.[[S. J. Res. 16](/us/bill/61/sjres/16).][[Pub. Res., No. 6](/us/bill/61/pubres/6).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at any time prior toRivers and harbors.Printing of preliminary examinations, etc. the assembling of Congress in December, nineteen hundred and nine, all reports of preliminary examinations and surveys heretofore authorized by Congress that may be prepared and ready for printing shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be printed by the Public Printer as Documents of the Sixty-first Congress.
Approved, August 5, 1909. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 36 Stat. 184 1909-07-31 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-02-20 61 1 public JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [[S. J. Res. 40](/us/bill/61/sjres/40).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), Income tax.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution:" Proposed amendment to the Constitution.“Article XVI. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
” " J G Cannon *Speaker of the House of Representatives.* J S Sherman *Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate.* Attest: A McDowell *Clerk of the House of Representatives.* Charles G. Bennett *Secretary* by Henry H. Gilfry *Chief Clerk* Deposited in Department of State July 31, 1909. 184 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day of December, 1909, and was adjourned without day on Saturday, the twenty-fifth day of June, 1910*.
William Howard Taft, President; James Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice-President; William Pierce Frye, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; Joseph Gurney Cannon, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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