The Military Laws of the United States, 1915: Supplement Containing the Laws of the 64th Congress and the 1st Session of the 65th Congress, from December, 1915, to October 6, 1917 |
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Page 428 - of members of the Army Nurse Corps (female) or of the Navy Nurse Corps (female) shall be in lieu of any compensation for such disability or death under the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while i¡¡ the performance of their duties, and for other purposes,
Page 318 - and to the State of , and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the governor of the State of , and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the
Page 513 - proceedings of such libel cases shall conform as near as may be to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any such case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of the United States. Id.,
Page 491 - service of all persons selected by draft and all enlistments under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States." approved May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, shall be for the period of the war, unless
Page 394 - being present and acting in its execution. Sec. 7, id. 1449h. Same—Service, breaking and entering.—The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance. Sec. 8, id.
Page 396 - himself, or hires or retains another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince. State, colony, district, or people as a soldier or as a
Page 328 - and to the State of , and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the governor of the State of . and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the Rules and Articles of War."
Page 394 - Same—Service, breaking and entering to liberate detained person aiding in execution of warrant.—He may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house for the purpose of liberating a person who. having entered to aid him in the execution of the warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for his own liberation. Sec.
Page 373 - or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall
Page 521 - sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. Sec.