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Terminating The Existence Of The Indian Claims Commission, Us House Of Representatives Jul 1955

Terminating The Existence Of The Indian Claims Commission, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated July 27 1955, was written to accompany United States (US) House Resolution 5566 which proposed to terminate the Indian Claims Commission by April 10, 1962. This report recommends the bill to pass with some amendments. The report first recommends a statutory citation be replaced with a more detailed citation. The second recommendation of the report is to add a new section related to appointed attorneys and the Administrative Procedure Act. The report's final recommendation is that the title be changed to read "A bill to terminate the existence …


A Bill To Provide For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us Senate, William Langer, Milton R. Young Jun 1955

A Bill To Provide For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us Senate, William Langer, Milton R. Young

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This bill, dated June 6, 1955, proposes to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior "to segregate the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States titled 'The Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota' on the basis of a membership roll prepared for that purpose and approved by the Secretary.

"The segregated shares. of adults, including interest accruals thereon, shall be subject to expenditure in accordance with plans prepared and submitted by such adult and approved by the Secretary. The segregated shares, including interest accruals thereon, of persons who are minors or non compos …


An Approach To The Study Of Non-Literate Law In Three North American Societies, Elizabeth C. Funk May 1955

An Approach To The Study Of Non-Literate Law In Three North American Societies, Elizabeth C. Funk

Anthropology ETDs

Attempts to clarify the problem of law among non-literate peoples has been largely one of isolating with accuracy its distinguishing characteristics. Non-literate law is not written down or codified. Often, it is not sustained by any formal police force, and courts are lacking. Legislation, in the proper sense of the term, may be an attribute of developed legal systems only


Lower Heart River And Its Tributaries In The Vicinity Of Mandan, N. Dak. Letter From The Secretary Of The Army Transmitting A Letter From The Chief Of Engineers, Department Of The Army, Dated March 18, 1955, Together With Accompanying Papers And Illustrations, On A Review Of Report On The Missouri River With Respect To Control Of Floods On Lower Heart River And Its Tributaries, Particularly In The Vicinity Of The Mandan, N. Dak., Requested By A Resolution Of The Committee On Public Works, United States Senate, Adopted June 1, 1948, United States Congress, Us Senate Apr 1955

Lower Heart River And Its Tributaries In The Vicinity Of Mandan, N. Dak. Letter From The Secretary Of The Army Transmitting A Letter From The Chief Of Engineers, Department Of The Army, Dated March 18, 1955, Together With Accompanying Papers And Illustrations, On A Review Of Report On The Missouri River With Respect To Control Of Floods On Lower Heart River And Its Tributaries, Particularly In The Vicinity Of The Mandan, N. Dak., Requested By A Resolution Of The Committee On Public Works, United States Senate, Adopted June 1, 1948, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This collection of letters and reports, dated April 1, 1955, contains correspondences from the Chief of Engineers of the Army and others regarding a review of flood control for the Missouri River with respect to flood control of the lower Heart River and its tributaries. These correspondences contain recommendations on flood control measures. The collection includes maps and tables.


Municipal Corporations - Validity Of Covenant To Maintain Parking Meters In Bond Issue To Finance Off-Street Parking Facilities, William G. Cloon, Jr. S.Ed. Apr 1955

Municipal Corporations - Validity Of Covenant To Maintain Parking Meters In Bond Issue To Finance Off-Street Parking Facilities, William G. Cloon, Jr. S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

An act of the state legislature authorized the issuance of municipal bonds to finance off-street parking facilities. The city was authorized to pledge revenue from existing on-street parking facilities to service the bonds but was to retain the right to change the location of the parking meters and other on-street facilities for enumerated reasons so long as the change did not materially lessen the revenue to be derived from those facilities. Acting in pursuance of authority granted by the enabling act, the city covenanted to maintain its parking meters subject to the reservations required by the act. In an action …


Juvenile Delinquency: Interim Report Of The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Third Congress, Second Session, Pursuant To S. Res. 89 And S. Res. 190 (83d Congress, 1st And 2d Sessions) To Study Juvenile Delinquency In The United States, United States Congress, Us Senate Mar 1955

Juvenile Delinquency: Interim Report Of The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Third Congress, Second Session, Pursuant To S. Res. 89 And S. Res. 190 (83d Congress, 1st And 2d Sessions) To Study Juvenile Delinquency In The United States, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This report, dated March 14, 1955, from the United States (US) Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a study of juvenile delinquency in the US. The study aimed to define and characterize juvenile delinquency, to determine its cause and contributing factors, to study sentencing and corrective measures in use, and to determine if juveniles are breaking Federal narcotics laws. The study took place over a 17 month period. Under the subheading "Special problems" is a section on "Juvenile delinquency among Indian children." In 1956, the committee released a report focused exclusively on "Juvenile Delinquency Among the Indians."


Routinization Of Correctional Change, The , Lloyd E. Ohlin Jan 1955

Routinization Of Correctional Change, The , Lloyd E. Ohlin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Parole Prediction: Its History And Status , Karl F. Schuessler Jan 1955

Parole Prediction: Its History And Status , Karl F. Schuessler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Counter Forces In Prison-Inmate Therapy, Clyde B. Vedder Jan 1955

Counter Forces In Prison-Inmate Therapy, Clyde B. Vedder

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Juvenile Delinquency And Housing In A Small City, Gordon H. Barker Jan 1955

Juvenile Delinquency And Housing In A Small City, Gordon H. Barker

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Right To A Public Trial Vs. The Protection Of Public Morals, The Jan 1955

Right To A Public Trial Vs. The Protection Of Public Morals, The

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Publications Received Jan 1955

Publications Received

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Police Science Technical Abstracts And Notes Jan 1955

Police Science Technical Abstracts And Notes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


American Law Institute Ii--A Thoughtful Code Of Substantive Law, Herbert Wechsler Jan 1955

American Law Institute Ii--A Thoughtful Code Of Substantive Law, Herbert Wechsler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Police Science Book Reviews Jan 1955

Police Science Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


American Law Institute Iv--After Sentence--What, James V. Bennett Jan 1955

American Law Institute Iv--After Sentence--What, James V. Bennett

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


American Law Institute Iii--Sentencing Function Of The Judge, Gerald F. Flood Jan 1955

American Law Institute Iii--Sentencing Function Of The Judge, Gerald F. Flood

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The American Law Institute Proceedings, May 20, 1954 I--Crime And Punishment, Albert J. Harno Jan 1955

The American Law Institute Proceedings, May 20, 1954 I--Crime And Punishment, Albert J. Harno

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Publications Received Jan 1955

Publications Received

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1955

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Current Notes Jan 1955

Current Notes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Police Science Book Reviews Jan 1955

Police Science Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Training Programs For Juvenile Offenders, Theodore B. Knudson Jan 1955

Training Programs For Juvenile Offenders, Theodore B. Knudson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Methodological Assumption In A Social-Psychological Theory Of Criminality , Frank E. Hartung Jan 1955

Methodological Assumption In A Social-Psychological Theory Of Criminality , Frank E. Hartung

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Chemical Brew Of Criminal Behavior,The, Edward Podolsky Jan 1955

Chemical Brew Of Criminal Behavior,The, Edward Podolsky

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Testing Correctional Decisions, Daniel Glaser Jan 1955

Testing Correctional Decisions, Daniel Glaser

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Concept Of Temporary Insanity Viewed By A Criminologist, The , Maurice Floch Jan 1955

Concept Of Temporary Insanity Viewed By A Criminologist, The , Maurice Floch

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


State Exclusionary Rule As A Deterrent Against Unreasonable Search And Seizure, The Jan 1955

State Exclusionary Rule As A Deterrent Against Unreasonable Search And Seizure, The

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Role Of The Pathologist In Arson Investigation, Lester Adelson Jan 1955

Role Of The Pathologist In Arson Investigation, Lester Adelson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Police Science Technical Abstracts And Notes Jan 1955

Police Science Technical Abstracts And Notes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.