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A Bill To Amend Public Law Numbered 383, Seventy-Third Congress (48 Stat. L. 984), Relating To Indians, By Exempting From The Provisions Of Such Act Any Indian Tribe Or Reservation In The State Of North Dakota., United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) House of Representatives resolution (HR), dated January 25, 1939, proposes to exempt all Indian tribes of North Dakota from the provisions of US Public Law 73-383, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act or the Wheeler-Howard Act. It was introduced by US Representative Usher L. Burdick from North Dakota, and was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

A Program For The People - Improvements For Eureka - Communist Party Of U.S.A., Communist Party Of U.S.A.

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Pamphlet campaigning for Albert J. (Mickie) Lima, Candidate for City Council - outlining their plan for recreational centers, equitable taxation and general improvements for Eureka.

Issued By: Eureka Branch, Communist Party of the U.S.A. Election Campaign Headquarters: 1404 Albee St. Eureka, CA.

Democracy And Constitutional Government, John J. Parker

Indiana Law Journal

Address of Hon. John J. Parker, Judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, at the Annual Meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association, Sept. 16, 1938.

Letter From U.S. Representative Usher Burdick To J.R. Harmon, March 03, 1938., Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

In this letter from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to J.R. Harmon dated March 05, 1938, Burdick states that he will use his "influence" on an unstated matter.

Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial Report Of The Secretary Of State To The Legislature Of Mississippi. [1935-1937], Mississippi. Secretary Of State

Mississippi Blue Books

No abstract provided.

Corporate Charter Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Ratified April 24, 1937., Harold Ickes

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Corporate Charter, submitted April 1, 1937 by United States (US) Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation for ratification, lays out the corporate and economic rights of the Tribes as an autonomous group.

The charter was ratification by the Tribes on August 7, 1937 and certified by tribal chairman Arthur Mandan and superintendent in charge of the reservation W. R. Beyer.

Constitution And Bylaws Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, George W. Grinnell, Arthur Mandan, Peter H. Beauchamp

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This document, published October 12 1936, is the Constitution and Bylaws of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. This constitution was drafted in response to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act) which purported to give Indigenous tribes in the United States more freedom to self-govern. This document outlines tribal sovereignty and governing issues including territory, membership, governing body, nominations and elections, vacancies and removal from office, powers, referendum, land, amendments, officer duties, salaries, meetings of council, and adoption of constitution and bylaws. The constitution is signed by George W. Grinnell …

Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial Report Of The Secretary Of State To The Legislature Of Mississippi. [1933-1935], Mississippi. Secretary Of State

Mississippi Blue Books

No abstract provided.

An Act To Conserve And Develop Indian Lands And Resources; To Extend To Indians The Right To Form Business And Other Organizations; To Establish A Credit System For Indians; To Grant Certain Rights Of Home Rule To Indians; To Provide For Vocational Education For Indians, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act, the Wheeler-Howard Act, or the Indian New Deal, passed on June 18, 1934 in response to the Meriam Report which revealed immense poverty and poor living conditions among Indigenous People on reservations. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) aimed to alleviate these conditions with several corrective measures, notably by stopping the allotment of reservation land and by allowing tribes to organize under their own tribal governments. The IRA was heavily influenced by the recommendations contained in the Meriam Report. While this public law aimed to reduce poverty on …

An Act To Further Extend The Times For Commencement And Completing The Construction Of A Bridge Across The Missouri River At Or Near Garrison, North Dakota, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) Public Law, dated June 12, 1934, also known as Public Law 73-320, allows additional time for the commencement and completion of the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota. The new deadlines for commencement and completion of construction are one and three years, respectively, from February14, 1934.

See also: "Bridge across the Missouri River near Garrison, N. Dak. May 10 (calendar day, May 23), 1934. -- Ordered to be printed." [internal note: manuscript 1086]

Bridge Across The Missouri River Near Garrison, N. Dak. May 10 (Calendar Day, May 23), 1934. -- Ordered To Be Printed, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

In this report, dated May 10, 1934, also known as United State (US) Senate Report 1098, the US Senate Committee on Commerce recommends passage, without amendment, of US H.R. 9320 ("To further extend the times for commencement and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, N.Dak.")

See also:

"To Further Extend the Times for Commencement and Completing the Construction of a Bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota" [internal note: manuscript 1081]

Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial Report Of The Secretary Of State To The Legislature Of Mississippi. [1931-1933], Mississippi. Secretary Of State

Mississippi Blue Books

No abstract provided.

In The Name Of Legislative Intention, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial Report Of The Secretary Of State To The Legislature Of Mississippi. [1929-1931], Mississippi. Secretary Of State

Mississippi Blue Books

No abstract provided.

An Act To Expedite The Construction Of Public Buildings And Works Outside Of The District Of Columbia By Enabling Possession And Title Of Sites To Be Taken In Advance Of Final Judgment In Proceedings For The Acquisition Thereof Under The Power Of Eminent Domain, Us Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This act, dated February 26, 1931, also known as United States (US) Public Law 71-736, sets out the conditions under which the United States may take possession and title of a property for public use before a final judgment has been rendered in a proceeding in which the property is being acquired under the power of eminent domain.

Law Enforcement, Arthur J. Garskay

Bachelors’ Theses

In many circles today, law enforcement is looked upon as a panacea for the present condition of lawlessness. Our political parties carry law enforcement planks in their platforms. The party in power seeks to carry out its pledge of remedying the evil. President Hoover appoints a Law Enforcement Commission and tells them that they are to deal with the dominant issue before the American people. He calls that issue "enforcement and obedience to the laws of the United States, both Federal and State".

Political Points: A Bulletin Of Opinion To Clarify And Organize - March/April 1950 [Vol I, Number 2], Communist Party

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Politcal pamphlet written by Communist Party, 1st Congressional District [California]

Political Points - A Bulletin of Opinion To Clarify and Organize

Volume I, Number 2

March - April 1950

Santa Rosa, California

-People vs. Bigots

-Modern Highwaymen

-Marin City

-Mundt-Nixon Bill

-Wagner Act

-Marin & Sonoma Counties

Editor: Francis G. Fink

PO Box 664, Santa Rosa

PO Box 79, Sausalito

PO Box 707, Eureka

The Problem Of Indian Administration: Report Of A Survey Made At The Request Of Honorable Hubert Work, Secretary Of The Interior, And Submitted To Him, February 21, 1928, Lewis Meriam

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report, published February 21, 1928, supervised by Lewis Meriam and known colloquially as "The Meriam Report," is a general survey of the living conditions of Indigenous tribes in 26 US states. The study was conducted at the request of the United States Department of the Interior and took 7 months to complete. The study was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The study reported major issues in health, living conditions, employment, and general economic stability among the United State’s Indigenous nations. The report contains detailed chapters on each of the major issues investigated and includes recommendations for action. Although the …

The Newer Social Scientists Look At Law, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Present Development And Status Of International Law, Amos Hershey

Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty

Professor Hershey's contribution to this collection is Chapter 6 (pages 134-146) "The Present Status of International Law," and is titled, "The Present Development and Status of International Law."

Our Dual Form Of Government, Hugh Evander Willis

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Treaty-Making Power With Special Reference To The Untied States, Amos S. Hershey

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of The Interior To Issue Certificates Of Citizenship To Indians, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This public law, also known as the Indian Citizenship Act or the Snyder Act, passed on June 2, 1924, provided United States citizenship to all Indigenous people born in the United States.

Mandan And Hidatsa Music, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Frances Densmore

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This ethnographic study, dated January 1, 1924, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnography presents information about the social and ceremonial significance of music to the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes as collected by anthropologist Frances Densmore from the Fort Berthold Reservation in 1912, 1915, and 1918. This study was conducted at the behest of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The collection includes a catalogue of songs, a description of customs, legends, folk tales, societies, and photographs of musical instruments, some tribal members, earth lodges and other structures.

The Road To World Peace: A Plan By Which The United States May Cooperate With Other Nations To Achieve And Preserve The Peace Of The World, Hugh Evander Willis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Two Aspects Of Law And Liberalism In The United States, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The War With Germany: A Statistical Summary, Leonard P. Ayres

United States Army: Publications

Includes a statistical summary of the larger steps in the military preparation and action of the United States in the First World War (United States involvement, April 6, 1917-November 11, 1918). The data presented were compiled by the several sections of the Statistics Branch of the General Staff. In the main they set forth facts taken from the reports made by the Branch each week during the war to the President, the Secretary of War, and to the Chief of Staff. These have been supplemented by facts and figures secured from the offices of the Statistics Branch maintained during the …

Ua99/6/1 Ninth Annual Debate, Big Four, Coreco

Student Organizations

Program for the Big Four - Coreco debate held in 1915 on subject: Resolved, That Congress Should Have Left in Force the Panama Tolls Exemption Act of 1912. Includes transcription of speeches.

Protection Of Aliens By The United States, Simeon E. Baldwin

Michigan Law Review

Every country owes a duty of protection to aliens who are lawfully within its territory. "An alien friend, however transient his presence may be, is entitled to a temporary protection, and owes in return a temporary allegiance."

An Act To Authorize The Survey And Allotment Of Lands Embraced Within The Limits Of The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, In The State Of North Dakota, And The Sale And Disposition Of A Portion Of The Surplus Lands After Allotment, And Making Appropriation And Provision To Carry The Same Into Effect, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Act, dated June 1, 1910, also known as United States (US) Public law 61-197, authorizes and directs the US Secretary of the Interior to cause to be surveyed, and to sell and dispose of all the "surplus" unallotted and unreserved lands within the portion of the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota lying east and north of the Missouri River.

Numerous provisions included in the Act cover such topics as the reserving of lands on which coal or other minerals have been discovered, the allowing of tribal members to relinquish allotments in the area described and select allotments …