Word: collected
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...general among the citizens. He then brought out the fact that lax enforcement of law lies at the root of the great evil of black-mail and that when the law says one thing and the policy of the administration another, the patrolman on his beat may collect blood money to his heart's content. For when an executive assumes discretionary powers with regard to the enforcement of law, this discretion must in the last analysis be exercised by the police force. He brought out the fact that we must choose a strict enforcement of the law with an honest...
...final hearing on the Charles River Dam was held yesterday morning. Dr. Henry J. Barnes, who appeared for the Tufts Medical School, said that if a permanent dam were constructed the Fens Basin would become a stagnant pool and that sewage would collect there in the absence of frequent flushings...
...between England and Holland. The Boers were soon in trouble with the English. England demanded the abolition of slavery and agreed to pay an indemnity to the Boers for their loss. The indemnity was made payable in London, and many of the burghers were therefore unable to collect it. The English gave the Boers no protection from native tribes, and when the Boers punished them for cattle stealing and marauding the English objected. The Boers bought land in the wilderness and emigrated there, establishing Natal and the Orange Free State. The English interfered in Natal and the Boers withdrew, then...
These refreshments must be purchased by and addressed to an officer of the organization, or to the graduate, ordering them. If they are sent collect, they will not be received. The steward must always be notified in advance, when refreshments are to be sent to the Union...
...Treasurer shall be appointed by the House Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, to whose regulations he shall be at all times subject, and by whom he may be removed at any time. He shall keep the accounts of the Union, collect the dues of members, be responsible for the care of property, order current supplies and minor repairs, present monthly to the Board of Trustees a statement of receipts and expenditures, and shall have such further powers and duties as the Board shall prescribe. The Treasurer shall be ex officio a member of the House...