Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 10; Volume 25D. Appleton & Company, 1886 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... district of Badghis , which extends to the Bor- khut spur and the Paropamisus , was uninhabit- ed . The only district north of the Paropami- sus range occupied by Afghan subjects was the country of the Jemshidis , on the head - waters ...
... district of Badghis , which extends to the Bor- khut spur and the Paropamisus , was uninhabit- ed . The only district north of the Paropami- sus range occupied by Afghan subjects was the country of the Jemshidis , on the head - waters ...
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... District . The debated region is a tract in the shape of a wedge intervening be- tween Afghanistan and Persia . The portion principally in dispute is inclosed between the Murghab and the Heri Rud rivers , and extends from the Borkhut ...
... District . The debated region is a tract in the shape of a wedge intervening be- tween Afghanistan and Persia . The portion principally in dispute is inclosed between the Murghab and the Heri Rud rivers , and extends from the Borkhut ...
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... district formerly paid tribute to the rulers of Herat . About sixty years ago , the Jamshidi and Huzara branches of the Aimak tribes dwelt there . The Ersari Turkomans , who succeeded them , paid tribute to the Afghan Government , as ...
... district formerly paid tribute to the rulers of Herat . About sixty years ago , the Jamshidi and Huzara branches of the Aimak tribes dwelt there . The Ersari Turkomans , who succeeded them , paid tribute to the Afghan Government , as ...
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... district can be increased to several times its present amount . Vambéry estimates that the revenue may be increased tenfold from this cause . Herat has been a prize for which Persians , Afghans , Uzbecks , Turkomans , and Hezaris have ...
... district can be increased to several times its present amount . Vambéry estimates that the revenue may be increased tenfold from this cause . Herat has been a prize for which Persians , Afghans , Uzbecks , Turkomans , and Hezaris have ...
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... district , to build and guard the line about the time when the Boundary Commission set out for Herat . The military district of Quetta includes the Bolan Pass and some places east of it , as well as the Pishin valley . Before the Zhob ...
... district , to build and guard the line about the time when the Boundary Commission set out for Herat . The military district of Quetta includes the Bolan Pass and some places east of it , as well as the Pishin valley . Before the Zhob ...
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Page 228 - ... the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote...
Page 222 - Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission), which shall be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 210 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done, any act, matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 231 - ... unlawful for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia...
Page 209 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who shall aid or abet therein, or shall willfully omit or fail to do any act, matter or tiling in this act required to be done...
Page 283 - The general assembly shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation or association, any power to make, supervise, or interfere with any municipal improvement, money, property, or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes, or perform any municipal function whatever.
Page 223 - ... it shall be the duty of the Commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.
Page 423 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Page 283 - No member of the Legislature shall, during the term ior •which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in the State which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been .increased, during the term for which he was elected.