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Silver Purchase Act
(Encyclopedia) Silver Purchase Act: see Sherman Silver Purchase Act.Presidential Records Act
(Encyclopedia) Presidential Records Act: see under Freedom of Information Act.Wages and Hours Act
(Encyclopedia) Wages and Hours Act: see Fair Labor Standards Act.Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
(Encyclopedia) Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: see Landrum-Griffin Act.employment bureau
(Encyclopedia) employment bureau, a government-run establishment for bringing together the employer offering work and the employee seeking it. As a not-for-profit service, employment bureaus operate…Hatch, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Hatch, William Henry, 1833–96, U.S. Congressman (1879–95), b. Scott co., Ky. He was admitted (1854) to the bar and moved to Hannibal, Mo. He became prominent in Democratic politics in…Legal Tender cases
(Encyclopedia) Legal Tender cases, lawsuits brought to the U.S. Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act of 1862, which was passed to meet currency needs during the Civil…Sheppard, Morris
(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Morris, 1875–1941, American legislator, b. Morris co., Tex. He practiced law in Texas and was elected (1902) to Congress to succeed his father. He was in the House until his…Fair Labor Standards Act
(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…The Sedition Act
An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress…Trending
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