Jul 29, 1909
Under authority vested in me by law, it is ordered:That every convict who is now or who may hereafter be confined in the Canal Zone penitentiary under sentence for a definite time, and who shall have no infraction of the rules and…
William Taft
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William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his trust-busting policies and efforts to promote international trade. After his presidency, Taft continued to serve the nation as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1930, making him the only person to have held both the presidency and the chief justiceship. His tenure as Chief Justice was marked by a commitment to judicial restraint and the rule of law.
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Jul 29, 1909
Whenever any convict is or has been committed under several convictions, with separate sentences, they shall be construed as one continuous sentence, in the granting or forfeiting of diminution of sentence.
Jul 29, 1909
In case any convict shall be guilty of the violation of any of the rules or regulations of the penitentiary or laws of the Canal Zone as above provided, and has become entitled to any diminution of his sentence by the provisions aforesaid…
Jul 28, 1909
I transmit for the information of the Congress a report by the Secretary of State, with accompanying correspondence, touching the condition of affairs in the Kongo.
Jul 19, 1909
Despatches regarded as especially of a reserved or secret nature should be conspicuously marked 'Confidential' on the top of the first page.
Jul 19, 1909
Recourse to private letters to the Secretary of State or other officers of the Department of State upon topics relating to the official business of the consulate is disapproved.
Jul 19, 1909
Despatches should be written on one side only of single-sheet despatch paper.
Jul 19, 1909
All communications to the Department of State should be addressed to the Secretary of State.
Jul 14, 1909
Under the provisions of Section 2 of this Act hereafter all reports required by law to be made by the governor or members of the executive council of Porto Rico to any official in the United States will be made to the War Department, and…
Jul 14, 1909
The business of the department pertaining to civil government in Porto Rico is, pursuant to Section 87 of the Act of July 1, 1902, assigned to the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
Jul 11, 1909
Now, Therefore, I, William Howard Taft, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section two of the Act of Congress, approved June eighth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled, 'An Act for the…
Jul 6, 1909
I would be without that which makes a man if I did not appreciate to the full the kindly words of your distinguished Governor, and if I did not congratulate the State of New York on having a Governor who represents the highest ideals.
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