Notes on general provisions : US Code - Notes
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THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JULY 30, 1947, CH. 388, SEC. 1, 61
STAT. 633
Chap. Sec.
1. Rules of construction 1
2. Acts and resolutions; formalities of enactment;
repeals; sealing of instruments 101
3. Code of Laws of United States and Supplements;
District of Columbia Code and Supplements 201
POSITIVE LAW; CITATION
This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act July
30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633, which provided in part that:
"Title 1 of the United States Code entitled 'General Provisions',
is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as '1 U.
S. C., Sec. - - .' "
REPEALS
Section 2 of act July 30, 1947, provided that the sections or
parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes
covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as
the provisions appeared in former Title 1, and provided that any
rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or
parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.
WRITS OF ERROR
Section 23 of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 990, provided
that: "All Acts of Congress referring to writs of error shall be
construed as amended to the extent necessary to substitute appeal
for writ of error."
TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 1
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Title 1 Revised Statutes Title 1
Former Statutes at Large New
Sections Sections
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1 R.S., Sec. 1 1
2 R.S., Sec. 2 2
3 R.S., Sec. 3 3
4 R.S., Sec. 4 4
5 R.S., Sec. 5 5
6 June 11, 1940, ch. 325, Sec. 1, 54 6
Stat. 305
21 R.S., Sec. 7 101
22 R.S., Sec. 8 102
23 R.S., Sec. 9 103
24 R.S., Sec. 10 104
25 R.S., Sec. 11 105
26 Nov. 1, 1893, 28 Stat. App. 5 106
Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, Sec. 1, 28
Stat. 769.
27 Mar. 6, 1920, ch. 94, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 107
520
28 R.S., Sec. 12 108
29 R.S., Sec. 13 109
Mar. 22, 1944, ch. 123, 58 Stat. 118.
29a R.S., Sec. 5599 110
29b Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, Sec. 3, 47 111
Stat. 1431
30 Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, Sec. 73, 28 112
Stat. 615
June 20, 1936, ch. 630, Sec. 9, 49
Stat. 1551.
June 16, 1938, ch. 477, Sec. 1, 52
Stat. 760.
30a R.S., Sec. 908 113
31 R.S., Sec. 6 114
51a Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 1, 45 201
Stat. 1540
52 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 2, 45 202
Stat. 1007
Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 2, 45
Stat. 1541.
53 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 3, 45 203
Stat. 1007
54 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 4, 45 204
Stat. 1007
Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 3, 45
Stat. 1541.
54a Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 4, 45 205
Stat. 1542
Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, Sec. 1, 47
Stat. 1603.
June 13, 1934, ch. 483, Secs. 1, 2, 48
Stat. 948.
54b Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 5, 45 206
Stat. 1542
Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, Sec. 1, 47
Stat. 1603.
June 13, 1934, ch. 483, Secs. 1, 2, 48
Stat. 948.
54c Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 6, 45 207
Stat. 1542
54d Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, Sec. 7, 45 208
Stat. 1542
55 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 5, 45 209
Stat. 1007
56 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 6, 45 210
Stat. 1007
57 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 7, 45 211
Stat. 1008
58 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 8, 45 212
Stat. 1008
59 May 29, 1928, ch. 910, Sec. 10, 45 213
Stat. 1008
60 Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, Sec. 2, 47 Rep.
Stat. 1431
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