(R.S. Sec. 101; June 26, 1884, ch. 123, 23 Stat. 60; June 22, 1938, ch. 594, 52 Stat. 942, 943.) CODIFICATION R.S. Sec. 101 derived from acts May 3, 1798, ch. 36, Sec. 1, 1 Stat. 554, and Feb. 8, 1817, ch. 10, 3 Stat. 345. R.S. Sec. 101 constitutes first sentence, and act June 26, 1884, constitutes second sentence. AMENDMENTS 1938 - Act June 22, 1938, reenacted section without change.