Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 1991 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 1991 : US Code - Notes

(R.S. Sec. 1987; Pub. L. 90-578, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17,
1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1,
1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 1987 derived from acts Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, Sec. 7, 14
Stat. 29; May 31, 1870, ch. 114, Sec. 12, 16 Stat. 143.
Section was formerly classified to section 53 of Title 8, Aliens
and Nationality.
CHANGE OF NAME
"United States magistrate judge" and "magistrate judge"
substituted in text for "magistrate" wherever appearing pursuant to
section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under section 631
of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously,
"magistrate" substituted for "commissioner" pursuant to Pub. L. 90-
578. See chapter 43 (Sec. 631 et seq.) of Title 28.