Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 868 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 868 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 45, 39 Stat. 966; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28, which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district".
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 953.
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.