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	Statutes & Constitution :Constitution : Online Sunshine
		The State of Florida shall also include any additional territory within the United States adjacent to the Peninsula of Florida lying south of the St. Marys River, east of the Perdido River, and south of the States of Alabama and Georgia.
		A judgment of the supreme court of the state determining the apportionment to be valid shall be binding upon all the citizens of the state.
		A public defender shall be an elector of the state and reside in the territorial jurisdiction of the circuit and shall be and have been a member of the Bar of Florida for the preceding five years.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes (14342 words)

	United States Code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States.
		Statutes often repeal or amend earlier laws, and extensive cross-referencing is required to determine what laws are in effect at any given time.
		In addition, the LRC continues the process of revising, updating, and restating the existing body of statutory law in codified form, and as it completes particular areas of the law it proposes to enact those titles of the Code as "positive law".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Code (1831 words)

	Extradition - LoveToKnow Watches
		Some jurists, Grotius among them, incline to hold that a state is bound to give up fugitive criminals, but the majority appear to deny the obligation as a matter of right, and prefer to put it on the ground of comity.
		To obtain from a foreign country the extradition of a fugitive from the United Kingdom, it is necessary to procure a warrant for his arrest, and to send it, or a certified copy, to the home secretary together with such further evidence as is required by the treaty with the country in question.
		Upon a demand upon the United States for extradition, there is a preliminary examination before a commissioner or judge before there can be a surrender to the foreign government (Revised Statutes, Title Lxvi.; 22 Statutes at Large, 215).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Extradition (2049 words)

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		The district court found that Breyer's mother was indeed born in the United States, and concluded that the remedy for the unconstitutionality of section 1993 is to include United States mothers under the statute retroactively.
		United States, 449 U.S. For this reason, the government "`carries a heavy burden of proof in a proceeding to divest a naturalized citizen of his citizenship'", Id., quoting Costello v.
		United States, 365 U.S. 265, 269 (1961), and the evidence for revocation must be "`clear, unequivocal, and convincing'" and not leave "`the issue in doubt.'" Id., quoting Schneiderman v.
	vls.law.vill.edu /locator/3d/Nov1994/94a0883p.txt (4047 words)

	INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. Vol. 3, Laws
		By a statute enacted in that year jurisdiction over murder, manslaughter, rape, assault with intent to kill, arson, burglary, and larceny when committed by an Indian, was vested in the United States and territorial courts.
		An indictment pending in the United States court for the eastern district of Arkansas for an offense committed in the Indian country could be tried in that court after the passage of the act of Congress dividing the district, and giving jurisidction over the Indian-country to the western division.
		A State can not, however, tax personal property furnished to Indian allottees by the Government to enable them to maintain themselves while the title to their allotments is held in trust by the United States, nor can it tax improvements on allotted lands so held.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /kappler/Vol3/HTML_files/CYC0719C.html (7182 words)

	George S. Boutwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He served in the Massachusetts State Legislature from 1842 until 1850, and then was a two-term Governor of Massachusetts.
		His primary achievements were reorganizing the Treasury Department, improving bookkeeping by customs houses, incorporating the United States Mint into Treasury and reducing the national debt.
		He opposed the acquisition by the United States of the Philippines, became president of the American Anti-Imperialist League, and was a presidential elector on the William Jennings Bryan (Democratic) ticket in 1900.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_S._Boutwell (622 words)

	Territorial Government (Organic Act)
		Reviser's note: The original organic act to establish the territorial government of Washington is set forth herein.
		And be it further enacted, That the governor, secretary, chief justice, and associate justices, attorney, and marshal, shall be nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed by the President of the United States.
		The said salaries shall be paid quarterly, from the dates of the respective appointments, at the Treasury of the United States; but no such payment shall be made until said officers shall have entered upon the duties of their respective appointments.
	www1.leg.wa.gov /OutsideTheLegislature/WashingtonStateInfo/territory.htm (1172 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		The petitioner, Gustav Holmgren, was convicted and sentenced in the district court of the United States for the northern district of California of the crime of false swearing in naturalization proceedings, in violation of 5395 of the
		Where such is the case, we think the Congress of the United States may constitutionally provide for the punishment of such offenses, whether the oath is taken before a Federal court or officer, or before a state court or officer, acting under authority derived from the act of Congress.
		In codifying the statutes, the 1st section of the act of July 14, 1870, was made 5395 of the Revised Statutes, and is part of title 70, chapter 4, 'Crimes against Justice.' Sections 2 and 3 of the act were made 5424 to 5428 of the Revised Statutes, and part of chapter 5, U. Comp.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=217&invol=509 (2513 words)

	KRS_frontpage
		The certified versions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes should be consulted for all matters requiring reliance on the statutory text.
		If the KRS number for a specific statute is already known, the user can work his or her way through the tables of contents to reach the file for that statute.
		Statute Revision Information - general information about the codification of statutes in Kentucky and tables indicating where enacted legislation was codified.
	www.lrc.state.ky.us /statrev/frontpg.htm (718 words)

	History and description of the United States Statutes at Large and the United States Code
		The numbering of the Volumes of the Statutes at Large is consecutive but otherwise arbitrary and without any relationship to the number of the Congress(es) covered in a particular Volume or the year(s) in which the Acts were approved.
		Revisions of the U.S.C. Today, the Law Revision Counsel continues a tedious practice started in 1939 to revise the U.S.C., title by title, correcting errors and inconsistencies in preparation for "enactment into positive law," making such titles "legal evidence" of the laws.
		The Law Revision Counsel requires several years of effort to revise each title, meaning that this project may not be completed until well into the 21st century.
	library.queensu.ca /webdoc/guides/statuteshistory.htm (1715 words)

	Federal Statutes (Law Library Reading Room: Law Library of Congress)
		Statutes may be found by using the citation, the popular name, or by subject.
		The Revised Statutes of 1875 is a compilation of statutes enacted during the period of 1789 through 1873.
		The citation for the United States Code includes the title number (subject category) and the section number (Example: 26 USC 115 indicates that the information can be found in Title 26 and section 115 of the United States Code.) The Code is revised every six years with annual supplements published in hard bound volumes.
	www.loc.gov /rr/law/fedstat.html (1281 words)

	Sources of Law (Site not responding. Last check: )
		These may be supplemented by state statutes (such as criminal laws and anti-trust laws) so long as the state statutes are not inconsistent with the federal statutes.
		Many local, state and federal regulatory and administrative bodies and agencies are authorized by statute to enact rules and regulations needed to carry out their duties.
		State rules and regulations are published in the Missouri Register and are compiled in the Code of State Regulations (CSR).
	www.mobar.org /handbook/sources.htm (1367 words)

	Walter E. Helmke Library: United States Legislative Branch Publications, 1789-1989 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Parliamentary procedure for the House derives from four sources, the Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's manual prepared by Thomas Jefferson, 1789-1801, rules adopted by the House from the beginning of its existence, and decisions of the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
		The Revised Statutes is unique in that it repealed all statutes enacted by Congress before December 1, 1873 and enacted into permanent law all provisions in the Revised Statutes.
		Revised Statutes of the United States, Passed at the first session of the Forty-third Congress, 1873-'74: Embracing the Statutes of the United States, General and Permanent in their Nature, in force on the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three...(2nd edition)
	www.lib.ipfw.edu /1768.0.html (3365 words)

	Duely and Constantly Kept
		Between 1827 and 1829, the New York State Legislature approved a major codification of the state's laws, the first systematic classification of statute law in the United States.
		The Revised Statutes also regulated the removal of cases to the Supreme Court by writ of certiorai prior to judgment, and the review of cases by writ of error after a judgment in a lower court of record.
		The Revised Statutes required the Supreme Court justices to revise the court's rules within two years and every seven years thereafter in order to abolish "fictitious and unnecessary process and proceedings," to simplify and shorten writs and pleadings, and to reduce court costs.
	www.courts.state.ny.us /history/elecbook/duely/pg11.htm (1660 words)

	Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet
		Statutes, session laws Statutes may not be as current as the statutes available by following the link immediately above this one.
		Statutes Choose the link labeled "Table of Contents FREE"; browse; most of the other materials on the site are available only by paid subscription.
		Statutes, legislation, session laws, Administrative Code, Nevada Register Statutes are called "Nevada Revised Statutes"; session laws are called "Statutes of Nevada".
	www.prairienet.org /~scruffy/f.htm (1355 words)

	New Jersey State Constitution
		The Legislature may provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election district in which they respectively reside.
		No person shall be a member of the General Assembly who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years and have been a citizen and resident of the State for two years, and of the district for which he shall be elected one year, next before his election.
		The State shall annually reimburse each taxing district in an amount equal to one-half of the tax loss to the district resulting from the allowance of tax deductions pursuant to this paragraph.
	www.njleg.state.nj.us /lawsconstitution/constitution.asp (8830 words)

	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Civil Rights Act of 1964".
		For purposes of sections 1404 and 1406 of title 28 [of the United States Code], the judicial district in which the respondent has his principal office shall in all cases be considered a district in which the action might have been brought.
		(b) The district courts of the United States shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, and in any such proceeding the Attorney General may file with the clerk of such court a request that a court of three judges be convened to hear and determine the case.
	www.eeoc.gov /policy/vii.html (3327 words)

	Tax Act of 1937 - Kentucky Hemp Outfitters
		The provisions of this Act shall apply to the several States, the District of Columbia, the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii, and the insular possessions of the United States, except the Philippine Islands.
		Provisions of these statutes, as well as of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 are quoted, in whole or in part, as the immediate or general basis for the regulatory provisions set forth.
		Provisions of the statutes upon which the various articles of the regulations are based generally have not been repeated in the articles.
	www.kentuckyhemp.com /library/taxact.html (2950 words)

	FRB: Federal Reserve Act: Section 21
		The funds derived from such assessment may be deposited by the Comptroller of the Currency in accordance with the provisions of section 5234 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 12, sec.
		Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this section or section 301(f)(1) of title 31, United States Code, to the contrary, the Comptroller of the Currency shall fix the compensation and number of, and appoint and direct, all employees of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
		Rates of basic pay for all employees of the Office may be set and adjusted by the Comptroller without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
	www.federalreserve.gov /GeneralInfo/fract/sect21.htm (942 words)

	Right of Way Law
		Section 8 was codified in the United States Revised Statutes as Section 2477 and is commonly referred to today as RS 2477.
		Case law and subsequent acts of congress and state legislatures had established a jurisprudence, which was generally agreed to and observed.
		It is found in the 5100 series of the Forest Service manual and clearly states that right of ways and roads which have their origin under the 1866 Act are out of the jurisdiction of the USFS and must be managed according to the rules of the issuing agency.
	www.stewards.us /fedland/rtofway-law.asp (1274 words)

	At Home: 1850: LOSSES AND CRIMES DURING THE PULLMAN DISPUTE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ACCORDING to the testimony the railroads lost in property destroyed, hire of United States deputy marshals, and other incidental expenses, at least $685,308.
		For the protection of city, state, and federal property, for the suppression of crime and the preservation of order, the city, county, state, and federal forces were utilized...
		United States Strike Commission, "Report on the Chicago Strike", June-July, 1894, Senate Executive Document No. 7,53d Congrers, 3d session, pp.
	www.museum.state.il.us /exhibits/athome/1850/voices/curtis/crime.htm (353 words)

	Fair Credit Reporting Act
		The term "State or local child support enforcement agency" means a State or local agency which administers a State or local program for establishing and enforcing child support obligations.
		Not later than January 31 of each year, the head of each agency and department of the United States Government that exercised authority under this paragraph during the preceding year shall submit a report to the Congress on the number of times the department or agency exercised such authority during the year.
		If any case arising or filed under title 11, United States Code, is withdrawn by the consumer before a final judgment, the consumer reporting agency shall include in the report that such case or filing was withdrawn upon receipt of documentation certifying such withdrawal.
	www.ftc.gov /os/statutes/fcra.htm (9189 words)

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		except as otherwise provided, all the laws of the United States enacted hereafter— Enacted hereafter— including laws carrying general appropriations, which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within Alaska as elsewhere in the "United States.
		With reference to the application of the statute to which you refer, there is a serious question as to whether it is a Territory.
		The judges in Alaska are not judges of the district court of the United States.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /service/gc/mtfgc/1012/0200021.txt (363 words)

	United States Legal Research
		Annotated state constitutions are included in the annotated codes for the individual states; for a list of those available on the Internet, see the DLL page on State Law and Government: www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/state.html
		General rules of applicability for state courts are usually published as part of each state's statutory code, or as a supplement to the code.
		Many are in the process of revision and a second edition has been issued for all of the restatements except for restitution and security.
	www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/law/llm.html (2355 words)

	Legal resources - United States
		They are also incorporated into the United States Code which arranges laws by subject (Title).
		Statutes at Large, (1789-1873) (Library of Congress) - Every public and private law enacted by Congress is published in the Statutes at Large in order by the date of passage.
		Revised and Updated by Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives.
	www.lib.iastate.edu /collections/eresourc/lawUS.html (884 words)

	United States Statutes and the United States Code: Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and Sources - part of ...
		The U.S. Statutes at Large is a chronological arrangement of all laws enacted by Congress.
		United States Code: Table VI - Reorganization Plans (Reorg.
		Has U.S. Statutes at Large from 1789 (in PDF, not directly searchable) available by citation method and a searchable public law file from 1988.
	www.llsdc.org /sourcebook/statutes-code.htm (839 words)

	General Information Concerning Patents
		The patent is issued in the name of the United States under the seal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is either signed by the Director of the USPTO or is electronically written thereon and attested by an Office official.
		Under U.S. law it is necessary, in the case of inventions made in the United States, to obtain a license from the Director of the USPTO before applying for a patent in a foreign country.
		The application for patent in the United States must be made by the inventor and the inventor must sign the oath or declaration (with certain exceptions), differing from the law in many countries where the signature of the inventor and an oath of inventorship are not necessary.
	www.uspto.gov /web/offices/pac/doc/general (17015 words)

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