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Source

(May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 2, 44 Stat. 577; June 21, 1934, ch. 691, § 2, 48 Stat. 1186; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; Jan. 10, 1951, ch. 1220, 64 Stat. 1238.)

References in Text

The effective date of this chapter, referred to in par. Fifth, probably means May 20, 1926, the date of approval of act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577.

Codification

Section is comprised of pars. designated First to Eleventh of section 2 of act May 20, 1926. The remainder of section 2 of act May 20, 1926, is classified to section 151a of this title.

Amendments

1951—Act Jan. 10, 1951, added par. Eleventh.
1934—Act June 21, 1934, substituted “by the carrier or carriers” for “by the carriers” in par. Second, generally amended pars. Third, Fourth, and Fifth, and added pars. Sixth to Tenth.

Change of Name

Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted “United States attorney” for “district attorney of the United States”. See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.


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