Title 1 of the United States Code
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Title 1 of the United States Code outlines the general provisions of the United States Code
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— Words denoting number
, gender
, etc. — "County
" as including "parish," etc. — "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation
. — "Vehicle
" as including all means of land transportation. — "Company
" or "association" as including successors and assigns. — Limitation of term "products of American fisheries." — Definition of "marriage
" and "spouse". — “Person”, “human being”, “child”, and “individual” as including born-alive infant.
also known as the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
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. — Printing bills and joint resolutions. — Promulgation of laws. — Amendments to Constitution. — Parchment
or paper
for printing enrolled bill
s or resolutions
. — Repeal
of repealing act. — Repeal of statute
s as affecting existing liabilities. — Saving clause of Revised Statutes. — Repeals as evidence of prior effectiveness. — Statutes at Large
; contents; admissibility in evidence. — United States Treaties and Other International Agreements; contents; admissibility in evidence. — United States international agreements; transmission to the United States Congress
. — "Little and Brown's
" edition of laws and treaties; slip laws; Treaties and Other International Act 1 Series; admissibility in evidence. — Sealing of instruments.
; form and style; ancillaries; curtailment of copies. — Copies of acts and resolutions in slip form; additional number printed for Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives. — Delegation of function of Committee on the Judiciary to other agencies; printing, etc., under direction of Joint Committee on Printing. — Copies of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; conclusive evidence of original. — Distribution of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; slip and pamphlet copies. — Copies to Members of Congress. — Additional distribution at each new Congress. — Appropriation for preparing and editing supplements.
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
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United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
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Chapter 1
- Main: Rules of ConstructionStatutory interpretationStatutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in many cases, there is some ambiguity or...
— Words denoting number
Number
A number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and complex numbers....
, gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, etc. — "County
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
" as including "parish," etc. — "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation
Ship transport
Ship transport is watercraft carrying people or goods . Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises...
. — "Vehicle
Vehicle
A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....
" as including all means of land transportation. — "Company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
" or "association" as including successors and assigns. — Limitation of term "products of American fisheries." — Definition of "marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
" and "spouse". — “Person”, “human being”, “child”, and “individual” as including born-alive infant.
also known as the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
Born-Alive Infants Protection Act
The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 is an Act of Congress. It extends legal protection to an infant born alive after a failed attempt at induced abortion. It was signed by President George W...
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Chapter 2
— Enacting clause. — Resolving clause. — Enacting or resolving words after first section. — Numbering of sections; single proposition. — Title of appropriation ActsAppropriation (law)
In law and government, appropriation is the act of setting apart something for its application to a particular usage, to the exclusion of all other uses....
. — Printing bills and joint resolutions. — Promulgation of laws. — Amendments to Constitution. — Parchment
Parchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...
or paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
for printing enrolled bill
Enrolled bill
In the United States Congress, an enrolled bill is the final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate House and Senate officials, and submitted to the President for signature....
s or resolutions
Resolution (law)
A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion. For long or important motions, though, it is often better to have them written out so that discussion is easier or so that it can be...
. — Repeal
Repeal
A repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
of repealing act. — Repeal of statute
Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...
s as affecting existing liabilities. — Saving clause of Revised Statutes. — Repeals as evidence of prior effectiveness. — Statutes at Large
United States Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., are the official source for the laws and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress...
; contents; admissibility in evidence. — United States Treaties and Other International Agreements; contents; admissibility in evidence. — United States international agreements; transmission to the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
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Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
" edition of laws and treaties; slip laws; Treaties and Other International Act 1 Series; admissibility in evidence. — Sealing of instruments.
Chapter 3
— Publication and distribution of Code of Laws of United States and Supplements and District of Columbia Code and Supplements. — Preparation and publication of Codes and Supplements. — District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements. — Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and District of Columbia; citation of Codes and Supplements. — Codes and Supplement; where printed; form and style; ancillaries. — Bills and resolutions of Committee on the Judiciary of House of RepresentativesUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement...
; form and style; ancillaries; curtailment of copies. — Copies of acts and resolutions in slip form; additional number printed for Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives. — Delegation of function of Committee on the Judiciary to other agencies; printing, etc., under direction of Joint Committee on Printing. — Copies of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; conclusive evidence of original. — Distribution of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; slip and pamphlet copies. — Copies to Members of Congress. — Additional distribution at each new Congress. — Appropriation for preparing and editing supplements.
External links
- U.S. Code Title 1, via United States Government Printing OfficeUnited States Government Printing OfficeThe United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...
- U.S. Code Title 1, via Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- Title 1 of the United States Code on OpenJurist.org