Us Code § 114 - Sealing of instruments

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§ 114. Sealing of instruments

In all cases where a seal is necessary by law to any commission, process, or other instrument provided for by the laws of Congress, it shall be lawful to affix the proper seal by making an impression therewith directly on the paper to which such seal is necessary; which shall be as valid as if made on wax or other adhesive substance.

(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 636.)

CHAPTER 3—CODE OF LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND SUPPLEMENTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS

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201.
Publication and distribution of Code of Laws of United States and Supplements and District of Columbia Code and Supplements.
(a)
Publishing in slip or pamphlet form or in Statutes at Large.
(b)
Curtailing number of copies published.
(c)
Dispensing with publication of more than one Supplement for each Congress.
202.
Preparation and publication of Codes and Supplements.
(a)
Cumulative Supplements to Code of Laws of United States for each session of Congress.
(b)
Cumulative Supplement to District of Columbia Code for each session of Congress.
(c)
New editions of Codes and Supplements.
203.
District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements.
204.
Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and District of Columbia; citation of Codes and Supplements.
(a)
United States Code.
(b)
District of Columbia Code.
(c)
District of Columbia Code; citation.
(d)
Supplements to Codes; citation.
(e)
New edition of Codes; citation.
205.
Codes and Supplement; where printed; form and style; ancillaries.
206.
Bills and resolutions of Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives; form and style; ancillaries; curtailment of copies.
207.
Copies of acts and resolutions in slip form; additional number printed for Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives.
208.
Delegation of function of Committee on the Judiciary to other agencies; printing, etc., under direction of Joint Committee on Printing.1

        

209.
Copies of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; conclusive evidence of original.
210.
Distribution of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of Columbia Code and Supplements; slip and pamphlet copies.
211.
Copies to Members of Congress.
212.
Additional distribution at each new Congress.
213.
Appropriation for preparing and editing supplements.

        

1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

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