Us Code § 457 - Separability

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§ 457. Separability

If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and nothing contained in this chapter is intended nor shall be construed, to modify or repeal any of the provisions of sections 291 and 292 of this title.

(July 2, 1926, ch. 725, §7, 44 Stat. 803.)

CHAPTER 19—COTTON STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES

Sec.
471.
Statistics and estimates of grades and staple length of cotton; collection and publication.
472.
Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information.
473.
Persons required to furnish information; request; failure to furnish; false information.
473a.
Cotton classification services.
473b.
Market supply, demand, condition and prices; collection and publication of information.
473c.
Rules and regulations.
473c–1.
Offenses in relation to sampling of cotton for classification.
473c–2.
Penalties for offenses relating to sampling of cotton.
473c–3.
Liability of principal for act of agent.
473d.
Quality tests and analyses by Secretary for breeders and others; fees.
474.
Powers of Secretary of Agriculture; appropriation.
475.
Repealed.
476.
Acreage reports.

        

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