Us Code § 5304 - Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms
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§ 5304. Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms
The salaries of Representatives in Congress, Delegates from Territories, and Resident Commissioners, elected for unexpired terms, shall commence on the date of their election and not before.
(July 16, 1914, ch. 141, §1, 38 Stat. 458.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 37 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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