Us Code § 72 - to 79. Transferred
Full text of Us Code United States Code § 72 — to 79. Transferred, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72. to 79. Transferred
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section 72, R.S. §4082, which related to solemnization of marriages, was transferred to section 4192 of this title and subsequently repealed.
Section 73, R.S. §1707, which related to receipt of protests and declarations by consuls and vice-consuls, was transferred to section 4193 of this title.
Section 74, R.S. §1708, which related to lists and returns of seamen and vessels, was transferred to section 4194 of this title.
Section 75, R.S. §1709, which related to handling of estates of decedents by consular officers, was transferred to section 4195 of this title and subsequently repealed.
Section 76, R.S. §1710, which related to notification of death of a decedent by a consular officer, was transferred to section 4196 of this title.
Section 77, R.S. §1711, which related to following testamentary directions by a consular officer, was transferred to section 4197 of this title.
Section 78, act June 30, 1902, ch. 1331, §1, 32 Stat. 546, which related to appointment of a consular officer as a trust officer for settlement or conservation of an estate, was transferred to section 4198 of this title.
Section 79, act June 30, 1902, ch. 1331, §2, 32 Stat. 547, which related to failure of a consular officer to post bond prior to appointment as an administrator, was transferred to section 4199 of this title.
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