Us Code § 823 - Repeal of inconsistent laws
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§ 823. Repeal of inconsistent laws
All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this chapter are repealed: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall be held or construed to modify or repeal any of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved December 19, 1913, granting certain rights-of-way to the city and county of San Francisco, in the State of California.
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. I, §29, 41 Stat. 1077; renumbered pt. I, Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, §212, 49 Stat. 847.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means act June 10, 1920, which is classified generally to this chapter.
The Act of Congress approved December 19, 1913, referred to in text, was not classified to the Code.
Codification
As originally enacted, this section contained the further proviso: "That section 18 of an Act making appropriations for the construction, repair and preservation, of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes, approved August 8, 1917, is hereby repealed."
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