1 U.S. Code Title 1 - General Provisions

Chapter 1

Rules Of Construction

Chapter 2

Acts And Resolutions; Formalities Of Enactment; Repeals; Sealing Of Instruments

Chapter 3

Code Of Laws Of United States And Supplements; District Of Columbia Code And Supplements

Enactment Credit

This title was enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, §1, 61 Stat. 633

Miscellaneous

Positive Law; Citation

This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633, which provided in part that: "Title 1 of the United States Code entitled 'General Provisions', is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as '1 U. S. C., §——.' "

Repeals

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, §2, 61 Stat. 640, provided that the sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 1, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.

Writs of Error

Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §23, 62 Stat. 990, provided that: "All Acts of Congress referring to writs of error shall be construed as amended to the extent necessary to substitute appeal for writ of error."

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 1
Title 1 Former Sections	Revised Statutes Statutes at Large	Title 1 New Sections
1	R.S., §1	1
2	R.S., §2	2
3	R.S., §3	3
4	R.S., §4	4
5	R.S., §5	5
6	June 11, 1940, ch. 325, §1, 54 Stat. 305	6
21	R.S., §7	101
22	R.S., §8	102
23	R.S., §9	103
24	R.S., §10	104
25	R.S., §11	105
26	Nov. 1, 1893, 28 Stat. App. 5	106
	Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, §1, 28 Stat. 769.
27	Mar. 6, 1920, ch. 94, §1, 41 Stat. 520	107
28	R.S., §12	108
29	R.S., §13	109
	Mar. 22, 1944, ch. 123, 58 Stat. 118.
29a	R.S., §5599	110
29b	Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §3, 47 Stat. 1431	111
30	Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §73, 28 Stat. 615	112
	June 20, 1936, ch. 630, §9, 49 Stat. 1551.
	June 16, 1938, ch. 477, §1, 52 Stat. 760.
30a	R.S., §908	113
31	R.S., §6	114
51a	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §1, 45 Stat. 1540	201
52	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §2, 45 Stat. 1007	202
	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §2, 45 Stat. 1541.
53	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §3, 45 Stat. 1007	203
54	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §4, 45 Stat. 1007	204
	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §3, 45 Stat. 1541.
54a	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §4, 45 Stat. 1542	205
	Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, §1, 47 Stat. 1603.
	June 13, 1934, ch. 483, §§1, 2, 48 Stat. 948.
54b	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §5, 45 Stat. 1542	206
	Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, §1, 47 Stat. 1603.
	June 13, 1934, ch. 483, §§1, 2, 48 Stat. 948.
54c	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §6, 45 Stat. 1542	207
54d	Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, §7, 45 Stat. 1542	208
55	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §5, 45 Stat. 1007	209
56	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §6, 45 Stat. 1007	210
57	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §7, 45 Stat. 1008	211
58	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §8, 45 Stat. 1008	212
59	May 29, 1928, ch. 910, §10, 45 Stat. 1008	213
60	Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §2, 47 Stat. 1431	Rep.

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