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Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS (§§ 101 - 114)
Section 114 - Sealing of instruments
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 2 - ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS Sec. 114 - Sealing of instruments |
| Contains | section 114 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 636. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 61 Stat. 636 |
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1 USC § 114 (2011)
§114. Sealing of instruments
In all cases where a seal is necessary by law to any commission, process, or other instrument provided for by the laws of Congress, it shall be lawful to affix the proper seal by making an impression therewith directly on the paper to which such seal is necessary; which shall be as valid as if made on wax or other adhesive substance.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 636.)
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