2011 US Code
Title 47 - Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Chapter 1 - TELEGRAPHS (§§ 1 - 17)
Section 1 to 6 - Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, §1, 61 Stat. 327

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 1 - TELEGRAPHS
Secs. 1 to 6 - Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, §1, 61 Stat. 327
Containssections 1 to 6
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionrepealed
Statutes at Large References48 Stat. 1101
57 Stat. 12
61 Stat. 327

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47 USC § 1 (2011)
§§1 to 6. Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, §1, 61 Stat. 327

Section 1, R.S. §5263, related to use of public domain.

Section 2, R.S. §5264, related to use of materials from public lands.

Section 3, R.S. §5266; acts June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §601, 48 Stat. 1101; Mar. 6, 1943, ch. 10, §6, 57 Stat. 12, related to Government priority in transmission of messages.

Section 4, R.S. §5267; act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §601, 48 Stat. 1101, related to purchase of lines.

Section 5, R.S. §5268; act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §601, 48 Stat. 1101, related to acceptance of obligations to be filed.

Section 6, R.S. §5265; act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §601, 48 Stat. 1101, provided that rights were not transferable.

Effective Date of Repeal

Section 3 of act July 16, 1947, provided that: “This Act [repealing sections 1 to 6 and 8 of this title] shall take effect on the tenth day following the enactment date thereof [July 16, 1947].”

Authority of Federal Communications Commission; Effect of Repeal

Section 2 of act July 16, 1947, provided that: “Nothing in this Act [repealing sections 1 to 6 and 8 of this title] shall limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission under the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended [chapter 5 of this title], to prescribe charges, classifications, regulations, and practices, including priorities, applicable to Government communications.”

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