2 U.S.C. § 47
Section 47 · Mode of payment
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Powell v. McCormack (1969)
Most recently applied in Powell v. McCormack (June 1969)
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Codification
R.S. §46 derived from acts Jan. 22, 1818, ch. 5, §3, 3 Stat. 404, and Feb. 10, 1854, ch. 11, §1, 10 Stat. 267.