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NOTES:
Source
(R.S. § 259; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 241; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 9, 32 Stat. 829; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
Codification
R.S. § 259 derived from acts Sept. 24, 1789, ch. 20, § 35, 1 Stat. 92; June 25, 1868, ch. 71, § 5, 15 Stat. 75; June 22, 1870, ch. 150, § 5, 16 Stat. 162.
Amendments
1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, struck out “agriculture” before “manufactures”.
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section
172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
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