1 U.S.C. § 111 — Repeals as evidence of prior effectiveness

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This law says that repealing certain 1933 statutes doesn't mean those repealed sections were legally in force before. But any rights or debts that existed under those old sections are still protected despite the repeal.

In 1933, Congress repealed certain sections of the Revised Statutes. This law says that repealing them doesn't create any assumption, or "inference," that those sections were actually valid law at the time they were repealed. However, it also protects people: any rights or legal obligations ("liabilities") that already existed under those repealed sections are not affected by the repeal — they still stand.

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No inference shall be raised by the enactment of the Act of March 3, 1933 (ch. 202, 47 Stat. 1431), that the sections of the Revised Statutes repealed by such Act were in force or effect at the time of such enactment: Provided, however, That any rights or liabilities existing under such repealed sections shall not be affected by their repeal.

Source credit: (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 635.)

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1947Enacted · Act of July 30, 1947, ch. 388 · 61 Stat. 635

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 388 on 1947-07-30.

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