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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 50 STAT. · May 13, 1936 · Public Law 265

Public Law 265. to provide for the establishment of a term of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma at Shawnee, Oklahoma”, approved May 13, 1936 (U

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(/us/pl/75/264)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the ActOklahoma Western Judicial District.[49 Stat. 1271](/us/stat/49/1271).[28 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 182](/us/usc/t28/s182). entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a term of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma at Shawnee, Oklahoma”, approved May 13, 1936 (U. S. C., 1934 ed., Supp. II, title 28, sec. 182), is amended by striking out the period at the end of the proviso and adding the following:
“until,Court accommodations at Shawnee. subject to the recommendation of the Attorney General of the. United626 States with reference to providing such rooms and accommodations for holding court at Shawnee, a public building shall have been erected or other Federal space provided for court purposes in said city.” Approved, August 12, 1937. To increase the age of consent for marriage in the District of Columbia to eighteen years of age in the case of males and sixteen years of age in the case of females. 1937-08-12 596 Chapter 50 Stat. 626 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 596] AN ACT To increase the age of consent for marriage in the District of Columbia to eighteen years of age in the case of males and sixteen years of age in the case of females. August 12, 1937[[H. R. 5462](/us/bill/75/hr/5462)][[Public, No. 265](/us/pl/75/265)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.[31 Stat. 1391](/us/stat/31/1391); [32 Stat. 543](/us/stat/32/543).
That paragraph “Fourth” of section 1285 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Fourth. Age of consent for marriage Increased. When either of the parties is under the age of consent, which is hereby declared to be eighteen years of age for males and sixteen years of age for females.” " Sec. 2. Issuance of license; time provision. A license to marry shall not be issued until three days have elapsed from date of application for issuance of said license.
Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after the date of its enactment. Approved, August 12, 1937. To protect the buyers of potatoes in the District of Columbia. 1937-08-12 597 Chapter 50 Stat. 626 75 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 597] AN ACT To protect the buyers of potatoes in the District of Columbia.
August 12, 1937[[H. R. 6242](/us/bill/75/hr/6242)][
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Public Law 265
to provide for the establishment of a term of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma at Shawnee, Oklahoma”, approved May 13, 1936 (U
Stat.50 Stat. 626
Stat.32 Stat. 543
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