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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 5— LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · § 131

§ 131. Collections composing Library; location

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The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from publications ordered by Congress, acquisition of material under the copyright law, and otherwise, shall be preserved in the Library Building.
(R.S. § 80; Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 545, 546; Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 105(g), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 310], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–310.)
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  • Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1
  • 29 Stat. 545
  • Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 105(g)
  • 90 Stat. 2599
  • Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 310]
  • 101 Stat. 1329–290
  • act Jan. 26, 1802, ch. 2
  • 2 Stat. 128
  • 3 Stat. 246
  • act Jan. 30, 1815, ch. 27
  • 3 Stat. 195
  • act June 25, 1864, ch. 147, § 1
  • 13 Stat. 148
  • 14 Stat. 365
  • act Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 167, § 1
  • 14 Stat. 464
  • Pub. L. 100–202
  • Pub. L. 94–553
  • section 102 of Pub. L. 94–553
  • 133 Stat. 3206
  • 133 Stat. 3209
  • act Apr. 15, 1886, ch. 50
  • 24 Stat. 12
  • Pub. L. 85–147
  • 71 Stat. 368
  • Pub. L. 87–263
  • 75 Stat. 544
  • Pub. L. 88–299
  • 78 Stat. 183
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§ 131
Collections composing Library; location
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ActFeb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1
Stat.29 Stat. 545
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 105(g)
Stat.90 Stat. 2599
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 310]
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