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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 30— OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX · SUBCHAPTER VIII— MISCELLANEOUS · § 2183

§ 2183. Protection of buildings and property

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The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as they may deem necessary for preserving the peace and securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection of the public property therein, and they shall have power to arrest and detain any person violating such regulations, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial.
(R.S. § 1820.)
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  • Pub. L. 107–217, § 1
  • 116 Stat. 1062
  • Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, § 2
  • 15 Stat. 12
  • Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86
  • 19 Stat. 41
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§ 2183
Protection of buildings and property
U.S.C.×2
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–217, § 1
Stat.116 Stat. 1062
ActMar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, § 2
Stat.15 Stat. 12
ActApr. 29, 1876, ch. 86
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