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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 21— CIVIL RIGHTS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERALLY · § 1990

§ 1990. Marshal to obey precepts; refusing to receive or execute process

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Every marshal and deputy marshal shall obey and execute all warrants or other process, when directed to him, issued under the provisions of section 1989 of this title. Every marshal and deputy marshal who refuses to receive any warrant or other process when tendered to him, issued in pursuance of the provisions of this section, or refuses or neglects to use all proper means diligently to execute the same, shall be liable to a fine in the sum of $1,000, for the benefit of the party aggrieved thereby.
(R.S. §§ 1985, 5517.)
Connections2 cite this · traces to 1
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  • Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, § 5
  • 14 Stat. 28
  • May 31, 1870, ch. 114, § 10
  • 16 Stat. 142
  • act May 31, 1870, ch. 114, § 10
  • section 51 of Title 8
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§ 1990
Marshal to obey precepts; refusing to receive or execute process
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ActApr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, § 5
Stat.14 Stat. 28
ActMay 31, 1870, ch. 114, § 10
Stat.16 Stat. 142
Actact May 31, 1870, ch. 114, § 10
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