§ 1812. Care and superintendence of Capitol

Statutory text

The Architect of the Capitol shall on and after March 3, 1977, have the care and superintendence of the Capitol, including lighting. His office shall be in the Capitol Building.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1876
Pub. L. 44–287 · 19 Stat. 143
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1812
Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147

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Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was classified to section 163 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

The first sentence of this section is from act Mar. 3, 1877. The second sentence of this section is from act Aug. 15, 1876, popularly known as the “Sundry Civil Appropriation Act”.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those comprising the first sentence of this section were contained in act Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147.

Amendments

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out “, and shall submit through the Secretary of the Interior estimates thereof” at end of first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Change of name of Architect of the Capitol, functions abolished, transferred, etc., by prior acts, see Prior Provisions and Change of Name notes set out under former section 1801 of this title.

Credits

1876–1951 · 3 acts

1876Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147
1877Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 102, 19 Stat. 298
1951Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3(14), 65 Stat. 708.

Show as published

(Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147; Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 102, 19 Stat. 298; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3(14), 65 Stat. 708.)