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Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Part III · Chapter 55 — Court of International Trade

§ 872. Criers, bailiffs, and messengers

Statutory text

The Court of International Trade may appoint such criers as it may require for said court, which criers shall also perform the duties of bailiffs and messengers and such other duties as the court directs and shall be subject to removal by the court.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 86–243 § 1 · 73 Stat. 474

    Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 872

    Added Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 474, § 873

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 474, § 873

  2. Customs Courts Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–417 title V § 501(19) · 94 Stat. 1727

    Redesignated · 28 U.S.C. § 872

    Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (19) Section 873.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

  3. Pub. L. 99–466 § 3(b)(2) · 100 Stat. 1190

    Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 872

    Pub. L. 99–466 renumbered section 873 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–466 renumbered section 873 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by redesignating section 873 as section 872, and

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 872, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 925; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 78, 63 Stat. 101; , Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, 73 Stat. 474; , Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(18), 94 Stat. 1742, related to a marshal and deputy marshals, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–466, §§ 3(b)(1), 4, , 100 Stat. 1191, effective 60 days after .

Amendments1980–1986 · 2 rounds

1986

Pub. L. 99–466 renumbered section 873 of this title as this section.

1980

Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective , and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Savings Provision

Enactment of section by Pub. L. 86–243 not to deprive Customs Court officers or employees of any rights, privileges, or civil service status, see section 4 of Pub. L. 86–243, set out as a note under section 871 of this title.

Credits

1959–1986 · 3 acts
  1. 1959Added Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, , 73 Stat. 474, § 873
  2. 1980amended Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(19), , 94 Stat. 1742
  3. 1986renumbered § 872, Pub. L. 99–466, § 3(b)(2), , 100 Stat. 1191.
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(Added Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, , 73 Stat. 474, § 873; amended Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(19), , 94 Stat. 1742; renumbered § 872, Pub. L. 99–466, § 3(b)(2), , 100 Stat. 1191.)

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