47 U.S.C. § 8 (2024)
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Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, §1, 61 Stat. 327
Official statutory text
Section, R.S. §5269; acts Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 252; June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §601, 48 Stat. 1101, related to refusal to transmit dispatches.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on tenth day following July 16, 1947, see section 3 of act July 16, 1947, set out as a note under sections 1 to 6 of this title.
Authority of Federal Communications Commission; Effect of Repeal
See provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on tenth day following July 16, 1947, see section 3 of act July 16, 1947, set out as a note under sections 1 to 6 of this title.
Authority of Federal Communications Commission; Effect of Repeal
See provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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