33-U.S.C.-641
§641 – Creation of Mississippi River Commission
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Title 33 > Chapter 13 > Section 641
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- Reference: Section 641
- Legend: §641 – Creation of Mississippi River Commission
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
A commission is created to be called The Mississippi River Commission, to consist of seven members.
(June 28, 1879, ch. 43, §1, 21 Stat. 37.)
Codification
This was the first section of an act entitled An act to provide for the appointment of a ‘Mississippi River Commission’ for the improvement of said river from the Head of the Passes near its mouth to its head-waters.
Appropriation for Salaries and Expenses
Section 7 of act June 28, 1879, omitted as temporary and executed, provided for the expenditure of an appropriation of $175,000 for salaries of the commission and necessary expenses of surveys, examinations, etc.
Missouri River Commission
The Missouri River Commission was created by act July 5, 1884, ch. 229, §1, 23 Stat. 144, and repealed by act July 13, 1902, ch. 1079, §1, 32 Stat. 367.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
16-U.S.C.-5724 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Rivers
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Chapter 13 – Mississippi River Commission in the Legal Encyclopedia: Mississippi
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