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2 U.S.C. § 2183

Protection of buildings and property

Ch. 30 — OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX
Title 2 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 30
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2 U.S.C. § 2183 — Protection of buildings and property

U.S.C. Title 2 - THE CONGRESS 2 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 30 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX SUBCHAPTER VIII - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 2183 - Protection of buildings and property From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§2183. Protection of buildings and property

The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as they may deem necessary for preserving the peace and securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection of the public property therein, and they shall have power to arrest and detain any person violating such regulations, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial.

(R.S. §1820.)

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 193 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. R.S. §1820 derived from acts Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, §2, 15 Stat. 12; Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41.

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