Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. § 211 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 2, 11 Stat. 60.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
Transfer of Functions
Act Fespan. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.