Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 903 (Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 515, § 3, 46 Stat. 1529).

The procedural provisions of section 903 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as covered by section 1446 of this title.

Changes were made in phraseology.

1949 Act

This section corrects typographical errors in section 1444 of title 28, U.S.C.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

1949—Act May 24, 1949, inserted “court” between “State” and “may”, and substituted “division” for “divisions”.