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U.S. Code, Title 20, Education
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 55. Acceptance of Other Sums
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to receive into the Treasury, on the same terms as the original bequest of James Smithson, such sums as the Regents may, from time to time, see fit to deposit, not exceeding, with the original bequest, the sum of $1,000,000. This shall not operate as a limitation on the power of the Smithsonian Institution to receive money or other property by gift, bequest, or devise, and to hold and dispose of the same in promotion of the purposes thereof.
(R.S. § 5591; Mar. 12, 1894, ch. 36, 28 Stat. 41.)
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R.S. § 5591 derived from act Feb. 5, 1867, ch. 34, § 1, 14 Stat. 391.
1894—Act Mar. 12, 1894, made limitation on deposits into the Treasury inapplicable to receipt of gifts, bequests and devises and dispositions of money or other property.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 55. Acceptance of Other Sums," U.S. Code, Title 20, Education in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed January 2, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTLJ6TLZ7LBIRBW.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 55. Acceptance of Other Sums." U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 2 Jan. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTLJ6TLZ7LBIRBW.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 55. Acceptance of Other Sums' in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 2 January 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UTLJ6TLZ7LBIRBW.
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