2 USC § 145 - Copies of journals and documents

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title: "2 USC § 145 - Copies of journals and documents"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "145"
section_name: "Copies of journals and documents"
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chapter_name: "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 97.)"
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# § 145. Copies of journals and documents

Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each book printed by either House of Congress, well bound in calf, shall be deposited in the Library, and must not be taken therefrom.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 97.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 97 derived from Res. , No. 5, § 5, .