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This template, still in draft form, is intended to be used for statutes enacted before the Public Law system was used.

Instead of Public Law numbers, Chapter numbers are used. Chapter numbers restart with each Session, not just with each Congress. Therefore each Session number must be included for the sake of differentiation.

If the code can be worked out, this template will be combined into {{Act of Congress}}.

Parameters

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{{ Act of Congress early
| congress       =
| session        =
| chapter        =
| title          =
| title previous =
| title next     =
| statvolume     =
| statpage       =
| year           =
| month          =
| day            =
| bill           =
| billtype       =
| notes          =
| wikipedia      =
| resolution     =
| purpose        =
}}

Example

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{{ Act of Congress early
| congress = 36
| session = 1
| chapter = 53
| title = This Great Statute
| title previous = Previous Statute
| title next = [[Next Statute]]
| statvolume = 16
| statpage = 14
| year = 1861
| month = 03
| day = 16
| billtype = H.R.
| bill = 220
| notes = Congress passed this law because it was a good idea.
| wikipedia   =yes
| purpose = To celebrate a great day.
}}
''Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,''
←
Previous Statute
Acts of the 36th United States Congress (1861)
by the United States Congress
Session 1, Chapter 53:
This Great Statute
Next Statute
→

16 Stat. 14, H.R. 220, enacted March 16, 1861. Congress passed this law because it was a good idea.

Note: This is the original legislation as it was initially enacted. Like many laws, this statute may have since been amended once or many times, and the text contained herein may no longer be legally current.

480940Acts of the 36th United States Congress — Session 1, Chapter 53:
This Great Statute1861the United States Congress
36TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

An Act

To celebrate a great day.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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