section 24; 2967, 2968, 2969, 2970, 2971, 2972, 2973, 2974, 2975, 2976, 2977, 2978, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 2979, 2980, 2981, as amended by the Act of June 10, 1880, chapter 190, section 10, and by the Act of May 21, 1896, chapter 217; 2982, 2983, 2984, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 2985, 2986, 2987, 2988, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 2989, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 2998, 2999, 3000, 3001, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3002, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3003, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3004, as amended by the Act of September 25, 1890, chapter 917, section 2; 3005, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; and by the Act of May 21, 1900, chapter 487, section 1; 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3010, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, as amended by the Act of February 23, 1887, chapter 221; 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, as amended by the Act of April 25, 1882, chapter 89; 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3078, 3079, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3083, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3084, 3086, 3088, 3090, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3095, as amended by the Act of April 27, 1904, chapter 1625, section 1; 3096, 3097, 3098, 3099, 3100, as amended by the Act of February 18, 1875, chapter 80, section 1, and by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; 3106, 3107, 3108, 3109, as amended by the Act of February 17, 1898, chapter 26, section 4; 3110, 3111, 3121, 3123, 3128, 3129, 4209, 4210, 4211, 4213, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1884, chapter 121, section 13; 4218, as amended by the Act of August 20, 1912, chapter 307, section 2; 4379, 5292, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69; and 5293, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, chapter 69.

SEC. 644. STATUTES AT LARGE.-The following Acts and parts of Acts are hereby repealed: The Act of March 24, 1874, chapter 65; Act of June 22, 1874, chapter 391, sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25; Act of March 3, 1875, chapter 136; Act of May 1, 1876, chapter 89, sections 1 and 2; Act of June 20, 1876, chapter 136, as amended by the Act of August 28, 1894, entitled "An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes," section 70; Act of March 1, 1879, chapter 125, section 11, section 12 as amended by the Act of May 28, 1880, chapter 108, section 12, and section 13 as amended by the Act of May 28, 1880, chapter 108, section 13; Act of June 10, 1880, chapter 190, section 1 as amended by the Act of June 14, 1880, chapter 214, and by the Act of June 20, 1884, chapter 103, sections 2, 3, 4, and 5, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1884, chapter 142, and by the Act of February 23, 1887, chapter 215, section 6, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1884, chapter 142, section 7, as amended by the Act of June 20, 1884, chapter 103, by the Act of February 9, 1887, chapter 123, and by the Act of June 30, 1892, chapter 137, and section 9; Act of February 8, 1881, chapter 34; Act of January 9, 1883, chapter 17; Act of February

23, 1887, chapter 218; Act of June 10, 1890, entitled "An Act to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of the revenues," except section 12 therein as amended by the Act of May 27, 1908, chapter 105, by the Act of August 5, 1909, entitled "An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes," section 28, and by the Act of October 3, 1913, entitled "An Act to reduce tariff duties and to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,' section III; Act of March 2, 1895, chapter 177, sections 5 and 9; Act of June 8, 1896, chapter 371, sections 1, 2, 3, and 4; Act of May 14, 1898, chapter 299, section 14; Act of February 2, 1899, chapter 84; Act of March 8, 1902, chapter 140, sections 7 and 8; Act of March 3, 1905, chapter 1413, sections 1 and 2; Act of February 6, 1907, chapter 471; Act of March 4, 1909, chapter 314; Act of June 10, 1910, chapter 283, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; Act of February 13, 1911, chapter 46, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; Act of October 3, 1913, entitled "An Act to reduce tariff duties and to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes," section III; Act of June 28, 1916, chapter 180; and Act of May 27, 1921, chapter 14, Title III.

SEC. 645. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. The provisions of this title are hereby declared to be a revision and codification of the laws herein modified or repealed and are to be so held and construed.

SEC. 646. GENERAL REPEAL.-All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 647. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this title shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgement shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of said Act, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. SEC. 648. That unless otherwise herein specially provided, this Act shall take effect on the day following its passage.