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11enacting clause — A clause at the beginning of a statute which states the authority by which it is made. That part of a statute which declares its enactment and serves to identify it as an act of legislation proceeding from the proper legislative authority.… …
12enacting clause — A clause at the beginning of a statute which states the authority by which it is made. That part of a statute which declares its enactment and serves to identify it as an act of legislation proceeding from the proper legislative authority.… …
13enacting clause — An orderly, and in some jurisdictions a mandatory, part of a statute, proclaiming the authority by which the statute was enacted, usually in some such form as Be it enacted by the legislature [general assembly] of the State of [name of state], as …
14List of enacting formulae — An enacting formula, or enacting clause, is a short phrase that introduces the main provisions of a law enacted by some legislatures. It usually declares the source from which the law claims to derive its authority. In other countries an enacting …
15applying sanctions — enacting laws, making a boycott, making restrictions …
16purview — Enacting part of a statute, in contradistinction to the preamble. That part of a statute commencing with the words Be it enacted, and continuing as far as the repealing clause; and hence, the design, contemplation, purpose, or scope of the act …
17List of smoking bans in the United States — Map of current and scheduled future statewide smoking bans as of 18 June 2011 (2011 06 18)[update] …
18United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
19Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …
20Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 15, 2003 …
