Sec. 1982 Property Rights of Citizens
42 USC Sec. 1982 01/16/96
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 21 - CIVIL RIGHTS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY
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Sec. 1982. Property rights of citizens
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All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in
every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof
to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and
personal property.
added questions: Are guns personal property?-SOURCE- Does HOLD mean surrender or does HOLD mean keep? (R.S. Sec. 1978.) How does this affect imminent domain ??? How should this have affected 1933 gold seizure? Roosevelt said it was against public policy for “subjects” of the United States to deal in gold.-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 1978 derived from act Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, Sec. 1, 14
Stat. 27.
Section was formerly classified to section 42 of Title 8, Aliens
and Nationality.
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