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EDWARDS V. UNITED STATES, 286 U. S. 482 (1932)
286 U. S. 482U.S. Supreme Court
Edwards v. United States, 286 U.S. 482 (1932)
Edwards v. United States
No. 790
Argued April 11, 1932
Decided May 31, 1932
286 U.S. 482
Syllabus
Under § 7 of Art. I of the Constitution, a bill signed by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it was presented to him, but after the final adjournment of the Congress that passed it, becomes a law. Pp. 286 U. S. 485, 286 U. S. 494.
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