Template:USStatChapHead/doc

Used to simplify formatting of legislative chapter headings, which use a relatively consistent format throughout the early volumes of the United States Statutes at Large.

Usage

Parameters are:

• chapnum: the chapter number, in Arabic numerals
• roman: the chapter number, in Roman numerals
• title: the title of the chapter (which will be enclosed in <section> tags for later transclusion)
• date: the date of enactment (also will be enclosed in <section> tags)
• side: whether sidenotes should be printed in the right margin (default) or the left
• datenote: optional notes that sometimes appear in the margin below the date.
• align: whether the text of the chapter heading should be printed justified (default) or centered
• footnote: optional footnote to appear after the title

Example

... with a datenote and the title/purpose centered.

{{USStatChapHead | chapnum=2 | roman=Ⅱ | title=The Second Act Passed During the Present Session of Congress. | date=Jan. 1, 1801 | side=right | datenote=[Repealed.] | align=centered}}

Jan. 1, 1801

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[Repealed.]

Chap. Ⅱ.—The Second Act Passed During the Present Session of Congress.

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... with no datenote but a footnote instead, and the title/purpose justified.

{{USStatChapHead | chapnum=4 | roman=Ⅳ | title=The Fourth Act Passed During the same session of Congress, with a longer title. | date=Jan. 1, 1801 | side=left | footnote=Repealed.}}

Jan. 1, 1801

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Chap. Ⅳ.—The Fourth Act Passed During the same session of Congress, with a longer title.^[1]

1. Repealed.