public act

public act
A statute. 16 Am J2d Const L § 588. An act which concerns the whole community. A statute which concerns the whole community, the public at large. An act which applies equally to all persons within the territorial limits of its operation, even though it applies to a particular locality alone. 50 Am J1st Stat § 12. For some purposes, a statute of another state. Anno: 134 ALR 1472.

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