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§ 1898 Statutes are public or private. A private statute is one which concerns only certain designated individuals, and affects only their private rights.

Part 4: Miscellaneous Provisions | Title 2: Of the Kinds and Degrees of Evidence | Chapter 3: Writings | Article 2: Public Writings

Statutes are public or private. A private statute is one which concerns only certain designated individuals, and affects only their private rights. All other statutes are public, in which are included statutes creating or affecting corporations.

Amendment history: Enacted 1872.