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State Constitution. What has been said above about find- 
ing constitutional provisions in the federal Constitution will 
apply to finding provisions in the state constitution. For 
judicial interpretations thereof he must examine the annota- 
tions to a local edition of the state constitution, Shepard’s 
Citation Book for the state, and judicial precedents in general. 
Treaties. If one ever has a problem involving a treaty 
provision he can find it in the collections of Malloy and Gar- 
field, the Numbered Series, and the United States Statutes at 
Large, and he can find judicial interpretations thereof in the 
judicial precedents. No distinctive helps are available in 
this field. 
Acts of Congress. The acts of Congress are found in the 
United States Statutes at Large which have a numbered 
volume published at the close of each session of Congress, in 
the official Revised Statutes of the United States of 1875 and 
1878, and in the unofficial Federal Statutes Annotated of 
1906 and 1916, the United States Compiled Statutes of 1916 
and Barnes Federal Code of 1919, and their supplements. 
This body of authority is so voluminous that if the searcher 
would find a provision on any specific point he should con- 
sult the indexes and largely rely upon the descriptive word 
method of search explained in connection with finding judicial 
precedents. Where a statute is cited by its popular name, as 
Sherman Act, or Carmack Amendment, it may be identified 
by means of the “Table of Laws Designated by Popular 
Names” in either the Federal Statutes Annotated or the 
United States Compiled Statutes. Judicial interpretations of 
federal statutes can be found in the annotations to the un- 
official revisions and compilations, Shepard’s Citation Book, 
and judicial precedents in general. 
State Legislation. What has been said above with refer- 
ence to finding congressional legislation will apply to finding 
state legislation. An examination of the index of the latest 
available compilation or revision of statutes must be supple- 
mented by an examination of the indexes to the later session 
laws. The legislative and judicial history of state statutes can 
be found in annotated editions of the statutes, Shepard’s 
Citation Book, and judicial precedents and lesser authorities. 
Other Legislation. Ordinances and resolutions of municipal 
legislative bodies cover only a narrow field, but where search 
