By law the act was to take effect on the first of November following.
Sidenote: The Congress at Philadelphia] The congress at Philadelphia passed a non-exportation act totake effect on September 15, and a non-importation act to be put in force on December 1.
The excitement among the people grew more and more intense as the time approached for the law to take effect.
SIR: Inclosed I forward to the President my resignation, to take effect on the 5th of December.
Reynolds for orders, to take effect as soon as replaced.
He says his mind was relieved by information that his resignation was accepted, to take effect June 1st.
As respected firing the harpoon-gun, he should suppose it a want of skill or attention in the experiment if it failed to take effect.
Whenever, therefore, a proposition to this effect is made, so as to take effect at the conclusion of the war, I shall vote for it.
The bill was amended so as to take effect "from and after the passage thereof.
At length they approached sufficiently near each other to allow the bow guns of the Cynthia to take effect.
Several shots seemed to take effect, some in the hull, others in the rigging.
Still the latter worked his guns with as much determination as at first, aided by musketry whenever the ships approached near enough for the bullets to take effect.
I therefore sent my resignation as Chief Justice to the Governor, to take effecton the 20th of May.
The resignation by Judge Field of the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, to take effect on the 20th instant, has been announced.
In such case the act is said to take effect by relation.
The day fixed for the act to take effect would be the day for resuming payments, or going into liquidation.
As the love of God hath the utmost penetration in thy heart, the ring-stone bearing the Greatest Name will take effect in thy heart like unto a strong wine, for capacity is great and the power of the wine is intense.
If thou wishest thy speech and utterance to take effect in the hardened hearts, be thou severed from all attachment to this world and turn unto the Kingdom of God.
Trusts may be created by will to take effect at the grantor's death.
A tenant is entitled to the possession and use of the premises leased, from the time mentioned in the lease for it to take effect.
The term, will, is now used to describe a disposition of personal as well as real property to take effect at the maker's death.
The law distributing the surplus among the states began to take effect; under its operations drafts for millions of dollars were made on the banks containing the deposits, and these banks, already sinking, were utterly unable to honor them.
South Carolina meanwhile put off the date at which her decrees were to take effect, so that she might see what Congress would do.
Both the bankrupt bill and the distribution bill were repealed very shortly; the latter before it had time to take effect.
The ordinance was to take effect on February 1st; and if meantime the federal government should make any attempt to enforce the laws, the fact of such attempt was to end the continuance of South Carolina in the Union.
Smith tendered his resignation as President of the College, totake effect at once.
That of Professor Doggett, to take effect at the close of the session, was accepted, as was that of Tutor Rogers.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take effect" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
