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  1. enum [1..1]The enumerator associated with a subdivision or level (e.g., 1. for sections, (a) for subsections). Note: When an enumerator appears as two enumerator (e.g., (a)(2)), the structure is produced with two levels where the second level has an attribute of display-inline="yes-display-inline"
  2. header [1..1]The header is the structure, often proceeded by an enum element that represents the "bold" text or heading of a subdivision or level. For example: the words “Short Title” in the phrase “Section 1. Short Title.” The text of headers is typed in sentence style casing (upper and lower case) so that the table of contents entries can be extracted from the body of the document. Display mechanisms (both print and on-line) will need to transform the casing of headers based on their legislative structure. Section headers display uppercased. Subsection headers display in a caps and small caps casing style where the first letter of the header is always uppercased; characters originally typed using uppercasing are caps and all other words are initial capped, except for the following words: a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, in, of, on, or, the, and to. Levels below the subsection level are cased using caps and small caps, but maintain sentence style casing. For all other structural levels (e.g., division, title, subtitle, part, subpart, etc.), the casing is transformed to uppercase. In addition, any necessary punctuation and spaces following the header will be generated for display or printing. For example, when certain structures, e.g., Titles, Subtitles, Chapters, etc., follow OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered header with no subsequent punctuation. For sections using OLC style, a generated period will follow the header, and for structures below the section level, a generated period followed by an em-dash will follow the header.
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     • rules-clauseRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, items,subitems and subdivisions. Clauses are the hierarchically the highest rule level.
     • continuation-textTextual material belonging to a level, the text follows the sub-level
     from subst. group legis-structures
     subsectionA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly within sections. Levels contained within subsections are paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subsections are normally enumerated with a lowercased alpha character within parentheses (e.g., (a)). After reaching (z), subsections are enumerated with double letters (e.g., (aa), (bb), (cc), etc.).
     paragraphA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subsections. Levels contained within paragraphs are subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subparagraphs are normally enumerated with a numeric values within parentheses (e.g., (1)).
     subparagraphA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with paragraphs. Levels contained within subparagraphs are clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subparagraphs are normally enumerated with an uppercased alpha character within parentheses (e.g., (A)). After reaching (Z), subparagraphs are enumerated with double letters (e.g., (AA), (BB), (CC), etc.).
     clauseA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subparagraphs. Levels contained within clauses are subclauses, items, and subitems. Clauses are normally enumerated with lowercased roman-numeral values within parentheses (e.g., (ii)).
     subclauseA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with clauses. Levels contained within subclauses are items, and subitems. Subclauses are normally enumerated with uppercased roman-numeral values within parentheses (e.g., (II)).
     itemA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subclauses. Levels contained within items are subitems. Items are normally enumerated with lowercased double characters within parentheses (e.g., (aa)). Once reaching (zz), items are enumerated as (aaa), (bbb), etc..
     subitemA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is the lowest level represented within a measure and is contained directly with items. Subitems are normally enumerated with uppercased double characters within parentheses (e.g., (AA)). Once reaching (ZZ), subitems are enumerated with triple letters (e.g., (AAA), (BBB), etc.).
     divisionA hierarchical structure of a measure. If present, usually the top-level hierarchical structure, containing titles (structure of legislation) within it. The formatting of a division (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Division ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator or the header. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data.
     subdivisionA hierarchical structure of a measure. If present, usually a top-level hierarchical structure, containing titles (structure of legislation) within it. The formatting of a subdivision (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subdivision ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator or the header. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data.
     titleA hierarchical structure of a measure, frequently the top-level hierarchical structure inside the body of the measure, or second only to the division (structure of legislation) level. Titles (structure of legislation) and sections (structure of legislation) are the main building blocks of legislation. The formatting of a title (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the casing, fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Title ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a title (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a uppercased centered header with no punctuation following. Note: An appropriations account is generally described by a title (structure of legislation), but in some instances the account (structure of legislation) element should be used, e.g., when several accounts are grouped together within “General Provisions” which is considered the title (structure of legislation). Note: In these DTDs, a <title> does not refer to a subcaption or heading. The element <title> is a very specific subdivision of a legislative measure. The element header and subheader should be used to describe a headings or subcaptions.
     subtitleA hierarchical structure of a measure, usually the first major subdivision of a title (Structure of Legislation). T he formatting of a subtitle (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subtitle” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subtitle (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate an uppercased centered header with no punctuation following. Where the style of a subtitle (structure of legislation) is different from the preceding and possibly following titles (structure of legislation) or subtitles (structure of legislation), for example, in situations where the subtitle (structure of legislation) is the title (structure of legislation) of another measure, the style attribute can be used to override the normally designated style. Note: In these DTDs, a <subtitle> does not refer to a subcaption or secondary heading that adds additional material to the heading of a title, section, figure, etc. The element <subtitle> is a very specific subdivision of a legislative measure. The element subheader should be used to describe a secondary heading or subcaption
     chapterA hierarchical structure of a measure. The formatting of a chapter (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Chapter ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. For example, a chapter (structure of legislation) in OLC style will have a generated em-dash following the Enumerator. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data. Any necessary punctuation and spaces following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a chapter (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered header with no punctuation following.
     subchapterA hierarchical structure within a measure, typically the first major subdivision of a chapter (structure of legislation). The formatting of a subchapter (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subchapter” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spaces following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subchapter (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered uppercased header with no punctuation following.
     partA hierarchical structure of a measure. The formatting of a part (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Part ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Accordingly, such text will not be keyed and will not be part of the data. Any necessary casing and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a part (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered header with no punctuation following.
     subpartA hierarchical structure of a measure, typically the major subdivision of a part (structure of legislation). The formatting of a subpart (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subpart” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subpart (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate an uppercased, centered header with no punctuation following.
     sectionA hierarchical structure of a measure. This is usually the top level contained with the legislative body. Levels contained within sections are subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Sections are normally enumerated with a numeric value followed by a period (e.g., 1.). The formatting of a section (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style (and the numerical order of the section (structure of legislation) within its containing structure) will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Section”, “Sec.”, or “§” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. In so doing, the style will ensure that a period always follows the abbreviation “Sec”, but not the word “Section”, and that the appropriate punctuation follows the enumerator. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data. Any necessary punctuation and spaces following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a section (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, a generated period will follow the header.
     appropriations-major
     appropriations-intermediate
     appropriations-small
     • legis-commentThe legis-comment element defines a comment to the legislative language.

Attributes

Used in

• Anonymous type of element quoted-block  via extension of quoted-block-model
• Type quoted-block-model

Substitution hierarchy

• rules-level-model
  • rule
  • rules-clause
  • rules-paragraph
  • rules-subparagraph
  • rules-subdivision
  • rules-item
  • rules-subitem