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48 USC TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS


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Chap. Sec.
1. Bureau of Insular Affairs [Omitted or Repealed] 1
2. Alaska 21
3. Hawaii 491
4. Puerto Rico 731
5. Philippine Islands [Omitted, Repealed, or
Transferred] 1001
6. Canal Zone [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred] 1301
7. Virgin Islands 1391
8. Guano Islands 1411
8A. Guam 1421
9. Samoa, Tutuila, Manua, Swains Island, and Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands [Transferred] 1431
10. Territorial Provisions of a General Nature 1451
11. Alien Owners of Land 1501
12. Virgin Islands 1541
13. Eastern Samoa 1661
14. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1681
15. Conveyance of Submerged Lands to Territories 1701
16. Delegates to Congress 1711
17. Northern Mariana Islands 1801
18. Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau 1901
19. Pacific Policy Reports 2001

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48 USC CHAPTER 1 - BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 1 - BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS

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CHAPTER 1 - BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS

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48 USC Sec. 1 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 87, 32 Stat. 712,
provided that the Division of Insular Affairs of the War Department
should be known as the Bureau of Insular Affairs and prescribed its
business.
By Ex. Ord. No. 6726, eff. May 29, 1934, the Division of
Territories and Island Possessions was established in the
Department of the Interior, and the functions of the Bureau
pertaining to the administration of the Government of Puerto Rico,
together with the personnel, equipment and funds, were transferred
thereto.
By Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, Sec. 4(d), eff. July 1, 1939, 4
F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees. The Bureau of Insular
Affairs of the War Department and its functions were transferred to
the Department of the Interior and consolidated with the Division
of Territories and Island Possessions, to be administered under the
direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. The
office of the Chief of the Bureau and offices subordinate thereto
provided for in section 14 of act June 4, 1920, ch. 227, 41 Stat.
769, were abolished and all their functions transferred to, and
were to be exercised by, the Director of the Division of
Territories and Island Possessions.

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48 USC Sec. 2 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
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Sec. 2. Repealed.

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Sec. 2. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, Sec. 53, 70A Stat. 641.
Section, acts June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec. 14, 39 Stat. 176; June
4, 1920, ch. 227, subch. I, Sec. 14, 41 Stat. 769, prescribed
composition of Bureau of Insular Affairs.

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48 USC Sec. 3 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
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Sec. 3. Repealed.

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Sec. 3. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 640.
Section, acts June 25, 1906, ch. 3528, 34 Stat. 456; June 4,
1920, ch. 227, subch. I, Sec. 14, 41 Stat. 769, provided for
appointment of Chief of Bureau.

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48 USC Secs. 4, 5 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
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Secs. 4, 5. Repealed.

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Secs. 4, 5. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029.
Section 4, acts Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2511, 34 Stat. 1162; Mar. 23,
1910, ch. 115, 36 Stat. 248, authorized Secretary of War to detail
an Army officer to act as assistant to Chief of Bureau of Insular
Affairs of War Department and directed that provisions of law as to
transfer of officers of line to a department for tours of service
would apply to vacancy created by this section and to return of
detailed officer to Army.
Section 5, act Mar. 23, 1910, ch. 115, 36 Stat. 248, authorized
Secretary of War to detail one additional Army officer as assistant
to Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs under same provisions in
regard to vacancies and return as provided in section 4 of this
title.

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48 USC CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Sec.
21 to 50d-1. Omitted or Repealed.
50e. Appropriations for benefit of natives; purchase of
supplies for resale to natives, cooperatives, and
Department employees.
50f. Disposal of miscellaneous revenues from schools,
hospitals, and other Indian Service facilities.
50g to 488f. Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred.

ADMISSION AS STATE
Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959, on
issuance of Proc. No. 3269, eff. Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat.
c16, set out below, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of the
Alaska Statehood Law, Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339,
set out below.

ALASKA STATEHOOD
Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, as amended, provided:
"[Sec. 1. Declaration; acceptance, ratification, and confirmation
of Constitution.] That, subject to the provisions of this Act, and
upon issuance of the proclamation required by section 8(c) of this
Act, the State of Alaska is hereby declared to be a State of the
United States of America, is declared admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the other States in all respects whatever, and
the constitution formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act of
the Territorial Legislature of Alaska entitled, 'An Act to provide
for the holding of a constitutional convention to prepare a
constitution for the State of Alaska; to submit the constitution to
the people for adoption or rejection; to prepare for the admission
of Alaska as a State; to make an appropriation; and setting an
effective date', approved March 19, 1955 (Chapter 46, Session Laws
of Alaska, 1955), and adopted by a vote of the people of Alaska in
the election held on April 24, 1956, is hereby found to be
republican in form and in conformity with the Constitution of the
United States and the principles of the Declaration of
Independence, and is hereby accepted, ratified, and confirmed.
"Sec. 2. [Territory.] The State of Alaska shall consist of all
the territory, together with the territorial waters appurtenant
thereto, now included in the Territory of Alaska.
"Sec. 3. [Constitution.] The constitution of the State of Alaska
shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to
the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence.
"Sec. 4. [Compact with United States; disclaimer of right and
title to lands or other property; taxation.] As a compact with the
United States said State and its people do agree and declare that
they forever disclaim all right and title to any lands or other
property not granted or confirmed to the State or its political
subdivisions by or under the authority of this Act, the right or
title to which is held by the United States or is subject to
disposition by the United States, and to any lands or other
property (including fishing rights), the right or title to which
may be held by any Indians, Eskimos, or Aleuts (hereinafter called
natives) or is held by the United States in trust for said natives;
that all such lands or other property (including fishing rights),
the right or title to which may be held by said natives or is held
by the United States in trust for said natives, shall be and remain
under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the United States
until disposed of under its authority, except to such extent as the
Congress has prescribed or may hereafter prescribe, and except when
held by individual natives in fee without restrictions on
alienation: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall
recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any claim
against the United States, and any such claim shall be governed by
the laws of the United States applicable thereto; and nothing in
this Act is intended or shall be construed as a finding,
interpretation, or construction by the Congress that any law
applicable thereto authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or confirms
the validity or invalidity of any such claim, and the determination
of the applicability or effect of any law to any such claim shall
be unaffected by anything in this Act: And provided further, That
no taxes shall be imposed by said State upon any lands or other
property now owned or hereafter acquired by the United States or
which, as hereinabove set forth, may belong to said natives, except
to such extent as the Congress has prescribed or may hereafter
prescribe, and except when held by individual natives in fee
without restrictions on alienation. (As amended Pub. L. 86-70, Sec.
2(a), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141.)
"Sec. 5. [Title to property.] The State of Alaska and its
political subdivisions, respectively, shall have and retain title
to all property, real and personal, title to which is in the
Territory of Alaska or any of the subdivisions. Except as provided
in section 6 hereof, the United States shall retain title to all
property, real and personal, to which it has title, including
public lands.
"Sec. 6. [Selection from public lands; fish and wildlife
resources; public school support; mineral leases, permits, leases,
or contracts; mineral land grants; schools and colleges;
confirmation of grants; internal improvements; submerged lands.]
(a) For the purposes of furthering the development of and expansion
of communities, the State of Alaska is hereby granted and shall be
entitled to select, within thirty-five years after the date of the
admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, from lands within
national forests in Alaska which are vacant and unappropriated at
the time of their selection not to exceed four hundred thousand
acres of land, and from the other public lands of the United States
in Alaska which are vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved at the
time of their selection not to exceed another four hundred thousand
acres of land, all of which shall be adjacent to established
communities or suitable for prospective community centers and
recreational areas. Such lands shall be selected by the State of
Alaska with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture as to
national forest lands and with the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior as to other public lands: Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry
under the laws of the United States, whether for homestead,
mineral, right-of-way, or other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect
the rights of any such owner, claimant, locator, or entryman to the
full use and enjoyment of the land so occupied: Provided further,
That for the purposes of this section the term 'public lands of the
United States in Alaska which are vacant, unappropriated, and
unreserved' shall include, without limiting the use thereof, the
retained or reserved interest of the United States in lands which
have been disposed of with a reservation to the United States of
all minerals or any specified mineral or minerals.
"(b) The State of Alaska, in addition to any other grants made in
this section, is hereby granted and shall be entitled to select,
within thirty-five years after the admission of Alaska into the
Union, not to exceed one hundred and two million five hundred and
fifty thousand acres from the public lands of the United States in
Alaska which are vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved at the time
of their selection: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall
affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the laws
of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way,
or other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such
owner, claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment
of the lands so occupied: And provided further, That no selection
hereunder shall be made in the area north and west of the line
described in section 10 without approval of the President or his
designated representative.
"(c) Block 32, and the structures and improvements thereon, in
the city of Juneau are granted to the State of Alaska for any or
all of the following purposes or a combination thereof: A residence
for the Governor, a State museum, or park and recreational use.
"(d) Block 19, and the structures and improvements thereon, and
the interests of the United States in blocks C and 7, and the
structures and improvements thereon, in the city of Juneau, are
hereby granted to the State of Alaska.
"(e) All real and personal property of the United States situated
in the Territory of Alaska which is specifically used for the sole
purpose of conservation and protection of the fisheries and
wildlife of Alaska, under the provisions of the Alaska game law of
July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 301; 48 U.S.C., secs 192-211), as amended,
and under the provisions of the Alaska commercial fisheries, laws
of June 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 478; 48 U.S.C., secs. 230-239 and 241-
242), and June 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 465; 48 U.S.C., secs. 221-228),
as supplemented and amended, shall be transferred and conveyed to
the State of Alaska by the appropriate Federal agency: Provided,
That the administration and management of the fish and wildlife
resources of Alaska shall be retained by the Federal Government
under existing laws until the first day of the first calendar year
following the expiration of ninety calendar days after the
Secretary of the Interior certifies to the Congress that the Alaska
State Legislature has made adequate provision for the
administration, management, and conservation of said resources in
the broad national interest: Provided, That such transfer shall not
include lands withdrawn or otherwise set apart as refuges or
reservations for the protection of wildlife nor facilities utilized
in connection therewith, or in connection with general research
activities relating to fisheries or wildlife. Sums of money that
are available for apportionment or which the Secretary of the
Interior shall have apportioned as of the date the State of Alaska
shall be deemed to be admitted into the Union, for wildlife
restoration in the Territory of Alaska, pursuant to section 8(a) of
the Act of September 2, 1937, as amended (16 U.S.C., sec. 669g-1),
and for fish restoration and management in the Territory of Alaska,
pursuant to section 12 of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.,
sec. 777k), shall continue to be available for the period, and
under the terms and conditions in effect at the time, the
apportionments are made. Commencing with the year during which
Alaska is admitted into the Union, the Secretary of the Treasury,
at the close of each fiscal year, shall pay to the State of Alaska
70 per centum of the net proceeds, as determined by the Secretary
of the Interior, derived during such fiscal year from all sales of
sealskins or sea otter skins made in accordance with the provisions
of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.]. In arriving
at the net proceeds, there shall be deducted from the receipts from
all sales all costs to the United States in carrying out the
provisions of the Fur Seal Act of 1966, including, but not limited
to, the costs of handling and dressing the skins, the costs of
making the sales, and all expenses incurred in the administration
of the Pribilof Islands, and the payments made to any municipal
corporation established pursuant to section 206 of the Fur Seal Act
of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 1166] and to the civil service retirement and
disability fund pursuant to section 208 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966
[16 U.S.C. 1168]. In administering the Pribilof Islands fund
established by section 407 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C.
1187], the Secretary shall consult with the State of Alaska
annually. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the
rights of the United States under the provisions of the Fur Seal
Act of 1966 and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937 (16 U.S.C.
772-772i).
"(f) Five per centum of the proceeds of sale of public lands
lying within said State which shall be sold by the United States
subsequent to the admission of said State into the Union, after
deducting all the expenses incident to such sales, shall be paid to
said State to be used for the support of the public schools within
said State.
"(g) Except as provided in subsection (a), all lands granted in
quantity to and authorized to be selected by the State of Alaska by
this Act shall be selected in such manner as the laws of the State
may provide, and in conformity with such regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. All selections shall be
made in reasonably compact tracts, taking into account the
situation and potential uses of the lands involved, and each tract
selected shall contain at least five thousand seven hundred and
sixty acres unless isolated from other tracts open to selection or,
in the case of selections under subsec. (a) of this section, one
hundred and sixty acres. The authority to make selections shall
never be alienated or bargained away, in whole or in part, by the
State. Upon the revocation of any order of withdrawal in Alaska,
the order of revocation shall provide for a period of not less than
ninety days before the date on which it otherwise becomes
effective, if subsequent to the admission of Alaska into the Union,
during which period the State of Alaska shall have a preferred
right of selection, subject to the requirements of this Act, except
as against prior existing valid rights or as against equitable
claims subject to allowance and confirmation. Such preferred right
of selection shall have precedence over the preferred right of
application created by section 4 of the Act of September 27, 1944
(58 Stat. 748; 43 U.S.C., sec. 282), as now or hereafter amended,
but not over other preference rights now conferred by law. Where
any lands desired by the State are unsurveyed at the time of their
selection, the Secretary of the Interior shall survey the exterior
boundaries of the area requested without any interior subdivision
thereof and shall issue a patent for such selected area in terms of
the exterior boundary survey; where any lands desired by the State
are surveyed at the time of their selection, the boundaries of the
area requested shall conform to the public land subdivisions
established by the approval of the survey. All lands duly selected
by the State of Alaska pursuant to this Act shall be patented to
the State by the Secretary of the Interior. Following the selection
of lands by the State and the tentative approval of such selection
by the Secretary of the Interior or his designee, but prior to the
issuance of final patent, the State is hereby authorized to execute
conditional leases and to make conditional sales of such selected
lands. As used in this subsection, the words 'equitable claims
subject to allowance and confirmation' include, without limitation,
claims of holders of permits issued by the Department of
Agriculture on lands eliminated from national forests, whose
permits have been terminated only because of such elimination and
who own valuable improvements on such lands. As to all selections
made by the State after January 1, 1979, pursuant to section 6(b)
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may
waive the minimum tract selection size where he determines that
such a reduced selection size would be in the national interest and
would result in a better land ownership pattern.
"(h) Any lease, permit, license, or contract issued under the
Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437; 30 U.S.C.
181 and the following), as amended, or under the Alaska Coal
Leasing Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741; 30 U.S.C.(!1) 432
and the following), as amended, shall have the effect of
withdrawing the lands subject thereto from selection by the State
of Alaska under this Act, unless an application to select such
lands is filed with the Secretary of the Interior within a period
of ten years after the date of the admission of Alaska into the
Union. Such selections shall be made only from lands that are
otherwise open to selection under this Act. When all of the lands
subject to a lease, permit, license, or contract are selected, the
patent for the lands so selected shall vest in the State of Alaska
all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
that lease, permit, license, or contract that remains outstanding
on the effective date of the patent, including the right to all the
rentals, royalties, and other payments accruing after that date
under that lease, permit, license, or contract, and including any
authority that may have been retained by the United States to
modify the terms and conditions of that lease, permit, license, or
contract: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall affect the
continued validity of any such lease, permit, license, or contract
or any rights arising thereunder. Where only a portion of the lands
subject to a lease, permit, license, or contract are selected,
there shall be reserved to the United States the mineral or
minerals subject to that lease, permit, license, or contract,
together with such further rights as may be necessary to the full
and complete enjoyment of all rights, privileges, and benefits
under or with respect to that lease, permit, license, or contract;
upon the termination of the lease, permit, license, or contract,
title to the minerals so reserved to the United States shall pass
to the State of Alaska.

"(i) All grants made or confirmed under this Act shall include
mineral deposits. The grants of mineral lands to the State of
Alaska under subsections (a) and (b) of this section are made upon
the express condition that all sales, grants, deeds, or patents for
any of the mineral lands so granted shall be subject to and contain
a reservation to the State of all of the minerals in the lands so
sold, granted, deeded, or patented, together with the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove the same. Mineral deposits in such
lands shall be subject to lease by the State as the State
legislature may direct: Provided, That any lands or minerals
hereafter disposed of contrary to the provisions of this section
shall be forfeited to the United States by appropriate proceedings
instituted by the Attorney General for that purpose in the United
States District Court for the District of Alaska.
"(j) The schools and colleges provided for in this Act shall
forever remain under the exclusive control of the State, or its
governmental subdivisions, and no part of the proceeds arising from
the sale or disposal of any lands granted herein for educational
purposes shall be used for the support of any sectarian or
denominational school, college, or university.
"(k) Grants previously made to the Territory of Alaska are hereby
confirmed and transferred to the State of Alaska upon its
admission. Effective upon the admission of the State of Alaska into
the Union, section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214; 48
U.S.C., sec. 353), as amended, and the last sentence of section 35
of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C., sec.
191), as amended, are repealed and all lands therein reserved under
the provisions of section 1 as of the date of this Act [July 7,
1958] shall, upon the admission of said State into the Union, be
granted to said State for the purposes for which they were
reserved; but such repeal shall not affect any outstanding lease,
permit, license, or contract issued under said section 1, as
amended, or any rights or powers with respect to such lease,
permit, license, or contract, and shall not affect the disposition
of the proceeds or income derived prior to such repeal from any
lands reserved under said section 1, as amended, or derived
thereafter from any disposition of the reserved lands or an
interest therein made prior to such repeal.
"(l) The grants provided for in this Act shall be in lieu of the
grant of land for purposes of internal improvements made to new
States by section 8 of the Act of September 4, 1841 (5 Stat. 455),
and sections 2378 and 2379 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C., sec.
857), and in lieu of the swampland grant made by the Act of
September 28, 1850 (9 Stat. 520), and section 2479 of the Revised
Statutes (43 U.S.C., sec. 982), and in lieu of the grant of thirty
thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress made
by the Act of July 2, 1862, as amended (12 Stat. 503; 7 U.S.C.,
secs. 301-308), which grants are hereby declared not to extend to
the State of Alaska.
"(m) The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 (Public Law 31, Eighty-third
Congress, first session; 67 Stat. 29) shall be applicable to the
State of Alaska and the said State shall have the same rights as do
existing States thereunder.
"(n) The minimum tract selection size is waived with respect to a
selection made by the State of Alaska under subsection (a) for the
following selections:


National Forest Area Name Est.
Community Grant Acres
Application Number
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209 Yakutat Airport Addition 111
264 Bear Valley (Portage) 120
284 Hyder-Fish Creek 61
310 Elfin Cove 37
384 Edna Bay Admin Site 37
390 Point Hilda 29.
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"(o)(1) The State of Alaska may elect to convert a selection
filed under subsection (b) to a selection under subsection (a) by
notifying the Secretary of the Interior in writing.
"(2) If the State of Alaska makes an election under paragraph
(1), the entire selection shall be converted to a selection under
subsection (a).
"(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall not convey a total of
more than 400,000 acres of public domain land selected under
subsection (a) or converted under paragraph (1) to a public domain
selection under subsection (a).
"(4) Conversion of a selection under paragraph (1) shall not
increase the survey obligation of the United States with respect to
the land converted.
"(p) All selection applications of the State of Alaska that are
on file with the Secretary of the Interior under the public domain
provisions of subsection (a) on the date of enactment of this
subsection [Dec. 10, 2004] and any selection applications that are
converted to a subsection (a) selection under subsection (o)(1) are
approved as suitable for community or recreational purposes. (As
amended Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 2(b), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141; Pub.
L. 86-173, Aug. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 86-786, Secs. 3, 4,
Sept. 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 1025; Pub. L. 88-135, Oct. 8, 1963, 77
Stat. 223; Pub. L. 88-289, Mar. 25, 1964, 78 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 89-
702, title IV, Sec. 408(b), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1098; Pub. L.
96-487, title IX, Sec. 906(a), (f)(3), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2437,
2440; Pub. L. 108-452, title I, Sec. 101, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat.
3576.)
"Sec. 7. [Certification by President; proclamation for
elections.] Upon enactment of this Act, it shall be the duty of the
President of the United States, not later than July 3, 1958, to
certify such fact to the Governor of Alaska. Thereupon the
Governor, on or after July 3, 1958, and not later than August 1,
1958, shall issue his proclamation for the elections, as
hereinafter provided, for officers of all elective offices and in
the manner provided for by the constitution of the proposed State
of Alaska, but the officers so elected shall in any event include
two Senators and one Representative in Congress.
"Sec. 8. [Election of officers; date; propositions; certification
of voting results; proclamation by President; laws in effect.] (a)
The proclamation of the Governor of Alaska required by section 7
shall provide for holding of a primary election and a general
election on dates to be fixed by the Governor of Alaska: Provided,
That the general election shall not be held later than December 1,
1958, and at such elections the officers required to be elected as
provided in section 7 shall be, and officers for other elective
offices provided for in the constitution of the proposed State of
Alaska may be, chosen by the people. Such elections shall be held,
and the qualifications of voters thereat shall be, as prescribed by
the constitution of the proposed State of Alaska for the election
of members of the proposed State legislature. The returns thereof
shall be made and certified in such manner as the constitution of
the proposed State of Alaska may prescribe. The Governor of Alaska
shall certify the results of said elections to the President of the
United States.
"(b) At an election designated by proclamation of the Governor of
Alaska, which may be the general election held pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, or a Territorial general election,
or a special election, there shall be submitted to the electors
qualified to vote in said election, for adoption or rejection, by
separate ballot on each, the following propositions:
" '(1) Shall Alaska immediately be admitted into the Union as a
State?
" '(2) The boundaries of the State of Alaska shall be as
prescribed in the Act of Congress approved __ (date of approval of
this Act) and all claims of this State to any areas of land or sea
outside the boundaries so prescribed are hereby irrevocably
relinquished to the United States.
" '(3) All provisions of the Act of Congress approved __ (date of
approval of this Act) reserving rights or powers to the United
States, as well as those prescribing the terms or conditions of the
grants of lands or other property therein made to the State of
Alaska, are consented to fully by said State and its people.'
"In the event each of the foregoing propositions is adopted at
said election by a majority of the legal votes cast on said
submission, the proposed constitution of the proposed State of
Alaska, ratified by the people at the election held on April 24,
1956, shall be deemed amended accordingly. In the event any one of
the foregoing propositions is not adopted at said election by a
majority of the legal votes cast on said submission, the provisions
of this Act shall thereupon cease to be effective.
"The Governor of Alaska is hereby authorized and directed to take
such action as may be necessary or appropriate to insure the
submission of said propositions to the people. The return of the
votes cast on said propositions shall be made by the election
officers directly to the Secretary of Alaska, who shall certify the
results of the submission to the Governor. The Governor shall
certify the results of said submission, as so ascertained, to the
President of the United States.
"(c) If the President shall find that the propositions set forth
in the preceding subsection have been duly adopted by the people of
Alaska, the President, upon certification of the returns of the
election of the officers required to be elected as provided in
section 7 of this Act, shall thereupon issue his proclamation
announcing the results of said election as so ascertained. Upon the
issuance of said proclamation by the President, the State of Alaska
shall be deemed admitted into the Union as provided in section 1 of
this Act.
"Until the said State is so admitted into the Union, all of the
officers of said Territory, including the Delegate in Congress from
said Territory, shall continue to discharge the duties of their
respective offices. Upon the issuance of said proclamation by the
President of the United States and the admission of the State of
Alaska into the Union, the officers elected at said election, and
qualified under the provisions of the constitution and laws of said
State, shall proceed to exercise all the functions pertaining to
their offices in or under or by authority of the government of said
State, and officers not required to be elected at said initial
election shall be selected or continued in office as provided by
the constitution and laws of said State. The Governor of said State
shall certify the election of the Senators and Representative in
the manner required by law, and the said Senators and
Representative shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in
Congress and to all the rights and privileges of Senators and
Representatives of other States in the Congress of the United
States.
"(d) Upon admission of the State of Alaska into the Union as
herein provided, all of the Territorial laws then in force in the
Territory of Alaska shall be and continue in full force and effect
throughout said State except as modified or changed by this Act, or
by the constitution of the State, or as thereafter modified or
changed by the legislature of the State. All of the laws of the
United States shall have the same force and effect within said
State as elsewhere within the United States. As used in this
paragraph, the term 'Territorial laws' includes (in addition to
laws enacted by the Territorial Legislature of Alaska) all laws or
parts thereof enacted by the Congress the validity of which is
dependent solely upon the authority of the Congress to provide for
the government of Alaska prior to the admission of the State of
Alaska into the Union, and the term 'laws of the United States'
includes all laws or parts thereof enacted by the Congress that (1)
apply to or within Alaska at the time of the admission of the State
of Alaska into the Union, (2) are not 'Territorial laws' as defined
in this paragraph, and (3) are not in conflict with any other
provisions of this Act.
"Sec. 9. [House of Representatives membership.] The State of
Alaska upon its admission into the Union shall be entitled to one
Representative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment,
and such Representative shall be in addition to the membership of
the House of Representatives as now prescribed by law: Provided,
That such temporary increase in the membership shall not operate to
either increase or decrease the permanent membership of the House
of Representatives as prescribed in the Act of August 8, 1911 (37
Stat. 13) nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of
apportionment established by the Act of November 15, 1941 (55 Stat.
761; 2 U.S.C., sec. 2a), for the Eighty-third Congress and each
Congress thereafter.
"Sec. 10. [National defense withdrawals; jurisdiction.] (a) The
President of the United States is hereby authorized to establish,
by Executive order or proclamation, one or more special national
defense withdrawals within the exterior boundaries of Alaska, which
withdrawal or withdrawals may thereafter be terminated in whole or
in part by the President.
"(b) Special national defense withdrawals established under
subsection (a) of this section shall be confined to those portions
of Alaska that are situated to the north or west of the following
line: Beginning at the point where the Porcupine River crosses the
international boundary between Alaska and Canada; thence along a
line parallel to, and five miles from, the right bank of the main
channel of the Porcupine River to its confluence with the Yukon
River; thence along a line parallel to, and five miles from, the
right bank of the main channel of the Yukon River to its most
southerly point of intersection with the meridian of longitude 160
degrees west of Greenwich; thence south to the intersection of said
meridian with the Kuskokwim River; thence along a line parallel to,
and five miles from the right bank of the Kuskokwim River to the
mouth of said river; thence along the shoreline of Kuskokwim Bay to
its intersection with the meridian of longitude 162 degrees 30
minutes west of Greenwich; thence south to the intersection of said
meridian with the parallel of latitude 57 degrees 30 minutes north;
thence east to the intersection of said parallel with the meridian
of longitude 156 degrees west of Greenwich; thence south to the
intersection of said meridian with the parallel of latitude 50
degrees north.
"(c) Effective upon the issuance of such Executive order or
proclamation, exclusive jurisdiction over all special national
defense withdrawals established under this section is hereby
reserved to the United States, which shall have sole legislative,
judicial, and executive power within such withdrawals, except as
provided hereinafter. The exclusive jurisdiction so established
shall extend to all lands within the exterior boundaries of each
such withdrawal, and shall remain in effect with respect to any
particular tract or parcel of land only so long as such tract or
parcel remains within the exterior boundaries of such a withdrawal.
The laws of the State of Alaska shall not apply to areas within any
special national defense withdrawal established under this section
while such areas remain subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
hereby authorized: Provided, however, That such exclusive
jurisdiction shall not prevent the execution of any process, civil
or criminal, of the State of Alaska, upon any person found within
said withdrawals: And provided further, That such exclusive
jurisdiction shall not prohibit the State of Alaska from enacting
and enforcing all laws necessary to establish voting districts, and
the qualification and procedures for voting in all elections.
"(d) During the continuance in effect of any special national
defense withdrawal established under this section, or until the
Congress otherwise provides, such exclusive jurisdiction shall be
exercised within each such withdrawal in accordance with the
following provisions of law:
"(1) All laws enacted by the Congress that are of general
application to areas under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States, including, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, those provisions of title 18, United States Code, that
are applicable within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States as defined in section 7 of said
title, shall apply to all areas within such withdrawals.
"(2) In addition, any areas within the withdrawals that are
reserved by Act of Congress or by Executive action for a particular
military or civilian use of the United States shall be subject to
all laws enacted by the Congress that have application to lands
withdrawn for that particular use, and any other areas within the
withdrawals shall be subject to all laws enacted by the Congress
that are of general application to lands withdrawn for defense
purposes of the United States.
"(3) To the extent consistent with the laws described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and with regulations made
or other actions taken under their authority, all laws in force
within such withdrawals immediately prior to the creation thereof
by Executive order or proclamation shall apply within the
withdrawals and, for this purpose, are adopted as laws of the
United States: Provided, however, That the laws of the State or
Territory relating to the organization or powers of municipalities
or local political subdivisions, and the laws or ordinances of such
municipalities or political subdivisions shall not be adopted as
laws of the United States.
"(4) All functions vested in the United States magistrate judges
by the laws described in this subsection shall continue to be
performed within the withdrawals by such magistrate judges.
"(5) All functions vested in any municipal corporation, school
district, or other local political subdivision by the laws
described in this subsection shall continue to be performed within
the withdrawals by such corporation, district, or other
subdivision, and the laws of the State or the laws or ordinances of
such municipalities or local political subdivision shall remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding any withdrawal made under
this section.
"(6) All other functions vested in the government of Alaska or in
any officer or agency thereof, except judicial functions over which
the United States District Court for the District of Alaska is
given jurisdiction by this Act or other provisions of law, shall be
performed within the withdrawals by such civilian individuals or
civilian agencies and in such manner as the President shall from
time to time, by Executive order, direct or authorize.
"(7) The United States District Court for the District of Alaska
shall have original jurisdiction, without regard to the sum or
value of any matter in controversy, over all civil actions arising
within such withdrawals under the laws made applicable thereto by
this subsection, as well as over all offenses committed within the
withdrawals.
"(e) Nothing contained in subsection (d) of this section shall be
construed as limiting the exclusive jurisdiction established in the
United States by subsection (c) of this section or the authority of
the Congress to implement such exclusive jurisdiction by
appropriate legislation, or as denying to persons now or hereafter
residing within any portion of the areas described in subsection
(b) of this section the right to vote at all elections held within
the political subdivisions as prescribed by the State of Alaska
where they respectively reside, or as limiting the jurisdiction
conferred on the United States District Court for the District of
Alaska by any other provision of law, or as continuing in effect
laws relating to the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting
any authority otherwise vested in the Congress or the President.
(As amended Pub. L. 90-578, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17,
1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1,
1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
"Sec. 11. [Denali National Park; military and naval lands; civil
and criminal jurisdiction.] (a) Nothing in this Act shall affect
the establishment, or the right, ownership, and authority of the
United States in Denali National Park, as now or hereafter
constituted; but exclusive jurisdiction, in all cases, shall be
exercised by the United States for the national park, as now or
hereafter constituted; saving, however, to the State of Alaska the
right to serve civil or criminal process within the limits of the
aforesaid park in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights
acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed in said State,
but outside of said park; and saving further to the said State the
right to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and
property on the lands included in said park; and saving also to the
persons residing now or hereafter in such area the right to vote at
all elections held within the respective political subdivisions of
their residence in which the park is situated.
"(b) Notwithstanding the admission of the State of Alaska into
the Union, authority is reserved in the United States, subject to
the proviso hereinafter set forth, for the exercise by the Congress
of the United States of the power of exclusive legislation, as
provided by article I, section 8, clause 17, of the Constitution of
the United States, in all cases whatsoever over such tracts or
parcels of land as, immediately prior to the admission of said
State, are owned by the United States and held for military, naval,
Air Force, or Coast Guard purposes, including naval petroleum
reserve numbered 4, whether such lands were acquired by cession and
transfer to the United States by Russia and set aside by Act of
Congress or by Executive order or proclamation of the President or
the Governor of Alaska for the use of the United States, or were
acquired by the United States by purchase, condemnation, donation,
exchange, or otherwise: Provided, (i) That the State of Alaska
shall always have the right to serve civil or criminal process
within the said tracts or parcels of land in suits or prosecutions
for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or
crimes committed within the said State but outside of the said
tracts or parcels of land; (ii) that the reservation of authority
in the United States for the exercise by the Congress of the United
States of the power of exclusive legislation over the lands
aforesaid shall not operate to prevent such lands from being a part
of the State of Alaska, or to prevent the said State from
exercising over or upon such lands, concurrently with the United
States, any jurisdiction whatsoever which it would have in the
absence of such reservation of authority and which is consistent
with the laws hereafter enacted by the Congress pursuant to such
reservation of authority; and (iii) that such power of exclusive
legislation shall rest and remain in the United States only so long
as the particular tract or parcel of land involved is owned by the
United States and used for military, naval, Air Force, or Coast
Guard purposes. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to lands within such special national defense withdrawal or
withdrawals as may be established pursuant to section 10 of this
Act until such lands cease to be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction reserved to the United States by that section. (As
amended Pub. L. 96-487, title II, Sec. 202(3)(a), Dec. 2, 1980, 94
Stat. 2382.)
"Sec. 12. [Judicial and criminal provisions; amendment.]
Effective upon the admission of Alaska into the Union -
"(a) The analysis of chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code,
immediately preceding section 81 of such title, is amended by
inserting immediately after and underneath item 81 of such
analysis, a new item to be designated as item 81A and to read as
follows:
" '81A. Alaska';
"(b) Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting
immediately after section 81 thereof a new section, to be
designated as section 81A, and to read as follows:
" 'Sec. 81A. Alaska
" 'Alaska constitutes one judicial district.
" 'Court shall be held at Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and
Nome.';
"(c) Section 133 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
inserting in the table of districts and judges in such section
immediately above the item: 'Arizona * * * 2', a new item as
follows: 'Alaska * * * 1';
"(d) The first paragraph of section 373 of title 28, United
States Code, as heretofore amended, is further amended by striking
out the words: 'the District Court for the Territory of Alaska,':
Provided, That the amendment made by this subsection shall not
affect the rights of any judge who may have retired before it takes
effect;
"(e) The words 'the District Court for the Territory of Alaska,'
are stricken out wherever they appear in sections 333, 460, 610,
753, 1252, 1291, 1292, and 1346 of title 28, United States Code;
"(f) The first paragraph of section 1252 of title 28, United
States Code, is further amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,'
from the clause relating to courts of record;
"(g) Subsection (2) of section 1294 of title 28, United States
Code, is repealed and the later subsections of such section are
renumbered accordingly;
"(h) Subsection (a) of section 2410 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the words: 'including the District
Court for the Territory of Alaska,';
"(i) Section 3241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking out the words: 'District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, the';
"(j) Subsection (e) of section 3401 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the words: 'for Alaska or';
"(k) Section 3771 of title 18, United States Code, as heretofore
amended, is further amended by striking out from the first
paragraph of such section the words: 'the Territory of Alaska,';
"(l) Section 3772 of title 18, United States Code, as heretofore
amended, is further amended by striking out from the first
paragraph of such section the words: 'the Territory of Alaska,';
"(m) Section 2072 of title 28, United States Code, as heretofore
amended, is further amended by striking out from the first
paragraph of such section the words: 'and of the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska';
"(n) Subsection (q) of section 376 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the words: 'the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska,': Provided, That the amendment made by
this subsection shall not affect the rights under such section 376
of any present or former judge of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska or his survivors;
"(o) The last paragraph of section 1963 of title 28, United
States Code, is repealed;
"(p) Section 2201 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking out the words: 'and the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska'; and
"(q) Section 4 of the Act of July 28, 1950 (64 Stat. 380; 5
U.S.C., sec. 341b) is amended by striking out the word: 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 13. [Continuation of suits.] No writ, action, indictment,
cause, or proceeding pending in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska on the date when said Territory shall become a
State, and no case pending in an appellate court upon appeal from
the District Court for the Territory of Alaska at the time said
Territory shall become a State, shall abate by the admission of the
State of Alaska into the Union, but the same shall be transferred
and proceeded with as hereinafter provided.
"All civil causes of action and all criminal offenses which shall
have arisen or been committed prior to the admission of said State,
but as to which no suit, action, or prosecution shall be pending at
the date of such admission, shall be subject to prosecution in the
appropriate State courts or in the United States District Court for
the District of Alaska in like manner, to the same extent, and with
like right of appellate review, as if said State had been created
and said courts had been established prior to the accrual of said
causes of action or the commission of such offenses; and such of
said criminal offenses as shall have been committed against the
laws of the Territory shall be tried and punished by the
appropriate courts of said State, and such as shall have been
committed against the laws of the United States shall be tried and
punished in the United States District Court for the District of
Alaska.
"Sec. 14. [Appeals.] All appeals taken from the District Court
for the Territory of Alaska to the Supreme Court of the United
States or the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
previous to the admission of Alaska as a State, shall be prosecuted
to final determination as though this Act had not been passed. All
cases in which final judgment has been rendered in such district
court, and in which appeals might be had except for the admission
of such State, may still be sued out, taken, and prosecuted to the
Supreme Court of the United States or the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit under the provisions of then existing
law, and there held and determined in like manner; and in either
case, the Supreme Court of the United States, or the United States
Court of Appeals, in the event of reversal, shall remand the said
cause to either the State supreme court or other final appellate
court of said State, or the United States district court for said
district, as the case may require: Provided, That the time allowed
by existing law for appeals from the district court for said
Territory shall not be enlarged thereby.
"Sec. 15. [Transfer of cases.] All causes pending or determined
in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska at the time of
the admission of Alaska as a State which are of such nature as to
be within the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States
shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the
District of Alaska for final disposition and enforcement in the
same manner as is now provided by law with reference to the
judgments and decrees in existing United States district courts.
All other causes pending or determined in the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska at the time of the admission of Alaska as a
State shall be transferred to the appropriate State court of
Alaska. All final judgments and decrees rendered upon such
transferred cases in the United States District Court for the
District of Alaska may be reviewed by the Supreme Court of the
United States or by the United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit in the same manner as is now provided by law with
reference to the judgments and decrees in existing United States
district courts.
"Sec. 16. [Succession of courts.] Jurisdiction of all cases
pending or determined in the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska not transferred to the United States District Court for the
District of Alaska shall devolve upon and be exercised by the
courts of original jurisdiction created by said State, which shall
be deemed to be the successor of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska with respect to cases not so transferred and,
as such, shall take and retain custody of all records, dockets,
journals, and files of such court pertaining to such cases. The
files and papers in all cases so transferred to the United States
district court, together with a transcript of all book entries to
complete the record in such particular cases so transferred, shall
be in like manner transferred to said district court.
"Sec. 17. [Pending cases in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska.] All cases pending in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska at the time said Territory becomes a State not
transferred to the United States District Court for the District of
Alaska shall be proceeded with and determined by the courts created
by said State with the right to prosecute appeals to the appellate
courts created by said State, and also with the same right to
prosecute appeals or writs of certiorari from the final
determination in said causes made by the court of last resort
created by such State to the Supreme Court of the United States, as
now provided by law for appeals and writs of certiorari from the
court of last resort of a State to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
"Sec. 18. [Jurisdiction of District Court; termination date.] The
provisions of the preceding sections with respect to the
termination of the jurisdiction of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, the continuation of suits, the succession of
courts, and the satisfaction of rights of litigants in suits before
such courts, shall not be effective until three years after the
effective date of this Act, unless the President, by Executive
order, shall sooner proclaim that the United States District Court
for the District of Alaska, established in accordance with the
provisions of this Act, is prepared to assume the functions imposed
upon it. During such period of three years or until such Executive
order is issued, the United States District Court for the Territory
of Alaska shall continue to function as heretofore. The tenure of
the judges, the United States attorneys, marshals, and other
officers of the United States District Court for the Territory of
Alaska shall terminate at such time as that court shall cease to
function as provided in this section.
"Sec. 19. [Federal Reserve Act; amendment.] The first paragraph
of section 2 of the Federal Reserve Act (38 Stat. 251) is amended
by striking out the last sentence thereof and inserting in lieu of
such sentence the following: 'When the State of Alaska is hereafter
admitted to the Union the Federal Reserve districts shall be
readjusted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
in such manner as to include such State. Every national bank in any
State shall, upon commencing business or within ninety days after
admission into the Union of the State in which it is located,
become a member bank of the Federal Reserve System by subscribing
and paying for stock in the Federal Reserve bank of its district in
accordance with the provisions of this Act and shall thereupon be
an insured bank under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and
failure to do so shall subject such bank to the penalty provided by
the sixth paragraph of this section.'
"Sec. 20. [Reservation of coal lands; repeal.] Section 2 of the
Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 742, 48 U.S.C., sec. 433), is
hereby repealed.
"Sec. 21. [United States Nationality.] Nothing contained in this
Act shall operate to confer United States nationality, nor to
terminate nationality heretofore lawfully acquired, nor restore
nationality heretofore lost under any law of the United States or
under any treaty to which the United States may have been a party.
"Sec. 22. [Immigration and Nationality Act; amendment.] Section
101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 170, 8
U.S.C., sec. 1101(a)(36)) is amended by deleting the word
'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 23. [Immigration and Nationality Act; amendment.] The first
sentence of section 212(d)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (66 Stat. 188, 8 U.S.C., sec. 1182(d)(7)) is amended by
deleting the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 24. [Persons born in Alaska on or after March 30, 1867.]
Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to repeal, amend, or
modify the provisions of section 304 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (66 Stat. 237, 8 U.S.C., sec. 1404).
"Sec. 25. [Immigration and Nationality Act; amendment.] The first
sentence of section 310(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(66 Stat. 239, 8 U.S.C., sec. 1421(a)) is amended by deleting the
words 'District Courts of the United States for the Territories of
Hawaii and Alaska' and substituting therefor the words 'District
Court of the United States for the Territory of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 26. [Immigration and Nationality Act; amendment.] Section
344(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 265, 8
U.S.C., sec. 1455(d)) is amended by deleting the words 'in Alaska
and'.
"Sec. 27. [Transportation by water.] (a) The third proviso in
section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C.
[App.], sec. 883) [now 46 U.S.C. 55116], is further amended by
striking out the word 'excluding' and inserting in lieu thereof the
word 'including'.
"(b) Nothing contained in this or any other Act shall be
construed as depriving the Federal Maritime Board of the exclusive
jurisdiction heretofore conferred on it over common carriers
engaged in transportation by water between any port in the State of
Alaska and other ports in the United States, its Territories or
possessions, or as conferring upon the Interstate Commerce
Commission jurisdiction over transportation by water between any
such ports.
"Sec. 28. [Mines and mining.] (a) The last sentence of section 9
of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the leasing of coal
lands in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes', approved
October 20, 1914 (48 U.S.C. 439), is hereby amended to read as
follows: 'All net profits from operation of Government mines, and
all bonuses, royalties, and rentals under leases as herein provided
and all other payments received under this Act shall be distributed
as follows as soon as practicable after December 31 and June 30 of
each year: (1) 90 per centum thereof shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury to the State of Alaska for disposition by the
legislature thereof; and (2) 10 per centum shall be deposited in
the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous
receipts.'
"(b) Section 35 of the Act entitled 'An Act to promote the mining
of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public
domain', approved February 25, 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 191), is
hereby amended by inserting immediately before the colon preceding
the first proviso thereof the following: ', and of those from
Alaska 52 1/2 per centum thereof shall be paid to the State of
Alaska for disposition by the legislature thereof'.
"Sec. 29. [Separability clause.] If any provision of this Act, or
any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or individual
word, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the
application of any such provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase, or individual word to other persons and
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
"Sec. 30. [Repeal of inconsistent laws.] All Acts or parts of
Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act, whether passed by
the legislature of said Territory or by Congress, are hereby
repealed."

ALASKA OMNIBUS ACT
Pub. L. 86-70, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141, as amended, provided:
"[Sec. 1. Short Title.] That this Act may be cited as the 'Alaska
Omnibus Act'.
"Sec. 2 [Federal jurisdiction.] (a) Section 4 of the Act of July
7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339) [set out as a note above], providing for the
admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, is amended by
striking out the words 'all such lands or other property, belonging
to the United States or which may belong to said natives', and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'all such lands or other
property (including fishing rights), the right or title to which
may be held by said natives or is held by the United States in
trust for said natives'.
"(b) Section 6(e) of said Act is amended by striking out the word
'legislative' and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'calendar'.
"Sec. 3. [Termination of application of certain Federal laws.]
Any Territorial law, as that term is defined in section 8(d) of the
Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 344) [set out as a note above],
providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union -

"(a) which provides for the regulation of commerce within
Alaska by an agency of the United States, and
"(b) the application of which to the State of Alaska is
continued solely by reason of such section 8(d), shall cease to
apply to the State of Alaska on June 30, 1961, or on the
effective date of any law enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Alaska which modifies or changes such Territorial law,
whichever occurs first.
"Sec. 4. [Sugar Act; amendment.] Section 101 of the Sugar Act of
1948, as amended (7 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1101), is further amended
by adding thereto a new subsection, to be designated subsection
'(o)' and to read as follows:
" '(o) The term "continental United States" means the 49 States
and the District of Columbia.'
"Sec. 5. [Soil Bank Act; amendment.] Section 113 of the Soil Bank
Act (7 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1837), is amended to read as follows:
'This subtitle B shall apply to the continental United States,
except Alaska, and, if the Secretary determines it to be in the
national interest, to the State of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and as
used in this subtitle B, the term "State" includes Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.'
"Sec. 6. [Armed Forces; amendment.] (a) Title 10, United States
Code, section 101(2), is amended by striking out the words 'Alaska,
Hawaii,' and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'Hawaii'.
"(b) Title 10, United States Code, sections 802(11) and 802(12),
are each amended by striking out the words 'that part of Alaska
east of longitude 172 degrees west,'.
"(c) Title 10, United States Code, section 2662(c), is amended by
striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 7. [National Bank Act; amendment.] Section 5192 of the
Revised Statutes, as amended (12 U.S.C. 144), is further amended by
striking out the words 'in Alaska or'.
"Sec. 8. [Federal Reserve Act; amendment.] (a) Section 1 of the
Federal Reserve Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 221), is further amended
by deleting the period at the end of such section and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: '; the term "the continental United
States" means the States of the United States and the District of
Columbia.'
"(b) Section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (12 U.S.C.
466), is further amended by striking the words 'in Alaska or'.
"Sec. 9. [Home Loan Bank Board.] (a) Paragraph (3) of section 2
of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1422(3)),
is further amended by striking out the words 'Territories of Alaska
and Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'Territory of
Hawaii'.
"(b) Section 7 of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1466), is further amended by striking out the words
'continental United States, to the Territories of Alaska and
Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'continental United
States (including Alaska), to the Territory of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 10. [National Housing Act; amendment.] The National Housing
Act is amended by -
"(a) striking out the word 'Alaska,' in sections 9, 201(d),
207(a)(7), 601(d), 713(q), and 801(g) (12 U.S.C., secs. 1706d,
1707(d), 1713(a)(7), 1736(d), 1747l(q); supp. V, sec. 1748(g));
"(b) striking out the words 'the Territory of Alaska,' in
section 207(c)(2) (12 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1713(c)(2)), and
inserting the word 'Alaska' in lieu thereof;
"(c) by striking out the words 'the Territory of Alaska or in
Guam' in section 214 (12 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1715d; 48 U.S.C.,
supp. V, sec. 484d), and inserting the words 'Alaska, Guam,' in
lieu thereof; and
"(d) striking out the words 'Territory' in the two places where
it appears in section 806 (12 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1748e), and
inserting the word 'State' in lieu thereof.
"Sec. 11. [Coast Guard; amendment.] Title 14, United States Code,
section 634(b), is amended by striking out the words 'and for the
territory of' in both places where they appear therein.
"Sec. 12. [Securities and Exchange Commission.] (a) Paragraph (6)
of section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (15 U.S.C.
77b(6)), is further amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"(b) Paragraph (16) of section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(16)), is further amended
by striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"(c) Paragraph (18) of section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(18)), is further
amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"(d) Paragraph (37) of section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(37)), is further amended by
striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"(e) Paragraph (1) of section 6(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (15 U.S.C. 80a-6(a)(1)), is further amended by
striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 13. [Soil Conservation.] (a) Section 8(b) of the Soil
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.,
supp. V, sec. 590h(b)), is further amended by inserting,
immediately following the words 'continental United States', the
words ', except in Alaska'.
"(b) Section 17(a) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590q(a)), is further amended
by striking out the words 'the United States, the Territories of
Alaska and Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'the
States, the Territory of Hawaii', and by striking out the word
'Alaska' the second time it appears therein.
"Sec. 14. [Bald Eagles.] Section 1 of the Act of June 8, 1940 (16
U.S.C. 668), is amended by striking out the words 'except the
Territory of Alaska,'.
"Sec. 15. [Wildlife restoration.] Section 8(a) of the Act of
September 2, 1937, as amended (16 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 669g-1), is
further amended by striking out the words 'the Alaska Game
Commission,', 'said Territory of Alaska',' 'not exceeding $75,000
for Alaska, and', and 'the Territory of Alaska,'.
"Sec. 16. [Fish restoration.] Section 12 of the Act of August 9,
1950, as amended (16 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 777k), is further
amended by striking out the words 'the Alaska Game Commission,',
'said Territory of Alaska,', 'not exceeding $75,000 for Alaska,
and', and 'the Territory of Alaska,'.
"Sec. 17. [Criminal Code; amendments.] (a) Title 18, United
States Code, section 5024, is amended by striking out the words
'other than Alaska' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'including Alaska'.
"(b) Section 6 of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 845, 847),
is amended by striking out the words 'other than Alaska' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'including Alaska'.
"(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be effective
on July 7, 1961, or on the date of the Executive order referred to
in section 18 of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 350),
providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union,
whichever occurs first.
"(d) Title 18, United States Code, section 1385, is amended by
deleting the last sentence thereof.
"Sec. 18. [Education.] (a)(1) Subsection (a) of section 103 of
the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1580, 1582),
relating to definition of State, is amended by striking out
'Alaska,' each time it appears.
"(2) Paragraph (3)(B) of section 302(a) of such Act (72 Stat.
1580, 1588), relating to definition of continental United States
for purposes of allotments for science, mathematics and modern
foreign language instruction equipment, is amended by striking out
'does not include Alaska' and inserting in lieu thereof 'includes
Alaska'.
"(3) Section 1008 of such Act (72 Stat. 1580, 1605), relating to
allotments to territories, is amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(b)(1) Section 4 of the Act of February 23, 1917 (20 U.S.C. 14),
relating to allotments for teacher-training, is amended by striking
out '$90,000' and inserting in lieu thereof '$98,500'. The proviso
in the last paragraph of section 5 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 16) and
so much of section 12 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 22) as follows the
last semicolon shall not be applicable to Alaska prior to the third
fiscal year which begins after the enactment of this Act.
"(2) Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the Vocational Education Act
of 1946 (20 U.S.C. 15i), relating to definition of States and
Territories, is amended by striking out 'the Territories of Alaska
and Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof 'the Territory of
Hawaii'.
"(3) Subsection (e) of section 210 (20 U.S.C., supp. V, sec.
15jj(e)), and subsection (a) of section 307 of such Act (72 Stat.
1580, 1600), relating to definition of State, are each amended by
striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(c) Paragraph (13) of section 15 of the Act of September 23,
1950, as amended (72 Stat. 548, 558), relating to definition of
State, is amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(d)(1) The material in the parentheses in the first sentence of
subsection (d) of section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950, as
amended, relating to determination of local contribution rate, is
amended to read: '(other than a local educational agency in Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, Wake Island, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or in a
State in which a substantial proportion of the land is in
unorganized territory for which a State agency is the local
educational agency)'.
"(2) The fourth sentence of such subsection is amended by
inserting '(including Alaska)' after 'continental United States'
the first time it appears in such sentence. The fifth sentence of
such subsection is amended by inserting '(including Alaska)' after
'continental United States' the second time it appears in such
sentence.
"(3) The last sentence of such subsection is amended by striking
out 'Alaska,' and by inserting after 'the Virgin Islands,' the
following: 'or in any State in which a substantial proportion of
the land is in unorganized territory for which a State agency is
the local educational agency,'.
"(4) Paragraph (8) of section 9 of such Act (20 U.S.C., supp. V,
sec. 244(8)), relating to definition of State, is amended by
striking out 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 19. [Importation of milk and cream.] Subsection (b) of
section 9 of the Act of February 15, 1927 (21 U.S.C. 149(b)), is
amended by inserting the words, ', including Alaska' immediately
following the words 'continental United States'.
"Sec. 20. [Opium Poppy Control.] Section 12 of the Opium Poppy
Control Act of 1942 (21 U.S.C. 188k) is amended by deleting
therefrom the words 'the Territory of Alaska,'.
"Sec. 21. [Highways.] (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall
transfer to the State of Alaska by appropriate conveyance without
compensation, but upon such terms and conditions as he may deem
desirable, all lands or interests in lands, including buildings and
fixtures, all personal property, including machinery, office
equipment, and supplies, and all records pertaining to roads in
Alaska, which are owned, held, administered by, or used by the
Secretary in connection with the activities of the Bureau of Public
Roads in Alaska, (i) except such lands or interests in lands,
including buildings and fixtures, personal property, including
machinery, office equipment, and supplies, and records as the
Secretary may determine are needed for the operations, activities,
and functions of the Bureau of Public Roads in Alaska after such
transfer, including services or functions performed pursuant to
section 44 of this Act; and (ii) except such lands or interests in
lands as he or the head of any other Federal agency may determine
are needed for continued retention in Federal ownership for
purposes other than or in addition to road purposes.
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any
contract entered into by the Federal Government in connection with
the activities of the Bureau of Public Roads in Alaska which has
not been completed on the date of the transfer provided under
subsection (a) hereof may be completed according to the terms
thereof.
"(c)(1) The State of Alaska shall be responsible for the
maintenance of roads, including bridges, tunnels, and ferries,
transferred to it under subsection (a) of this section, as long as
any such road is needed for highway purposes.
"(2) Federal-aid funds apportioned to Alaska under title 23,
United States Code, for fiscal year 1960 and prior fiscal years,
and unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act, may be used
for maintenance of highways on the Federal-aid systems in Alaska.
"(d) Effective July 1, 1959, the following provisions of law are
repealed:
"(1) Title 23, United States Code, section 103(f);
"(2) Title 23, United States Code, section 116(d);
"(3) Title 23, United States Code, section 119;
"(4) Title 23, United States Code, section 120(h), except that
the portion of the first sentence thereof relating to the
percentage of funds to be contributed by Alaska shall continue to
apply to funds apportioned to Alaska for fiscal year 1960 and prior
fiscal years;
"(5) Sections 107(b) and (d) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1956 (70 Stat. 374, 377, 378);
"(6) Section 2 of the Act of January 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616), as
amended (48 U.S.C. 322 and the following); and
"(7) The Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 446), as amended (48
U.S.C. 321(a) and the following).
"(e) Effective on July 1, 1959, the following provisions of law
are amended:
"(1) The definition of the term 'State' in title 23, United
States Code, section 101(a), is amended to read as follows:
" 'The term "State" means any one of the forty-nine States, the
District of Columbia, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico.';
"(2) Title 23, United States Code, section 104(b), is amended by
deleting the phrase ', except that only one-third of the area of
Alaska shall be included' where it appears in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of said section 104(b);
"(3) Title 23, United States Code, section 116(a), is amended by
deleting the phrase 'Except as provided in subsection (d) of this
section,' and by capitalizing the word 'it' immediately following
such phrase; and
"(4) Title 23, United States Code, section 120(a), is amended by
deleting the phrase 'subsection (d) and (h)' and by inserting in
lieu thereof the phrase 'subsection (d)'.
"(f) Notwithstanding the limitation contained in subsection (f)
of section 120 of Title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of
Transportation is authorized to make expenditures from the
emergency fund under section 125 of such title for the repair or
reconstruction of highways on the Federal-aid highway systems of
Alaska which have been damaged or destroyed by the 1964 earthquake
and subsequent seismic waves, in accordance with the Federal share
payable under subsection (a) of section 120 of such title. The
increase in expenditures resulting from the difference between the
Federal share authorized by this subsection and that authorized by
subsection (f) of section 120 of such title shall be reimbursed to
the emergency fund by an appropriation from the general fund of the
Treasury: Provided, That such increase in expenditures shall not
exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate. (As amended Pub. L. 88-451,
Sec. 3, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 505; Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 2(a),
Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439.)
"Sec. 22. [Internal Revenue.] (a) Section 2202 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to missionaries in foreign service),
and sections 3121(e)(1), 3306(j), 4221(d)(4), and 4233(b) of such
Code (each relating to a special definition of 'State') are amended
by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(b) Section 4262(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(definition of 'continental United States') is amended to read as
follows:
" '(1) Continental United States. - The term "continental
United States" means the District of Columbia and the States
other than Alaska.'
"(c) Section 4502(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of 'United States') is amended by striking
out 'the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska' and by inserting in lieu
thereof 'the Territory of Hawaii'.
"(d) Section 4774 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to territorial extent of law) is amended by striking out 'the
Territory of Alaska,'.
"(e) Section 7621(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to boundaries of internal revenue districts) is amended
to read as follows:
" '(b) Boundaries. - For the purpose mentioned in subsection
(a), the President may subdivide any State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, or may unite into one district two or more
States or a Territory and one or more States.'
"(f) Section 7653(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking out 'its Territories or possessions' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'its possessions or the Territory of
Hawaii'.
"(g) Section 7701(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of 'United States') is amended by striking
out 'the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii' and inserting in lieu
thereof 'the Territory of Hawaii'.
"(h) Section 7701(a)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of State) is amended by striking out
'Territories' and inserting in lieu thereof 'Territory of Hawaii'.
"(i) The amendments contained in subsections (a) through (h) of
this section shall be effective as of January 3, 1959. (As amended
Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.)
"Sec. 23. [Courts.] (a) The Judicial Conference of the United
States, with the assistance of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts, shall conduct a study, including a field
survey, of the Federal Judicial business arising in the State of
Alaska with a view toward directing the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to hold such terms of court in
Anchorage or such other Alaskan cities as may be necessary for the
prompt and efficient administration of justice.
"(b) Title 28, United States Code, section 81A, is amended by
inserting the word 'Ketchikan,' immediately following the word
'Juneau,'.
"(c) Such authority as has been exercised by the Attorney General
heretofore, with regard to the Federal court system in Alaska,
pursuant to section 30 of the Act of June 6, 1900 (48 U.S.C. 25),
shall continue to be exercised by him after the court created by
section 12(b) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 348) [set
out above], providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into
the Union, is established.
"(d) All balances of public moneys received by the clerks of each
division of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska pursuant
to section 10 of the Act of June 6, 1900, as amended (48 U.S.C.
107), which are on hand after all payments ordered by that court
and approved by the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall have been made, shall be covered into the Treasury of
the United States as required by law, and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall pay the amounts so covered, which are hereby
appropriated, to the State of Alaska.
"Sec. 24. [Vocational Rehabilitation Act; amendment.] (a)
Subsection (g) of section 11 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
(29 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 41(g)), relating to definition of State,
is amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(b)(1) Subsection (i) and paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of
such section, relating to definition of allotment percentages and
Federal shares for purposes of allotment and matching for
vocational rehabilitation services, are each amended by striking
out '(excluding Alaska)' and inserting in lieu thereof '(including
Alaska)'.
"(2) Paragraph (1) of such subsection (h) is further amended by
striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(3) Such subsection (i) is further amended by striking out
'Hawaii and Alaska' in clause (B) and inserting in lieu thereof
'Hawaii',
"Sec. 25. [Gold Reserve Act; amendment.] Section 15 of the Gold
Reserve Act of 1934, as amended (31 U.S.C. 444), is further amended
by striking out the words ', the District of Columbia, and the
Territory of Alaska' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'and
the District of Columbia'.
"Sec. 26. [Silver Purchase Act; amendment.] Section 10 of the
Silver Purchase Act of 1934 (31 U.S.C. 448b), is amended by
striking out the words ', the District of Columbia, and the
Territory of Alaska' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'and
the District of Columbia'.
"Sec. 27. [National Guard; amendment.] Title 32, United States
Code, section 101(1), is amended by striking out the words 'Alaska,
Hawaii,' and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'Hawaii'.
"Sec. 28. [Water Pollution Control Act; amendment.] (a) Paragraph
(1) of section 5(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 466d(h)(1)), relating to Federal share for
purposes of matching for program operation, is amended by striking
out '(excluding Alaska)' and inserting in lieu thereof '(including
Alaska)' and by striking out, in clause (B), 'and Alaska'.
"(b) Subsection (d) of section 11 of such Act (33 U.S.C., Supp.
V, sec. 466j(d)), is amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 29. [Veterans' Benefits; amendment.] (a) Title 38, United
States Code, section 903(b) [now 2303(b)], is amended by striking
out the words ', or to the place of burial within Alaska if the
deceased was a resident of Alaska who had been brought to the
United States as a beneficiary of the Veterans' Administration for
hospital or domiciliary care'; by inserting the word 'continental'
immediately before the words 'United States' the second time they
appear in such section; and by inserting, immediately following the
words 'continental United States' in both places where they appear
in such section, the parenthetical phrase '(including Alaska)'.
"(b) Title 38, United States Code, section 2007(c) [now 4107(c)],
is amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 30. [Federal Property and Administrative Services Act;
amendment.] (a) Subsection (f) of section 3 of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472(f)) [now 40
U.S.C. 102(6)], is amended by striking out the words ', Hawaii,
Alaska,' and inserting in lieu thereof the words '(including
Alaska), Hawaii,'.
"(b) Subsection (a) of section 702 of such Act ([former] 40
U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 522(a)), is amended by striking out the words
'Territories of Alaska and Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof
the words 'Territory of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 31. [Public Health Service Act; amendment.] (a) Subsection
(f) of section 2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
201(f)), relating to definition of State, is amended by striking
out 'Hawaii, Alaska,' and inserting in lieu thereof 'Hawaii,' and
by striking out ', the District of Columbia, or Alaska' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'or the District of Columbia'.
"(b)(1) Effective July 1, 1959, section 371 of the Public Health
Service Act, as added by the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act (42
U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 273), is repealed.
"(2) Subsection (a) of section 372 of such Act (42 U.S.C., supp.
V, sec. 274(a)), is amended by striking out 'the Territory of'.
"(3) Subsections (b), (c), and (e) of such section are each
amended by striking out 'the Territory' each time it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof 'Alaska'.
"(4) Such subsection (e) is further amended by striking out 'the
Territory's' and inserting in lieu thereof 'Alaska's'.
"(c)(1) Subsection (a) of section 631 of such Act (42 U.S.C.,
supp. V, sec. 291i(a)), relating to definition of allotment
percentage for purposes of allotments for construction, is amended
by striking out '(excluding Alaska)' and inserting in lieu thereof
'(including Alaska)' and by striking out 'for Alaska and Hawaii
shall be 50 per centum each' in clause (2) and inserting in lieu
thereof 'for Hawaii shall be 50 per centum'.
"(2) Subsection (d) of such section, relating to definition of
State, is amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 32. [Social Security Act; amendment.] (a) Paragraph (8) of
section 1101(a) of the Social Security Act (72 Stat. 1013, 1050),
relating to definition of Federal percentage for purposes of
matching for public assistance grants, is amended by striking out
'Alaska and' in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and by striking out
'(excluding Alaska)' in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in
lieu thereof '(including Alaska)'.
"(b)(1) Subsection (a) of section 524 of the Social Security Act
(72 Stat. 1013, 1054), relating to definition of allotment
percentage for purposes of allotments for child welfare services,
is amended by striking out '50 per centum in the case of Alaska
and' in clause (B).
"(2) Subsection (b) of such section, relating to definition of
Federal share for purposes of matching for child welfare services,
is amended by striking out '50 per centum in the case of Alaska
and' in clause (2).
"(3) Such subsections (a) and (b), and subsection (c) of such
section, relating to promulgation of Federal shares and allotment
percentages, are each amended by striking out '(excluding Alaska)'
and inserting in lieu thereof '(including Alaska)'.
"(c)(1) The last sentence of section 202(i) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 402(i)), is amended by
striking out 'forty-eight' and inserting in lieu thereof 'forty-
nine'.
"(2) Subsections (h) and (i) of section 210 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 410(h), (i)), relating to definitions of State and United
States for purposes of old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance, are each amended by striking out 'Alaska,'.
"(d)(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1101(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 1301(a)(1)), relating to definition
of State, is amended by striking out 'Alaska, Hawaii,' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'Hawaii'.
"(2) Paragraph (2) of such section (42 U.S.C., 1301(a)(2)),
relating to definition of United States, is amended by striking out
'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 33. [Congressional Record.] Section 73 of the Act of
January 12, 1895, as amended (44 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 183), is
further amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,' [Repealed by
Pub. L. 90-620, Sec. 3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1310].
"Sec. 34. [Federal Register.] Section 8 of the Federal Register
Act (44 U.S.C. 308) is amended by striking out the parenthetical
phrase '(not including Alaska)' and inserting in lieu thereof the
parenthetical phrase '(including Alaska)' [Repealed by Pub. L. 90-
620, Sec. 3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1310].
"Sec. 35. [Airports.] (a) The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Agency is authorized and directed to transfer to the State
of Alaska by appropriate conveyance, and subject to such terms and
conditions as he may deem appropriate, all the right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the public airports
constructed and operated pursuant to the Act of May 28, 1948, as
amended (48 U.S.C. 485 and the following), including all the land,
buildings, structures, facilities, equipment, and other personal
property appurtenant thereto and necessary for the operation
thereof, except for such property, real or personal, as the
Administrator may determine is needed for the performance of
functions of the United States in Alaska after such transfer. Such
transfer shall be without monetary consideration to the United
States.
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, any
contract entered into by the Federal Aviation Agency in connection
with its activities with respect to public airports constructed and
operated pursuant to the Act of May 28, 1948, as amended (48 U.S.C.
485 and the following), which has not been completed by the date of
enactment of this Act, may be completed according to the terms
thereof.
"Sec. 36. [Selective Service.] Section 16(b) of the Universal
Military Training and Service Act, as amended (50 U.S.C., app.,
sec. 466(b)), is further amended by striking out the word
'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 37. [Real property transactions.] Section 43(c) of the Act
of August 10, 1956 (50 U.S.C. app., supp. V, sec. 2285(c)), is
amended by striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 38. [Recreation facilities.] Section 2 of the Act of May 4,
1956 (70 Stat. 130), is hereby repealed. There are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1960, such sums as may be necessary to complete the construction of
facilities described in section 1 of such Act, as amended by the
Act of August 30, 1957 (71 Stat. 510), if construction was begun
prior to June 30, 1959, and to maintain the facilities pending
their transfer pursuant to such section.
"Sec. 39. [Aircraft loan guarantees.] Section 3 of the Act of
September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 629), is amended by striking out the
words 'Territory of Alaska' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'State of Alaska'.
"Sec. 40. [Defense Base Act; amendment.] (a) Paragraphs (2) and
(3) of section 1(a) of the Defense Base Act, as amended (55 Stat.
622; 42 U.S.C. 1651 and the following), are amended by striking out
'Alaska;' in the parenthetical phrase in each paragraph.
"(b) Paragraph (6) of section 1(a) of that Act is amended by
striking out 'or in Alaska or the Canal Zone'.
"(c) Section 1(b) of that Act is amended by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (3), inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon,
and adding the following paragraph:
" '(4) the term "continental United States" means the States and
the District of Columbia.'
"Sec. 41. [Timber removal.] The Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat.
1093), as amended (16 U.S.C. 607), is further amended by deleting
the words 'Territory of Alaska' and the words 'or Territory' where
they there appear and by inserting the word 'Alaska,' after the
words 'In the State of'.
"Sec. 42. [War Hazards Compensation Act; amendment.] (a)
Paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 101(a) of the War Hazards
Compensation Act, as amended (56 Stat. 1028; 42 U.S.C. 1701 and the
following), are amended by striking out 'or in Alaska or the Canal
Zone'.
"(b) Section 104 of that Act [42 U.S.C. 1704] is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
" '(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply with
respect to benefits on account of any injury or death occurring
within any State.'
"(c) Section 201 of that Act [42 U.S.C. 1711] is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
" '(f) the term "continental United States" means the States and
the District of Columbia.'
"Sec. 43. [Buy American Act; amendment.] Section 1(b) of Title
III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10c(b)), is amended by
striking out the word 'Alaska,'.
"Sec. 44. [Transitional grants.] (a) In order to assist the State
of Alaska in accomplishing an orderly transition from Territorial
status to statehood, and in order to facilitate the assumption by
the State of Alaska of responsibilities hitherto performed in
Alaska by the Federal Government, there are hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the President, for the purpose of making
transitional grants to the State of Alaska, the sum of $10,500,000
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960; the sum of $6,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1961, and June 30, 1962;
the sum of $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30,
1963, and June 30, 1964; and the sum of $23,500,000 for the period
ending June 30, 1966.
"(b) The Governor of Alaska may submit to the President a request
that a Federal agency continue to provide services or facilities in
Alaska for an interim period, pending the provision of such
services or facilities by the State of Alaska. Such interim period
shall not extend beyond June 30, 1966. In the event of such
request, and in the event of the approval thereof by the President,
the President may allocate, at his discretion, to such agency the
funds necessary to finance the provision of such services or
facilities. Such funds shall be allocated from appropriations made
pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, and the amount of such funds
shall be deducted from the amount of grants available to the State
of Alaska pursuant to such subsection.
"(c) After the transfer or conveyance to the State of Alaska of
any property or function pursuant to the Act of July 7, 1958 (72
Stat. 339) [set out as a note above], providing for the admission
of the State of Alaska into the Union, or pursuant to this Act or
any other law, and until June 30, 1966, the head of the Federal
agency having administrative jurisdiction of such property prior to
its transfer or conveyance may contract with the State of Alaska
for the performance by such agency, on a reimbursable basis, of
some or all of the functions authorized to be performed by it in
Alaska immediately preceding such conveyance or transfer. (As
amended Pub. L. 88-311, Secs. 1, 2, May 27, 1964, 78 Stat. 201.)
"Sec. 45. [Transfer of property.] (a) If the President determines
that any function performed by the Federal Government in Alaska has
been terminated or curtailed by the Federal Government and that
performance of such function or substantially the same function has
been or will be assumed by the State of Alaska, the President may,
until July 1, 1966, in his discretion, transfer and convey to the
State of Alaska, without reimbursement, any property or interest in
property, real or personal, situated in Alaska which is owned or
held by the United States in connection with such function, the
assumption of which function is pursuant to this Act or the Act of
July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339) [set out as a note above].
"(b) Structures and improvements of block 32 of the city of
Juneau granted to the State of Alaska by section 6(c) of the Act
providing for the admission of Alaska into the Union (72 Stat. 339,
340), shall include all furnishings and equipment in the structure
known as the Governor's mansion, or used in the operation or
maintenance thereof. (As amended Pub. L. 88-311, Sec. 2, May 27,
1964, 78 Stat. 201.)
"Sec. 46. [Claims Commission.] (a) In the event that any disputes
arise between the United States and the State of Alaska prior to
January 1, 1965, concerning the transfer, conveyance, or other
disposal of property to the State of Alaska pursuant to section
6(e) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339, 340) [set out as a
note above], providing for the admission of the State of Alaska
into the Union, or pursuant to this Act, the President is
authorized (1) to appoint by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate a temporary commission of three persons, to consider,
ascertain, adjust, determine, and settle such disputes, and (2) to
make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish
such temporary commission or as may be necessary to terminate such
temporary commission at the conclusion of its duties. In carrying
out its duties under this section, such commission may hold such
hearings, take such testimony, sit and act at such times and
places, and incur such expenditures as the commission deems
necessary. No commission shall be appointed under authority of this
subsection after June 30, 1965.
"(b) The commission may, without regard to the civil service laws
and the Classification Act of 1949, employ and fix the compensation
of such employees as it deems necessary to carry out its duties
under this section. The commission is authorized to use the
facilities, information, and personnel of the departments,
agencies, and establishments of the executive branch of the United
States Government which it deems necessary to carry out its duties;
and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized
to furnish such facilities, information, and personnel to the
commission upon request made by the commission. The commission
shall reimburse each such department, agency, or instrumentality
for the services of any personnel utilized. The commission may
establish such procedures, rules, and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
"(c) No member of such commission shall be an officer or employee
of the United States or of the State of Alaska. Any commissioner
may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty,
or malfeasance in office. A vacancy in the commission shall not
impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the
powers of the commission. Each member of the commission shall be
paid compensation at the rate of $50 per day for each day spent in
the work of the commission, shall be reimbursed for actual and
necessary travel expenses, and shall receive a per diem allowance
in accordance with the provisions of the Travel Expense Act of
1949, as amended, when away from his usual place of residence.
"(d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to enable the commission to perform its duties
under this section.
"Sec. 47. [Effective dates.] (a) The amendments made by paragraph
(2) of subsection (a) of section 18, by subsection (a) of section
28, by paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 31, by
subsections (a) and (b) of section 32, and, except as provided in
subsection (c) of this section, by subsection (b) of section 24,
shall be applicable in the case of promulgations of Federal shares,
allotment percentages, allotment ratios, and Federal percentages,
as the case may be, made after satisfactory data are available from
the Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita income
of Alaska, and for this purpose such promulgations shall, before
such data for the full period required by the applicable statutory
provision as so amended are available from the Department of
Commerce, be based on satisfactory data available from such
Department for such one full year or, when such data for a two-year
period are available, for such two years.
"(b) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection
(a) of section 18 shall be applicable, in the case of allotments
under section 302(b) or 502 of the National Defense Education Act
of 1958 [20 U.S.C. 442(b) or 482], for fiscal years beginning July
1, 1959, and in the case of allotments under section 302(a) of such
Act, in the case of allotments based on allotment ratios,
promulgated under such section 302(a), to which the amendment made
by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 18 of this Act is
applicable.
"(c) [Repealed. Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 47(g)(4), July 12, 1960, 74
Stat. 424.]
"(d) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection
(b), by subsection (c), and by paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of
section 18; by subsection (a) of section 24; by subsection (b) of
section 28; by subsection (a), by subparagraphs (2), (3), and (4)
of subsection (b), and by paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of
section 31; by paragraph (2) of subsection (c) and by subsection
(d) of section 32; and, except as provided in subsection (b) of
this section by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 18,
shall be effective on January 3, 1959.
"(e) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of
section 32 shall apply in the case of deaths occurring on or after
January 3, 1959.
"(f) The amendments made by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d) of section 18 shall
be applicable for fiscal years beginning July 1, 1959.
"(g) The amendments in sections 40 and 42 shall take effect when
enacted: Provided, however, That with respect to injuries or deaths
occurring on or after January 3, 1959, and prior to the effective
date of these amendments, claims filed by employees engaged in the
State of Alaska in any of the employments covered by the Defense
Base Act [42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.] (and their dependents) may be
adjudicated under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Alaska instead
of the Defense Base Act. (As amended Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 47(g)(4),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 424.)
"Sec. 48. [Definition of 'Continental United States'.] Whenever
the phrase 'continental United States' is used in any law of the
United States enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, it
shall mean the 49 States on the North American Continent and the
District of Columbia, unless otherwise expressly provided.
"Sec. 49. [Other subjects.] The amendment by this Act of certain
statutes by deleting therefrom specific references to Alaska or
such phrases as 'Territory of Alaska' shall not be construed to
affect the applicability or inapplicability in or to Alaska of
other statutes not so amended.
"Sec. 50. [Separability.] If any provision of this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held
invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected
thereby.
"Sec. 51. [New Federal Loan Adjustments.] (a) The Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized to compromise or release such portion of
a borrower's indebtedness under programs administered by the
Farmers Home Administration in Alaska as he finds necessary because
of loss resulting from the 1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic
waves, and he may refinance outstanding indebtedness of applicants
in Alaska for loans under section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949
[42 U.S.C. 1472] for the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of
dwellings or farm buildings lost, destroyed, or damaged by such
causes and securing such outstanding indebtedness. Such loans may
also provide for the purchase of building sites, when the original
sites cannot be utilized.
"(b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to compromise or
release such portion of a borrower's indebtedness under programs
administered by the Rural Electrification Administration in Alaska
as he finds necessary because of loss, destruction, or damage of
property resulting from the 1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic
waves. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 505.)
"Sec. 52. [Compromise or Release of Notes or Other Obligations.]
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to
compromise or release such portion of any note or other obligation
held by him with respect to property in Alaska pursuant to Title II
of the Housing Amendments of 1955 [42 U.S.C. 1491-1497] or included
within the revolving fund for liquidating programs established by
the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1955, as he finds
necessary because of loss, destruction, or damage to facilities
securing such obligations by the 1964 earthquake and subsequent
seismic waves. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78
Stat. 506, and amended Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 15(a), May 25, 1967, 81
Stat. 24.)
"Sec. 53. [Urban Renewal.] The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development is authorized to enter into contracts for grants not
exceeding $25,000,000 for urban renewal projects in Alaska,
including open land projects, under section 111 of the Housing Act
of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 1462], which he determines will aid the
communities in which they are located in reconstruction and
redevelopment made necessary by the 1964 earthquake and subsequent
seismic waves. Such authorization shall be in addition to and
separate from any grant authorization contained in section 103(b)
of said Act [42 U.S.C. 1453(b)].
"The Secretary may increase the capital grant for a project
assisted under this section to not more than 90 per centum of net
project cost where he determines that a major portion of the
project area has either been rendered unusable as a result of the
1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic waves or is needed in order
adequately to provide, in accordance with the urban renewal plan
for the project, new locations for persons, businesses, and
facilities displaced by the earthquake. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec.
4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 506, and amended Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 15,
May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 24.)
"Sec. 54. [Extension of Term of Home Disaster Loans.] Loans made
pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act
(72 Stat. 387), as amended (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), for the purpose of
replacing, reconstructing, or repairing dwellings in Alaska damaged
or destroyed by the 1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic waves,
may have a maturity of up to thirty years: Provided, That the
provisions of section 7(c) of said Act [15 U.S.C. 636(c)] shall not
be applicable to such loans. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4, Aug.
19, 1964, 78 Stat. 506.)
"Sec. 55. [Modification of Civil Works Projects.] The Chief of
Engineers, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, is
hereby authorized to make such modifications to previously
authorized civil works projects in Alaska adversely affected by the
1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic waves as he finds necessary
to meet changed conditions and to provide for current and
reasonably prospective requirements of the communities they serve,
at an estimated cost of $10,000,000. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4,
Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 506.)
"Sec. 56. [Purchase of Alaska State Bonds.] The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development is authorized to purchase, in
accordance with the provisions of sections 202(b), 203, and 204 of
Title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955 [42 U.S.C. 1492(b),
1493, and 1494], the securities and obligations of, or make loans
to, the State of Alaska to finance any part of the programs needed
to carry out the reconstruction activities in Alaska related to the
1964 earthquake and subsequent seismic waves or to complete capital
improvements begun prior to the earthquake: Provided, That the
aggregate amount of such purchase or loan shall not exceed
$25,000,000. (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat.
506, and amended Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 15(a), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat.
24.)
"Sec. 57. [Retirement or Adjustment of Outstanding Mortgage
Obligation.] For the purpose of enabling the State of Alaska to
retire or adjust outstanding home mortgage obligations or other
real property liens secured by one to four family homes which were
severely damaged or destroyed in the March 1964 earthquake and
subsequent seismic waves, the President is authorized to make
additional grants to the State of Alaska in an amount not to exceed
a total of $5,500,000 to match, on a fifty-fifty basis, any funds
provided by the State to pay the costs of retiring or adjusting
such mortgage obligations. In order to be approved, a State
application for a grant for carrying out the purpose of this
section must: (1) be in accordance with a plan submitted by the
State, to be approved by the President, for the implementation of
the purpose of this section; (2) designate the State agency for
retiring or adjusting said mortgage obligations; (3) provide that
the mortgagor shall be required to absorb the damage loss to the
entire extent of his equity interest in the property and also agree
to pay at least $1,000 of the outstanding mortgage balance; (4)
provide that no payments for retiring or adjusting mortgage
obligations on a single property shall exceed $30,000; (5) provide
regulations to assure equitable treatment among home owners and to
prevent unjustified payments or gains to the State, mortgagees or
mortgagors; and (6) provide that the State agency will make such
reports, in such form and containing such information as the
President may from time to time require, and give the President,
upon demand, access to the records on which such reports are
based." (Added Pub. L. 88-451, Sec. 4, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat.
507.)

ASSISTANCE TO ALASKA FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF AREAS DAMAGED BY
EARTHQUAKE
Pub. L. 88-451, Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 505, as amended,
provided:
"[Section 1. Short Title.] That this Act may be cited as the
'1964 Amendments to the Alaska Omnibus Act.'
"Sec. 2. [Congressional Declaration.] The Congress hereby
recognizes that the State of Alaska has experienced extensive
property loss and damage as a result of the earthquake of March 27,
1964, and subsequent seismic waves, and declares the need for
special measures designed to aid and accelerate the State's efforts
in providing for the reconstruction of the areas in the State
devastated by this natural disaster.
"Sec. 3. [This section added subsec. (f) to section 21 of the
Alaska Omnibus Act, Pub. L. 86-70, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141, set
out above.]
"Sec. 4. [This section added sections 51 to 57 to the Alaska
Omnibus Act, Pub. L. 86-70, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141, set out
above.]
"Sec. 5. [Authorization of Appropriations.] There is authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act, which shall be available for obligation
until June 30, 1967, except that any sums so appropriated to carry
out section 53 of the Alaska Omnibus Act [set out above] shall be
available after such date for obligation in connection with one or
more of the following urban renewal projects authorized for
execution prior to June 30, 1967; Alaska R-8, Westchester; Alaska R-
19, Kodiak; Alaska R-20, downtown Anchorage; Alaska R-21, Seward;
Alaska R-22, Valdez; Alaska R-25, Mineral Creek; Alaska R-26,
Seldovia; Alaska R-28, Cordova. There is also authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of such
advisory commissions or committees as the President may establish
in connection with the reconstruction and development planning of
the State of Alaska. The total amount authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to this section shall not exceed $55,650,000. (As amended
Pub. L. 91-367, Sec. 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 691.)
"Sec. 6. [Termination Date.] The authority contained in this Act
shall expire on June 30, 1967, except that such expiration shall
not affect -
"(1) the authority conferred by section 53 of the Alaska
Omnibus Act [set out above] until the completion of the following
urban renewal projects authorized for execution prior to June 30,
1967: Alaska R-8, Westchester; Alaska R-19, Kodiak; Alaska R-20,
downtown Anchorage; Alaska R-21, Seward; Alaska R-22, Valdez;
Alaska R-25, Mineral Creek; Alaska R-26, Seldovia; Alaska R-28,
Cordova; or
"(2) the payment of expenditures for any obligation or
commitment entered into under this Act prior to June 30, 1967.
(As amended Pub. L. 91-367, Sec. 2, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 691.)
"Sec. 7. [Report to the Congress.] The President shall report
semiannually during the term of this Act to the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House on the actions taken under this
Act by the various Federal agencies. The first such report shall be
submitted not later than February 1, 1965, and shall cover the
period ending December 31, 1964."


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DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Ex. Ord. No. 11230, under which the functions of the President
under sections 44(a) and 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act of June
25, 1959, set out above, were delegated to the Director of the
Bureau of the Budget [now the Director of Management and Budget],
was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11609, eff. July 22, 1971, 36 F.R.
13747, set out under section 301 of Title 3.


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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF ALASKA
Readiness of United States District Court for District of Alaska
to assume functions imposed upon it, see Ex. Ord. No. 10867, eff.
Feb. 20, 1960, 25 F.R. 1584, set out under section 81A of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


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PROC. NO. 3269. ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF ALASKA INTO THE UNION
Proc. No. 3269, eff. Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16,
provided:
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States by the act approved on
July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339) [set out above], accepted, ratified,
and confirmed the constitution adopted by a vote of the people of
Alaska in an election held on April 24, 1956, and provided for the
admission of the State of Alaska into the Union on an equal footing
with the other States of the Union upon compliance with certain
procedural requirements specified in that act; and
WHEREAS it appears from information before me that a majority of
the legal votes cast at an election held on August 26, 1958, were
in favor of each of the propositions required to be submitted to
the people of Alaska by section 8(b) of the Act of July 7, 1958
[set out above]; and
WHEREAS it further appears from information before me that a
general election was held on November 25, 1958, and that the
returns of the general election were made and certified as provided
in the act of July 7, 1958; and
WHEREAS the Acting Governor of Alaska has certified to me the
results of the submission to the people of Alaska of the three
propositions set forth in section 8(b) of the act of July 7, 1958
[set out above], and the results of the general election; and
WHEREAS I find and announce that the people of Alaska have duly
adopted the propositions required to be submitted to them by the
act of July 7, 1958 [set out above], and have duly elected the
officers required to be elected by that act:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United
States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that the
procedural requirements imposed by the Congress on the State of
Alaska to entitle that State to admission into the Union have been
complied with in all respects and that admission of the State of
Alaska into the Union on an equal footing with the other States of
the Union is now accomplished.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington at one minute past noon on this
third day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and fifty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and eighty-third.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.
[seal]

EX. ORD. NO. 10857. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNCTIONS IN ALASKA AND
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY HELD BY UNITED STATES
Ex. Ord. No. 10857, eff. Dec. 29, 1959, 25 F.R. 33, provided:
WHEREAS section 6(e) of the act of July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, as
amended [set out as a note above], provides that the administration
and management of the fish and wildlife resources of Alaska shall
be transferred to the State of Alaska on the first day of the first
calendar year following the expiration of ninety calendar days
after the Secretary of the Interior certifies to the Congress that
the Alaska State Legislature has made adequate provision for the
administration, management, and conservation of such resources in
the broad national interest; and
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior made such certification to
the Congress on April 27, 1959; and
WHEREAS section 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act (73 Stat. 152)
[set out as a note above] provides that if the President determines
that any function performed by the Federal Government in Alaska has
been terminated by the Federal Government and that performance of
such function or substantially the same function has been or will
be assumed by the State of Alaska, the President may, until July 1,
1964, in his discretion, transfer and convey to the State of
Alaska, without reimbursement, any property or interest in
property, real or personal, situated in Alaska which is owned or
held by the United States in connection with such function; and
WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to
delegate to the Secretary of the Interior, to the extent
hereinafter indicated, the authority vested in the President by
section 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
section 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act (73 Stat. 152) and section
301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the
United States, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. It is hereby determined that the functions performed
by the United States in Alaska pursuant to the Alaska game law of
July 1, 1943, 57 Stat. 301 [sections 192, 193, and 195 to 211 of
this title], the act of June 26, 1906, 34 Stat. 478, the act of
June 6, 1924, 43 Stat. 465, and the acts amending or supplementing
such acts, will terminate on December 31, 1959, and that the same
functions or substantially the same functions will be assumed by
the State of Alaska.
Sec. 2. There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of the
Interior, effective January 1, 1960, the authority vested in the
President by section 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act to transfer
and convey to the State of Alaska, without reimbursement, any
property or interest in property, real or personal, situated in
Alaska which is owned or held by the United States in connection
with the functions described in section 1 hereof.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to
redelegate to (1) the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife,
(2) the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, (3) the Directors of the
Bureaus of Commercial Fisheries and Sport Fisheries and Wildlife,
and (4) the Regional Directors, Alaska Region, of the Bureaus of
Commercial Fisheries and Sport Fisheries and Wildlife all or any
part of the authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior by
section 2 hereof.
Sec. 4. All transfers and conveyances made under or pursuant to
this order shall be made in accordance with such policies,
conditions, and procedures as may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Interior.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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(!1) So in original. Probably should be "48 U.S.C.".


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48 USC Secs. 21 to 27 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Secs. 21 to 27. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 21 to 27, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 21, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 512,
provided for organization and administration of Territory of
Alaska.
Section 22, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 512,
directed that Capital of Territory be at Juneau.
Section 23, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 512,
extended Constitution and laws of United States to Territory.
Section 24, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 512;
July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec. 301(c), 70 Stat. 713,
limited authority of Territorial legislature to repeal or amend
existing laws.
Section 25, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 30, 31 Stat. 332,
empowered Attorney General to prescribe fees of officers not
otherwise compensated.
Section 26, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 321,
authorized governor to appoint notaries public.
Section 27, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 321,
validated appointments of notaries public made prior to June 6,
1900.

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48 USC Sec. 28 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Sec. 28. Repealed.

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Sec. 28. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029.
Section, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 17, 31 Stat. 328,
related to residence, term of office, and removal from office of
notaries public.

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48 USC Secs. 29 to 38 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Secs. 29 to 38. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 29 to 38, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 29, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Secs. 22, 23, 31 Stat.
329, related to official bonds of notaries public.
Section 30, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 32, 31 Stat. 333;
Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029, prescribed fee for
issuance of notary public commission.
Section 31, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 18, 31 Stat. 328,
related to duties of notaries public.
Section 32, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 19, 31 Stat. 329,
provided for protests of bills or notes by notaries public.
Section 33, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 24, 31 Stat. 329,
related to liability of notaries public for misconduct or neglect.
Section 34, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 20, 31 Stat. 329,
directed notaries to deposit their records with district court on
resignation, removal or death.
Section 35, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 21, 31 Stat. 329,
related to duty of clerk in safe-keeping records deposited.
Section 35a, acts Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 480, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1219;
Dec. 11, 1945, ch. 563, 59 Stat. 605, empowered postmasters to act
as notaries public.
Section 35b, acts Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 480, Sec. 2, 53 Stat. 1219;
Dec. 11, 1945, ch. 563, 59 Stat. 606, provided for signature and
seal of postmasters acting as notaries.
Section 35c, act Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 480, Sec. 3, 53 Stat. 1219,
related to fees of postmasters acting as notaries.
Section 36, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 32, 31 Stat. 333;
Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029, prescribed fee for
certificates issued to members of bar authorizing them to practice
law.
Section 37, act June 11, 1896, ch. 420, Sec. 1, 29 Stat. 413,
empowered Secretary of the Treasury to fix rates of dockage and
wharfage to be paid for use of wharf at Sitka.
Section 38, act Jan. 3, 1923, ch. 22, 42 Stat. 1106, related to
repairs to wharf at Sitka.

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48 USC Sec. 39 01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
Sec. 39. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 39. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 1(118)-(124), 65
Stat. 706.
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2918, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 1338; May
24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 584; Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat.
1205; June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 427; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462,
43 Stat. 1181; May 10, 1926, ch. 277, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 492; Jan.
12, 1927, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 968, related to handling and
disposition of reindeer in Alaska.

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48 USC Secs. 40, 41 01/03/2007

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Secs. 40, 41. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 40 and 41, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 40, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 31, 31 Stat. 332,
related to court rooms and offices of civil government.
Section 41, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 192; Feb. 6, 1909, ch. 80,
Sec. 7, 35 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1913, ch. 109, 37 Stat. 728, related
to deposits to Alaska fund in Treasury Department.

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48 USC Sec. 42 01/03/2007

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Sec. 42. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 42. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029.
Section, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 32, 31 Stat. 333; Mar.
3, 1905, ch. 1497, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 1266, provided for
disbursements to Alaska Historical Library and Museum and
prescribed contents thereof.

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48 USC Secs. 43 to 45 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Secs. 43 to 45. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 43 to 45, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 43, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 33, 31 Stat. 333;
Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029, designated Alaska
Historical Library and Museum as a depository of Government
publications.
Section 44, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 514;
June 3, 1948, ch. 396, 62 Stat. 302, limited amount of taxes that
could be levied by incorporated towns or municipalities.
Section 44a, act May 28, 1936, ch. 467, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1388,
related to bonded indebtedness of municipalities for public works.
Section 44b, acts May 28, 1936, ch. 467, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1388;
June 14, 1937, ch. 337, 50 Stat. 258, related to approval by
electors of bonded indebtedness incurred by municipal corporation.
Section 44c, act May 28, 1936, ch. 467, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1388,
provided for issuance, sale and redemption, and interest rates of
bonds.
Section 44d, act May 28, 1936, ch. 467, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1389,
authorized tax levies for payment of bonds.
Section 44e, act May 28, 1936, ch. 467, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 1389,
repealed conflicting laws.
Section 44f, act Mar. 6, 1946, ch. 52, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 33,
authorized bonds for public works by municipalities and public
utility districts.
Section 44g, act Mar. 6, 1946, ch. 52, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 33,
related to issuance, sale and redemption, and interest rates on
bonds for public works.
Section 44h, act Mar. 6, 1946, ch. 52, Sec. 3, 60 Stat. 34,
related to covenants in bonds issue for public works.
Section 44i, act Mar. 6, 1946, ch. 52, Sec. 4, 60 Stat. 34,
repealed laws inconsistent with sections 44f to 44i of this title.
Section 45, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 514,
prescribed residence qualifications for divorce actions.

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48 USC Sec. 46 01/03/2007

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Sec. 46. Repealed.

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Sec. 46. Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec.
301(a)(2), 70 Stat. 712.
Section, acts Feb. 6, 1909, ch. 80, Sec. 7, 35 Stat. 601; Oct.
14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 782; July 28, 1956, ch. 722,
title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712, authorized Governor of
Alaska or his designee to contract for care and custody of insane
persons.

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48 USC Secs. 46-1 to 46-3 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Secs. 46-1 to 46-3. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 46-1 to 46-3, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 46-1, act July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title I, Sec. 101, 70
Stat. 709, authorized territorial legislature to enact laws on
subject of mental health.
Section 46-2, act July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title I, Sec. 102, 70
Stat. 709, related to jurisdiction, functions and duties of
commissioners and courts in carrying out section 46-1 of this
title.
Section 46-3, act July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title II, Sec. 202, 70
Stat. 711, prescribed a land-grant program for purpose of section
46-1 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 46a 01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
Sec. 46a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 46a. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 711,
formerly title VI, Sec. 611, 58 Stat. 714; renumbered Aug. 13,
1946, ch. 958, Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 1049.
Section, act Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 707, 45 Stat. 1644, provided for
detailing of a Public Health Service medical officer to supervise
care and maintenance of insane in Alaska and payment of his
compensation and expenses.

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48 USC Secs. 46b to 48a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 46b to 48a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 46b to 48a. Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec.
301(a)(1), (3), (5), 70 Stat. 712.
Section 46b, act June 25, 1910, ch. 424, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 852,
established detention hospitals at Fairbanks and Nome for temporary
care and detention of insane.
Section 46c, acts Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 782;
July 28, 1956, ch, 772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712,
defined terms used in sections 46, 47a to 47c, 48a, 50, and 50a of
this title.
Section 47, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 8, 33 Stat. 619,
related to commitment of insane in Alaska, provided for
compensation of commissioners, jurors, and witnesses, and
prescribed method of payment of compensation, mileage, fees, and
other expenses.
Section 47a, act Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 3, 56 Stat. 783,
related to custody, use, and return of money and personal property
of committed persons.
Section 47b, acts Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 6, 56 Stat. 783;
July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712,
related to discharge of patients from mental institutions,
permitted leaves of absences to patients, and required issuance of
suitable clothing upon discharge.
Section 47c, acts Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 7, 56 Stat. 784;
July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712,
authorized superintendent of any mental institution to board
patients with private families, provided for inspection, and
empowered superintendent to remove patients from boarding places.
Section 48, acts Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 9, 56 Stat. 785;
July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712,
provided for a statement of legal residence of insane persons in
commitment papers, required return of nonresident patients, and for
payment of expenses in connection with such return.
Section 48a, acts Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 9, 56 Stat. 785;
July 21, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712,
required payment of expenses of care by patient, his legal
representative, spouse, parents, or adult children.

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48 USC Sec. 49 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

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Sec. 49. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Jan. 12, 1927, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 968, which
provided for admission to hospitals in the Territory of Alaska was
omitted in view of the admission of Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 50, 50a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 50, 50a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 50, 50a. Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772, title III, Sec.
301(a)(4), 70 Stat. 712.
Section 50, acts Apr. 24, 1926, ch. 177, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 322;
Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 783; July 28, 1956, ch.
772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712, related to
disposition of unclaimed funds of insane persons.
Section 50a, acts Apr. 24, 1926, ch. 177, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 322;
Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, Sec. 5, 56 Stat. 783; July 28, 1956, ch.
772, title III, Sec. 301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712, related to funds
which were subject to such claims.

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48 USC Secs. 50b to 50d-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 50b to 50d-1. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 50b to 50d-1, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 50b, act Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 239,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to accept donations for
school, medical, and reindeer service.
Section 50c, act May 14, 1930, ch. 273, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 321,
related to availability of appropriations for education, medical
relief, and reindeer.
Section 50d, act May 9, 1938, ch. 187, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 311,
empowered Secretary of the Interior to authorize officers to incur
obligations for benefit of natives prior to appropriation.
Section 50d-1, act June 1, 1944, ch. 220, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 266,
empowered Secretary to authorize officers to incur obligations for
benefit of natives in excess of current appropriations.

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48 USC Sec. 50e 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Sec. 50e. Appropriations for benefit of natives; purchase of
supplies for resale to natives, cooperatives, and Department
employees

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase from
appropriations made for the benefit of natives of Alaska, food,
clothing, supplies, and materials for resale, under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe, to employees of the Department of
the Interior stationed in Alaska and to natives of Alaska and
native cooperative associations under his supervision. The proceeds
from such sales shall be credited to the appropriation or
appropriations current at the date of the deposit thereof into the
Treasury and shall be available for the same purposes.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 20, 1942, ch. 96, 56 Stat. 95.)


-MISC1-
ALASKA RESUPPLY PROGRAM FUND
Pub. L. 102-154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1007, provided
that: "Beginning October 1, 1991, and thereafter, amounts collected
by the Secretary in connection with the Alaska Resupply Program
(Public Law 77-457) [48 U.S.C. 50e] shall be deposited into a
special fund to be established in the Treasury, to be available to
carry out the provisions of the Alaska Resupply Program, such
amounts to remain available until expended: Provided, That
unobligated balances of amounts collected in fiscal year 1991 and
credited to the Operation of Indian Programs account as offsetting
collections, shall be transferred and credited to this account."

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48 USC Sec. 50f 01/03/2007

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Sec. 50f. Disposal of miscellaneous revenues from schools,
hospitals, and other Indian Service facilities

-STATUTE-
After February 20, 1942, miscellaneous revenues derived from
schools, hospitals, and other facilities maintained and operated by
the Indian Service for the benefit of Indians and natives of Alaska
shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States under the
provisions of section 155 of title 25.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 20, 1942, ch. 98, 56 Stat. 95.)

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48 USC Secs. 50g to 58 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 50g to 58. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 50g to 58, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 50g, act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 883, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 939,
related to facilities at Alaska-Canadian border.
Section 50h, act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 883, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 939,
required site selected under section 50g of this title to consist
of lands owned or controlled by the United States.
Section 50i, act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 883, Sec. 3, 7 Stat. 939,
provided for arrangements for use of sites and facilities.
Section 50j, act Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 883, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 940,
authorized appropriations for purposes of sections 50g to 50j of
this title.
Section 51, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1392,
related to educational qualifications of voters and electors.
Section 52, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1393,
provided that inability to read and write was a ground for
challenge at polls.
Section 53, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1393,
related to manner of proving ability to read and write.
Section 54, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 1393,
related to exemption from provisions of section 51 of this title by
reason of physical disability.
Section 55, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1393,
authorized election judges to mark ballots for voters physically
incapable of marking ballots.
Section 56, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 1393,
provided that persons refused permission to vote shall not make any
further attempt to vote.
Section 57, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 7, 44 Stat. 1394,
enumerated qualifications requisite to voting.
Section 58, act Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 8, 44 Stat. 1394,
prescribed penalties for violation of sections 51 to 57 of this
title.

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48 USC Secs. 61 to 64 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 61 to 64. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 61 to 64, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 61, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 321; May
29, 1928, ch. 901, Sec. 1(109), 45 Stat. 994; July 25, 1947, ch.
332, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 459, authorized appointment of a Governor for
Territory, and detailed his duties.
Section 62, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1181; Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 516, 46
Stat. 1530; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 13, 62 Stat. 987; Oct. 15,
1949, ch. 695, Sec. 5(a), 63 Stat. 880, related to appointment of
Governor and his compensation. Acts Mar. 3, 1925, Mar. 4, 1931, and
Oct. 15, 1949, were repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 646, 648, 655.
Section 63, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 13, 62 Stat. 987, related to expenses
of Governor.
Section 64, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 321,
directed Governor to make an annual report to President, and
empowered the President to confirm or annul acts of Governor.

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48 USC Sec. 65 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Sec. 65. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 65. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029.
Section, act Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1497, Sec. 3, 33 Stat. 1266,
required bond from Secretary of Territory.

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48 USC Sec. 65a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Sec. 65a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 65a. Repealed. Apr. 3, 1944, ch. 155, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 187.
Section, act Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 516, 46 Stat. 1530, related to
salary of secretary of Territory.

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48 USC Secs. 65b, 66 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 65b, 66. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 65b, 66, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 65b, act Apr. 3, 1944, ch. 155, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 187,
prescribed salary of secretary of Territory.
Section 66, act Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1497, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 1265,
related to fees of secretary of Territory.

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48 USC Secs. 67 to 72 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 67 to 72. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 67 to 72. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 642.
Section 67, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1016, provided that
legislative power and authority of Territory shall be vested in a
Senate and a House of Representatives.
Section 68, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1016, related to
membership of Senate and terms of office of Senators.
Section 69, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1016, related to
membership of House of Representatives.
Section 69a, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, as added Nov.
13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1017, provided for
establishment and adjustment of legislative districts.
Section 70, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1017, prescribed election
procedure for senators and representatives.
Section 71, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1018, required Governor to
order elections to fill vacancies in legislature.
Section 72, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 513;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1018, prescribed salaries
and mileage of members of legislature.

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48 USC Secs. 73, 73a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 73, 73a. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 73 and 73a, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 73, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 513;
Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 363, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1392; Mar. 26, 1934, ch.
86, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 465, specified time of election of members of
the legislature.
Section 73a, act Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 86, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 466,
empowered legislature to change date of elections.

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48 USC Secs. 74, 75 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 74, 75. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 74, 75. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 642.
Section 74, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 6, 37 Stat. 514;
Apr. 18, 1940, ch. 105, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 111, related to convening
of legislature, length of session, and extraordinary sessions.
Section 75, acts June 19, 1878, ch. 329, Sec. 1, 20 Stat. 193;
Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 514; Nov. 13, 1942, ch.
637, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 1018, related to organization of legislature,
election of president of Senate and Speaker of House and
subordinate officers.

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48 USC Secs. 76 to 92 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 76 to 92. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 76 to 92, relating to Territory of Alaska, were omitted
in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 76, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 514,
specified enacting clause of all laws, and provided that no law
shall embrace more than one subject.
Section 77, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 514;
Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 583; June 3, 1948, ch.
396, 62 Stat. 302, detailed general legislative power and
limitation.
Section 78, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 514;
June 3, 1948, ch. 396, 62 Stat. 302, required all taxes to be
uniform.
Section 79, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 514;
June 3, 1948, ch. 396, 62 Stat. 302, limited amount of taxes for
Territorial purposes.
Section 80, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 512,
prohibited legislature from passing laws depriving judges,
officers, etc. of district court of authority or jurisdiction.
Section 81, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 10, 37 Stat. 515,
related to rules of legislature, quorum and majority.
Section 82, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 11, 37 Stat. 516,
prohibited members of legislature from holding other office.
Section 83, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 11, 37 Stat. 516,
prohibited persons holding appointment under the United States from
being members of legislature or holding other Territorial office.
Section 84, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 12, 37 Stat. 516,
specified exemptions and privileges of members of legislature.
Section 85, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 13, 37 Stat. 516,
described manner of passage of laws.
Section 86, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 14, 37 Stat. 516,
related to veto power of governor.
Section 87, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 15, 37 Stat. 516;
Nov. 13, 1942, ch. 637, Sec. 3, 56 Stat. 1018, provided for
legislative expenses.
Section 88, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 16, 37 Stat. 517,
directed transmission of copies of law to the President and
Secretary of State.
Section 89, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 16, 37 Stat. 517,
required legislature to make provision for printing of laws and
distribution in Territory.
Section 90, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 20, 37 Stat. 518,
required all Territorial laws to be submitted to Congress.
Section 91, act Aug. 29, 1914, ch. 292, 38 Stat. 710, related to
powers of courts and legislature.
Section 92, act Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 260, 45 Stat. 1228, directed
all appropriations by legislature to be in conformity with sections
23, 24, 67 to 73, and 74 to 90 of this title.

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48 USC Secs. 101 to 122 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - ALASKA

-HEAD-
Secs. 101 to 122. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 101 to 122, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 101, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 4, 31 Stat. 322;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 2, 35 Stat. 839; Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 110,
41 Stat. 1203; Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 919; July 31,
1946, ch. 704, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 716; June 1, 1948, ch. 363, 62
Stat. 283; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 9, 62 Stat. 986; Aug. 23,
1954, ch. 836, Secs. 1, 2, 68 Stat. 772; Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, Sec.
1(g), 69 Stat. 10; Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 443, 69 Stat. 430, established
a district court for the District of Alaska and provided for its
judges and divisions.
Section 101a was from a sentence added to R.S. Sec. 5296 by act
May 24, 1935, ch. 142, 49 Stat. 289. R.S. Sec. 5296 was
subsequently amended in full by act June 29, 1940, ch. 499, Sec. 4,
54 Stat. 692, which failed to include provisions on the subject of
that sentence or to refer to the 1935 amendment adding it. That
sentence provided as follows: "The District Court of the Territory
of Alaska shall be deemed a court of the United States, and the
commissioners appointed by the judges of the said District Court of
the Territory of Alaska under the provisions of title I, chapter 1,
section 6, of the act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 323, 324 [sections
104 and 108 of this title]), shall be deemed commissioners of a
United States court, within the intent and meaning of this section
[former section 641 of title 18]."
Section 102, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 4, 31 Stat. 322;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 2, 35 Stat. 839; Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 110,
41 Stat. 1203; Nov. 22, 1943, ch. 304, 57 Stat. 591, provided for
terms of court, special terms, and employment of interpreters.
Section 103, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 5, 31 Stat. 323,
specified the jurisdiction of the divisions of court, and provided
for change of venue.
Section 103a, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 5a, as added July
18, 1949, ch. 343, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 445, made Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure applicable to district court of Territory.
Section 104, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 6, 31 Stat. 323,
authorized appointment of clerks and commissioners.
Section 104a, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 6, as added Apr.
13, 1954, ch. 136, 68 Stat. 52, authorized appointment of Deputy
Commissioners, provided for their compensation, prescribed their
powers and duties, and required the posting of a bond.
Section 105, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 12, 31 Stat. 326;
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Secs. 1, 39, 62 Stat. 914, 926, 927, 996,
required clerks and commissioners to post bonds.
Section 106, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 7, 31 Stat. 324;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 3, 35 Stat. 840; June 13, 1940, ch.
350, 54 Stat. 384; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 10, 62 Stat. 987,
detailed duties of clerk.
Section 107, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Secs. 13, 39, 62 Stat. 987, related to
clerk's fees, accounts, and clerical help.
Section 108, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 6, 31 Stat. 323,
directed that commissioners shall be ex officio justices of the
peace, empowered them to grant writs of habeas corpus, and
prescribed other powers and duties.
Section 109, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 8, 31 Stat. 324;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 4, 35 Stat. 841; June 25, 1948, ch.
646, Sec. 11, 62 Stat. 987, authorized appointment of district
attorneys, specified residence requirements and prescribed their
duties and salaries.
Section 110, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Secs. 9, 10, 31 Stat.
324, 325; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Secs. 12, 39, 62 Stat. 987, 992,
authorized appointment of marshals and deputies and prescribed
their duties and powers.
Section 111, acts Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 429, Sec. 459, 30 Stat. 1336;
Jan. 22, 1902, ch. 3, 32 Stat. 2, provided for increases in
marshal's bond.
Section 112, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 13, 62 Stat. 987, authorized
appointment of attorneys, judges, and marshals.
Section 113, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 13, 62 Stat. 987, provided for manner
of payment of salaries of judges, marshals, clerks, and district
attorneys.
Section 114, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 325;
Apr. 6, 1914, ch. 52, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 318; June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
Sec. 13, 62 Stat. 987, authorized traveling expenses.
Section 115, act Jan. 3, 1923, ch. 21, title II, 42 Stat. 1083,
directed Attorney General to pay office expenses of United States
marshals.
Section 116, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 11, 31 Stat. 326;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 5, 35 Stat. 841, required preparation
of accounts of fees and expenses.
Section 116a, acts Mar. 15, 1948, ch. 121, 62 Stat. 80; July 12,
1952, ch. 701, 66 Stat. 592; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 864, 70 Stat. 921,
related to fees of commissioners.
Section 117, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 13, 31 Stat. 326,
authorized establishment of recording districts, their modification
or discontinuance, and removal of commissioner.
Section 118, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 14, 31 Stat. 327,
required keeping of record books and prescribed duties of
recorders.
Section 119, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 15 (part), 31 Stat.
327, specified instruments to be recorded.
Section 120, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 16 (part), 31 Stat.
328, required accounts for fees for instruments recorded.
Section 121, act Aug. 29, 1914, ch. 292, 38 Stat. 710, provided
for payment of costs of prosecuting crimes under Alaskan laws.
Section 122, act Apr. 11, 1928, ch. 353, 45 Stat. 422, exempted
Territory from posting bond or undertaking in legal proceedings.

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48 USC Sec. 131 01/03/2007

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Sec. 131. Omitted

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Section, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 169, which
provided for a Delegate in the House of Representatives of the
United States and prescribed his qualifications, was omitted in
view of the admission of Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 132, 134 01/03/2007

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Secs. 132, 134. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 8, 1966,
80 Stat. 640.
Section 132, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 170,
prescribed term of office of Delegate to Congress.
Section 134, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 170,
specified salary and allowances of Delegate.

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48 USC Secs. 135 to 149 01/03/2007

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Sections 135 to 149, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 135, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 170,
provided for election of Delegate to Congress.
Section 136, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 170,
related to election districts in towns.
Section 137, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 5, 34 Stat. 171,
related to election districts outside of towns.
Section 138, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 6, 34 Stat. 171,
prescribed composition of election boards.
Section 139, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 8, 34 Stat. 172,
described manner of filling vacancies in office of judge of
election.
Section 140, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 7, 34 Stat. 172,
provided for election watchers.
Section 141, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 9, 34 Stat. 172,
prescribed hours for voting and form of ballots.
Section 142, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 10, 34 Stat. 172,
related to election challenges and to penalties for false swearing.
Section 143, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 11, 34 Stat. 173,
provided for canvass of votes, certificates of result and care of
documents.
Section 144, acts May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 12, 34 Stat. 173;
Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 17, 37 Stat. 517, enumerated persons
who compose canvassing board and provided for manner of conducting
the canvass.
Section 144a, act Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 86, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 465,
enumerated persons who compose canvassing board and provided for
manner of conducting canvass.
Section 144b, act Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 86, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 466,
empowered legislature to change personnel of canvassing board, date
of meetings, and to prescribe its duties.
Section 145, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, Sec. 17, 37 Stat. 517;
Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 86, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 465, prescribed date for
holding elections to fill vacancies in office of Delegate.
Section 146, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 13, 34 Stat. 174,
prescribed compensation of election judges and clerks.
Section 147, acts May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 13, 34 Stat. 174;
May 25, 1950, ch. 199, 64 Stat. 191, authorized fees for
publication for each election.
Section 148, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 14, 34 Stat. 174,
provided for manner of audit and payment of election expenses.
Section 149, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, Sec. 15, 34 Stat. 174,
enumerated election offenses and prescribed penalties therefor.

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48 USC Secs. 161 to 170a 01/03/2007

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Secs. 161 to 170a. Omitted

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Sections 161 to 170a, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 161, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 3, 33 Stat. 617,
named Governor as the ex officio superintendent of public
instruction and empowered him to prescribe rules and regulations
for examination and qualification of teachers.
Section 162, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 617;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1491, 33 Stat. 1262, authorized establishment of
school districts in towns.
Section 163, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 617;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1491, 33 Stat. 1262, provided for school boards,
their term of office and expenditures.
Section 164, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 617;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1491, 33 Stat. 1262, empowered school boards to
employ teachers and to provide for heating and lighting
schoolhouses.
Section 165, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 6, 33 Stat. 619,
required clerks of school districts to report to the Governor.
Section 166, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 5, 33 Stat. 617,
authorized establishment of school districts outside incorporated
towns.
Section 167, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 5, 33 Stat. 617,
provided for manner of election of school boards in school
districts outside incorporated towns.
Section 168, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 5, 33 Stat. 617;
June 1, 1938, ch. 312, 52 Stat. 607, directed Governor to assign
proportion of Alaska fund to school districts.
Section 169, act Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 7, 33 Stat. 619,
related to education of white children, Eskimos, and Indians.
Section 170, act Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 167, 39 Stat. 1131, authorized
legislature to establish schools for white and colored children and
to appropriate funds for that purpose.
Section 170a, act May 14, 1930, ch. 273, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 321,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with
local school boards for education of children of nontaxpaying
natives.

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48 USC Sec. 171 01/03/2007

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Sec. 171. Repealed.

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Sec. 171. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-304, Sec. 9(a)(1), Sept. 26, 1961,
75 Stat. 664.
Section, act Mar. 21, 1906, J. Res. No. 10, 34 Stat. 824,
permitted teachers and other employees of the United States Bureau
of Education to make assignments of their pay while employed in
Alaska and authorized reimbursement of teachers in Alaska for
expenses incurred in the discharge of duty and paid from personal
funds.

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48 USC Secs. 172, 173 01/03/2007

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Secs. 172, 173. Omitted

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Sections 172 and 173, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 172, act Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 266, 35 Stat. 837, authorized
appointment of school employees as special peace officers.
Section 173, act Feb. 25, 1925, ch. 320, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 978,
authorized establishment of a system of vocational training for
aboriginal natives.

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48 USC Sec. 174 01/03/2007

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Sec. 174. Repealed.

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Sec. 174. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 1(125), 65 Stat.
706.
Section, act Feb. 25, 1925, ch. 320, Sec. 2, 43 Stat. 978,
related to transfer of buildings for purpose of vocational
training, schools, and hospitals in connection with aboriginal
natives in Alaska.

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48 USC Secs. 175, 175a 01/03/2007

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Secs. 175, 175a. Omitted

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Sections 175 and 175a, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 175, act July 31, 1946, ch. 719, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 750,
authorized establishment of a geophysical institute at the
University of Alaska.
Section 175a, act July 31, 1946, ch. 719, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 751,
provided that buildings and equipment of geophysical institute
shall become property of University of Alaska.

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48 USC Secs. 191 to 213 01/03/2007

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Secs. 191 to 213. Omitted

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Sections 191 to 213, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 191, act May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 716, related to
powers and duties of Secretary of the Interior with respect to game
animals.
Section 192, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 5, 43 Stat. 741;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 1111; June 25, 1938, ch.
686, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1170; July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 304,
prescribed duties and powers of Alaska Game Commission, wildlife
agents, and other persons.
Section 193, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 6, 43 Stat. 742;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 305, required bonds from employees
of Commission.
Section 194, act Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 7, 43 Stat. 742,
required Commission to file estimates and submit reports of
administration.
Section 195, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 7, 43 Stat. 743;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 305, prescribed restrictions on
taking of animals, birds, fish, etc.
Section 196, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 7, 43 Stat. 743;
Feb. 4, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 4, 46 Stat. 1112; July 1, 1943, ch.
183, 57 Stat. 305, related to animals and birds escaping from
captivity or introduced into Territory.
Section 197, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 8, 43 Stat. 743;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 305, prohibited use of poison and
required the keeping of records of sales.
Section 198, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 9, 43 Stat. 743;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 5, 46 Stat. 1112; June 25, 1938, ch.
686, Sec. 4, 52 Stat. 1170; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 54 Stat. 1103; July
1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 306, empowered Secretary to promulgate
regulations for taking of game, limiting the take, seasons, and for
protection of Government property.
Section 199, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 10, 43 Stat. 744;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Secs. 6 to 11, 46 Stat. 1112 to 1114; June
25, 1938, ch. 686, Sec. 5, 52 Stat. 1172; July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57
Stat. 306, prescribed types of hunting, trapping and fishing
licenses, guide licenses, fees and issuance thereof.
Section 200, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 11, 43 Stat. 746;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 310, prescribed duties of
collectors of customs.
Section 201, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 13, 43 Stat. 746;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 12, 46 Stat. 1114; July 1, 1943, ch.
183, 57 Stat. 310, prescribed duties of United States attorneys.
Section 202, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 15, 43 Stat. 747;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 13, 46 Stat. 1114; June 25, 1938, ch.
686, Sec. 6, 52 Stat. 1172; July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 311,
prescribed penalties for violations of sections 192, 193, and 195
to 211 of this title, required guides to report violations, and
prescribed penalty for violation thereof.
Section 202a, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 16, 43 Stat. 747;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 14, 46 Stat. 1114; July 1, 1943, ch.
183, 57 Stat. 310, related to administration of oaths for purposes
of prosecution.
Section 202b, act Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 12, 43 Stat. 746;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 312, related to burden of proof in
prosecutions under sections 192, 193, and 195 to 211 of this title.
Section 203, act Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 19, as added July 1,
1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 312, stated that sections 192, 193, and 195
to 211 of this title shall not apply to Mount McKinley National
Park.
Section 204, act Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 18, as added July 1,
1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 312, declared that provisions of sections
192, 193, and 195 to 211 of this title were separable.
Section 204a, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 17, 43 Stat. 747;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 312, authorized appropriations to
effectuate provisions of Alaska Game Law.
Section 205, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 739;
Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 20, as added July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57
Stat. 312, prescribed effective date and short title of sections
192, 193, and 195 to 211 of this title.
Section 206, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 2, 43 Stat. 739;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1111; June 25, 1938, ch.
686, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 1169; July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 301,
defined terms used in sections 192, 193, and 195 to 211 of this
title.
Section 207, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 740;
Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 185, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1111; June 25, 1938, ch.
686, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 1170; July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 303;
Apr. 20, 1949, ch. 81, 63 Stat. 56, provided for residence and
citizenship requirements for hunting, fishing, etc.
Section 208, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 740;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 303; July 23, 1953, ch. 238, 67
Stat. 185, provided for composition of Alaska Game Commission, its
tenure and qualifications of members.
Section 209, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 740;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 303, authorized Secretary to remove
members of Commission and to fill vacancies.
Section 210, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 740;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 304; July 24, 1947, ch. 307, Sec.
1, 61 Stat. 415, prescribed compensation of members of Commission
per diem allowances, and salary of executive officer.
Section 211, acts Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 740;
July 1, 1943, ch. 183, 57 Stat. 304, provided for office of
commission, its business, and its seal.
Section 212, acts Aug. 18, 1894, ch. 301, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 391;
Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 828; Mar. 4, 1913, ch.
141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 716,
directed Secretary to fix the price of blue fox skins paid to
natives of St. Paul Island.
Section 213, act May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 717, enumerated
the powers of bird reservation wardens.

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48 USC Secs. 220 to 224 01/03/2007

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Sections 220 to 224, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 220, act Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 828,
vested control over the fur seal, salmon and other fisheries of
Alaska in Department of the Interior.
Section 221, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
June 18, 1926, ch. 621, 44 Stat. 752, empowered Secretary to set
aside fishing areas, prescribed closed seasons, and to place
limitations on catch.
Section 222, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
June 18, 1926, ch. 621, 44 Stat. 752, declared that fishing in
certain areas was unlawful, prohibited granting of exclusive
rights, and provided that citizens shall not be denied fishing
rights.
Section 222a, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
Aug. 14, 1937, ch. 622, 50 Stat. 639; Apr. 7, 1938, ch. 110, 52
Stat. 208, prohibited commercial salmon fishing by nonresidents.
Section 223, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
June 18, 1926, ch. 621, 44 Stat. 752, related to prohibited areas
in creeks, streams, rivers, etc.
Section 223a, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
June 18, 1926, ch. 621, 44 Stat. 752, authorized Secretary to
permit taking of fish or shellfish for bait purposes.
Section 223b, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
Aug. 2, 1937, ch. 556, 50 Stat. 557, authorized Secretary to lease
bottoms for oyster cultivation.
Section 224, acts June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 464;
June 18, 1926, ch. 621, 44 Stat. 752, prohibited importation of
salmon during closed seasons.

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48 USC Sec. 225 01/03/2007

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Sec. 225. Repealed.

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Sec. 225. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-296, Sept. 4, 1957, 71 Stat. 617.
Section, act June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 2, 43 Stat. 465, related
to escapement in certain instances of portion of salmon run in
waters of Alaska.

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48 USC Secs. 226 to 239 01/03/2007

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Sections 226 to 239, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 226, act June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 6, 43 Stat. 466,
prescribed penalties for violation of fishing laws.
Section 227, act June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 6, 43 Stat. 466,
empowered Director of Fish and Wildlife Service to designate
employees as peace officers.
Section 228, act June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 8, 43 Stat. 467,
provided that nothing in sections 221 to 224, 226 to 228, and 232
to 234 of this title shall not abrogate or curtail any territorial
powers.
Section 229, act May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 717, enumerated
powers of bird reservation wardens.
Section 230, act June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 478,
established a license tax on canning fish.
Section 231, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 478;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736, listed exemptions from
license tax.
Section 232, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 479;
June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 466, prescribed manner of
taking fish.
Section 233, acts June 26, 1900, ch. 3547, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 479;
June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 465; Apr. 16, 1934, ch.
146, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 594; Mar. 16, 1955, ch. 12, 69 Stat. 12,
prohibited obstructions in waters for capturing salmon.
Section 234, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 5, 34 Stat. 479;
June 6, 1924, ch. 272, Sec. 5, 43 Stat. 466; July 2, 1940, ch. 514,
54 Stat. 723, related to closed season for salmon and to stationary
and floating traps.
Section 235, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 7, 34 Stat. 480;
Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 365, 45 Stat. 1349, required salmon to be canned
or salted within forty-eight hours after being killed.
Section 236, act June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 8, 34 Stat. 480,
prohibited waste or destruction of food fish.
Section 237, act June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 9, 34 Stat. 480,
prohibited false labeling or branding of packages of fish.
Section 238, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 10, 34 Stat. 480;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37, Stat. 736, required reports of
persons engaged in fishing industry.
Section 239, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 11, 34 Stat. 480;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to manner of
catching or killing fish.

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48 USC Sec. 240 01/03/2007

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Sec. 240. Repealed.

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Sec. 240. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 637.
Section, acts June 4, 1897, ch. 2, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 29; June 23,
1913, ch. 3, 38 Stat. 63, authorized appointment of an agent and
assistant agent for protection of salmon fisheries.

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48 USC Secs. 241 to 248b 01/03/2007

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Sections 241 to 248b, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 241, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 12, 34 Stat. 480;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736, empowered Secretary to
deputize officers and employees of the Department as law
enforcement officers.
Section 242, acts June 26, 1906, ch. 3547, Sec. 14, 34 Stat. 481;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to
jurisdiction of prosecutions for violations of sections 230 to 239,
241, and 242 of this title.
Section 243, acts June 14, 1906, ch. 3299, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 263;
June 25, 1938, ch. 689, 52 Stat. 1174, prohibited fishing by aliens
and permitted sales to aliens.
Section 244, act June 14, 1906, ch. 3299, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 264,
prescribed penalties for violations of sections 243 to 247 of this
title.
Section 245, act June 14, 1906, ch. 3299, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 264,
provided for jurisdiction of prosecutions under sections 243 to 247
of this title.
Section 246, acts June 14, 1906, ch. 3299, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 264;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393,
Secs. 1, 20, 63 Stat. 495, 501, authorized searches and seizures of
vessels.
Section 247, acts June 14, 1906, ch. 3299, Sec. 5, 34 Stat. 264;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20,
Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 800; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, Secs. 1, 20, 63 Stat.
495, 561, empowered Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations
to carry into effect provisions of sections 243 to 246 of this
title.
Section 248, acts Aug. 18, 1941, ch. 368, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 632;
June 29, 1956, ch. 460, Secs. 1, 2, 70 Stat. 372, provided for
protection of walruses.
Section 248a, act Aug. 18, 1941, ch. 368, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 633,
prescribed duties of law enforcement officers, and for forfeiture
of equipment of convicted persons.
Section 248b, act Aug. 18, 1941, ch. 368, Sec. 3, 55 Stat. 633,
defined terms used in sections 248 to 248b of this title.

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48 USC Secs. 250 to 250p 01/03/2007

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Section 250, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 900,
which declared purpose of sections 250 to 250n of this title for
establishment of a reindeer industry, was transferred to section
500 of Title 25, Indians.
Section 250a, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 900,
which authorized Secretary of the Interior to acquire reindeer and
other property, was transferred to section 500a of Title 25.
Section 250b, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 3, 50 Stat. 900,
which required filing of claims to title to reindeer by nonnatives,
was transferred to section 500b of Title 25.
Section 250c, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 4, 50 Stat. 900,
which authorized Secretary to accept gifts for purposes of sections
250 to 250n of this title, was transferred to section 500c of Title
25.
Section 250d, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 5, 50 Stat. 900,
which empowered Secretary to receive and expand loans, grants, or
allocations for purposes of sections 250 to 250n of this title, was
transferred to section 500d of Title 25.
Section 250e, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 6, 50 Stat. 900,
which established a revolving fund for purposes of sections 250 to
250n of this title, was transferred to section 500e of Title 25.
Section 250f, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 7, 50 Stat. 900,
which related to management of reindeer industry, was transferred
to section 500f of Title 25.
Section 250g, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 8, 50 Stat. 901,
which empowered Secretary to distribute reindeer, property, and
profits to natives, was transferred to section 500g of Title 25.
Section 250h, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 9, 50 Stat. 901,
which authorized Secretary to grant administrative powers to
organizations of natives, was transferred to section 500h of Title
25.
Section 250i, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 10, 50 Stat. 901,
which provided for alienation of reindeer or interests, was
transferred to section 500i of Title 25.
Section 250j, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 11, 50 Stat. 902,
which defined reindeer as used in sections 250 to 250n, of this
title, was transferred to section 500j of Title 25.
Section 250k, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 12, 50 Stat. 902,
which authorized Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations, was
transferred to section 500k of Title 25.
Section 250l, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 13, 50 Stat. 902,
which directed Secretary, whenever practicable, to appoint natives
to administer the industry, was transferred to section 500l of
Title 25.
Section 250m, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 14, 50 Stat. 902,
which related to use of public lands, was transferred to section
500m of Title 25.
Section 250n, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 15, 50 Stat. 902,
which defined "Natives of Alaska" for purposes of sections 250 to
250n of this title, was transferred to section 500n of Title 25.
Section 250o, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 16, 50 Stat. 902,
which authorized appropriation of $2,000,000.00 to carry out
sections 250 to 250n of this title, is set out as a note under
section 500 of Title 25.
Section 250p, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 17, 50 Stat. 902,
which repealed provisions inconsistent with sections 250 to 250n of
this title, is set out as a note under section 500 of Title 25.

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48 USC Secs. 261 to 291 01/03/2007

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Secs. 261 to 291. Repealed.

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Secs. 261 to 291. Repealed. Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, Sec. 1, 48
Stat. 583.
Section 261, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 903,
prohibited manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor in the
territory of Alaska.
Section 262, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 903,
related to a permit for transportation of pure alcohol.
Section 263, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 904,
related to an application for a permit to transport pure alcohol.
Section 264, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 904,
related to form and issue of permits for transport of pure alcohol.
Section 265, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 904,
related to maintenance of a record of permits.
Section 266, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 6, 39 Stat. 904,
related to attaching permits to packages.
Section 267, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 25, 39 Stat. 908,
related to revocation of licenses of pharmacists.
Section 268, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 904,
related to records for shipments of pure alcohol.
Section 269, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 8, 39 Stat. 905,
related to transportation of wine for sacramental purposes.
Section 270, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 9, 39 Stat. 905,
related to refusal of delivery of sacramental wine without a
certificate.
Section 271, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 10, 39 Stat. 905,
related to alcohol for scientific purposes.
Section 272, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 11, 39 Stat. 905,
related to form for permits for transport of alcohol for scientific
purposes.
Section 273, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 12, 39 Stat. 906,
related to cancellation of permits to transport alcohol for
scientific purposes.
Section 274, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 906,
related to use of buildings or vehicles for unlawful manufacture,
transportation, or disposal of intoxicating liquors.
Section 275, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 14, 39 Stat. 906,
related to importation or possession of liquors except as provided
by law.
Section 276, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 15, 39 Stat. 906,
related to drinking intoxicating liquors in or on a passenger
coach.
Section 277, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 16, 39 Stat. 906,
related to penalty for maintaining a place for unlawful sale of
alcoholic liquors.
Section 278, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 17, 39 Stat. 906,
related to arrest for unlawful manufacture sale or transport of
intoxicating liquors.
Section 279, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 18, 39 Stat. 907,
related to evidence necessary to convict.
Section 280, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 19, 39 Stat. 907,
related to holding places which dispensed alcoholic liquor
unlawfully as a nuisance.
Section 281, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 907,
related to abatement of liquor nuisances.
Section 282, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 21, 39 Stat. 907,
related to forfeiture of a lease by a tenant convicted of
maintaining a liquor nuisance.
Section 283, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 22, 39 Stat. 908,
related to owners of buildings knowingly permitting a liquor
nuisance.
Section 284, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 23, 39 Stat. 908,
provided that no property rights exist in alcoholic liquors
illegally manufactured or stored.
Section 285, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 908,
provided for punishment for violation of law.
Section 286, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 908,
related to evidence of sale of intoxicating liquors.
Section 287, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 27, 39 Stat. 908,
related to duties of officers to enforce the law.
Section 288, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 28, 39 Stat. 908,
related to filing of an information for prosecution.
Section 289, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 29, 39 Stat. 908,
related to penalty for unlawful importation of liquor.
Section 290, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 31, 39 Stat. 909,
provided for additional legislation as needed.
Section 291, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, Sec. 32, 39 Stat. 909,
provided that in interpretation of these provisions singular
include plural and masculine include feminine.

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48 USC Secs. 292, 293 01/03/2007

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Secs. 292, 293. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 292 and 293, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 292, act Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 583,
provided for manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Section 293, act Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 584,
ratified and approved act to create board of liquor control, and
prescribed penalties for violation of rules and regulations of the
board.

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48 USC Sec. 301 01/03/2007

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Sec. 301. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305; Apr.
10, 1926, ch. 114, 44 Stat. 239; Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 554, 69 Stat.
494, which provided for location, construction and operation of
railroads, and for use of passes, was transferred to section 975 of
Title 43, Public Lands.

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48 USC Sec. 301a 01/03/2007

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Sec. 301a. Repealed.

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Sec. 301a. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-468, title VI, Sec. 615(a)(2), Jan.
14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2578.
Section, act June 24, 1946, ch. 465, 60 Stat. 304, provided that
funds available for operation of Alaska Railroad were available for
other specified purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal by Pub. L. 97-468 effective on date of transfer of Alaska
Railroad to the State [Jan. 5, 1985], pursuant to section 1203 of
Title 45, Railroads, see section 615(b) of Pub. L. 97-468.

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48 USC Secs. 302 to 308 01/03/2007

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Secs. 302 to 308. Transferred

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Section 302, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305,
which authorized construction and maintenance of telegraph and
telephone lines, was transferred to section 975a of Title 43,
Public Lands.
Section 302a, act May 26, 1900, ch. 586, 31 Stat. 206, which
prohibited establishment of telegraph or cable lines by foreigners,
was transferred to section 17 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones,
and Radiotelegraphs, and was subsequently repealed.
Section 303, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305,
which empowered the President to designate town sites, was
transferred to section 975b of Title 43, Public Lands, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 304, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 505,
which related to terminals, stations, and rights of way, was
transferred to section 975c of Title 43.
Section 305, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 505,
which required patents to reserve rights of way to the United
States, was transferred to section 975d of Title 43.
Section 306, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 307,
which provided for disposition of proceeds of lease or sale of
public lands, was transferred to section 975e of Title 43.
Section 307, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305, which
authorized and empowered the President to carry out the provisions
dealing with the establishment of public utilities, was transferred
to section 975f of Title 43.
Section 308, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 4, 38 Stat. 307,
which made mandatory certain annual reports to the President by
officers, agents, or agencies covering their activities in
connection with the construction and development of public
utilities, was transferred to section 975g of Title 43.

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48 USC Sec. 309 01/03/2007

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Sec. 309. Repealed.

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Sec. 309. Repealed. Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, Sec. 4(a), 53 Stat. 1.
Section, act July 18, 1914, ch. 187, 38 Stat. 517, related to
taxation of railroads.

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48 USC Secs. 310, 311 01/03/2007

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Secs. 310, 311. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 310 and 311, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 310, act May 26, 1900, ch. 586, 31 Stat. 206, allowed
conduct of commercial business over military telegraph and cable
lines.
Section 311, act May 23, 1941, ch. 130, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 190,
allowed payment of charges for interconnection between radio-
telephone facilities of Alaska Communication System and commercial
facilities to be made out of receipts of the Alaska Communication
System.

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48 USC Secs. 312 to 312d 01/03/2007

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Secs. 312 to 312d. Repealed.

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Secs. 312 to 312d. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-58, title I, Sec.
104(g)(1), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 560.
Section 312, acts July 31, 1950, ch. 510, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 382;
Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 430, Sec. 1(1), (2), 67 Stat. 574; Oct. 30,
1984, Pub. L. 98-552, Sec. 4, 98 Stat. 2823, authorized
construction of Eklutna project, reservation of mineral rights,
disposition of net proceeds, and reservation of water rights.
Section 312a, acts July 31, 1950, ch. 510, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 382;
Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 430, Sec. 1(3), 67 Stat. 574, covered
disposition of electric power produced from Eklutna project, rate
and rate schedules, sale preferences, disposition of receipts, and
creation of a continuing fund.
Section 312b, act July 31, 1950, ch. 510, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 383,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to perform the acts necessary
to carry into effect Eklutna project and otherwise set out his
powers and duties in connection with project.
Section 312c, act July 31, 1950, ch. 510, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 383,
authorized and directed Secretary to report on feasibility of
transferring Eklutna project, upon completion, to public ownership.
Section 312d, act July 31, 1950, ch. 510, Sec. 5, 64 Stat. 383,
authorized Secretary to delegate the powers and functions given him
in connection with the Eklutna project.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Oct. 2, 1997, date Eklutna was conveyed to
Eklutna Purchasers, see section 104(g)(1) of Pub. L. 104-58, set
out as an Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination
note under section 7152 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

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48 USC Secs. 315 to 315i 01/03/2007

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Secs. 315 to 315i. Omitted

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Sections 315 to 315i, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 315, acts May 31, 1938, ch. 298, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 589;
July 24, 1946, ch. 610, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 659, authorized public
school and utility districts to construct facilities, incur bonded
indebtedness, and perform other defined functions.
Section 315a, acts May 31, 1938, ch. 298, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 589;
July 24, 1946, ch. 610, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 659, required submission
of proposal to electors before any public utility or school
district could incur a bonded indebtedness.
Section 315b, act May 31, 1938, ch. 298, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 589,
set out terms, execution, interest, and sales price of bonds of
public utility or school district.
Section 315c, act May 31, 1938, ch. 298, Sec. 4, 52 Stat. 590,
laid upon governing body of each district duty of levying taxes to
provide payment of interest and principal on bonds.
Section 315d, act May 31, 1938, ch. 298, Sec. 5, 52 Stat. 590,
repealed laws inconsistent with sections 315 to 315d and restricted
effect of any limitation placed upon powers granted thereby to such
powers and not to powers granted by any other sections.
Section 315e, acts Jan. 17, 1940, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 14;
Aug. 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85-675, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 625, authorized
issuance of refunding bonds by municipal corporations and public
utility districts.
Section 315f, acts Jan. 17, 1940, ch. 3, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 15;
Aug. 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85-675, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 626, set terms,
interest, negotiability, etc., of refunding bonds.
Section 315g, acts Jan. 17, 1940, ch. 3, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 15;
Aug. 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85-675, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 626, laid upon
governing body of municipal corporations or public-utility or
school district duty of levying taxes to retire refunding bonds.
Section 315h, act Jan. 17, 1940, ch. 3, Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 15,
ratified prior issues of refunding bonds.
Section 315i, Pub. L. 85-675, Sec. 2, Aug. 18, 1958, 72 Stat.
626, ratified prior issues of refunding bonds.

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48 USC Sec. 321 01/03/2007

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Sec. 321. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616; May
14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192, which related to
establishment of Board of Road Commissioners and its composition,
was omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 321a to 325 01/03/2007

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Secs. 321a to 325. Repealed.

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Secs. 321a to 325. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 21(d)(6), (7),
June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 146.
Section 321a, act June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 446,
related to execution of laws pertaining to construction and
maintenance of roads and trails by Secretary of the Interior.
Section 321b, act June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 446,
related to distribution of duties and promulgation of rules and
regulation.
Section 321c, act June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 446,
related to submission of appropriations.
Section 321d, act June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 5, as added July
24, 1947, ch. 313, 61 Stat. 418, required a reservation of right-of-
way for roads, roadways, highways, tramways, trails, bridges, and
appurtenant structures in patents and deeds.
Section 322, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192; June 30, 1932, ch.
320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446; July 14, 1955, ch. 359, 69 Stat. 321,
related to location, lay out, construction, and maintenance of
roads, trails and bridges.
Section 323, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192; June 30, 1932, ch.
320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446, related to maps, plans and
specifications for roads and trails and contracts for permanent
contracts.
Section 324, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192; June 30, 1932, ch.
320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446, related to repair of roads and trails.
Section 325, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192; June 30, 1932, ch.
320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446, related to costs and expenses of laying
out, constructing, and repairing roads and trails.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 321a to 325 effective July 1, 1959, see
section 21(d) of Pub. L. 86-70 set out as an Effective Date of 1959
Amendment note under section 103 of Title 23, Highways.

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48 USC Secs. 326 to 330 01/03/2007

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Secs. 326 to 330. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 326 to 330, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 326, acts Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title II, 43 Stat. 930;
June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446, authorized incurring
of obligations for roads, bridges, and trails in advance of
appropriations in certain cases.
Section 327, acts June 30, 1921, ch. 33, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 90;
June 30, 1932, ch. 320, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 446, authorized Secretary
of the Interior to accept contributions from Territory or from
other sources for use in construction, maintenance, or repair of
roads, bridges, ferries, trails, and related works in the
Territory.
Section 328, act July 9, 1918, ch. 143, 40 Stat. 863, related to
estimates for work on roads.
Section 329, acts Jan. 27, 1905, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 616;
May 14, 1906, ch. 2458, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 192, related to expenses
of board in addition to salary.
Section 330, act Apr. 27, 1914, ch. 72, 38 Stat. 366, related to
per diem commutation of Army officer member of board.

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48 USC Secs. 331 to 337 01/03/2007

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Secs. 331 to 337. Repealed.

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Secs. 331 to 337. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat.
1029.
Section 331, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 391, related
to road overseers and to creation of road districts.
Section 332, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 391, related
to term of office and qualification of road overseers.
Section 333, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 392, related
to duties of overseers.
Section 334, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 392, related
to work on roads.
Section 335, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 393, related
to an annual report.
Section 336, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 393, related
to neglect or refusal of road overseers to perform their duties.
Section 337, act Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1629, 33 Stat. 393, related
to compensation of road overseers.

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48 USC Secs. 338 to 338g 01/03/2007

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Secs. 338 to 338g. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 338 to 338g, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 338, acts Aug. 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 888; Apr.
20, 1957, Pub. L. 85-16, 71 Stat. 14; July 6, 1959, Pub. L. 86-78,
Sec. 1(1), 73 Stat. 161, established Alaska International Rail and
Highway Commission, set out its size and structure, appointment of
its members, and selection of chairman and vice chairman, and
authorized appointment of an Army officer to Commission.
Section 338a, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 8888,
set out duties of Commission.
Section 338b, acts Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 888;
Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-601, Sec. 1(a), 72 Stat. 524, authorized
Commission to cooperate with Canada in carrying out its functions.
Section 338c, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 889,
set out powers of Commission to conduct hearings, administer oaths
and affirmations, employ experts, utilize facilities, information,
and personnel of other federal departments and agencies, and use
information contained in certain named surveys and plans.
Section 338d, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 5, 70 Stat. 889,
authorized Commission to delegate its powers and duties, other than
duty of submitting reports and making recommendations to Congress.
Section 338e, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 889,
provided for reimbursement of Commission members for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses although it expressly
called for service by Commission members without compensation.
Section 338f, acts Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 7, 70 Stat. 889;
Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-601, Sec. 1(b), 72 Stat. 524; July 6,
1959, Pub. L. 86-78, Sec. 1(2), 73 Stat. 161, required Commission
to make certain reports and recommendations and called for
termination of Commission after submission of its final report.
Section 338g, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 840, Sec. 8, 70 Stat. 889;
Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-601, Sec. 1(c), 72 Stat. 525, authorized
making of appropriations to enable Commission to carry out its
functions.

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Section, act Mar. 30, 1948, ch. 162, 62 Stat. 100, which made
provision for occupancy and use of national-forest lands under
permit and dealt with period of such permits, size of area
allotted, prohibitions, and the termination of permits, was
transferred to section 497a of Title 16, Conservation.

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Section 351, act Mar. 3, 1889, ch. 424, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 1098,
which extended to Territory the system of public land surveys, was
transferred to section 751a of Title 43, Public Lands.
Section 352, acts Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2537, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 1232;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec.
2, 56 Stat. 779, which provided for making of land surveys in Nome
and Fairbanks districts, was transferred to section 751b of Title
43.

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Sec. 353. Repealed.

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Sec. 353. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 6(k), July 7, 1958, 72
Stat. 343.
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1214; Mar.
5, 1952, ch. 80, Secs. 1-3, 66 Stat. 14; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 323, 67
Stat. 364; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 892, 70 Stat. 954; Aug. 27, 1958, Pub.
L. 85-771, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 929, made reservation of certain lands
for educational purposes, covered disposition of proceeds or income
derived from reserved lands, and set out exclusion of certain
lands.

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Section 353a, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, which
authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts in Alaska
for school, hospitals, etc. for the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of
Alaska, was transferred to section 497 of Title 25, Indians, and
was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 354, act Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 1215,
which set aside a site for an agricultural college and school of
mines, is set out as note under section 852 of Title 43, Public
Lands.
Section 354a, acts Jan. 21, 1929, ch. 92, Secs. 1-7, 45 Stat.
1091-1093; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-620, 74 Stat. 408, which made
additional grants for an agricultural college and school of mines
and imposed certain conditions and limitations, is set out as a
note under section 852 of Title 43.
Section 355, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 11, 26 Stat. 1099,
which permitted lands to be entered for town-site purposes and set
out the requirements for the proper execution of the trust created
thereby, was transferred to section 732 of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355a, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 629,
which authorized town-site trustee to issue a deed setting aside
lands on survey of town site for Indian or Eskimo lands, was
transferred to section 733 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789.
Section 355b, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 630,
which authorized the extension of streets and alleys across Indian
or Eskimo lands, was transferred to section 734, of Title 43, and
was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355c, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 630,
which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to have nonmineral
lands surveyed into lots and blocks, was transferred to section 735
of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec.
703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355d, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 630,
which authorized the Secretary to prescribe appropriate regulations
for the administration of sections 355a to 355c of this title, was
transferred to section 736 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789.
Section 355e, act Feb. 26, 1948, ch. 72, 62 Stat. 35, which
permitted the holding of town-site lands under unrestricted deeds
by Alaska natives under certain conditions, was transferred to
section 737 of Title 43.
Section 356, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 27, 31 Stat. 330,
which prohibited the disturbing of the occupancy of lands being
occupied by Indians or other persons conducting schools or missions
but expressly cautioned against a construction of this section
which might serve to place in force in the Territory the general
land laws of the United States, was transferred to section 280a of
Title 25, Indians.
Section 357, acts May 17, 1906, ch. 2469, 34 Stat. 197; Aug. 2,
1956, ch. 891, Sec. 1(a)-(d), 70 Stat. 954, which authorized the
making of homestead allotments to native Indians, Aleuts, or
Eskimos, was transferred to section 270-1 of Title 43, Public
Lands, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 92-203, Sec. 18(a),
Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 710.
Section 357a, act May 17, 1906, ch. 2469, Sec. 2, as added Aug.
2, 1956, ch. 891, Sec. 1(e), 70 Stat. 954, which permitted
allotments of land in national forests if the land was certified as
chiefly valuable for agricultural or grazing uses, was transferred
to section 270-2 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 92-203, Sec. 18(a), Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 710.
Section 357b, act May 27, 1906, ch. 2469, Sec. 2, as added Aug.
2, 1956, ch. 891, Sec. 1(e), 70 Stat. 954, which prohibited the
making of an allotment unless the person made satisfactory proof of
substantially continuous use and occupancy of the land for five
years, was transferred to section 270-3 of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 92-203, Sec. 18(a), Dec. 18, 1971,
85 Stat. 710.
Section 358, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 15, 26 Stat. 1101,
which reserved the Annette Islands for the Metlakahtla Indians, was
transferred to section 495 of Title 25, Indians.
Section 358a, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1250,
which authorized the designation of land for the use of Indians or
Eskimos, was transferred to section 496 of Title 25, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 359, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413;
Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.
462, 43 Stat. 1144, which set out the requirements of filing,
publishing, and posting of proofs needed for proving claims, as
well as the form and use of the affidavits, was transferred to
section 270-4 of Title 43, Public Lands, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90
Stat. 2787.
Section 360, act July 3, 1926, ch. 745, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 821,
which authorized the leasing of land for the purpose of fur
farming, was transferred to section 687c of Title 43.
Section 361, act July 3, 1926, ch. 745, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 822,
which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to perform any and
all acts necessary to carry into effect the provisions of section
360, was transferred to section 687c-1 of Title 43.
Section 362, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1250,
which called for the application to the Territory of certain
statutes dealing with the conservation of Indian lands and allowed
the organization of groups of Indians not recognized as bands or
tribes, was transferred to section 473a of Title 25, Indians.

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48 USC Sec. 363 01/03/2007

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Sec. 363. Repealed.

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Sec. 363. Repealed. June 14, 1926, ch. 578, Sec. 5, as added June
4, 1954, ch. 263, 68 Stat. 175.
Section, act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 890, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 1192,
authorized, with limitations, the sale or lease of unreserved
public lands in Alaska to incorporated cities and towns in Alaska
for cemetery, park, or recreational purposes.

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48 USC Secs. 364 to 365 01/03/2007

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Section 364, act July 24, 1947, ch. 305, 61 Stat. 414, which
authorized the legislature to provide for the exercise of zoning
power in town sites, was transferred to section 738 of Title 43,
Public Lands, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec.
703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364a, act Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 521, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 679,
which authorized the sale of certain public lands and set out the
requirements of public auction, notice, and proof of the buyer's
intention, was transferred to section 687b of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364b, act Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 521, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 679,
which prohibited the sale of land for less than the appraised value
and the cost of making any survey to properly describe the land
sold, was transferred to section 687b-1 of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364c, act Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 521, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 679,
which called for issuance of a certificate of purchase to buyers of
public lands and made provision for patent in fee and issuance and
contents thereof and placed the liability for mining damage upon
persons prospecting for and removing minerals, was transferred to
section 687b-2 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364d, act Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 521, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 679,
which saved existing rights and limited the application of sections
364a-364e of this title, was transferred to section 687b-3 of Title
43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII,
Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364e, act Aug. 30, 1949, ch. 521, Sec. 5, 63 Stat. 679,
which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to make rules and
regulations to carry out the purposes of section 364a to 364e of
this title, was transferred to section 687b-4 of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 364f, Pub. L. 88-66, July 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 80, which
called for the application of equitable principles upon submission
of proof of compliance with use requirements after prescribed
period, was transferred to section 687b-5 of Title 43, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 365, act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec. 6, 56 Stat. 779,
which provided for continuation of existing land districts and
offices and made provision for making of changes in district
boundaries, discontinuance of districts, and designation of land
offices, was transferred to section 123a of Title 43.

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48 USC Secs. 366 to 367 01/03/2007

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Secs. 366 to 367. Omitted

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Sections 366 to 367, which related to registers at land offices,
were omitted in view of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, Sec. 403, eff.
July 16, 1946, 60 Stat. 1100, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, which abolished the office
of land register and transferred its functions to the Secretary of
the Interior.
Section 366, act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 779,
which related to registers at land offices at Anchorage, Nome, and
Fairbanks, was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a),
Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 651.
Section 366a, act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec. 3, 56 Stat. 779,
which related to additional registers, was subsequently repealed by
Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 651.
Section 367, act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 779,
related to duties of registers.

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48 USC Sec. 367a 01/03/2007

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Section, act Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 584, Sec. 5, 56 Stat. 779, which
made public land claimants liable for fees, commissions, or
purchase money required by law to be paid, was transferred to
section 79d of Title 43, Public Lands.

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48 USC Sec. 368 01/03/2007

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Sec. 368. Omitted

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Section, act June 5, 1920, ch. 235, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 908, which
related to compensation of clerks in district land offices, was
limited to the appropriation act of which it was a part.

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48 USC Secs. 371 to 371c 01/03/2007

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Section 371, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 409;
Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1002, 32 Stat. 1028; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec.
1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; Apr. 29,
1950, ch. 137, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 94; Aug. 2, 1955, ch. 496, Sec. 1,
69 Stat. 444, which extended the homestead laws to Alaska, was
transferred to section 270 of Title 43, Public Lands, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 371a, act Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 137, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 95,
which required the filing of notice of location by all persons
maintaining a settlement claim on public land on April 29, 1950 if
notice of location had not previously been filed, was transferred
to section 270-5 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 371b, act Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 137, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 95,
which specified the effect of failing to file the notice of
settlement required by section 371a of this title, was transferred
to section 270-6 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 371c, acts Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 137, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 95;
July 11, 1956, ch. 571, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 529, which provided for
final or homestead proof on unsurveyed land as a basis for free
survey and set a time limit therefor, was transferred to section
270-7 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579,
Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.

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48 USC Sec. 372 01/03/2007

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Sec. 372. Omitted

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Section, acts June 5, 1920, ch. 265, 41 Stat. 1059; Aug. 3, 1955,
ch. 496, Sec. 3, 69 Stat. 444, which modified restrictions upon
location of homestead sites, was omitted in view of admission of
Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 373 to 385 01/03/2007

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Section 373, acts July 8, 1916, ch. 228, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 352;
June 28, 1918, ch. 110, 40 Stat. 632, which set a limit on the
amount of homestead entries, was transferred to section 270-8 of
Title 43, Public Lands, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-
579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 374, acts July 8, 1916, ch. 228, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 352;
June 28, 1918, ch. 110, 40 Stat. 632, which permitted a homestead
entry in Alaska notwithstanding a former homestead entry in another
state or territory, was transferred to section 270-9 of Title 43,
and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct.
21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 375, act July 8, 1916, ch. 228, Sec. 2, as added June 28,
1918, ch. 110, 40 Stat. 633; amended Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec.
1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; July 11,
1956, ch. 571, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 528, which made provision for proof
of entry on unsurveyed lands, was transferred to section 270-10 of
Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec.
703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 376, acts Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 96, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 415;
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-725, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 730, which covered
claims on land containing coal, oil, and gas, was transferred to
section 270-11 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 377, acts Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 96, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 416;
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-725, Sec. 2, 72 Stat. 730, which called
for the inclusion, in the patent for lands containing coal, oil,
and gas, of a reservation to the United States of such minerals
together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same,
was transferred to section 270-12 of Title 43.
Section 377a, act Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 96, Sec. 3, as added Aug. 17,
1961, Pub. L. 87-147, 75 Stat. 384; amended Oct. 3, 1962, Pub. L.
87-742, 76 Stat. 740, which allowed the Secretary of the Interior
to make disposition of lands known to contain coal, oil, or gas,
was transferred to section 270-13 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789.
Section 378, act July 8, 1916, ch. 228, Sec. 3, formerly Sec. 2,
39 Stat. 352, renumbered June 28, 1918, ch. 110, 40 Stat. 633,
which excepted from homestead settlement and entry the lands in the
Annette and Pribilof Islands, islands leased or occupied for the
propagation of foxes, and other islands reserved or withdrawn from
settlement or entry, was transferred to section 270-14 of Title 43,
and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 703(a), Oct.
21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 379, acts Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 121, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 243;
Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 134, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 93, which permitted
departure from the system of rectangular forms made by north-south
lines in setting out homestead claims when local or topographic
conditions required, was transferred to section 270-15 of Title 43,
and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec.
703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 380, acts Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1 42 Stat. 208;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 121, Sec.
2, 44 Stat. 244, which made provision for the survey of soldier's
additional entry, was transferred to section 270-16 of Title 43,
and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec.
703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 380a, act Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 121, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 244,
which provided for the disposition of sums deposited was
transferred to section 270-17 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976,
90 Stat. 2789.
Section 381, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 26, 31 Stat. 329;
May 31, 1938, ch. 297, 52 Stat. 588; Aug. 8, 1947, ch. 514, Sec. 1,
61 Stat. 916; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-662, 72 Stat. 615, which
extended the mining laws of the United States to the Territory of
Alaska, was transferred to section 49a of Title 30, Mineral Lands
and Mining.
Section 381a, act May 4, 1934, ch. 211, Secs. 2, 3, 48 Stat. 663,
which extended the mining laws relating to placer claims to the
Territory of Alaska, was transferred to section 49b of Title 30.
Section 381b, act May 4, 1934, ch. 211, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 663,
which related to effective date of section 381a of this title, is
set out as a note under section 49b of Title 30.
Section 382, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 15, 31 Stat. 327,
which required recording notices of location of mining claims, was
transferred to section 49c of Title 30.
Section 383, act June 6, 1900, ch. 786, Sec. 16, 31 Stat. 328,
which authorized regulations for recording notices of location of
mining claims, and legalized certain records, was transferred to
section 49d of Title 30.
Section 384, act Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2559, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 1343,
which required annual labor or improvements on mining claims, was
transferred to section 49e of Title 30.
Section 385, act Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2559, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 1243,
which prescribed the fees for filing proofs of work and
improvements, was transferred to section 49f of Title 30.

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48 USC Sec. 386 01/03/2007

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Sec. 386. Repealed.

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Sec. 386. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-260, Sec. 1, Sept. 21, 1961, 75
Stat. 541.
Section, act June 7, 1910, ch. 265, 36 Stat. 459, permitted
adverse claims provided for in sections 29 and 30 of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining, to be filed at any time during the 60
days' period of publication or within eight months thereafter, and
adverse suits provided for in section 30 of Title 30, to be
instituted at any time within 60 days after the filing of said
claims in the local land office.

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48 USC Secs. 387 to 391 01/03/2007

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Secs. 387 to 391. Repealed.

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Secs. 387 to 391. Repealed. May 4, 1934, ch. 211, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
663.
Section 387, act Aug. 1, 1912, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 242,
related to limiting association placer-mining claims.
Section 388, act Aug. 1, 1912, ch. 269, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 243,
related to restrictions on power of attorney to locate placer-
mining claims.
Section 389, act Aug. 1, 1912, ch. 269, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 243,
related to restrictions on placer locations.
Section 390, acts Aug. 1, 1912, ch. 269, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 243;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 442, 43 Stat. 1118, related to area and shape of
placer claims.
Section 391, act Aug. 1, 1912, ch. 269, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 243,
related to placer locations in violation of law.
See, now, sections 35 to 37 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining.

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48 USC Sec. 392 01/03/2007

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Sec. 392. Omitted

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Section, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 13, 30 Stat. 415, which
provided for reciprocity with Canada as to mining rights, was
omitted in view of the admission of Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 395 to 405 01/03/2007

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Secs. 395 to 405. Omitted

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Sections 395 to 405, relating to the Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of the admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 395, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 848,
authorized a miners' labor lien on output, and provided for its
priority.
Section 396, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 848,
required the filing of the claim of the lien, and prescribed the
form of the claim.
Section 397, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 3, 36 Stat. 849,
directed the recorder to record claims of lien.
Section 398, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 849,
specified the duration of the lien.
Section 399, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 849,
prescribed the procedure for foreclosure of the liens.
Section 400, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 6, 36 Stat. 849,
authorized defects in lien notice or in proceedings to foreclose to
be cured by amendment.
Section 401, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 7, 36 Stat. 850,
prescribed certain procedures in proceedings to foreclose liens,
and permitted intervention by adverse claimants.
Section 402, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 8, 36 Stat. 850,
provided for joinder of plaintiffs, consolidation of actions, and
waiver of lien.
Section 403, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 9, 36 Stat. 850,
required judgment for claimants, and provided for its enforcement.
Section 404, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 10, 36 Stat. 851,
permitted appeals from final judgments of justices of the peace in
actions under sections 395 to 405 of this title.
Section 405, act June 25, 1910, ch. 422, Sec. 11, 36 Stat. 851,
prescribed the criminal liability for buying, removing, etc.,
minerals with notice of lien.

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48 USC Secs. 411 to 423 01/03/2007

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Secs. 411 to 423. Transferred

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Section 411, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 2, 30 Stat. 409,
which granted railroads rights of way, reserved mineral interests
therein, and directed posting of schedules of rates, was
transferred to section 942-1 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Section 412, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 3, 30 Stat. 410,
which provided for rights of several roads through canyons, was
transferred to section 942-2 of Title 43.
Section 413, acts June 2, 1864, ch. 216, Sec. 3, 13 Stat. 357;
May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 4, 30 Stat. 410, which granted the
right of condemnation to railroads, was transferred to section 942-
3 of Title 43.
Section 414, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 4, 30 Stat. 410,
which related to the effect of filing of the preliminary survey,
was transferred to section 942-4 of Title 43.
Section 415, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 5, 30 Stat. 410,
which required railroads to file maps of the location of their
roads, was transferred to section 942-5 of Title 43.
Section 416, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 6, 30 Stat. 411,
which provided for right of way for wagon roads, wire rope, aerial,
or other tramways, reserved mineral interests, and limited tolls,
was transferred to section 942-6 of Title 43.
Section 417, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 7, 30 Stat. 412,
which made sections 411 to 419, 421, 423, and 461 to 465 of this
title inapplicable to military parks, Indian, and other
reservations, was transferred to section 942-7 of Title 43.
Section 418, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 8, 30 Stat. 412,
which reserved the right of repeal or amendment, was transferred to
section 942-8 of Title 43.
Section 419, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 413,
which related to the map of location of roads, was transferred to
section 942-9 of Title 43.
Section 420, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 898,
which related to public lands within highway, telephone, and
pipeline withdrawals and authorized amendment of land description
of claim or entry on adjoining lands, was transferred to section
971a of Title 43.
Section 420a, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 898,
which permitted the Secretary to sell restored lands and granted
preference rights, was transferred to section 971b of Title 43.
Section 420b, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 898,
which related to utilization or occupancy of easements, was
transferred to section 971c of Title 43.
Section 420c, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 898,
which related to the effect on valid existing rights, was
transferred to section 971d of Title 43.
Section 420d, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 5, as added June
11, 1960, Pub. L. 86-512, 74 Stat. 207, which defined "restored
lands" for purposes of sections 420 to 420c of this title, was
transferred to section 971e of Title 43.
Section 421, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 11, 30 Stat. 414;
Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.
462, 43 Stat. 1144, which authorized the Secretary to sell timber
on public lands, was transferred to section 615a of Title 16,
Conservation.
Section 422, acts Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 628;
June 5, 1920, ch. 235, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 917, which permitted export
of timber pulpwood and wood pulp, was transferred to section 615b
of Title 16.
Section 423, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 11, 30 Stat. 414;
June 15, 1938, ch. 427, 52 Stat. 699, which authorized the
Secretary to permit cutting and use of timber by settlers,
residents, miners, etc., was transferred to section 607a of Title
16.

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48 USC Sec. 431 01/03/2007

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Sec. 431. Omitted

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Section, acts June 6, 1900, ch. 796, 31 Stat. 658; Apr. 28, 1904,
ch. 1772, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 526, which extended coal land laws of
the United States to Alaska, was omitted in view of the admission
of Alaska into the Union.

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48 USC Sec. 432 01/03/2007

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Sec. 432. Repealed.

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Sec. 432. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat.
490.
Section, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 741,
related to survey of coal lands in Alaska. See section 201 et seq.
of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

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48 USC Sec. 433 01/03/2007

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Sec. 433. Repealed.

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Sec. 433. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 20, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat.
351.
Section, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 742,
related to reservation of coal lands in Alaska. See section 201 et
seq. of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

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48 USC Secs. 434 to 445 01/03/2007

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Secs. 434 to 445. Repealed.

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Secs. 434 to 445. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959,
73 Stat. 490.
Section 434, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 742,
related to division of unreserved lands into leasing blocks or
tracts and to leases. See sections 181, 201(a), and 202 of Title
30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Section 435, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 4, 38 Stat. 742,
related to lease of additional lands. See sections 203 and 204 of
Title 30.
Section 436, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 5, 38 Stat. 743,
related to consolidation of leases. See section 205 of Title 30.
Section 437, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 9, 38 Stat. 744,
related to the term of the lease. See section 207 of Title 30.
Section 438, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 9, 38 Stat. 744,
related to rents and royalties payable to the United States by
lessees. See section 207 of Title 30.
Section 438a, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 19, as added June
6, 1934, ch. 405, 48 Stat. 909, related to suspension of rentals
during suspension of operation or production. See section 209 of
Title 30.
Section 439, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 9, 38 Stat. 744;
July 10, 1957, Pub. L. 85-88, Sec. 1, 71 Stat. 282; July 7, 1958,
Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 28(a), 72 Stat. 351, related to distribution
of net profits, bonuses, royalties, rentals, and other payments.
See section 191 of Title 30.
Section 440, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 743;
Feb. 21, 1944, ch. 18, 58 Stat. 18, related to property leased,
limitation of amount, and forfeiture of excess. See sections
184(a), (g), and (h) and 201 et seq. of Title 30.
Section 441, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 7, 38 Stat. 743;
Feb. 21, 1944, ch. 18, 58 Stat. 18, provided for punishment when
exceeding authorized interest.
Section 442, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 8, 38 Stat, 743;
Feb. 21, 1944, ch. 18, 58 Stat. 18, prescribed criminal liability
of officers and agents of corporations or associations violating
the law.
Section 443, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 8a, 38 Stat. 743,
related to forfeiture of lease for violation of law. See section
184(k) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Section 444, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 742;
Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 152, 41 Stat. 1363, related to prospecting
permits and leases to prospectors. See section 201(b) of Title 30.
Section 445, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 10, 38 Stat. 744,
related to coal for local and domestic needs. See section 208 of
Title 30.

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48 USC Sec. 445a 01/03/2007

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Sec. 445a. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, act July 19, 1932, ch. 513, 47 Stat. 707, which
permitted purchase of coal from two or more mines adjacent to the
Alaska Railroad, was transferred to section 208a of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining, and subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 97-
468, title VI, Sec. 615(a)(3), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2578.

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48 USC Secs. 446 to 452 01/03/2007

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Secs. 446 to 452. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 446 to 452. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959,
73 Stat. 490.
Section 446, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 11, 38 Stat. 744,
related to reservation by the United States in leases, entries,
etc.
Section 447, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 12, 38 Stat. 744,
related to assignment or subletting of leases.
Section 448, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 13, 38 Stat. 744,
related to possession of lessee as possession of the United States.
Section 449, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 14, 38 Stat. 744,
related to forfeiture or cancellation of leases.
Section 450, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 16, 38 Stat. 745,
related to statements, representations, and reports.
Section 451, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 17, 38 Stat. 745,
related to promulgation of rules and regulations. See section 189
of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Section 452, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, Sec. 15, 38 Stat. 745,
related to limitation on disposal of coal lands. See section 193 of
Title 30.

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48 USC Sec. 453 01/03/2007

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Sec. 453. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, act May 28, 1908, ch. 211, Sec. 2, 35 Stat. 424, which
related to preference right of United States to purchase of coal
for Army and Navy, was transferred to section 193a of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining.

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48 USC Secs. 455 to 456h 01/03/2007

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Secs. 455 to 456h. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 455 to 456h, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 455, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 1, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat. 623,
related to definitions as used in sections 455 to 455e of this
title.
Section 455a, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 2, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat.
623, granted United States title to the territory of Alaska.
Section 455b, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 3, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat.
624, related to lands subject to the Submerged Lands Act.
Section 455c, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 4, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat.
625, related to rights retained by the United States.
Section 455d, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 5, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat.
625, provided that prior claims be unaffected by sections 455 to
455e of this title.
Section 455e, Pub. L. 85-303, Sec. 6, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat.
625, provided for a survey of community boundaries and
establishment of pierhead lines.
Section 456, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 1, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 322,
related to definitions as used in sections 456 to 456h of this
title.
Section 456a, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 2, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 323,
related to lease of oil and gas deposits in lands beneath nontidal
navigable waters.
Section 456b, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 3, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 323,
related to deposits of receipts and use of moneys.
Section 456c, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 4, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 323,
related to determination of nontidal navigable water.
Section 456d, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 5, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 323,
related to rights to take natural resources from waters and to
navigational servitudes.
Section 456e, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 6, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 323,
granted preference rights.
Section 456f, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 7, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 324,
declared the effect on transferred lands.
Section 456g, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 9, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 324,
related to venue of proceedings affecting leases.
Section 456h, Pub. L. 85-505, Sec. 11, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat.
325, related to promulgation of rules and regulations.

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48 USC Secs. 461 to 466 01/03/2007

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Secs. 461 to 466. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section 461, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413;
Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 323, 44 Stat. 1364; May 26, 1934, ch. 357, 48
Stat. 809; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-725, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 730,
which related to rights to purchase for trade or manufacture lands
in the Territories, prescribed the price and limit of acreage, and
limited the amount of land permitted to be purchased, was
transferred to section 687a of Title 43, Public Lands, and was
subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 461a, act Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 137, Sec. 5, 64 Stat. 95,
which required the filing of notices of claim for the purchase of
land under section 461 of this title, was transferred to section
687a-1 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-
579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 462, acts May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413;
Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 496, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 444, which prohibited entry
on lands on navigable waters, was transferred to section 687a-2 of
Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title
VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 463, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413,
which related to several claimants of same tract, was transferred
to section 687a-3 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by
Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789.
Section 464, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413,
which reserved landing places along water front for natives, was
transferred to section 687a-4 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2792.
Section 465, act May 14, 1898, ch. 299, Sec. 10, 30 Stat. 413,
which excepted certain islands from the operation of sections 411
to 419, 421, 423, and 461 to 464 of this title, was transferred to
section 687a-5 of Title 43, and was subsequently repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 466, acts Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 13, 26 Stat. 1100;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144, which related to surveys for
the purchase of land under sections 461 to 466 of this title, was
transferred to section 687a-6 of Title 43, and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976,
90 Stat. 2789.

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48 USC Secs. 471 to 471o 01/03/2007

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Secs. 471 to 471o. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section 471, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1452,
which declared Congressional policy towards grazing districts and
privileges, was transferred to section 316 of Title 43, Public
Lands.
Section 471a, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1452,
which defined terms "person", "district", "Secretary", and
"lessee", was transferred to section 316a of Title 43.
Section 471b, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1452,
which gave the Secretary the power to establish grazing districts,
was transferred to section 316b of Title 43.
Section 471c, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 1452,
which provided for the alteration of grazing district, was
transferred to section 316c of Title 43.
Section 471d, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1453,
which provided for the giving of notice of the establishment of
grazing districts, was transferred to section 316d of Title 43.
Section 471e, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 1453,
which authorized the giving of preferences in considering the
applications to lease grazing lands, was transferred to section
316e of Title 43.
Section 471f, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 7, 44 Stat. 1453,
which provided for the terms and conditions of leases for grazing
lands, was transferred to section 316f of Title 43.
Section 471g, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 8, 44 Stat. 1453,
which authorized the Secretary to determine for each lease, the
grazing fee, was transferred to section 316g of Title 43.
Section 471h, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 9, 44 Stat. 1453,
which provided for the disposition of receipts for grazing fees,
was transferred to section 316h of Title 43.
Section 471i, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 10, 44 Stat. 1453,
which provided for the assignment of leases by the lessee, was
transferred to section 316i of Title 43.
Section 471j, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 11, 44 Stat 1454,
which provided for improvements by the lessee of any area included
within the provisions of his lease, was transferred to section 316j
of Title 43.
Section 471k, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 12, 44 Stat. 1454,
which prohibited the grazing of animals on grazing district land
without a lease or other permission and set the penalty for
violation of the section, was transferred to section 316k of Title
43.
Section 471l, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 13, 44 Stat. 1454,
which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to establish stock
driveways and allow free grazing, was transferred to section 316l
of Title 43.
Section 471m, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 14, 44 Stat. 1454,
which made provision for hearing and appeals from decisions of
Interior Department employees regarding grazing privileges, was
transferred to section 316m of Title 43.
Section 471n, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 15, 44 Stat. 1455,
which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate rules
and regulations necessary to the administration of sections 471 to
471o of this title, appoint employees, make expenditures, and
investigate, experiment, and improve the reindeer industry and
cooperate in the development of plant and animal life, was
transferred to section 316n of Title 43.
Section 471o, act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 16, 44 Stat. 1455,
which continued in force and effect laws applicable to lands or
resources in the same manner as they had applied prior to enactment
of sections 471 to 471o of this title with regard to ingress and
egress upon lands for any authorized purpose including prospecting
for and mining extraction of minerals, was transferred to section
316o of Title 43.

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48 USC Secs. 472, 472a 01/03/2007

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Secs. 472, 472a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 472, 472a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 1(126), 65
Stat. 706.
Section 472, act Mar. 27, 1928, ch. 251, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 371,
related to disposition of abandoned military reservations in
Alaska, including signal corps stations and rights-of-way.
Section 472a, act Mar. 27, 1928, ch. 251, Sec. 2, 45 Stat. 371,
related to promulgation of rules and regulations in connection with
abandoned military reservations in Alaska.

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48 USC Secs. 473 to 484d 01/03/2007

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Secs. 473 to 484d. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 473 to 484d, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 473, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 879,
established the Alaska militia.
Section 474, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 879,
exempted from militia service all persons exempted by laws of the
United States, judges of several courts of Territory, and members
and officers of Alaska Territorial Legislature.
Section 475, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 3, 55 Stat. 879,
established Alaska National Guard.
Section 476, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 4, 55 Stat. 879,
gave Governor of Territory of Alaska as ex officio commander of
militia, like command of Alaska National Guard while not in Federal
service.
Section 477, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 5, 55 Stat. 880,
provided for appointment of Adjutant General of Territory of
Alaska.
Section 478, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 6, 55 Stat. 880,
provided for ratification and confirmation of existing military
forces.
Section 479, act Dec. 31, 1941, ch. 644, Sec. 7, 55 Stat. 880,
gave Governor power to organize a Territorial Guard during time
that Alaska National Guard might be under Federal service.
Section 480, acts July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 101, 64
Stat. 344; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), (7), (9),
69 Stat. 637, 638, authorized government of Alaska to create a
public corporate authority to undertake slum clearance and urban
redevelopment projects.
Section 480a, acts July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 102, 64
Stat. 344; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), 69 Stat.
637, authorized government of Alaska to assist slum clearance and
urban redevelopment through cash donations, loans, conveyances of
real and personal property, facilities and services.
Section 480b, act July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 103, 64
Stat. 345, ratified all legislation enacted prior thereto by
Legislature of Territory of Alaska.
Section 481, acts July 21, 1941, ch. 311, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 601;
July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title II, Sec. 201(a), 64 Stat. 345,
authorized Legislature to create public corporate authorities to
undertake slum clearance and projects to provide dwelling
accommodations for families of low income and for persons (and
their families) engaged in national-defense activities.
Section 482, acts July 21, 1941, ch. 311, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 602;
July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title II, Sec. 201(a), 64 Stat. 345,
authorized Legislature of Territory of Alaska to provide for
appointment of Commissioners.
Section 483, acts July 21, 1941, ch. 311, Sec. 3, 55 Stat. 602;
July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title II, Sec. 201(a), 64 Stat. 345,
authorized Legislature of Territory of Alaska to issue bonds or
other obligations with such security and in such manner as the
legislature may provide.
Section 483a, act July 21, 1941, ch. 311, Sec. 4, as added July
18, 1950, ch. 466, title II, Sec. 201(a), 64 Stat. 345, ratified
all prior acts enacted by Legislature of Territory of Alaska.
Section 483b, act July 21, 1941, ch. 311, Sec. 5, as added July
18, 1950, ch. 466, title II, Sec. 201(a), 64 Stat. 345, granted
additional powers to Legislature of Territory of Alaska.
Section 484, acts Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 58;
July 14, 1952, ch. 723, Sec. 7, 66 Stat. 603, authorized
Legislature of Territory of Alaska to establish Alaska Housing
Authority.
Section 484a, act Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 59,
authorized Housing and Home Finance Agency to provide technical
advice and information and to cooperate with and assist the Alaska
Housing Authority.
Section 484b, act Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 5, 63 Stat. 69,
provided for retention of permanent housing by the Housing and Home
Finance Administrator.
Section 484c, act Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 6, 63 Stat. 60,
authorized transfer of real or personal property of other
Government departments or agencies to Alaska Housing Authority.
Section 484d, act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title II, Sec. 214, as
added Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(a), 63 Stat. 57, and amended,
related to insurance of mortgages on property in Alaska. See
section 1715d of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

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48 USC Sec. 484e 01/03/2007

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Sec. 484e. Repealed.

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Sec. 484e. Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title II, Sec. 205, 68
Stat. 622.
Section, act Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(b), 63 Stat. 58,
related to real-estate loans and purchase of insured mortgages,
with respect to properties in Alaska, by Federal National Mortgage
Association.

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48 USC Secs. 485 to 486j 01/03/2007

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Secs. 485 to 486j. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 485 to 486, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 485, acts May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 227;
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, title XIV, Sec. 1402(d)(1), 72 Stat.
807, authorized Administrator of Civil Aeronautics to construct,
protect, operate, improve, and maintain within Territory of Alaska
a public airport at or near Anchorage and a public airport at or
near Fairbanks.
Section 485a, act May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 278,
authorized Administrator of Civil Aeronautics to acquire by
purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise such lands and
appurtenances necessary for construction, protection, maintenance,
improvement, and operation of said airports.
Section 485b, act May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 3, 62 Stat. 278,
authorized Administrator to acquire rights-of-way or easements for
roads, trails, pipe lines, power lines and other similar facilities
necessary for operation of airports, and to construct any public
highways and bridge to whatever airport locations may be selected.
Section 485c, acts May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 4, 62 Stat. 278;
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, title XIV, Sec. 1402(d)(2), 72 Stat.
807, set out powers and duties of Administrator.
Section 485d, acts May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 5, 62 Stat. 278;
Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 457, 65 Stat. 371; July 3, 1958, Pub. L. 85-503,
72 Stat. 321; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, title XIV, Sec.
1402(d)(3), 72 Stat. 807, empowered Administrator of Federal
Aviation Agency to lease space or property within or upon airports.
Section 485e, act May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 6, 62 Stat. 278,
authorized Administrator to contract with any person for
performance of services at or upon airports.
Section 485f, acts May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 7, 62 Stat. 278;
Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 2(25), 65 Stat. 707, authorized
transfer of lands, building, property or equipment by other
agencies of Federal Government to Administrator.
Section 485g, act May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 8, 62 Stat. 278,
provided for penalties for violations of any rule, regulation or
order issued by Administrator.
Section 485h, act May 28, 1948, ch. 354, Sec. 9, 62 Stat. 279,
prescribed definitions used in sections 485 to 485h of this title,
should be definitions assigned by the Civil Aeronautics Act of
1938, as amended.
Section 486, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 627,
declared Congressional purpose of sections 486 to 486j of this
title was to foster settlement and increase permanent residents of
Alaska.
Section 486a, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 627,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to accept applications for
public works.
Section 486b, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 627,
authorized Secretary to include works from other Federal agencies
in the public works program.
Section 486c, acts Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 5, 63 Stat. 628;
Aug. 30, 1957, Pub. L. 85-233, Sec. 1, 71 Stat. 515; Dec. 23, 1963,
Pub. L. 88-229, 77 Stat. 471, empowered Secretary to enter into
agreement with public work applicant.
Section 486d, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 6, 63 Stat. 628,
set out authority and powers of applicants for public work.
Section 486e, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 7, 63 Stat. 629,
provided for cooperation between other Federal agencies and
Secretary, and the transfer of jurisdiction from other Federal
agencies to Secretary.
Section 486f, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 8, 63 Stat. 629,
authorized Secretary to provide public works through the award of
contracts.
Section 486g, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 9, 63 Stat. 629,
directed that all moneys received by Secretary should be covered
into Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Section 486h, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 10, 63 Stat. 629,
authorized Secretary to utilize and act through other Federal
agencies.
Section 486i, act Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 11, 63 Stat. 624,
provided for appropriations to carry out purposes of sections 486
to 486j.
Section 486j, acts Aug. 24, 1949, ch. 504, Sec. 12, 63 Stat. 629;
July 15, 1954, ch. 510, 68 Stat. 483, directed that authority of
Secretary under sections 486 to 486j of this title shall terminate
on June 30, 1959.

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48 USC Secs. 487 to 487b 01/03/2007

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Secs. 487 to 487b. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section 487, act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 682, Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 618,
which authorized Secretary to make investigations of projects for
conservation, development, and utilization of water resources of
Alaska, was transferred to section 1962d-12 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
Section 487a, act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 682, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 618,
which provided for solicitation of views and recommendations by
Governor of Alaska or his representative, to Secretary and for
transmittal of Secretary's report to Congress, was transferred to
section 1962d-13 of Title 42.
Section 487b, act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 682, Sec. 3, 69 Stat. 618,
which authorized appropriation up to $250,000 in any one year, was
transferred to section 1962d-14 of Title 42.

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48 USC Secs. 488 to 488f 01/03/2007

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Secs. 488 to 488f. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 488 to 488f, relating to Territory of Alaska, were
omitted in view of admission of Alaska into the Union.
Section 488, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 149,
authorized Territory of Alaska to borrow for public improvements
and to issue bonds of Territory for such borrowing.
Section 488a, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 149,
placed limitations on Territory in contracting debts.
Section 488b, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 150,
made provisions for type of land to be issued, scheduling of
maturity of bonds, payment of bonds, redemption of bond, and
refunding.
Section 488c, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 150,
authorized the Territory to borrow on the credit of the Territory
and to issue certificates of indebtedness.
Section 488d, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 5, 70 Stat. 150,
provided for issuance of bonds and certificates as negotiable
instruments.
Section 488e, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 150,
authorized payment of interest on principal of bonds and
certificates of indebtedness as they fall due.
Section 488f, act May 10, 1956, ch. 248, Sec. 7, 70 Stat. 150,
authorized guarantee of payment on municipality and school and
public utility district bonds.

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48 USC CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

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CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

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Sec.
491 to 636. Repealed or Omitted.

DISTRICT COURT
641 to 644. Repealed.
644a. Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or
within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc., Islands;
laws applicable to jury trials.
645 to 724. Repealed or Omitted.

ADMISSION AS STATE
Hawaii was admitted into the Union on August 21, 1959, on
issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat.
c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18,
1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out below.

HAWAII STATEHOOD
Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, as amended, provided:
"[Sec. 1. Declaration: acceptance, ratification, and confirmation
of Constitution.] That, subject to the provisions of this Act, and
upon issuance of the proclamation required by section 7(c) of this
Act, the State of Hawaii is hereby declared to be a State of the
United States of America, is declared admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the other States in all respects whatever, and
the constitution formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act of
the Territorial Legislature of Hawaii entitled 'An Act to provide
for a constitutional convention, the adoption of a State
constitution, and the forwarding of the same to the Congress of the
United States, and appropriating money therefor', approved May 20,
1949 (Act 334, Session Laws of Hawaii, 1949), and adopted by a vote
of the people of Hawaii in the election held on November 7, 1950,
is hereby found to be republican in form and in conformity with the
Constitution of the United States and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence, and is hereby accepted, ratified, and
confirmed.
"Sec. 2. [Territory.] The State of Hawaii shall consist of all
the islands, together with their appurtenant reefs and territorial
waters, included in the Territory of Hawaii on the date of
enactment of this Act [March 18, 1959], except the atoll known as
Palmyra Island, together with its appurtenant reefs and territorial
waters, but said State shall not be deemed to include the Midway
Islands, Johnston Island, Sand Island (offshore from Johnston
Island), or Kingman Reef, together with their appurtenant reefs and
territorial waters.
"Sec. 3. [Constitution.] The constitution of the State of Hawaii
shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to
the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence.
"Sec. 4. [Compact with United States.] As a compact with the
United States relating to the management and disposition of the
Hawaiian home lands, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as
amended, shall be adopted as a provision of the Constitution of
said State, as provided in section 7, subsection (b) of this Act,
subject to amendment or repeal only with the consent of the United
States, and in no other manner: Provided, That (1) sections 202,
213, 219, 220, 222, 224, and 225 and other provisions relating to
administration, and paragraph (2) of section 204, sections 206 and
212, and other provisions relating to the powers and duties of
officers other than those charged with the administration of said
Act, may be amended in the constitution, or in the manner required
for State legislation, but the Hawaiian homeloan fund, the Hawaiian
home-operating fund, and the Hawaiian home-development fund shall
not be reduced or impaired by any such amendment, whether made in
the constitution or in the manner required for State legislation,
and the encumbrances authorized to be placed on Hawaiian home lands
by officers other than those charged with the administration of
said Act, shall not be increased, except with the consent of the
United States; (2) that any amendment to increase the benefits to
lessees of Hawaiian home lands may be made in the constitution, or
in the manner required for State legislation, but the
qualifications of lessees shall not be changed except with the
consent of the United States; and (3) that all proceeds and income
from the 'available lands', as defined by said Act, shall be used
only in carrying out the provisions of said Act.
"Sec. 5. [Title to property; land grants; reservation of lands;
public school support; submerged lands.] (a) Except as provided in
subsection (c) of this section, the State of Hawaii and its
political subdivisions, as the case may be, shall succeed to the
title of the Territory of Hawaii and its subdivisions in those
lands and other properties in which the Territory and its
subdivisions now hold title.
"(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) and (d) of this
section, the United States grants to the State of Hawaii, effective
upon its admission into the Union, the United States' title to all
the public lands and other public property, and to all lands
defined as "available lands" by section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act, 1920, as amended, within the boundaries of the
State of Hawaii, title to which is held by the United States
immediately prior to its admission into the Union. The grant hereby
made shall be in lieu of any and all grants provided for new States
by provisions of law other than this Act, and such grants shall not
extend to the State of Hawaii.
"(c) Any lands and other properties that, on the date Hawaii is
admitted into the Union, are set aside pursuant to law for the use
of the United States under any (1) Act of Congress, (2) Executive
order, (3) proclamation of the President, or (4) proclamation of
the Governor of Hawaii shall remain the property of the United
States subject only to the limitations, if any, imposed under (1),
(2), (3), or (4), as the case may be.
"(d) Any public lands or other public property that is conveyed
to the State of Hawaii by subsection (b) of this section but that,
immediately prior to the admission of said State into the Union, is
controlled by the United States pursuant to permit, license, of
permission, written or verbal, from the Territory of Hawaii or any
department thereof may, at any time during the five years following
the admission of Hawaii into the Union, be set aside by Act of
Congress or by Executive order of the President, made pursuant to
law, for the use of the United States, and the lands or property so
set aside shall, subject only to valid rights then existing, be the
property of the United States.
"(e) Within five years from the date Hawaii is admitted into the
Union, each Federal agency having control over any land or property
that is retained by the United States pursuant to subsections (c)
and (d) of this section shall report to the President the facts
regarding its continued need for such land or property, and if the
President determines that the land or property is no longer needed
by the United States it shall be conveyed to the State of Hawaii.
"(f) The lands granted to the State of Hawaii by subsection (b)
of this section and public lands retained by the United States
under subsections (c) and (d) and later conveyed to the State under
subsection (e), together with the proceeds from the sale or other
disposition of any such lands and the income therefrom, shall be
held by said State as a public trust for the support of the public
schools and other public educational institutions, for the
betterment of the conditions of native Hawaiians, as defined in the
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, for the
development of farm and home ownership on as widespread a basis as
possible for the making of public improvements, and for the
provision of lands for public use. Such lands, proceeds, and income
shall be managed and disposed of for one or more of the foregoing
purposes in such manner as the constitution and laws of said State
may provide, and their use for any other object shall constitute a
breach of trust for which suit may be brought by the United States.
The schools and other educational institutions supported, in whole
or in part, out of such public trust shall forever remain under the
exclusive control of said State; and no part of the proceeds or
income from the lands granted under this Act shall be used for the
support of any sectarian or denominational school, college, or
university.
"(g) As used in this Act, the term 'lands and other properties'
includes public lands and other public property, and the term
'public lands and other public property' means, and is limited to,
the lands and properties that were ceded to the United States by
the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation
approved July 7, 1898 (30 Stat. 750), or that have been acquired in
exchange for lands or properties so ceded.
"(h) All laws of the United States reserving to the United States
the free use or enjoyment of property which vests in or is conveyed
to the State of Hawaii or its political subdivisions pursuant to
subsection (a), (b), or (e) of this section or reserving the right
to alter, amend, or repeal laws relating thereto shall cease to be
effective upon the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union.
"(i) The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 (Public Law 31, Eighty-third
Congress, first session; 67 Stat. 29) and the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (Public Law 212, Eighty-third Congress,
first session, 67 Stat. 462) shall be applicable to the State of
Hawaii, and the said State shall have the same rights as do
existing States thereunder. (As amended Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 41,
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 422.)
"Sec. 6. [Certification by President; proclamation for
elections.] As soon as possible after the enactment of this Act, it
shall be the duty of the President of the United States to certify
such fact to the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. Thereupon the
Governor of the Territory shall, within thirty days after receipt
of the official notification of such approval, issue his
proclamation for the elections, as hereinafter provided, for
officers of all State elective offices provided for by the
constitution of the proposed State of Hawaii, and for two Senators
and one Representative in Congress. In the first election of
Senators from said State the two senatorial offices shall be
separately identified and designated, and no person may be a
candidate for both offices. No identification or designation of
either of the two senatorial offices, however, shall refer to or be
taken to refer to the term of that office, nor shall any such
identification or designation in any way impair the privilege of
the Senate to determine the class to which each of the Senators
elected shall be assigned.
"Sec. 7. [Election of officers; date; propositions; certification
of voting results; proclamation by President.] (a) The proclamation
of the Governor of Hawaii required by section 6 shall provide for
the holding of a primary election and a general election and at
such elections the officers required to be elected as provided in
section 6 shall be chosen by the people. Such elections shall be
held, and the qualifications of voters thereat shall be, as
prescribed by the constitution of the proposed State of Hawaii for
the election of members of the proposed State legislature. The
returns thereof shall be made and certified in such manner as the
constitution of the proposed State of Hawaii may prescribe. The
Governor of Hawaii shall certify the results of said elections, as
so ascertained, to the President of the United States.
"(b) At an election designated by proclamation of the Governor of
Hawaii, which may be either the primary or the general election
held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or a Territorial
general election, or a special election, there shall be submitted
to the electors qualified to vote in said election, for adoption or
rejection, the following propositions:
" '(1) Shall Hawaii immediately be admitted into the Union as a
State?
" '(2) The boundaries of the State of Hawaii shall be as
prescribed in the Act of Congress approved __________, (Date of
approval of this Act) and all claims of this State to any areas of
land or sea outside the boundaries so prescribed are hereby
irrevocably relinquished to the United States.
" '(3) All provisions of the Act of Congress approved __________
(Date of approval of this Act) reserving rights or powers to the
United States, as well as those prescribing the terms or conditions
of the grants of lands or other property therein made to the State
of Hawaii are consented to fully by said State and its people.'
"In the event the foregoing propositions are adopted at said
election by a majority of the legal votes cast on said State of
Hawaii, ratified by the people at the election held submission, the
proposed constitution of the proposed on November 7, 1950, shall be
deemed amended as follows: Section 1 of article XIII of said
proposed constitution shall be deemed amended so as to contain the
language of section 2 of this Act in lieu of any other language;
article XI shall be deemed to include the provisions of section 4
of this Act; and section 8 of article XIV shall be deemed amended
so as to contain the language of the third proposition above stated
in lieu of any other language, and section 10 of article XVI shall
be deemed amended by inserting the words 'at which officers for all
state elective offices provided for by this constitution and two
Senators and one Representative in Congress shall be nominated and
elected' in lieu of the words 'at which officers for all state
elective offices provided for by this constitution shall be
nominated and elected; but the officers so to be elected shall in
any event include two Senators and two Representatives to the
Congress, and unless and until otherwise required by law, said
Representatives shall be elected at large.'
"In the event the foregoing propositions are not adopted at said
election by a majority of the legal votes cast on said submission,
the provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective.
"The Governor of Hawaii is hereby authorized and directed to take
such action as may be necessary or appropriate to insure the
submission of said propositions to the people. The return of the
votes cast on said propositions shall be made by the election
officers directly to the Secretary of Hawaii, who shall certify the
results of the submission to the Governor. The Governor shall
certify the results of said submission, as so ascertained, to the
President of the United States.
"(c) If the President shall find that the propositions set forth
in the preceding subsection have been duly adopted by the people of
Hawaii, the President, upon certification of the returns of the
election of the officers required to be elected as provided in
section 6 of this Act, shall thereupon issue his proclamation
announcing the results of said election as so ascertained. Upon the
issuance of said proclamation by the President, the State of Hawaii
shall be deemed admitted into the Union as provided in section 1 of
this Act.
"Until the said State is so admitted into the Union, the persons
holding legislative, executive, and judicial office in, under, or
by authority of the government of said Territory, and the Delegate
in Congress thereof, shall continue to discharge the duties of
their respective offices. Upon the issuance of said proclamation by
the President of the United States and the admission of the State
of Hawaii into the Union, the officers elected at said election,
and qualified under the provisions of the constitution and laws of
said State, shall proceed to exercise all the functions pertaining
to their offices in, under, or by authority of the government of
said State, and officers not required to be elected at said initial
election shall be selected or continued in office as provided by
the constitution and laws of said State. The Governor of said State
shall certify the election of the Senators and Representative in
the manner required by law, and the said Senators and
Representative shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in
Congress and to all the rights and privileges of Senators and
Representatives of other States in the Congress of the United
States.
"Sec. 8. [House of Representatives membership.] The State of
Hawaii upon its admission into the Union shall be entitled to one
Representative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment,
and such Representative shall be in addition to the membership of
the House of Representatives as now prescribed by law: Provided,
That such temporary increase in the membership shall not operate to
either increase or decrease the permanent membership of the House
of Representatives as prescribed in the Act of August 8, 1911 (37
Stat. 13), nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of
apportionment established by the Act of November 15, 1941 (55 Stat.
761; 2 U.S.C., sec. 2a), for the Eighty-third Congress and each
Congress thereafter.
"Sec. 9. [Judiciary provisions; amendment.] Effective upon the
admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union -
"(a) the United States District Court for the District of
Hawaii established by and existing under title 28 of the United
States Code shall thenceforth be a court of the United States
with judicial power derived from article III, section 1, of the
Constitution of the United States: Provided, however, That the
terms of office of the district judges for the district of Hawaii
then in office shall terminate upon the effective date of this
section and the President, pursuant to sections 133 and 134 of
title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two
district judges for the said district who shall hold office
during good behavior;
"(b) the last paragraph of section 133 of title 28, United
States Code, is repealed; and
"(c) subsection (a) of section 134 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the words 'Hawaii and'. The
second sentence of the same section is amended by striking out
the words 'Hawaii and', 'six and', and 'respectively'.
"Sec. 10. [Judicial provisions; amendment.] Effective upon the
admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union the second
paragraph of section 451 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking out the words 'including the district courts of
the United States for the districts of Hawaii and Puerto Rico,' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'including the United States
District for the District of Puerto Rico,'.
"Sec. 11. [Judicial provisions; amendment.] Effective upon the
admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union -
"(a) the last paragraph of section 501 of title 28. United
States Code, is repealed;
"(b) the first sentence of subsection (a) of section 504 of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out at the
end thereof the words ', except in the district of Hawaii, where
the term shall be six years';
"(c) the first sentence of subsection (c) of section 541 of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out at the
end thereof the words ', except in the district of Hawaii where
the term shall be six years'; and
"(d) subsection (d) of section 541 of title 28, United States
Code, is repealed.
"Sec. 12. [Continuation of suits.] No writ, action, indictment,
cause, or proceeding pending in any court of the Territory of
Hawaii or in the United States District Court for the District of
Hawaii shall abate by reason of the admission of said State into
the Union, but the same shall be transferred to and proceeded with
in such appropriate State courts as shall be established under the
constitution of said State, or shall continue in the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii, as the nature of the
case may require. And no writ, action, indictment, cause or
proceeding shall abate by reason of any change in the courts, but
shall be proceeded with in the State or United States courts
according to the laws thereof, respectively. And the appropriate
State courts shall be the successors of the courts of the Territory
as to all cases arising within the limits embraced within the
jurisdiction of such courts, respectively, with full power to
proceed with the same, and award mesne or final process therein,
and all the files, records, indictments, and proceedings relating
to any such writ, action, indictment, cause or proceeding shall be
transferred to such appropriate State courts and the same shall be
proceeded with therein in due course of law.
"All civil causes of action and all criminal offenses which shall
have arisen or been committed prior to the admission of said State,
but as to which no writ, action, indictment or proceeding shall be
pending at the date of such admission, shall be subject to
prosecution in the appropriate State courts or in the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii in like manner, to the
same extent, and with like right of appellate review, as if said
State had been created and said State courts had been established
prior to the accrual of such causes of action or the commission of
such offenses. The admission of said State shall effect no change
in the substantive or criminal law governing such causes of action
and criminal offenses which shall have arisen or been committed;
and such of said criminal offenses as shall have been committed
against the laws of the Territory shall be tried and punished by
the appropriate courts of said State, and such as shall have been
committed against the laws of the United States shall be tried and
punished in the United States District Court for the District of
Hawaii.
"Sec. 13. [Appeals.] Parties shall have the same rights of appeal
from and appellate review of final decisions of the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii or the Supreme Court of
the Territory of Hawaii in any case finally decided prior to
admission of said State into the Union, whether or not an appeal
therefrom shall have been perfected prior to such admission, and
the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the
Supreme Court of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction
therein, as by law provided prior to admission of said State into
the Union, and any mandate issued subsequent to the admission of
said State shall be to the United States District Court for the
District of Hawaii or a court of the State, as may be appropriate.
Parties shall have the same rights of appeal from and appellate
review of all orders, judgments, and decrees of the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii and of the Supreme Court
of the State of Hawaii as successor to the Supreme Court of the
Territory of Hawaii, in any case pending at the time of admission
of said State into the Union, and the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United
States shall have the same jurisdiction therein, as by law provided
in any case arising subsequent to the admission of said State into
the Union.
"Sec. 14. [Judicial and criminal provisions; amendment.]
Effective upon the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union -

"(a) title 28, United States Code, section 1252, is amended by
striking out 'Hawaii and' from the clause relating to courts of
record;
"(b) title 28, United States Code, section 1293, is amended by
striking out the words 'First and Ninth Circuits' and by
inserting in lieu thereof 'First Circuit', and by striking out
the words, 'supreme courts of Puerto Rico and Hawaii,
respectively' and inserting in lieu thereof 'supreme court of
Puerto Rico';
"(c) title 28, United States Code, section 1294, as amended, is
further amended by striking out paragraph (4) thereof and by
renumbering paragraphs (5) and (6) accordingly;
"(d) the first paragraph of section 373 of title 28, United
States Code, as amended, is further amended by striking out the
words 'United States District Courts for the districts of Hawaii
or Puerto Rico,' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'United
States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico,'; and by
striking out the words 'and any justice of the Supreme Court of
the Territory of Hawaii': Provided, That the amendments made by
this subsection shall not affect the rights of any judge or
justice who may have retired before the effective date of this
subsection: And provided further, That service as a judge of the
District Court for the Territory of Hawaii or as a judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Hawaii or as a
justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii or as a
judge of the circuit courts of the Territory of Hawaii shall be
included in computing under section 371, 372, or 373 of title 28,
United States Code, the aggregate years of judicial service of
any person who is in office as a district judge for the District
of Hawaii on the date of enactment of this Act;
"(e) section 92 of the act of April 30, 1900 (ch. 339, 31 Stat.
159), as amended, and the Act of May 29, 1928 (ch. 904, 45 Stat.
997), as amended, are repealed;
"(f) section 86 of the Act approved April 30, 1900 (ch. 339, 31
Stat. 158), as amended, is repealed;
"(g) section 3771 of title 18, United States Code, as
heretofore amended, is further amended by striking out from the
first paragraph of such section the words 'Supreme Courts of
Hawaii and Puerto Rico' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'Supreme Court of Puerto Rico';
"(h) section 3772 of title 18, United States Code, as
heretofore amended, is further amended by striking out from the
first paragraph of such section the words 'Supreme Courts of
Hawaii and Puerto Rico' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'Supreme Court of Puerto Rico';
"(i) section 91 of title 28, United States Code, as heretofore
amended, is further amended by inserting after 'Kure Island' and
before 'Baker Island' the words 'Palmyra Island,'; and
"(j) the Act of June 15, 1950, (64 Stat. 217; 48 U.S.C., sec.
644a), is amended by inserting after 'Kure Island' and before
'Baker Island' the words 'Palmyra Island.'.
"Sec. 15. [Laws in effect.] All Territorial laws in force in the
Territory of Hawaii at the time of its admission into the Union
shall continue in force in the State of Hawaii, except as modified
or changed by this Act or by the constitution of the State, and
shall be subject to repeal or amendment by the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, except as provided in section 4 of this Act with
respect to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended; and
the laws of the United States shall have the same force and effect
within the said State as elsewhere within the United States:
Provided, That, except as herein otherwise provided, a Territorial
law enacted by the Congress shall be terminated two years after the
date of admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union or upon the
effective date of any law enacted by the State of Hawaii which
amends or repeals it, whichever may occur first. As used in this
section, the term 'Territorial laws' includes (in addition to laws
enacted by the Territorial Legislature of Hawaii) all laws or parts
thereof enacted by the Congress the validity of which is dependent
solely upon the authority of the Congress to provide for the
government of Hawaii prior to its admission into the Union, and the
term 'laws of the United States' includes all laws or parts thereof
enacted by the Congress that (1) apply to or within Hawaii at the
time of its admission into the Union, (2) are not 'Territorial
laws' as defined in this paragraph, and (3) are not in conflict
with any other provision of this Act.
"Sec. 16. [Hawaii National Park; military and naval lands; civil
and criminal jurisdiction.] (a) Notwithstanding the admission of
the State of Hawaii into the Union, the United States shall
continue to have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over the area
which may then or thereafter be included in Hawaii National Park,
saving, however, to the State of Hawaii the same rights as are
reserved to the Territory of Hawaii by section 1 of the Act of
April 19, 1930 (46 Stat. 227), and saving, further, to persons then
or thereafter residing within such area the right to vote at all
elections held within the political subdivisions where they
respectively reside. Upon the admission of said State all
references to the Territory of Hawaii in said Act or in other laws
relating to Hawaii National Park shall be deemed to refer to the
State of Hawaii. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed
to affect the ownership and control by the United States of any
lands or other property within Hawaii National Park which may now
belong to, or which may hereafter be acquired by, the United
States.
"(b) Notwithstanding the admission of the State of Hawaii into
the Union, authority is reserved in the United States, subject to
the proviso hereinafter set forth, for the exercise by the Congress
of the United States of the power of exclusive legislation, as
provided by article I, section 8, clause 17, of the Constitution of
the United States, in all cases whatsoever over such tracts or
parcels of land as, immediately prior to the admission of said
State, are controlled or owned by the United States and held for
Defense or Coast Guard purposes, whether such lands were acquired
by cession and transfer to the United States by the Republic of
Hawaii and set aside by Act of Congress or by Executive order or
proclamation of the President or the Governor of Hawaii for the use
of the United States, or were acquired by the United States by
purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise: Provided,
(i) That the State of Hawaii shall always have the right to serve
civil or criminal process within the said tracts or parcels of land
in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired,
obligations incurred, or crimes committed within the said State but
outside of the said tracts or parcels of land; (ii) that the
reservation of authority in the United States for the exercise by
the Congress of the United States of the power of exclusive
legislation over the lands aforesaid shall not operate to prevent
such lands from being a part of the State of Hawaii, or to prevent
the said State from exercising over or upon such lands,
concurrently with the United States, any jurisdiction whatsoever
which it would have in the absence of such reservation of authority
and which is consistent with the laws hereafter enacted by the
Congress pursuant to such reservation of authority; and (iii) that
such power of exclusive legislation shall vest and remain in the
United States only so long as the particular tract or parcel of
land involved is controlled or owned by the United States and used
for Defense or Coast Guard purposes: Provided, however, That the
United States shall continue to have sole and exclusive
jurisdiction over such military installations as have been
heretofore or hereafter determined to be critical areas as
delineated by the President of the United States and/or the
Secretary of Defense.
"Sec. 17. [Federal Reserve Act; amendment.] The next to last
sentence of the first paragraph of section 2 of the Federal Reserve
Act (38 Stat. 251) as amended by section 19 of the Act of July 7,
1958, (72 Stat. 339, 350) is amended by inserting after the word
'Alaska' the words 'or Hawaii.'
"Sec. 18. [Maritime matters.] (a) Nothing contained in this Act
shall be construed as depriving the Federal Maritime Board of the
exclusive jurisdiction heretofore conferred on it over common
carriers engaged in transportation by water between any port in the
State of Hawaii and other ports in the United States, or
possessions, or as conferring on the Interstate Commerce Commission
jurisdiction over transportation by water between any such ports.
"(b) Effective on the admission of the State of Hawaii into the
Union -
"(1) the first sentence of section 506 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936 as amended (46 U.S.C. [App.], sec. 1156) [now 46 U.S.C.
53101 note], is amended by inserting before the words 'an island
possession or island territory', the words 'the State of Hawaii,
or';
"(2) section 605(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended (46 U.S.C. [App.], sec. 1175[(a)]) [now 46 U.S.C. 53101
note], is amended by inserting before the words 'an island
possession or island territory', the words 'the State of Hawaii,
or'; and
"(3) the second paragraph of section 714 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. [App.], sec. 1204) [now 46
U.S.C. 57531], is amended by inserting before the words 'an
island possession or island territory' the words 'the State of
Hawaii, or'. (As amended Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 46, July 12, 1960,
74 Stat. 423.)
"Sec. 19. [United States Nationality.] Nothing contained in this
Act shall operate to confer United States nationality, nor to
terminate nationality heretofore lawfully acquired, or restore
nationality heretofore lost under any law of the United States or
under any treaty to which the United States is or was a party.
"Sec. 20. [Immigration and Nationality Act; amendments.] (a)
Section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat.
170, 8 U.S.C., sec. 1101(a)(36)) is amended by deleting the word
'Hawaii,'.
"(b) Section 212(d)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66
Stat. 188, 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(7) is amended by deleting from the
first sentence thereof the word 'Hawaii,' and by deleting the
proviso to said first sentence.
"(c) The first sentence of section 310(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended (66 Stat. 239, 8 U.S.C. 1421(a), 72
Stat. 351) is further amended by deleting the words 'for the
Territory of Hawaii, and'.
"(d) Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to repeal,
amend, or modify the provisions of section 305 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 237, 8 U.S.C. 1405).
"Sec. 21. [Aircraft purchase loans.] Effective upon the admission
of the State of Hawaii into the Union, section 3, subsection (b),
of the Act of September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 629), is amended by
substituting the words 'State of Hawaii' for the words 'Territory
of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 22. [Severability clause.] If any provision of this Act, or
any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or individual
word, or the application thereof in any circumstance is held
invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the
application of any such provision, section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase, or individual word in other circumstances shall not
be affected thereby.
"Sec. 23. [Repeal of inconsistent laws.] All Acts or parts of
Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act, whether passed by
the legislature of said Territory or by Congress, are hereby
repealed."

HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS RECOVERY
Pub. L. 104-42, title II, Nov. 2, 1995, 109 Stat. 357, provided
that:

"SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE
"This title may be cited as the 'Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery
Act'.

"SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
"As used in this title:
"(1) Agency. - The term 'agency' includes -
"(A) any instrumentality of the United States;
"(B) any element of an agency; and
"(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation of the
United States Government.
"(2) Beneficiary. - The term 'beneficiary' has the same meaning
as is given the term 'native Hawaiian' under section 201(7) of
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act [former 48 U.S.C. 692(7)].
"(3) Chairman. - The term 'Chairman' means the Chairman of the
Hawaiian Homes Commission of the State of Hawaii.
"(4) Commission. - The term 'Commission' means the Hawaiian
Homes Commission established by section 202 of the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act [former 48 U.S.C. 693].
"(5) Hawaiian homes commission act. - The term 'Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act' means the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42
Stat. 108 et. seq., chapter 42) [Act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, former
48 U.S.C. 691 et seq.].
"(6) Hawaii state admission act. - The term 'Hawaii State
Admission Act' means the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the
admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved March
18, 1959 [Pub. L. 86-3] (73 Stat. 4, chapter 339; 48 U.S.C. note
prec. 491).
"(7) Lost use. - The term 'lost use' means the value of the use
of the land during the period when beneficiaries or the Hawaiian
Homes Commission have been unable to use lands as authorized by
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act because of the use of such
lands by the Federal Government after August 21, 1959.
"(8) Secretary. - The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of
the Interior.

"SEC. 203. SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.
"(a) Determination. -
"(1) The Secretary shall determine the value of the following:
"(A) Lands under the control of the Federal Government that -

"(i) were initially designated as available lands under
section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act [former 48
U.S.C. 697] (as in effect on the date of enactment of such
Act [July 9, 1921]); and
"(ii) were nevertheless transferred to or otherwise
acquired by the Federal Government.
"(B) The lost use of lands described in subparagraph (A).
"(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
determinations of value made under this subsection shall be made
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act
[Nov. 2, 1995]. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
shall use a method of determining value that -
"(i) is acceptable to the Chairman; and
"(ii) is in the best interest of the beneficiaries.
"(B) The Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree to
extend the deadline for making determinations under this
subparagraph beyond the date specified in subparagraph (A).
"(3) The Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree, with
respect to the determinations of value described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (1), to provide -
"(A) for making any portion of the determinations of value
pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and
"(B) for making the remainder of the determinations with
respect to which the Secretary and the Chairman do not exercise
the option described in subparagraph (A), pursuant to an
appraisal conducted under paragraph (4).
"(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), if the
Secretary and the Chairman do not agree on the determinations of
value made by the Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1), or, pursuant to paragraph (3), mutually agree to
determine the value of certain lands pursuant to this
subparagraph, such values shall be determined by an appraisal. An
appraisal conducted under this subparagraph shall be conducted in
accordance with appraisal standards that are mutually agreeable
to the Secretary and the Chairman.
"(B) If an appraisal is conducted pursuant to this
subparagraph, during the appraisal process -
"(i) the Chairman shall have the opportunity to present
evidence of value to the Secretary;
"(ii) the Secretary shall provide the Chairman a preliminary
copy of the appraisal;
"(iii) the Chairman shall have a reasonable and sufficient
opportunity to comment on the preliminary copy of the
appraisal; and
"(iv) the Secretary shall give consideration to the comments
and evidence of value submitted by the Chairman under this
subparagraph.
"(C) The Chairman shall have the right to dispute the
determinations of values made by an appraisal conducted under
this subparagraph. If the Chairman disputes the appraisal, the
Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree to employ a process
of bargaining, mediation, or other means of dispute resolution to
make the determinations of values described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of paragraph (1).
"(b) Authorization. -
"(1) Exchange. - Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5), the
Secretary may convey Federal lands described in paragraph (5) to
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in exchange for the
continued retention by the Federal Government of lands described
in subsection (a)(1)(A).
"(2) Value of lands. - (A) The value of any lands conveyed to
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by the Federal Government
in accordance with an exchange made under paragraph (1) may not
be less than the value of the lands retained by the Federal
Government pursuant to such exchange.
"(B) For the purposes of this subsection, the value of any
lands exchanged pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined as
of the date the exchange is carried out, or any other date
determined by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Chairman.
"(3) Lost use. - Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the
Secretary may convey Federal lands described in paragraph (5) to
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as compensation for the
lost use of lands determined under subsection (a)(1)(B).
"(4) Value of lost use. - (A) the value of any lands conveyed
to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by the Federal
Government as compensation under paragraph (3) may not be less
than the value of the lost use of lands determined under
subsection (a)(1)(B).
"(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the value of any
lands conveyed pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be determined as
of the date that the conveyance occurs, or any other date
determined by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Chairman.
"(5) Federal lands for exchange. - (A) Subject to subparagraphs
(B) and (C), Federal lands located in Hawaii that are under the
control of an agency (other than lands within the National Park
System or the National Wildlife Refuge System) may be conveyed to
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands under paragraphs (1) and
(3). To assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act [title],
the head of an agency may transfer to the Department of the
Interior, without reimbursement, jurisdiction and control over
any lands and any structures that the Secretary determines to be
suitable for conveyance to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
pursuant to an exchange conducted under this section.
"(B) No Federal lands that the Federal Government is required
to convey to the State of Hawaii under section 5 of the Hawaii
State Admission Act [section 5 of Pub. L. 86-3, set out above]
may be conveyed under paragraph (1) or (3).
"(C) No Federal lands that generate income (or would be
expected to generate income) for the Federal Government may be
conveyed pursuant to an exchange made under this paragraph to the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
"(c) Available Lands. -
"(1) In general. - Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
Secretary shall require that lands conveyed to the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands under this Act [title] shall have the status
of available lands under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
"(2) Subsequent exchange of lands. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, lands conveyed to the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands under this paragraph may subsequently be exchanged
pursuant to section 204(3) of the Hawaiian Home Commission Act
[former 48 U.S.C. 698(3)].
"(3) Sale of certain lands. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Chairman may, at the time that lands are
conveyed to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as compensation
for lost use under this Act [title], designate lands to be sold.
The Chairman is authorized to sell such land under terms and
conditions that are in the best interest of the beneficiaries.
The proceeds of such a sale may only be used for the purposes
described in section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
[former 48 U.S.C. 701(a)].
"(d) Consultation. - In carrying out their respective
responsibilities under this section, the Secretary and the Chairman
shall -
"(1) consult with the beneficiaries and organizations
representing the beneficiaries; and
"(2) report to such organizations on a regular basis concerning
the progress made to meet the requirements of this section.
"(e) Hold Harmless. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the United States shall defend and hold harmless the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands, the employees of the Department, and the
beneficiaries with respect to any claim arising from the ownership
of any land or structure that is conveyed to the Department
pursuant to an exchange made under this section prior to the
conveyance to the Department of such land or structure.
"(f) Screening. -
"(1) In general. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of General
Services shall, at the same time as notice is provided to Federal
agencies that excess real property is being screened pursuant to
applicable Federal laws (including regulations) for possible
transfer to such agencies, notify the Chairman of any such
screening of real property that is located within the State of
Hawaii.
"(2) Response to notification. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not later than 90 days after receiving a notice
under paragraph (1), the Chairman may select for appraisal real
property, or at the election of the Chairman, portions of real
property, that is the subject of a screening.
"(3) Selection. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
with respect to any real property located in the State of Hawaii
that, as of the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1995], is
being screened pursuant to applicable Federal laws for possible
transfer (as described in paragraph (1)) or has been screened for
such purpose, but has not been transferred or declared to be
surplus real property, the Chairman may select all, or any
portion of, such real property to be appraised pursuant to
paragraph (4).
"(4) Appraisal. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of General Services
shall appriase [sic] the real property or portions of real
property selected by the Chairman using the Uniform Standards for
Federal Land Acquisition developed by the Interagency Land
Acquisition Conference, or such other standard as the Chairman
agrees to.
"(5) Request for conveyance. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of
completion of such appraisal, the Chairman may request the
conveyance to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of -
"(A) the appraised property; or
"(B) a portion of the appraised property, to the Department
of Hawaiian Home Lands.
"(6) Conveyance. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
upon receipt of a request from the Chairman, the Secretary of
Defense or the Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall convey, without reimbursement, the real
property that is the subject of the request to the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands as compensation for lands identified under
subsection (a)(1)(A) or lost use identified under subsection
(a)(1)(B).
"(7) Real property not subject to recoupment. - Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any real property conveyed pursuant
to paragraph (6) shall not be subject to recoupment based upon
the sale or lease of the land by the Chairman.
"(8) Valuation. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall reduce the value identified under
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1), as determined
pursuant to such subsection, by an amount equal to the appraised
value of any excess lands conveyed pursuant to paragraph (6).
"(9) Limitation. - No Federal lands that generate income (or
would be expected to generate income) for the Federal Government
may be conveyed pursuant to this subsection to the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands.

"SEC. 204. PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO HAWAIIAN HOMES
COMMISSION ACT.
"(a) Notice to the Secretary. - Not later than 120 days after a
proposed amendment to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act is approved
in the manner provided in section 4 of the Hawaii State Admission
Act [section 4 of Pub. L. 86-3, set out above], the Chairman shall
submit to the Secretary -
"(1) a copy of the proposed amendment;
"(2) the nature of the change proposed to be made by the
amendment; and
"(3) an opinion regarding whether the proposed amendment
requires the approval of Congress under section 4 of the Hawaii
State Admission Act.
"(b) Determination by Secretary. - Not later than 60 days after
receiving the materials required to be submitted by the Chairman
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine whether
the proposed amendment requires the approval of Congress under
section 4 of the Hawaii State Admission Act, and shall notify the
Chairman and Congress of the determination of the Secretary.
"(c) Congressional Approval Required. - If, pursuant to
subsection (b), the Secretary determines that the proposed
amendment requires the approval of Congress, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives -
"(1) a draft joint resolution approving the amendment;
"(2) a description of the change made by the proposed amendment
and an explanation of how the amendment advances the interests of
the beneficiaries;
"(3) a comparison of the existing law (as of the date of
submission of the proposed amendment) that is the subject of the
amendment with the proposed amendment;
"(4) a recommendation concerning the advisability of approving
the proposed amendment; and
"(5) any documentation concerning the amendments received from
the Chairman.

"SEC. 205. LAND EXCHANGES.
"(a) Notice to the Secretary. - If the Chairman recommends for
approval an exchange of Hawaiian Home Lands, the Chairman shall
submit a report to the Secretary on the proposed exchange. The
report shall contain -
"(1) a description of the acreage and fair market value of the
lands involved in the exchange;
"(2) surveys and appraisals prepared by the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands, if any; and
"(3) an identification of the benefits to the parties of the
proposed exchange.
"(b) Approval or Disapproval. -
"(1) In general. - Not later than 120 days after receiving the
information required to be submitted by the Chairman pursuant to
subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the
proposed exchange.
"(2) Notification. - The Secretary shall notify the Chairman,
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives of the
reasons for the approval or disapproval of the proposed exchange.
"(c) Exchanges Initiated by Secretary. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary may recommend to the Chairman
an exchange of Hawaiian Home Lands for Federal lands described in
section 203(b)(5), other than lands described in subparagraphs
(B) and (C) of such section. If the Secretary initiates a
recommendation for such an exchange, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Chairman on the proposed exchange that meets the
requirements of a report described in subsection (a).
"(2) Approval by chairman. - Not later than 120 days after
receiving a recommendation for an exchange from the Secretary
under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall provide written
notification to the Secretary of the approval or disapproval of a
proposed exchange. If the Chairman approves the proposed
exchange, upon receipt of the written notification, the Secretary
shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate, and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives of the approval of the Chairman of the proposed
exchange.
"(3) Exchange. - Upon providing notification pursuant to
paragraph (2) of a proposed exchange that has been approved by
the Chairman pursuant to this section, the Secretary may carry
out the exchange.
"(d) Selection and Exchange. -
"(1) In general. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may -
"(A) select real property that is the subject of screening
activities conducted by the Secretary of Defense or the
Administrator of General Services pursuant to applicable
Federal laws (including regulations) for possible transfer to
Federal agencies; and
"(B) make recommendations to the Chairman concerning making
an exchange under subsection (c) that includes such real
property.
"(2) Transfer. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
the Chairman approves an exchange proposed by the Secretary under
paragraph (1) -
"(A) the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of General
Services shall transfer the real property described in
paragraph (1)(A) that is the subject of the exchange to the
Secretary without reimbursement; and
"(B) the Secretary shall carry out the exchange.
"(3) Limitation. - No Federal lands that generate income (or
would be expected to generate income) for the Federal Government
may be conveyed pursuant to this subsection to the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands.
"(e) Surveys and Appraisals. -
"(1) Requirement. - The Secretary shall conduct a survey of all
Hawaiian Home Lands based on the report entitled 'Survey Needs
for the Hawaiian Home Lands', issued by the Bureau of Land
Management of the Department of the Interior, and dated July
1991.
"(2) Other surveys. - The Secretary is authorized to conduct
such other surveys and appraisals as may be necessary to make an
informed decision regarding approval or disapproval of a proposed
exchange.

"SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATION OF ACTS BY UNITED STATES.
"(a) Designation. -
"(1) In general. - Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1995], the Secretary shall
designate an individual from within the Department of the
Interior to administer the responsibilities of the United States
under this title and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
"(2) Default. - If the Secretary fails to make an appointment
by the date specified in paragraph (1), or if the position is
vacant at any time thereafter, the Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Budget, and Administration of the Department of the
Interior shall exercise the responsibilities for the Department
in accordance with subsection (b).
"(b) Responsibilities. - The individual designated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall, in administering the laws referred to in such
subsection -
"(1) advance the interests of the beneficiaries; and
"(2) assist the beneficiaries and the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands in obtaining assistance from programs of the
Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies that will
promote homesteading opportunities, economic self-sufficiency,
and social well-being of the beneficiaries.

"SEC. 207. ADJUSTMENT.
"[Amended section 386a of Title 25, Indians.]

"SEC. 208. REPORT.
"(a) In General. - Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1995], the Chairman shall report to
the Secretary concerning any claims that -
"(1) involve the transfer of lands designated as available
lands under section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
[former 48 U.S.C. 697] (as in effect on the date of enactment of
such Act [July 9, 1921]); and
"(2) are not otherwise covered under this title.
"(b) Review. - Not later than 180 days after receiving the report
submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make a
determination with respect to each claim referred to in subsection
(a), whether, on the basis of legal and equitable considerations,
compensation should be granted to the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands.
"(c) Compensation. - If the Secretary makes a determination under
subsection (b) that compensation should be granted to the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the Secretary shall determine
the value of the lands and lost use in accordance with the process
established under section 203(a), and increase the determination of
value made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 203(a)(1) by
the value determined under this subsection.

"SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION.
"There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for compensation to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
for the value of the lost use of lands determined under section
203. Compensation received by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
from funds made available pursuant to this section may only be used
for the purposes described in section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act [former 48 U.S.C. 701(a)]. To the extent that
amounts are made available by appropriations pursuant to this
section for compensation paid to the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands for lost use, the Secretary shall reduce the determination of
value established under section 203(a)(1)(B) by such amount."

CONSENT TO AMENDMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920
Pub. L. 105-21, June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 235, provided: "That, as
required by section 4 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for
the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4) [set out as a note above], the United
States consents to the following amendments to the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act, 1920, adopted by the State of Hawaii in the manner
required for State legislation:
"(1) Act 339 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1993.
"(2) Act 37 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1994."
Pub. L. 102-398, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1953, provided: "That,
as required by section 4 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for
the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4) [set out as a note above], the United
States hereby consents to the following amendments to the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, adopted by the State of
Hawaii in the manner required for State legislation:
"Act 16 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1986;
"Act 85 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1986;
"Act 249 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1986;
"Act 36 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1987;
"Act 28 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1989;
"Act 265 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1989;
"Act 14 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1990;
"Act 24 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1990;
"Act 150 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1990; and
"Act 305 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1990."
Pub. L. 99-557, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3143, provided: "That,
as required by section 4 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for
the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4) [set out as a note above], the United
States hereby consents to all amendments to the Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act, 1920, as amended, adopted between August 21, 1959,
and June 30, 1985, by the State of Hawaii, either in the
Constitution of the State of Hawaii or in the manner required for
State legislation, except for Act 112 of 1981."

HAWAII OMNIBUS ACT
Pub. L. 86-624, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 411, as amended,
provided:
"[Sec. 1. Short Title.] That this Act may be cited as the 'Hawaii
Omnibus Act'.
"Sec. 2. [Printing outside United States.] Subsection (a) of
section 2 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 890), is amended
by striking out the words 'the continental United States' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'the States of the United
States and the District of Columbia'.
"Sec. 3. [Soil Bank Act; amendment.] Section 113 of the Soil Bank
Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 'This subtitle B
shall apply to the several States and, if the Secretary determines
it to be in the national interest, to the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands; and as used in this subtitle B, the
term "State" includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.'
"Sec. 4. [Armed Forces; amendment.] (a) Title 10, United States
Code, section 101(2), is amended by striking out the words 'Hawaii
or'.
"(b) Title 10, United States Code, sections 802(11) and 802(12),
are each amended by striking out the words 'the main group of the
Hawaiian Islands,'.
"(c) Title 10, United States Code, section 2662(c), is amended by
striking out the word ', Hawaii,'.
"(d) Title 10, United States Code is amended by striking out
clause (6) of section 4744 [now section 2648]; by renumbering
clauses (7) through (9) as clauses (6) through (8); by amending
redesignated clause (8) to read as follows: 'The families of
persons described in clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), and (7).'; and by
striking out the words 'clause (8) or (9)' in the last sentence of
such section and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'clause (7) or
(8)'.
"Sec. 5. [Home Loan Bank Board.] (a) Paragraph (3) of section 2
of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, is further amended
by striking out the words 'the Virgin Islands of the United States,
and the Territory of Hawaii' and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words 'and the Virgin Islands of the United States'.
"(b) Section 7 of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended,
is further amended by striking out the words 'Territory of Hawaii'
and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'State of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 6. [National Housing Act; amendment.] The National Housing
Act is amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii,' in sections 9,
210(d), 207(a)(7), 601(d), 713(q), and 801(g).
"Sec. 7. [Securities and Exchange Commission.] (a) Paragraph (6)
of section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is further
amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii.'.
"(b) Paragraph (16) of section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, is further amended by striking out the
word 'Hawaii,'.
"(c) Paragraph (37) of section 2(a) and paragraph (1) of section
6(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are each
amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii,'.
"(d) Paragraph (18) of section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended, is further amended by striking out the
word 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 8. [Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act;
amendment.] (a) Section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended by striking out the
words 'in the continental United States, except in Alaska,' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'in the States of the Union,
except Alaska,'.
"(b) Section 17(a) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
'This Act shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and, as used in this Act, the term
"State" includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.'
"Sec. 9. [Water Storage and Utilization.] Section 1 of the Act of
August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 869), as amended, is further amended by
striking out the words 'the United States, including the
Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands' and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'the States of the
United States and in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands'.
"Sec. 10. [Wildlife Restoration.] Section 2 of the Act of
September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917), as amended, is further amended by
striking out the words '; and the term "State" shall be construed
to mean and include the several States and the Territory of
Hawaii'.
"Sec. 11. [Fishery Resources.] The Act of Aug. 4, 1947 (61 Stat.
726), is amended -
"(a) by striking out the words 'the Territories and island
possessions of the United States' and inserting in lieu thereof
the words 'the United States and its island possessions' in
section 1 and 2;
"(b) by striking out the words 'Territory of Hawaii and' in
section 1;
"(c) by striking out the word 'Territorial' and inserting in
lieu thereof the word 'State' in section 3; and
"(d) by striking out the words 'Hawaiian Islands' and
'Territory of Hawaii' and inserting in lieu thereof, in both
cases, the words 'State of Hawaii' in section 4.
"Sec. 12. [Fish Restoration.] Section 2(d) of the Act of August
9, 1950 (64 Stat. 431), as amended, is further amended by striking
out the words '; and the term "State" shall be construed to mean
and include the several States and the Territory of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 13. [Criminal Code; amendments.] (a) Title 18, United
States Code, section 1401, is amended by striking out the words
'the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(b) Title 18, United States Code, section 5024, is amended by
striking out the words preceding the first comma and inserting in
lieu thereof the words 'This chapter shall apply in the States of
the United States'.
"(c) Section 6 of Public Law 85-752, as amended, is further
amended by striking out the words preceding the first comma and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'Sections 3 and 4 of this Act
shall apply in the States of the United States'.
"Sec. 14. [Education.] (a)(1) Subsection (a) of section 103 of
the National Defense Education Act of 1958, relating to definition
of State, is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,' each time it appears
therein.
"(2)(A) Paragraph (2), and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3), of
subsection (a) of section 302 of such Act, relating to allotments
for science, mathematics, and foreign language instruction
equipment, are each amended by striking out 'continental United
States' each time it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof
'United States'.
"(B) Effective in the case of promulgations of allotment ratios
made, under section 302 of such Act, after enactment of this Act
and before satisfactory data are available from the Department of
Commerce for a full year on the per capita income of Alaska,
subparagraph B of such paragraph (3) is amended to read:
" '(B) The term "United States" means the continental United
States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii)'.
"(C) Effective in the case of promulgations of allotment ratios
made under such section 302 after such data for a full year are
available from the Department of Commerce, subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph (3) is amended to read:
" '(B) The term "United States" means the fifty States and the
District of Columbia.'
"Promulgations of allotment ratios made under such section 302
after such data for a full year are available from the Department
of Commerce, but before such data are available therefrom for a
full three-year period, shall be based on such data for such one
full year, or when such data are available for a two-year period,
for such two years.
"(3) Section 1008 of such Act, relating to allotments to
territories, is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(b)(1) Section 4 of the Act of March 10, 1924 (43 Stat. 18),
extending the benefits of the Smith-Hughes vocational education law
to Hawaii, is repealed.
"(2) The last sentence of section 2 of the Act of February 23,
1917 (39 Stat. 930), relating to allotments for salaries of
teachers of agricultural subjects, is amended by striking out
'$27,000' and inserting in lieu thereof '$28,500'. The last
sentence of section 4 of such Act, as amended, relating to
allotments for teacher training, is amended by striking out
'$98,500' and inserting in lieu thereof '$105,200'.
"(3) Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the Vocational Education Act
of 1946, relating to definition of States and Territories, is
amended by striking out 'the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(4) Subsection (e) of section 210 and subsection (a) of section
307 of such Act, relating to definition of State are each amended
by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(c) Paragraph (13) of section 15 of the Act of September 23,
1950 (64 Stat. 967), as amended, relating to definition of State,
is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(d)(1) The material in the parentheses in the first sentence of
subsection (d) of section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950, as
amended, relating to determination of local contribution rate, is
amended to read: '(other than a local educational agency in Puerto
Rico, Wake Island, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or in a State in
which a substantial proportion of the land is in unorganized
territory for which a State agency is the local educational agency,
or in a State in which there is only one local educational
agency)'.
"(2) The fourth sentence of such subsection is amended by
striking out 'in the continental United States (including Alaska)'
and inserting in lieu thereof '(other than Puerto Rico, Wake
Island, Guam, or the Virgin Islands)' and by striking out
'continental United States' in clause (ii) of such sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof 'United States (which for purposes of
this sentence and the next sentence means the fifty States and the
District of Columbia)'. The fifth sentence of such subsection is
amended by striking out 'continental' before 'United States' each
time it appears therein and by striking out '(including Alaska)'.
"(3) The last sentence of such subsection is amended by striking
out 'Hawaii,' and by inserting after 'for which a State agency is
the local educational agency,' the following: 'or in any State in
which there is only one local educational agency,'.
"(4) Paragraph (8) of section 9 of such Act, relating to
definition of State, is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(e) Notwithstanding the last sentence of subsection (b) of
section 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the admission
of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved March 18, 1959 (73
Stat. 4; Public Law 86-3), there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,000,000. Amounts
appropriated under this subsection shall be held and considered to
be granted to such State subject to those provisions of the Act
entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and
Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanic arts', approved July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C.
301-308), applicable to the proceeds from the sale of land or land
scrip.
"Sec. 15. [Importation of Milk and Cream.] Subsection (b) of
section 9 of the Act of February 15, 1927 (44 Stat. 1103), as
amended, is amended to read:
" '(b) The term "United States" means the fifty States and the
District of Columbia.'
"Sec. 16. [Opium Poppy Control.] Section 12 of the Opium Poppy
Control Act of 1942, as amended, is further amended by deleting
therefrom the words 'the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 17. [Highways.] (a) The definition of the term 'State' in
title 23, United States Code, section 101(a), is amended to read as
follows:
" 'The term "State" means any one of the fifty States, the
District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.'
"(b) Sections 103(g) and 105(e) of title 23, United States Code,
are repealed.
"(c) Section 103(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
" '(d) The Interstate System shall be designated within the
United States, including the District of Columbia, and it shall not
exceed forty-one thousand miles in total extent. It shall be so
located as to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the
principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers, to
serve the national defense and, to the greatest extent possible, to
connect at suitable border points with routes of continental
importance in the Dominion of Canada and the Republic of Mexico.
The routes of this system, to the greatest extent possible, shall
be selected by joint action of the State highway departments of
each State and the adjoining States, subject to the approval by the
Secretary as provided in subsection (e) of this section. All
highways or routes included in the Interstate System as finally
approved, if not already coincident with the primary system, shall
be added to said system without regard to the mileage limitation
set forth in subsection (b) of this section. This system may be
located both in rural and urban areas.'
"(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose
of expediting the construction, reconstruction, or improvement,
inclusive of necessary bridges and tunnels, of the Interstate
System, including extensions thereof through urban areas,
designated in accordance with section 103(d) of title 23, United
States Code, as amended by section 1 of this Act, the sum of
$12,375,000 shall be apportioned to the State of Hawaii out of the
sum authorized to be appropriated for the Interstate System for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, under the provisions of section
108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 374), as
amended by section 7(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958 (72
Stat. 89), such apportionment to be made at the same time such
funds are apportioned to other States. The total sum to be
apportioned under section 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States
Code, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, among the States
other than Hawaii, shall be reduced by said sum apportioned to the
State of Hawaii under this section. The Secretary of Commerce shall
apportion funds to the State of Hawaii for the Interstate System
for the fiscal year 1963 and subsequent fiscal years pursuant to
the provisions of said section 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States
Code, and, in preparing the estimates required by that section, he
shall take into account the apportionment made to the State of
Hawaii under this section.
"(e) Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following sentence: 'With respect to
the State of Hawaii, laws or regulations in effect on February 1,
1960, shall be applicable for the purposes of this section in lieu
of those in effect on July 1, 1956.'
"Sec. 18. [Internal Revenue.] (a) Section 4262(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the definition of
'continental United States' for purposes of the tax on
transportation of persons) is amended to read as follows:
" '(1) Continental United States. - The term "continental
United States" means the District of Columbia and the States
other than Alaska and Hawaii.'
"(b) Section 2202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to missionaries in foreign service) is amended by striking out 'the
State, the District of Columbia, or Hawaii' and inserting in lieu
thereof 'the State or the District of Columbia'.
"(c) Section 3121(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to a special definition of 'State') is amended by
striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(d) Sections 3306(j) and 4233(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (each relating to a special definition of 'State') are amended
by striking out 'Hawaii, and'.
"(e) Section 4221(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to a special definition of 'State or local government')
is amended to read as follows:
" '(4) State or local government. - The term "State or local
government" means any State, any political subdivision thereof, or
the District of Columbia.'
"(f) Section 4502(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of 'United States') is amended by striking
out 'the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(g) Section 4774 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to territorial extent of law) is amended by striking out 'the
Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(h) Section 7653(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to shipments from the United States) is amended by
striking out ', its possessions or the Territory of Hawaii' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'or its possessions'.
"(i) Section 7701(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of 'United States') is amended by striking
out ', the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(j) Section 7701(a)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of 'State') is amended by striking out 'the
Territory of Hawaii and'.
"(k) The amendments contained in subsections (a) through (j) of
this section shall be effective as of August 21, 1959. (As amended
Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.)
"Sec. 19. [Courts; Kure Island.] Title 28, United States Code,
section 91, and the Act of June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217), as
amended, are each amended by striking out the words 'Kure Island,'.
"Sec. 20. [Vocational Rehabilitation Act; amendment.] (a)
Subsection (g) of section 11 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act,
relating to definition of 'State', is amended by striking out
'Hawaii,'.
"(b)(1) Subsections (h) and (i) of such section, relating to
definition of allotment percentages and Federal shares for purposes
of allotment and matching for vocational rehabilitation services
grants, are each amended by striking out 'continental United
States' and inserting in lieu thereof 'United States' and by
striking out '(including Alaska)'.
"(2) Paragraph (1) of such subsection (h) is further amended by
striking out 'the allotment percentage for Hawaii shall be 50 per
centum, and' in clause (B).
"(3) Subsection (h) of such section is further amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:
" '(3) Promulgations of allotment percentages and computations of
Federal shares made before satisfactory data are available from the
Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita income of
Alaska shall prescribe for Alaska an allotment percentage of 75 per
centum and a Federal share of 60 per centum and, for purposes of
such promulgations and computations, Alaska shall not be included
as part of the "United States". Promulgations and computations made
thereafter but before per capita income data for Alaska for a full
three-year period are available from the Department of Commerce
shall be based on satisfactory data available therefrom for Alaska
for such one full year or, when such data are available for a two-
year period, for such two years.
" '(4) The term "United States" means (but only for purposes of
this subsection and subsection (i)) the fifty States and the
District of Columbia.'
"(4) Subsection (i) of such section is further amended by
striking out 'the Federal share for Hawaii shall be 60 per centum,
and' in clause (B).
"Sec. 21. [Labor.] (a) Section 3(b) of the Act of June 6, 1933
(48 Stat. 114), as amended, is further amended by striking out the
words 'Hawaii, Alaska,'.
"(b) Section 13(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended,
is further amended by striking out the words 'Alaska; Hawaii;'.
"(c) Section 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, is
further amended by striking out the words 'the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska,'.
"(d) Section 3(a)(9) of the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure
Act is amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 22. [National Guard.] Title 32, United States Code, section
101(1), is amended by striking out the words 'Hawaii or'.
"Sec. 23. [Water Pollution Control Act; amendment.] (a)(1)
Subsection (h) of section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, relating to Federal share for purposes of program operation
grants, is amended by striking out 'continental United States' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'United States', by striking out
'(including Alaska)', and by striking out, in clause (B) of
paragraph (1), 'for Hawaii shall be 50 per centum, and'.
"(2) Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new paragraphs:
" '(3) As used in this subsection, the term "United States" means
the fifty States and the District of Columbia.
" '(4) Promulgations made before satisfactory data are available
from the Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita
income of Alaska shall prescribe a Federal share for Alaska of 50
per centum and, for purposes of such promulgations, Alaska shall
not be included as part of the "United States." Promulgations made
thereafter but before per capita income data for Alaska for a full
three-year period are available for the Department of Commerce
shall be based on satisfactory data available therefrom for Alaska
for such one full year or when such data are available for a two-
year period, for such two years.'
"(b) Subsection (d) of section 11 of such Act, relating to
definition of 'State', is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 24. [Coast and Geodetic Survey.] The first sentence of
section 1 of the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 988), is amended
by striking out the words 'the several States' and inserting in
lieu thereof the words 'the States of the continental United
States, excluding Alaska.'
"Sec. 25. [Veterans' Administration.] (a) Title 33, United States
Code, section 624(a), is amended by striking out the words 'outside
the continental limits of the United States, or a Territory,
Commonwealth, or possession of the United States' and inserting in
lieu thereof 'outside any State'.
"(b) The first sentence of title 38, United States Code, section
903(b) [now 2303(b)], is amended to read as follows: 'In addition
to the foregoing, when such a death occurs in the continental
United States or Hawaii, the Administrator shall transport the body
to the place of burial in the continental United States or Hawaii.'
"(c) Title 38, United States Code, section 2007(c) [now 4107(c)],
is amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 26. [Davis-Bacon Act; amendment.] Section 1 of the Act of
March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494), as amended, is further amended by
striking out the words ', the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of
Hawaii,' and the words ', or the Territory of Alaska, or the
Territory of Hawaii.'
"Sec. 27. [Federal Property and Administrative Services Act;
amendment.] The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended, is further amended by -
"(a) striking out the words 'continental United States
(including Alaska), Hawaii,' in section 3(f) and inserting in
lieu thereof the words 'States of the Union, the District of
Columbia,';
"(b) striking out the words 'continental United States, its
Territories, and possessions' in section 211(j) and inserting in
lieu thereof the words 'States of the Union, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States';
"(c) striking out the words 'continental limits of the United
States' in section 404(c) and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'States of the Union and the District of Columbia'; and
"(d) striking out the words 'and the Territory of Hawaii' in
section 702(a).
"Sec. 28. [Buy American Act; amendment.] Section 1(b) of title
III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1520), as amended, is
amended by striking out the word 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 29. [Public Health Service Act; amendment.] (a) Subsection
(f) of section 2 of the Public Health Service Act, relating to
definition of State, is amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"(b) The first sentence of section 331 of such Act, relating to
receipt and treatment of lepers, is amended by striking out ',
Territory, or the District of Columbia'. The fifth sentence of such
section is amended by striking out 'the Territory of Hawaii' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'Hawaii'.
"(c) Subsection (c) of section 361 of such Act, relating to
regulations governing apprehension and detention of persons to
prevent the spread of a communicable disease, is amended by
striking out ', the Territory of Hawaii,'.
"(d)(1) Clause (2) of subsection (a) of section 631 of such Act,
relating to definition of allotment percentage for purposes of
allotments for construction of hospitals and other medical service
facilities, is amended by striking out 'the allotment percentage
for Hawaii shall be 50 per centum, and'.
"(2) Such subsection is further amended by striking out
'continental United States (including Alaska)' and inserting in
lieu thereof 'United States'.
"(3) Subsection (b) of such section, relating to promulgation of
allotment percentages, is amended by striking out 'continental
United States' and inserting in lieu thereof 'United States'. Such
subsection is further amended by inserting '(1)' after '(b)' and by
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:
" '(2) The term "United States" means (but only for purposes of
this subsection and subsection (a)) the fifty States and the
District of Columbia;
" '(3) Promulgations made before satisfactory data are available
from the Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita
income of Alaska shall prescribe an allotment percentage for Alaska
of 50 per centum and, for purposes of such promulgation, Alaska
shall not be included as part of the "United States". Promulgations
made thereafter but before per capita income data for Alaska for a
full three-year period are available from the Department of
Commerce shall be based on satisfactory data available therefrom
for Alaska for such one full year or, when such data are available
for a two-year period, for such two years;'.
"(4) Subsection (d) of such section, relating to definition of
State, is further amended by striking out 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 30. [Social Security Act; amendment.] (a)(1) Paragraph (8)
of subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Social Security Act,
relating to definition of Federal percentage for purposes of
matching for public assistance grants, is amended by striking out
'continental United States (including Alaska)' and inserting in
lieu thereof 'United States'.
"(2) Subparagraph (A) of such paragraph is further amended by
striking out '(i)' and by striking out ', and (ii) the Federal
percentage shall be 50 per centum for Hawaii'.
"(3) Such paragraph is further amended by adding after
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:
" '(C) The term "United States" means (but only for purposes of
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph) the fifty States and
the District of Columbia.
" '(D) Promulgations made before satisfactory data are available
from the Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita
income of Alaska shall prescribe a Federal percentage for Alaska of
50 per centum and, for purposes of such promulgations, Alaska shall
not be included as part of the "United States". Promulgations made
thereafter but before per capita income data for Alaska for a full
three-year period are available from the Department of Commerce
shall be based on satisfactory data available therefrom for Alaska
for such one full year or, when such data are available for a two-
year period, for such two years.'
"(b)(1) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 524 of such Act,
relating to the definition of allotment percentages and Federal
shares for purposes of allotment and matching for child welfare
services grants, are each amended by striking out 'continental
United States (including Alaska)' and inserting in lieu thereof
'United States'.
"(2) Such section is further amended by adding after subsection
(c) the following new subsections:
" '(d) For purposes of this section, the term "United States"
means the fifty States and the District of Columbia.
" '(e) Promulgations made before satisfactory data are available
from the Department of Commerce for a full year on the per capita
income of Alaska shall prescribe a Federal share for Alaska of 50
per centum and, for purposes of such promulgations, Alaska shall
not be included as part of the "United States". Promulgations made
thereafter but before per capita income data for Alaska for a full
three-year period are available from the Department of Commerce
shall be based on satisfactory data available therefrom for Alaska
for such one full year or, when such data are available for a two-
year period, for such two years.'
"(c)(1) The last sentence of subsection (i) of section 202 of the
Social Security Act is amended by striking out 'forty-nine' and
inserting in lieu thereof 'fifty'.
"(2) Subsections (h) and (i) of section 210 of such Act relating
to definitions of State and United States for purposes of old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance, are each amended by striking
out 'Hawaii,'. Such subsection (h) is further amended by striking
out the comma after 'District of Columbia'.
"(d)(1) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 1101 of such
Act, relating to definition of State, is amended by striking out
'Hawaii and'.
"(2) Paragraph (2) of such subsection, as amended relating to
definition of 'United States', is amended by striking out ',
Hawaii,'.
"(e) Subparagraph (C) and (G) of paragraph (6) of subsection (d)
of section 218 of the Social Security Act, as amended, are each
further amended by striking out 'the Territory of' and 'or
Territory' each time they appear therein.
"(f) Subsection (p) of such section is amended by striking out
'Territory of'.
"(g) The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 1501 of the
Social Security Act is amended by striking out 'Alaska, Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 31. [Small Reclamation Projects.] The Small Reclamation
Projects Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 1044), as heretofore and hereafter
amended, shall apply to the State of Hawaii.
"Sec. 32. [Congressional Record.] Section 73 of the Act of
January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. 617), amended, is further amended by
striking out the word 'Hawaii,' [Repealed by Pub. L. 90-620, Sec.
3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat 1310].
"Sec. 33. [Federal Register.] Section 8 of the Federal Register
Act (49 Stat. 502), as amended, is further amended by striking out
the words 'continental United States (including Alaska)' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'States of the Union and the
District of Columbia' [Repealed by Pub. L. 90-620, Sec. 3, Oct. 22,
1968, 82 Stat. 1310].
"Sec. 34. [Home Port of Vessels.] Section 1 of the Act of
February 16, 1925 (43 Stat. 947), as amended, is further amended by
striking out the words 'Alaska, Hawaii, and'.
"Sec. 35. [Merchant Marine Act, 1936.] (a) Subsection (a) of
section 505 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, is
further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: 'For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"continental limits of the United States" includes the States of
Alaska and Hawaii.'
"(b) Section 606 of such Act, as amended, is further amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'For the
purposes of this section, the term "continental limits of the
United States" includes the States of Alaska and Hawaii.'
"(c) Section 702 of such Act, as amended, is further amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'For the
purposes of this section, the term "continental United States"
includes the States of Alaska and Hawaii.'
"Sec. 36. [Communications Act; amendment.] Section 222(a)(10) of
the Communications Act of 1934, is amended by striking out the
words 'the several States and the District of Columbia' and
inserting in lieu thereof the words 'the District of Columbia and
the States of the Union, except Hawaii'.
"Sec. 37. [Aircraft Loan Guarantees.] Section 3 of the Act of
September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 629), as amended, is further amended by
striking out the words 'Territory of Hawaii' and inserting in lieu
thereof the words 'State of Hawaii'.
"Sec. 38. [Real property transactions.] Section 43(c) of the Act
of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 636), as amended is further amended
by striking out the words 'United States, Hawaii,' and inserting in
lieu thereof the words 'States of the Union, the District of
Columbia,'.
"Sec. 39. [Selective service.] Section 16(b) of the Universal
Military Training and Service Act, as amended, is further amended
by striking out the word 'Hawaii,'.
"Sec. 40. [Reports on Federal Land Use.] The President shall
prescribe procedures to assure that the reports to be submitted to
him by Federal agencies pursuant to section 5(e) of the Act of
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 6), providing for the admission of the
State of Hawaii into the Union, shall be prepared in accordance
with uniform policies and coordinated within the executive branch.
"Sec. 41. [Hawaiian Homes Commission Lands.] Section 5(b) of the
Act of March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 5), is amended by inserting,
immediately following the words 'public property' the words ', and
to all lands defined as "available lands" by section 203 of the
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended,'.
"Sec. 42. [Lease by United States of Public Property of Hawaii.]
Until August 21, 1964, there shall be covered into the treasury of
the State of Hawaii the rentals or consideration received by the
United States with respect to public property taken for the uses
and purposes of the United States under section 91 of the Hawaii
Organic Act and thereafter by the United States leased, rented, or
granted upon revocable permits to private parties.
"Sec. 43. [Transfer of Records.] (a) There are hereby transferred
to the State of Hawaii all records and other papers that were made
or received by any Federal or territorial agency, or any
predecessor thereof, in connection with the performance of
functions assumed in whole or in substantial part by the State of
Hawaii. There are hereby also transferred to the State of Hawaii
all records and other papers in the custody of the Public Archives
of Hawaii that were made or received by any Federal agency.
"(b) There are also hereby transferred to the State of Hawaii all
books, publications, and legal reference materials which are owned
by the United States and which were, prior to the admission of
Hawaii to the Union, placed in the custody of courts, libraries, or
territorial agencies in Hawaii in order to facilitate the
performance of functions conferred on such courts or agencies by
Federal law.
"Sec. 44. [Use of G.S.A. Services or Facilities.] The
Administrator of General Services is authorized to make available
to the State of Hawaii such services or facilities as are
determined by the Administrator to be necessary for an interim
period, pending provision of such services or facilities by the
State of Hawaii. Such interim period shall not extend beyond August
21, 1964. Payment shall be made to the General Services
Administration by the State of Hawaii for the cost of such services
or facilities to the Federal Government, as determined by the
Administrator.
"Sec. 45. [Purchase of Typewriters.] Title I of the Independent
Offices Appropriation Act, 1960, is amended by striking out the
words 'for the purchase within the continental limits of the United
States of any typewriting machines' and inserting in lieu thereof
'for the purchase within the States of the Union and the District
of Columbia of any typewriting machines'.
"Sec. 46. [Federal Maritime Board.] Section 18(a) of the Act of
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 12), providing for the admission of the
State of Hawaii into the Union, is amended by striking out the
words 'or is conferring' and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'or as conferring'.
"Sec. 47. [Effective Dates.] (a) The amendments made by section
14(a)(2)(A), by section 23(a), by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
section 29(d), by subsection (b), and paragraphs (1) and (3) of
subsection (a), of section 30, and, except as provided in
subsection (g) of this section, by section 20(b) shall be
applicable in the case of promulgations or computations of Federal
shares, allotment percentages, allotment ratios, and Federal
percentages, as the case may be, made after August 21, 1959.
"(b) The amendments made by paragraph (2) of section 30(a) shall
be effective with the beginning of the calendar quarter in which
this Act is enacted. The Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare shall, as soon as possible after enactment of this Act,
promulgate a Federal percentage for Hawaii determined in accordance
with the provisions of subparagraph (B) of section 1101(a)(8) of
the Social Security Act, such promulgation to be effective for the
period beginning with the beginning of the calendar quarter in
which this Act is enacted and ending with the close of June 30,
1961.
"(c) The amendment made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(b) and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d) of section
14 shall be applicable in the case of fiscal years beginning after
June 30, 1960.
"(d) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (3) of section
14(a) shall be applicable, in the case of allotments under section
302(b) or 502 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, for
fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1960, and, in the case of
allotments under section 302(a) of such Act, for fiscal years
beginning after allotment ratios, to which the amendment made by
paragraph (2) of section 14(a) is applicable, are promulgated under
such section 302(a).
"(e) The amendment made by section 30(c)(1) shall be applicable
in the case of deaths occurring on or after August 21, 1959.
"(f) The amendments made by subsection (c), paragraphs (3) and
(4) of subsection (b), and paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of
section 14, by section 20(a), by section 23(b), by subsections (a),
(b), and (c), and paragraph (4) of subsection (d), of section 29,
and by subsection (d), and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), of
section 30 shall become effective on August 21, 1959.
"(g)(1) The allotment percentage determined for Alaska under
section 11(h) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended by
this Act, for the first, second, third, and fourth years for which
such percentage is based on the per capita income data for Alaska
shall be increased by 76 per centum, 64 per centum, 52 per centum,
and 28 per centum, respectively, of the difference between such
allotment percentage for the year involved and 75 per centum.
"(2) The Federal share for Alaska determined under section 11(i)
of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended by this Act, for
the first year for which such Federal share is based on per capita
income data for Alaska shall be increased by 70 per centum of the
difference between such Federal share for such year and 60 per
centum.
"(3) If such first year for which such Federal share is based on
per capita income data for Alaska is any fiscal year ending prior
to July 1, 1962, the adjusted Federal share for Alaska for such
year for purposes of section 2(b) of the Vocational Rehabilitation
Act shall notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3)(A) of
such section 2(b), be the Federal share determined pursuant to
paragraph (2) of this subsection.
"(4) Section 47(c) of the Alaska Omnibus Act (Public Law 86-70)
is repealed.
"Sec. 48. [Administration of Palmyra, Midway, and Wake Islands.]
Until Congress shall provide for the government of Palmyra Island,
Midway Island, and Wake Island, all executive and legislative
authority necessary for the civil administration of Palmyra Island,
Midway Island and Wake Island, and all judicial authority other
than that contained in the Act of June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217), as
amended, shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or
agencies as the President of the United States may direct or
authorize. In the case of Palmyra Island, such person or persons
may confer upon the United States District Court for the District
of Hawaii such jurisdiction (in addition to that contained in such
Act of June 15, 1950), and such judicial functions and duties as he
or they may deem appropriate for the civil administration of such
island.
"Sec. 49. [Other Subjects.] The amendment by this Act of certain
statutes by deleting therefrom specific references to Hawaii or
such phrases as 'Territory of Hawaii' shall not be construed to
affect the applicability or inapplicability in or to Hawaii of
other statutes not so amended.
"Sec. 50. [Separability.] If any provision of this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held
invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected
thereby."

CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS FEDERAL LANDS IN HAWAII

PUB. L. 88-233, DEC. 23, 1963, 77 STAT. 472
"[Sec. 1. Procedure for conveyance to Hawaii of surplus Federal
lands held as ceded, Statehood, permit and Sand Island lands; terms
and conditions; monetary consideration; fair market value for
improvements; disposal under other applicable laws; proportional
payment of proceeds.] That (a)(i) whenever after August 21, 1964,
any of the public lands and other public property as defined in
section 5(g) of Public Law 86-3 (73 Stat. 4, 6) [set out as a note
above], or any lands acquired by the Territory of Hawaii and its
subdivisions, which are the property of the United States pursuant
to section 5(c) or become the property of the United States
pursuant to section 5(d) of Public Law 86-3, except the lands
administered pursuant to the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535),
as amended [sections 1 to 4 of Title 16, Conservation] and (ii)
whenever any of the lands of the United States on Sand Island,
including the reef lands in connection therewith, in the city and
county of Honolulu, are determined to be surplus property by the
Administrator of General Services (hereinafter referred to as the
"Administrator") with the concurrence of the head of the department
or agency exercising administration or control over such lands and
property, they shall be conveyed to the State of Hawaii by the
Administrator subject to the provisions of this Act.
"(b) Such lands and property shall be conveyed without monetary
consideration, but subject to such other terms and conditions as
the Administrator may prescribe: Provided, That, as a condition
precedent to the conveyance of such lands, the Administrator shall
require payment by the State of Hawaii of the estimated fair market
value, as determined by the Administrator, of any buildings,
structures, and other improvements erected and made on such lands
after they were set aside. In the event that the State of Hawaii
does not agree to any payment prescribed by the Administrator, he
may remove, relocate, and otherwise dispose of any such buildings,
structures, and other improvements under other applicable laws, or
if the Administrator determines that they cannot be removed without
substantial damage to them or the lands containing them, he may
dispose of them and the lands involved under other applicable laws,
but, in such cases he shall pay to the State of Hawaii that portion
of any proceeds from such disposal which he estimates to be equal
to the value of the lands involved. Nothing in this section shall
prevent the disposal by the Administrator under other applicable
laws of the lands subject to conveyance to the State of Hawaii
under this section if the State of Hawaii so chooses.
"Sec. 2. [Public trust; terms and conditions.] Any lands,
property, improvements, and proceeds conveyed or paid to the State
of Hawaii under section 1 of this Act shall be considered a part of
public trust established by section 5(f) of Public Law 86-3 [set
out above], and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
that trust."


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PROC. NO. 3309. ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII INTO THE UNION
Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74,
provided:
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States by the act approved on
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4) [set out above], accepted, ratified,
and confirmed the constitution adopted by a vote of the people of
Hawaii in an election held on November 7, 1950, and provided for
the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union on an equal
footing with the other States upon compliance with certain
procedural requirements specified in that act; and
WHEREAS it appears from the information before me that a majority
of the legal votes cast at an election on June 27, 1959, were in
favor of each of the propositions required to be submitted to the
people of Hawaii by section 7(b) of the act of March 18, 1959 [set
out above]; and
WHEREAS it further appears from information before me that a
general election was held on July 28, 1959, and that the returns of
the general election were made and certified as provided in the act
of March 18, 1959 [set out above]; and
WHEREAS the Governor of Hawaii has certified to me the results of
the submission to the people of Hawaii of the three propositions
set forth in section 7(b) of the act of March 18, 1959 [set out
above], and the results of the general election; and
WHEREAS I find and announce that the people of Hawaii have duly
adopted the propositions required to be submitted to them by the
act of March 18, 1959 [set out above], and have duly elected the
officers required to be elected by that act:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United
States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that the
procedural requirements imposed by the Congress on the State of
Hawaii to entitle that State to admission into the Union have been
complied with in all respects and that admission of the State of
Hawaii into the Union on an equal footing with the other States of
the Union is now accomplished.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington at four p.m. E.D.T. on this twenty-
first day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and fifty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and eighty-fourth.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.
[seal]

EX. ORD. NO. 11048. ADMINISTRATION OF WAKE ISLAND AND MIDWAY ISLAND
Ex. Ord. No. 11048, Sept. 4, 1962, 27 F.R. 8851, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 13022, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1996, 61 F.R. 56875, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 48 of the
Hawaii Omnibus Act (approved July 12, 1960; 74 Stat. 424; P.L. 86-
624) [set out above] and section 301 of title 3 of the United
States Code and as President of the United States, it is hereby
ordered as follows:

PART I - WAKE ISLAND
Section 101. The Secretary of the Interior shall be responsible
for the civil administration of Wake Island and all executive and
legislative authority necessary for that administration, and all
judicial authority respecting Wake Island other than the authority
contained in the act of June 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 217), as amended
(48 U.S.C. 644a), shall be vested in the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 102. The executive, legislative, and judicial authority
provided for in section 101 of this order (1) may be exercised
through such agency or agencies of the Department of the Interior,
or through such officers or employees under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior, as the Secretary may direct or
authorize, (2) may be exercised through such agency or agencies,
other than or not in the Department of the Interior, or through
such officers or employees of the United States not under the
administrative supervision of the Secretary, for such time and
under such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Secretary
and such agency, agencies, officers or employees of the United
States, and (3) shall be exercised in such manner as the Secretary,
or any person or persons acting under the authority of the
Secretary, may direct or authorize.
Sec. 103. Executive Order No. 6935 of December 29, 1934, to the
extent that it pertains to Wake Island, is hereby superseded.

PART II - MIDWAY ISLAND
[Superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13022, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1996, 61 F.R.
56875]

PART III - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 301. The provisions of each of the foregoing Parts of
this order shall continue in force until the Congress shall provide
for the civil administration of the affected Island or until such
earlier time as the President may specify.
Sec. 302. As used herein, the terms "Wake Island" and "Midway
Island" include the reefs appurtenant to, and the territorial
waters of, Wake Island and Midway Island, respectively.
Sec. 303. To the extent that any prior Executive order or
proclamation is inconsistent with the provisions of this order,
this order shall control.
Sec. 304. This order shall not be deemed to affect Executive
Order No. 9709 of March 29, 1946, or Executive Order No. 9797 of
November 6, 1946.
Sec. 305. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to reduce, limit,
or otherwise modify the authority or responsibility of the Attorney
General to represent the legal interests of the United States in
civil or criminal cases arising under the provisions of the act of
June 15, 1950.

EX. ORD. NO. 13022. ADMINISTRATION OF THE MIDWAY ISLANDS
Ex. Ord. No. 13022, Oct. 31, 1996, 61 F.R. 56875, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including section 48
of the Hawaii Omnibus Act, Public Law 86-624 [set out above], and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. The Midway Islands, Hawaiian group, and their
territorial seas, located approximately between the parallels of 28
degrees 5 minutes and 28 degrees 25 minutes North latitude and
between the meridians of 177 degrees 10 minutes and 177 degrees 30
minutes West longitude, were placed under the jurisdiction and
control of the Department of the Navy by the provisions of
Executive Order 199-A of January 20, 1903, and Part II of Executive
Order 11048 of September 4, 1962, and are hereby transferred to the
jurisdiction and control of the Department of the Interior. The
provisions of Executive Order 199-A of January 20, 1903, and the
provisions of Executive Order 11048 of September 4, 1962, that
pertain to the Midway Islands are hereby superseded.
Sec. 2. The Midway Islands Naval Defensive Sea Area and the
Midway Islands Naval Airspace Reservation are hereby dissolved. The
provisions of Executive Order 8682 of February 14, 1941, as amended
by Executive Order 8729 of April 2, 1941, are hereby superseded.
Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, through the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall administer the Midway
Islands as the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in a manner
consistent with Executive Order 12996 of March 25, 1996 [16 U.S.C.
668dd note], for the following purposes:
(1) maintaining and restoring natural biological diversity within
the refuge;
(2) providing for the conservation and management of fish and
wildlife and their habitats within the refuge;
(3) fulfilling the international treaty obligations of the United
States with respect to fish and wildlife;
(4) providing opportunities for scientific research,
environmental education, and compatible wildlife dependent
recreational activities; and
(5) in a manner compatible with refuge purposes, shall recognize
and maintain the historic significance of the Midway Islands
consistent with the policy stated in Executive Order 11593 of May
13, 1971 [16 U.S.C. 470 note].
(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall be responsible for the
civil administration of the Midway Islands and all executive and
legislative authority necessary for that administration, and all
judicial authority respecting the Midway Islands other than the
authority contained in 48 U.S.C. 644a.
Sec. 4. Any civil or criminal proceeding that is pending under
the Midway Islands Code, 32 CFR Part 762, upon the date of this
order, shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy. Actions arising after the date of this order are the
responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior and shall be
administered pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary
of the Interior.
Sec. 5. To the extent that any prior Executive order or
proclamation is inconsistent with the provisions of this order,
this order shall control.
Sec. 6. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to reduce, limit,
or otherwise modify the authority or responsibility of the Attorney
General of the United States to represent the legal interests of
the United States in civil or criminal cases arising under the
provisions of 48 U.S.C. 644a.
William J. Clinton.

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Ex. Ord. No. 11230, June 28, 1965, 30 F.R. 8447, under which the
functions of the President under section 5(e) of the Hawaii
Statehood Act of Mar. 18, 1959, [set out above], were delegated to
the Director of the Bureau of the Budget [now Director of Office of
Management and Budget], was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July
22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, set out under section 301 of Title 3, The
President.

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48 USC Secs. 491 to 503 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

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Secs. 491 to 503. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 491 to 503, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 491, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 141,
gave name Territory of Hawaii to Hawaiian Islands.
Section 492, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 3, 31 Stat. 141,
established a Territorial government with its capital at Honolulu.
Section 493, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 1, 31 Stat. 141,
defined "the laws of Hawaii" as used in this chapter.
Section 494, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 4, 31 Stat. 141,
granted United States citizenship to citizens of former Republic of
Hawaii and Territorial citizenship to United States citizens
resident in Territory under certain conditions.
Section 495, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 5, 31 Stat. 141;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 443; Apr. 12, 1930, ch.
136, Sec. 1(a), 46 Stat. 160; June 6, 1932, ch. 209, Sec. 116(b),
47 Stat. 205, made applicable to Territory the United States
Constitution and all other laws of the United States including laws
carrying general appropriations.
Section 496, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 6, 31 Stat. 142,
continued in force laws of Hawaii not inconsistent with the
Constitution or laws of the United States.
Section 497, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 74, 31 Stat. 155,
continued in force laws of Hawaii relating to agriculture and
forestry subject to modification by Congress or the Legislature.
Section 498, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 102, 31 Stat. 161,
related to abolishment of laws related to postal savings banks.
Section 499, Joint Res. July 7, 1898, No. 55, Sec. 1, 30 Stat.
751, provided for assumption of public debt of Hawaii existing on
July 7, 1898, not to exceed $4,000,000.
Section 500, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 9, 31 Stat. 143,
amended the laws of Hawaii to read "Governor of the Territory" or
"Territory" as the context required whenever reference was made to
"President of the Republic" or "Republic" in the laws.
Section 501, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 143,
continued in effect and transferred to Territory of Hawaii prior
rights in favor and against the former Republic of Hawaii and
preserved all criminal proceedings.
Section 502, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 143,
prohibited suits for specific performance of personal labor
contracts.
Section 503, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 143,
provided that contracts made between Apr. 12, 1898, and Apr. 30,
1900, providing for service for a definite term, should be null and
void.

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48 USC Sec. 504 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

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Sec. 504. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 504. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, Sec.
403(a)(6), 66 Stat. 279.
Section, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 143,
related to applicability of immigration contract labor law. See
section 1151 et seq. of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

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48 USC Secs. 505 to 518 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

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Secs. 505 to 518. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 505 to 518, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 505, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 11, 31 Stat. 144,
prescribed the style of process in courts.
Section 506, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Secs. 95, 96, 31 Stat.
160, made certain fisheries free to United States citizens subject
to vested rights.
Section 507, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 96, 31 Stat. 160,
provided for condemnation of private fishing rights.
Section 508, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 97, 31 Stat. 160;
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, Sec. 913, formerly title VI, Sec.
611, 58 Stat. 714, provided that jurisdiction of health laws remain
under the control of Territory of Hawaii.
Section 509, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 98, 31 Stat. 161,
allowed American registry of Hawaiian-registered vessels.
Section 510, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 89, 31 Stat. 159;
Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, Secs. 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561; June 29,
1954, ch. 418, 68 Stat. 323, placed control of wharves and landings
under Territory of Hawaii.
Section 511, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 91, 31 Stat. 159;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 7, 36 Stat. 447; June 19, 1930, ch.
546, 46 Stat. 789; Aug. 21, 1958, Pub. L. 85-719, Sec. 1, 72 Stat.
709, gave to Territory of Hawaii control of public property ceded
to United States by Republic of Hawaii and allowed transfer of
title to political subdivisions of Territory.
Section 512, act May 26, 1906, ch. 2561, 34 Stat. 204, made
provision for sale, lease, or disposal of personal or movable
property ceded to the United States.
Section 513, act Jan. 14, 1903, ch. 186, Secs. 1, 2, 32 Stat.
770, called for recoinage of Hawaiian silver coins into subsidiary
silver coins of the United States.
Section 514, act Jan. 14, 1903, ch. 186, Sec. 3, 32 Stat. 771,
allowed any collector of customs or internal revenue to exchange
United States coins in his custody for Hawaiian coins under
regulations of Secretary of the Treasury.
Section 515, act Jan. 14, 1903, ch. 186, Sec. 4, 32 Stat. 771,
allowed recoinage of mutilated or abraded Hawaiian coins into
subsidiary coinage of the United States by any mint of the United
States.
Section 516, act Jan. 14, 1903, ch. 186, Sec. 6, 32 Stat. 771,
made unlawful circulation as money of any silver certificate issued
by government of Hawaiian Islands prior to Jan. 14, 1903.
Section 517, act Jan. 14, 1903, ch. 186, Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 771,
limited redemption of Hawaiian silver certificates or silver coin
to redemption in manner and upon conditions set for recoinage of
Hawaiian silver.
Section 518, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 3390, Sec. 105, as added July
9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 315, 42 Stat. 120, prohibited employment as a
mechanic or laborer on any public work of persons not citizens of
the United States or eligible for such citizenship.

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Sec. 518a. Repealed.

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Sec. 518a. Repealed. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 449.
Section, act Jan. 2, 1942, ch. 646, 55 Stat. 881, related to
employment of nationals of the United States on public works in
Hawaii during the national emergency.

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48 USC Sec. 519 01/03/2007

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Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 55, 31 Stat. 150; May
27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec.
302, 42 Stat. 116; June 6, 1926, ch. 512, Secs. 1, 2, 44 Stat. 710,
711, which required two-year residence for grant of a divorce, was
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.

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48 USC Sec. 520 01/03/2007

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Sec. 520. Repealed. Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 88, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 467.
Section, act May 23, 1918, ch. 84, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 560,
prohibited manufacture, sale, transport, etc., of intoxicating
liquors.

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48 USC Secs. 531 to 535 01/03/2007

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Secs. 531 to 535. Omitted

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Sections 531 to 535, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 531, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 66, 31 Stat. 153;
July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 303, 42 Stat. 116, vested executive
power in a governor and set out his age and residence requirements,
appointment, term, and powers in general.
Section 532, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 67, 31 Stat. 153,
made governor responsible for the execution of all laws and granted
him other executive powers.
Section 533, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 68, 31 Stat. 153,
vested in governor powers and duties of specified former officials.
Section 534, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 69, 31 Stat. 154;
July 2, 1932, ch. 389, 47 Stat. 565; Aug. 21, 1958, Pub. L. 85-714,
72 Stat. 707, called for appointment of a Secretary of Hawaii and
set out powers and duties of his office.
Section 535, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 70, 31 Stat. 154,
called for secretary to perform duties of governor in event of
governor's death, removal, resignation, or disability.

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Sec. 536. Repealed.

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Sec. 536. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-3, Sec. 14(e), Mar. 18, 1959, 73
Stat. 10.
Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 92, 31 Stat. 159; May
27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 8, 36 Stat. 448; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec.
314, 42 Stat. 120; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, Sec. 5(a), 63 Stat. 680,
prescribed salary of governor and secretary of Territory of Hawaii,
and specified incidental expenses of governor.

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Sections 537 and 538, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 537, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 71, 31 Stat. 154,
prescribed powers and duties of attorney general of Hawaii.
Section 538, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 72, 31 Stat. 154,
prescribed powers and duties of treasurer of Hawaii.

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Sec. 539. Repealed.

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Sec. 539. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-3, Sec. 14(e), Mar. 18, 1959, 73
Stat. 10.
Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 92, 31 Stat. 159; May
27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 8, 36 Stat. 448; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec.
314, 42 Stat. 120, authorized governor to employ a private
secretary at an annual salary of $3,000.

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Sec. 540. Omitted

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Section, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 75, 31 Stat. 155, which
prescribed powers and duties of superintendent of public works, was
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.

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Sec. 541. Repealed.

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Sec. 541. Repealed. Pub. L. 96-470, title I, Sec. 110, Oct. 19,
1980, 94 Stat. 2239.
Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 76, 31 Stat. 155; Apr.
8, 1904, ch. 948, 33 Stat. 164; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37
Stat. 737, prescribed powers and duties of the superintendent of
public instruction.

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Sections 542 to 546, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 542, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 77, 31 Stat. 156;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 862, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 920, created posts of
auditor and deputy auditor and prescribed their powers and duties.
Section 542a, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 77A, as added Aug.
1, 1956, ch. 862, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 920, created position of post
auditor and set out his duties, term, and powers.
Section 543, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 78, 31 Stat. 156,
prescribed powers and duties of surveyor.
Section 544, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 79, 31 Stat. 156,
prescribed powers and duties of high sheriff and deputies.
Section 545, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 106, as added July
9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 315, 42 Stat. 121, and amended Aug. 14, 1958,
Pub. L. 85-650, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 606, prescribed powers and duties
of board of harbor commissioners and called for board supervision
of moneys appropriated for harbor improvements.
Section 546, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 80, 31 Stat. 156;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1465, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 1035; July 9, 1921, ch.
42, Sec. 312, 42 Stat. 119; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 862, Sec. 1, 70 Stat.
920; Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-793, Secs. 1, 2, 72 Stat. 957, dealt
with nomination and appointment of officers by governor and
provided for their terms and salaries.

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Sections 561 to 599, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 561, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 12, 31 Stat. 144,
called for a bicameral legislature for Territory consisting of a
senate and house of representatives.
Section 562, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 55, 31 Stat. 150;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42,
Sec. 302, 42 Stat. 116; June 9, 1926, ch. 512, Secs. 1, 2, 44 Stat.
710, 711; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 7, 70 Stat. 907; Aug. 20,
1958, Pub. L. 85-691, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 685, described scope of
legislative power.
Section 562a, act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 479,
authorized issuance of revenue bonds by legislature and empowered
legislature to authorize issuance of bonds by political or
municipal corporations or subdivisions.
Section 562b, act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 480,
empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to
issue flood control bonds.
Section 562c, act July 15, 1935, ch. 378, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 480,
approved, ratified, and confirmed issuance of revenue bonds which
had been authorized by legislature prior to July 15, 1935.
Section 562c-1, act Apr. 3, 1944, ch. 154, 58 Stat. 186, ratified
and confirmed legislative action which had extended time within
which revenue bonds could be issued without presidential approval
and without reference to Hawaiian Organic Act.
Section 562c-2, act July 30, 1947, ch. 396, 61 Stat. 676,
ratified and confirmed legislative action which had extended time
within which revenue bonds could be issued without presidential
approval and without reference to Hawaiian Organic Act.
Section 562d, act Aug. 31, 1935, ch. 436, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 516,
empowered legislature to authorize issuance of revenue bonds by
political or municipal corporations or subdivisions of Territory
and confirmed and ratified acts of legislature prior to Aug. 3,
1935, which authorized issuance of revenue bonds.
Section 562e, acts Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 436, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 517;
May 28, 1937, ch. 274, 50 Stat. 211; July 10, 1937, ch. 486, 50
Stat. 509, authorized Territory to issue public improvement bonds.
Section 562e-1, act June 29, 1954, ch. 417, 68 Stat. 322,
ratified and confirmed Revenue Bond Act of 1935, as amended,
through the 1953 regular session of legislature.
Section 562f, act July 10, 1937, ch. 485, 50 Stat. 508,
authorized issuance of public improvement bonds by Territory.
Section 562g, acts July 10, 1937, ch. 484, 50 Stat. 508; July 18,
1950, title II, Sec. 202(a), 64 Stat. 345, authorized legislature
to establish authorities for slum clearance and housing projects,
made provision for issuance of bonds therefor, ratified and
confirmed prior legislation on subject, and provided that powers
granted should not be in derogation of other powers granted by
other laws.
Section 562h, act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 507,
empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu to
issue general obligation bonds to permit construction of a sewer
system.
Section 562i, act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 507,
dealt with nature of Honolulu sewer system bonds and provided for
their maturity.
Section 562j, act July 10, 1937, ch. 483, Sec. 3, 50 Stat. 507,
ratified and confirmed action taken by legislature in its 1937
session pertaining to issuance of sewer bonds.
Section 562k, act July 18, 1947, ch. 265, 61 Stat. 381, permitted
legislature to authorize issue of additional general obligation
bonds by city and county of Honolulu for construction of a sewer
system and ratified actions taken in 1947 session of legislature
pertaining to issuance of sewer system bonds.
Section 562l, act July 15, 1947, ch. 250, 61 Stat. 326,
authorized and empowered Territory to issue public improvement
bonds during 1947-1951 and provided for maturity of such bonds and
their issuance without presidential approval.
Section 562m, act Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 754, Secs. 1-3, 63 Stat.
926, authorized and empowered Territory to issue public improvement
bonds during 1949-1955, and provided for their maturity and
issuance without presidential approval.
Section 562n, acts Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 889, Secs. 1-3, 68 Stat.
782; July 14, 1956, ch. 606, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 552; Aug. 20, 1958,
Pub. L. 85-691, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 685, empowered legislature to
authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for veterans'
mortgages and provided for their limitation, maturity, and
ratification.
Section 562o, acts Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 892, Secs. 1, 3, 4, 68
Stat. 785; July 14, 1956, ch. 606, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 552; Aug. 20,
1958, Pub. L. 85-691, Sec. 2, 72 Stat. 685, ratified and confirmed
issuance of public improvement bonds issued during 1954 to 1959 and
limited maturity date of such bonds.
Section 562p, act Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 896, Secs. 1-3, 68 Stat.
787, empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu
to issue public improvement bonds for construction of sewerage
systems in Honolulu.
Section 562q, act Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 898, Secs. 1-3, 68 Stat.
788, empowered legislature to authorize city and county of Honolulu
to issue public improvement bonds for construction of flood-control
and drainage systems in Honolulu.
Section 562r, act July 11, 1956, ch. 567, Secs. 1-3, 70 Stat.
526, ratified and confirmed issuance of general obligation bonds by
city and county of Honolulu and authorized issuance of additional
bonds, setting a limit on size of such issue.
Section 562s, act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 545,
authorized Territory to issue revenue bonds for highway
construction payable from funds derived from highway vehicle fuel
taxes.
Section 562t, act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 545,
set out certain requirements for bonds issued under section 562s.
Section 562u, act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 545,
allowed application of federal-aid highway funds to aid in
retirement of highway bonds.
Section 562v, act July 14, 1956, ch. 602, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 545,
defined "highway fuel taxes" as used in sections 562s-562v.
Section 562w, Pub. L. 85-534, Sec. 2, July 18, 1958, 72 Stat.
379, authorized Territory to issue aviation revenue bonds, set out
requirements and limitations thereof, allowed for retirement
thereof with Federal funds, and defined "aviation fuel taxes".
Section 563, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 56, 31 Stat. 151;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1465, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 1035, empowered
legislature to create town and city municipalities and provide for
government thereof.
Section 564, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 13, 31 Stat. 144,
prohibited persons from sitting as senators and representatives in
legislature except in conformity with statutory provisions
therefor.
Section 565, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 30, 31 Stat. 146;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 903, provided for number of
senators and for the length of their term.
Section 566, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 34, 31 Stat. 147;
Sept. 15, 1922, ch. 315, 42 Stat. 844, set out age, citizenship,
and residence requirements of senators.
Section 567, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 31, 31 Stat. 146,
called for filling of vacancies in senate caused by death,
resignation, or otherwise through general or special elections.
Section 568, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 32, 31 Stat. 147;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 903, divided Territory into
senatorial districts.
Section 569, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 32, 31 Stat. 147;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 903, apportioned senators
between various senatorial districts.
Section 570, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 35, 31 Stat. 147;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 903, set out number of
representatives and called for their election by qualified voters
of respective representative districts.
Section 571, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 40, 31 Stat. 148;
Sept. 15, 1922, ch. 315, 42 Stat. 844, stated age, citizenship, and
residence requirements of representatives.
Section 572, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 36, 31 Stat. 147,
placed term of office of representatives as period between their
election at a general or special election and next general election
held thereafter.
Section 573, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 37, 31 Stat. 147,
directed that vacancies in house of representatives caused by
death, resignations, or otherwise be filled by special elections.
Section 574, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 38, 31 Stat. 147;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 5, 70 Stat. 906, divided Territory into
representative districts.
Section 575, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 30, 31 Stat. 148;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 851, Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 906, apportioned
representatives between the representative districts.
Section 576, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Secs. 41-43, 31 Stat.
148; Aug. 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-690, Secs. 1, 2, 72 Stat. 684, set
date for regular and budget sessions, commencement, duration, and
adjournment, and budget session agenda.
Section 577, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 44, 31 Stat. 148,
set out enacting clause of all laws and required that all
legislative sessions be conducted in English language.
Section 578, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 45, 31 Stat. 148,
required that each law embrace but one subject and that its subject
be expressed in its title.
Section 579, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 46, 31 Stat. 148,
covered passage of bills on three readings on separate days and
final passage by a majority vote of all members to which each house
is entitled taken by ayes and noes and entered upon journal.
Section 580, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 47, 31 Stat. 149,
provided for certification of bills by the presiding officer or
clerk of the house just passed and immediate submission to other
house for consideration.
Section 581, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 49, 31 Stat. 149,
made provision for veto or approval of bills and allowed veto of
specific items in appropriation bills while requiring veto of all
other bills only in their entirety.
Section 582, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 48, 31 Stat. 149,
required signature of governor to make valid all bills passed by
legislature except as otherwise provided.
Section 583, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 50, 31 Stat. 149,
set out procedure to be followed by legislature in event of a veto
by governor.
Section 584, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 51, 31 Stat. 149,
set out effect to be given governor's failure to sign, veto, or
return a bill passed by legislature and sent to him.
Section 585, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 52, 31 Stat. 149;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 3, 36 Stat. 444, required that
appropriation be made by legislature except as otherwise provided.
Section 586, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 53, 31 Stat. 149;
Aug. 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-690, Sec. 3, 72 Stat. 684, required
governor to submit to legislative estimates of appropriations for
succeeding biennial period or for succeeding fiscal year in event
of an additional regular session of legislature.
Section 587, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 54, 31 Stat. 150,
made provision for calling of an extra session of the legislature
and payment by treasurer of current expenses in event of failure of
legislature to pass appropriation bills covering necessary current
expenses.
Section 588, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 16, 31 Stat. 145;
Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 752, 63 Stat. 926, prohibited appointment or
election of a member of legislature to any office of Territory
during term for which he was elected.
Section 589, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 17, 31 Stat. 145,
made ineligible to hold office of member of legislature any person
holding office in or under or by authority of Government of United
States or Territory of Hawaii.
Section 590, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 18, 31 Stat. 145,
made ineligible to vote for or hold office in legislature all idiot
or insane persons, persons expelled from legislature for bribery,
and persons convicted of criminal offenses punishable by
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year unless person was
convicted and subsequently had his civil rights restored.
Section 591, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 19, 31 Stat. 145,
prescribed oath to be taken by legislators and territorial
officers.
Section 592, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 20, 31 Stat. 145,
called for senate and house of representatives to choose their own
officers, determine rules and keep a journal.
Section 593, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 21, 31 Stat. 145,
required that, at desire of one-fifth of members present, ayes and
noes of members be entered on journal.
Section 594, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Secs. 22-24, 31 Stat.
145, set out attendance required for a quorum of each house of
legislature, votes required for final passage of a law,
adjournment, absentees, and a count of members present by chairman.
Section 595, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 28, 31 Stat. 146,
granted members of legislature a privilege for any word uttered in
exercise of their legislative functions in either house.
Section 596, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 27, 31 Stat. 146,
authorized each house of legislature to punish its members by
censure for disorderly behavior or neglect of duty and to suspend
or expel its members by a two-thirds vote.
Section 597, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 25, 31 Stat. 146,
authorized each house to punish non-members for contempt but
granted a person so charged right to be informed of charges,
present evidence, and be heard in his own defense.
Section 598, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 29, 31 Stat. 146,
granted members of legislature a privilege from arrest, except in
cases of treason, felony, or breach of peace, during their
attendance at sessions in their respective houses.
Section 599, acts Apr. 30, 1910, ch. 339, Sec. 26, 31 Stat. 146;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42,
Sec. 301, 42 Stat. 115; June 27, 1930, ch. 647, 46 Stat. 824; Aug.
20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-690, Sec. 4, 72 Stat. 684, set out
compensation and additional compensation to be paid members of
legislature.

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Sections 611 to 620, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 611, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 14, 31 Stat. 144,
called general elections to be held on the Tuesday next after first
Monday in November, biennially in even-numbered years.
Section 612, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 15, 31 Stat. 145,
made each house judge of elections, returns, and qualifications of
its own members.
Section 613, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Secs. 57, 58, 31 Stat.
151, granted each elector a privilege from military duty on
election day in any way which would deprive him of his vote except
in time of war or public danger and also granted a privilege from
arrest while going to and returning from attendance at election
except in certain cases.
Section 614, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 59, 31 Stat. 151,
allowed each voter for representative to vote for as many
representatives as would be elected from representative district in
which voter was entitled to vote and gave posts of representatives
to those candidates receiving highest number of votes.
Section 615, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 61, 31 Stat. 152,
allowed each voter to cast one vote for senator to be elected from
district in which voter could vote and called for required numbers
of candidates receiving highest number of votes to become senators
for their districts.
Section 616, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 62, 31 Stat. 152,
made qualifications for voters for senator and for all other
elections same as qualifications for voters casting votes for
representative.
Section 617, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 60, 31 Stat. 151;
June 26, 1930, ch. 620, 46 Stat. 818, set out qualifications
required for an elector to vote for representative.
Section 618, act June 13, 1918, ch. 97, Secs. 1, 2, 4, 40 Stat.
604, authorized extension of franchise to women, and was repealed
by act Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1029. See Const.
Amend. 19.
Section 619, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 63, 31 Stat. 152,
prevented from voting all persons who were in Hawaii by reason of
being in Army or Navy or being attached to troops of the United
States.
Section 619a, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 64, 31 Stat. 152,
continued in force rules and regulations for administering oaths
and holding elections.
Section 620, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 65, 31 Stat. 153,
authorized legislature to establish and alter boundaries of
election districts and voting precincts and apportion senators and
representatives to be elected from such districts.

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Secs. 631 to 633. Omitted

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Sections 631 to 633, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 631, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 81, 31 Stat. 157,
made provision for vesting of judicial power in courts and
continued in force the courts' jurisdiction and procedure
previously in force.
Section 632, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 82, 31 Stat. 157;
June 15, 1950, ch. 250, 64 Stat. 216, set out size and organization
of supreme court, appointment and qualifications of its members,
and provisions for filling of vacancies therein.
Section 633, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 80, 31 Stat. 156;
Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1465, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 1035; July 9, 1921, ch.
42, Sec. 312, 42 Stat. 119; May 9, 1956, ch. 237, Sec. 1, 70 Stat.
130, called for presidential appointment of members of supreme
court and circuit courts and set tenure and qualifications of
judges.

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48 USC Secs. 634, 634a 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 634, 634a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 634, 634a. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-3, Sec. 14(e), Mar. 18, 1959,
73 Stat. 10.
Section 634, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 92, 31 Stat. 159;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 8, 36 Stat. 448; July 9, 1921, ch. 42,
Sec. 314, 42 Stat. 120, related to salaries of justices of supreme
court and circuit courts.
Section 634a, acts May 29, 1928, ch. 904, Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat.
997; Apr. 30, 1956, ch. 226, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 123, related to
salaries of justices of supreme court and circuit courts.

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48 USC Secs. 634b, 634c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 634b, 634c. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 634b, 634c. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62
Stat. 992.
Section 634b, acts May 31, 1938, ch. 301, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 591;
Apr. 16, 1946, ch. 139, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 90, related to retirement
of justices and judges.
Section 634c, acts May 31, 1938, ch. 301, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 591;
Apr. 16, 1946, ch. 139, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 90, related to computation
of years of service.

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48 USC Secs. 635, 636 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 635, 636. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 635 and 636, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 635, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 83, 31 Stat. 157;
Apr. 1, 1952, ch. 127, Sec. 1, 66 Stat. 32, continued in force all
laws relating to judicial departments and procedure, but made
certain changes with reference to membership qualifications for
membership on juries.
Section 636, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 84, 31 Stat. 157;
May 27, 1910, ch. 258, Sec. 6, 36 Stat. 447, set out standards for
disqualification of jurors who were related by affinity or
consanguinity with a person interested in case being tried and for
disqualification of judges in certain cases.

DISTRICT COURT

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48 USC Secs. 641 to 644 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 641 to 644. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 641 to 644. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Secs. 8, 39, 62
Stat. 986, 992.
Section 641, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86(a), (d), 31
Stat. 158; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 838; July 9,
1921, ch. 42, Sec. 313, 42 Stat. 119; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43
Stat. 890; Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 919; July 31,
1946, ch. 704, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 716, related to district court,
sessions, powers, terms. See section 81 et seq. of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section 642, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86(c), 31 Stat.
158; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 838; Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 291, 36 Stat. 167; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 313, 42
Stat. 119; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43 Stat. 890, related to
jurisdiction of district court and authority of officers. See
sections 81 et seq., 451 et seq., 501 et seq., 531 et seq., and
1331 et seq. of Title 28.
Section 642a, acts Aug. 13, 1940, ch. 662, 54 Stat. 784; Apr. 29,
1948, ch. 241, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 204, related to jurisdiction of
cases arising on Midway, Wake, Johnston, etc., Islands. See section
91 of Title 28.
Section 643, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86, 31 Stat. 158;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 838; July 9, 1921, ch. 42,
Sec. 313, 42 Stat. 119; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43 Stat. 890,
related to appointment and term of office of judges, district
attorney, and marshal. See sections 133, 134, 501, 504, and 541 of
Title 28.
Section 644, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86, 31 Stat. 158;
Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 838; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1412; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 313, 42 Stat.
119; June 1, 1922, ch. 204, title II, 42 Stat. 614, 616; Jan. 3,
1923, ch. 21, title II, 42 Stat. 1084; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43
Stat. 890, related to appointment and salaries of clerks, deputy
clerks and reporters. See sections 604, 751, and 753 of Title 28.

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48 USC Sec. 644a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Sec. 644a. Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or
within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc., Islands; laws
applicable to jury trials

-STATUTE-
The jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Hawaii is extended to all civil and criminal cases
arising on or within the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston
Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Island, Baker Island,
Howland Island, Jarvis Island, and, having regard to the special
status of Canton and Enderbury Islands pursuant to an agreement of
April 6, 1939, between the Governments of the United States and of
the United Kingdom to set up a regime for their use in common, the
said jurisdiction is also extended to all civil and criminal cases
arising on or within Canton Island and Enderbury Island: Provided,
That such extension to Canton and Enderbury Islands shall in no way
be construed to be prejudicial to the claims of the United Kingdom
to said islands in accordance with the agreement. All civil acts
and deeds consummated and taking place on any of these islands or
in the waters adjacent thereto, and all offenses and crimes
committed thereon, or on or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall
be deemed to have been consummated or committed on the high seas on
board a merchant vessel or other vessel belonging to the United
States and shall be adjudicated and determined or adjudged and
punished according to the laws of the United States relating to
such civil acts or offenses on such ships or vessels on the high
seas, which laws for the purpose aforesaid are extended over such
islands, rocks, and keys.
The laws of the United States relating to juries and jury trials
shall be applicable to the trial of such cases before said district
court.

-SOURCE-
(June 15, 1950, ch. 253, 64 Stat. 217; Pub. L. 86-3, Sec. 14(j),
Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 19, July 12, 1960,
74 Stat. 416.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1960 - Pub. L. 86-624 struck out Kure Island.
1959 - Pub. L. 86-3 extended jurisdiction to cases arising on or
within Palmyra Island.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 86-3 effective on admission of the State of
Hawaii into the Union, see note set out under section 91 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Admission of Hawaii into the
Union was accomplished Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No.
3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 25 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by
sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set
out as notes preceding section 491 of this title.

CANTON AND ENDERBURY ISLANDS; SOVEREIGNTY OF KIRIBATI
By a treaty of friendship, TIAS 10777, which entered into force
Sept. 23, 1983, the United States recognized the sovereignty of
Kiribati over Canton Island and Enderbury Island.

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48 USC Sec. 645 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Sec. 645. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 645. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-3, Sec. 14(f), Mar. 18, 1959, 73
Stat. 10.
Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86, 31 Stat. 158; Mar.
3, 1909, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 838; Mar. 11, 1911, ch. 231,
Sec. 291, 36 Stat. 167; Mar. 4, 1920, ch. 161, Sec. 1, 41 Stat.
1412; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 313, 42 Stat. 119; June 1, 1922,
ch. 204, title II, 42 Stat. 614, 616; Jan. 3, 1923, ch. 21, title
II, 42 Stat. 1084; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43 Stat. 890; Dec. 13,
1926, ch. 6, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 919; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, Sec. 1,
45 Stat. 54; July 31, 1946, ch. 704, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 716; June 25,
1948, ch. 646, Secs. 8, 39, 62 Stat. 986, 992, related to removal
of causes and appeal. See section 91 of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure and notes thereunder.

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48 USC Sec. 646 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Sec. 646. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 646. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992.
Section, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 86a, as added June 19,
1939, ch. 211, 53 Stat. 841, related to rules in civil actions. See
section 2072 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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48 USC Sec. 651 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Sec. 651. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 85, 31 Stat. 158; June
28, 1906, ch. 3582, 34 Stat. 550, which provided for the election
of a Delegate to the House of Representatives of the United States
to serve during each Congress, was omitted in view of the admission
of Hawaii into the Union.

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48 USC Secs. 661 to 678 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 661 to 678. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 661 to 678, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 661, act July 7, 1898, No. 55, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 750,
provided that Congress of the United States shall enact special
laws for management and disposition of public lands.
Section 662, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 99, 31 Stat. 161,
which declared to be property of Hawaiian Government portion of
public domain known prior to April 30, 1900, as Crown land.
Section 663, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(a), (b), 31
Stat. 154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; July 9, 1921, ch.
42, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 116, defined "public lands", "commissioner",
"land board", and "person", and incorporated by reference certain
other defined terms.
Section 664, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(c), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 117,
declared that laws of Hawaii relating to public lands, settlement
of boundaries and issuance of patents on land commission awards,
shall continue in force until Congress shall otherwise provide.
Section 664a, act Sept. 26, 1941, ch. 426, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 734,
ratified Hawaiian realty transactions consummated on or before
November 25, 1941.
Section 664b, act Sept. 26, 1941, ch. 426, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 734,
provided that realty transaction so ratified shall be deemed and
held to be perfect and valid from day of date thereof.
Section 665, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(d), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 117;
Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-803, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 971, prescribed
terms and conditions of leases on public lands.
Section 666, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(e), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec.
304, 42 Stat. 117, directed that all funds arising from sale or
lease of public lands be appropriated by laws of government of the
territory of Hawaii.
Section 667, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(f), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 117,
set out requirements for those who would be entitled to receive any
certificate of occupation, right of purchase lease, cash freehold
agreement, or special homestead agreement. Section was also
classified to section 1509 of this title.
Section 668, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(g), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 444; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 117,
prescribed limitations on alienation of public lands for which
certificates of occupancy have been issued. Section was also
classified to section 1510 of this title.
Section 669, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(h), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1919, ch. 258;
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 445; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 305, 42 Stat. 118,
set out provisions for forfeiture of lands for noncompliance with
prior provisions.
Section 670, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(i), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 445; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 305, 42 Stat. 118;
July 27, 1939, ch. 383, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1126; July 9, 1952, ch.
617, 66 Stat. 515; Apr. 6, 1956, ch. 180, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 102;
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 854, 70 Stat. 918, determined persons entitled to
take under certificates of occupation, lease or agreement.
Section 671, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(j), 31, Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 445; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 306, 42 Stat. 118,
gave commissioner, with approval of governor, right to give
preferences in purchasing of public lands. Section was also
classified to section 1511 of this title.
Section 672, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(k), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 445; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 307, 42 Stat. 118,
gave commissioner, with approval of governor, power to issue
patents to churches or religious organizations. Section was also
classified to section 1512 of this title.
Section 673, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(l), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 446; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 308, 42 Stat. 118;
Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 771, 60 Stat. 871; July 9, 1952, ch. 616, Sec. 1,
66 Stat. 514; Apr. 6, 1956, ch. 185, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 104; Aug. 21,
1958, Pub. L. 85-718, 72 Stat. 709; Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-803,
Sec. 2, 72 Stat. 971, created board of public lands and set
restrictions upon sale and lease of agricultural lands and exchange
of lands.
Section 674, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(m), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56, May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 446; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 309, 42 Stat. 119,
opened agricultural lands for settlement.
Section 675, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(n), (p), 31
Stat. 154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch.
258, Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 446; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Secs. 310, 311, 42
Stat. 119, provided for survey and opening of homestead entry
agricultural lands.
Section 676, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(o), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 446; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 310, 42 Stat. 119,
permitted any person under a general lease from Territory, to
continue in possession of such land after expiration of lease until
such time as homesteader takes actual possession thereof under any
form of homestead agreement.
Section 677, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 399, Sec. 73(q), 31 Stat.
154; Apr. 2, 1908, ch. 124, 35 Stat. 56; May 27, 1910, ch. 258,
Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 447; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 311, 42 Stat. 119;
Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 394, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 658; July 18, 1958, Pub.
L. 85-534, Sec. 1, 72 Stat. 379; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-650,
Sec. 2, 72 Stat. 606, improved commissioner with control,
management, and disposition of public lands and included within
this making of leases by Hawaiian Aeronautics commission.
Section 677-1, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(r), as added
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 820, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 785, provided for
disposition of remnants of public lands.
Section 677a, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(par.), as added
June 12, 1940, ch. 336, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 345, provided for
reamortization of indebtedness under homestead agreements.
Section 677b, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 73(par.), as added
June 12, 1940, ch. 336, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 346, provided for refunds
on account of reamortization of homestead agreements.
Section 678, act Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 107, as added July
9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 315, 42 Stat. 121, cited the Act of April 30,
1900, ch. 339, 31 Stat. 141, as the "Hawaiian Organic Act".

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48 USC Secs. 691 to 718 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 691 to 718. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 691 to 718, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 691, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title I, Sec. 1, 42 Stat.
108, cited sections 691-704 and 705-716 of this title, as the
"Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920".
Section 692, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 201, 42
Stat. 108; June 18, 1954, ch. 321, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 263, defined
"Commission", "public lands", "fund", "Territory", "Hawaiian home
lands", "tract", "native Hawaiian" and "irrigated pastoral land" as
used in "Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920".
Section 693, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 202, 42
Stat. 109; July 26, 1935, ch. 420, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 504; May 31,
1944, ch. 216, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 260; July 9, 1952, ch. 618, Secs.
1, 3, 66 Stat. 515, 516, established Hawaiian Homes Commission.
Section 694, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 222, 42
Stat. 115; Nov. 26, 1941, ch. 544, Sec. 7, 55 Stat. 787; June 14,
1948, ch. 646, Sec. 8, 62 Stat. 394, empowered commission to make
such regulations and with approval of Governor, such expenditures
as are necessary to efficient execution of his office.
Section 695, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 222, 42
Stat. 115, required commission to make a biennial report to
legislature of Territory.
Section 696, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 222, 42
Stat. 115, directed that executive officer and secretary give bond
for faithful performance of his duties.
Section 697, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 203, 42
Stat. 109; May 16, 1934, ch. 290, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 777; Aug. 29,
1935, ch. 810, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 966; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50
Stat. 497; Nov. 26, 1941, ch. 544, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 782; May 31,
1944, ch. 216, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 260; June 3, 1948, ch. 384, 62
Stat. 295; June 3, 1948, ch. 397, 62 Stat. 303; July 9, 1952 ch.
614, Secs. 1, 2, 66 Stat. 511, designated certain lands in
Territory as "available land".
Section 698, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 204, 42
Stat. 110; Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 142, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 246; July 10,
1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 503; Feb. 20, 1954, ch. 10, Sec. 1, 68
Stat. 116; June 18, 1954, ch. 319, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 262, provided
that after July 9, 1921, all available lands would assume status of
Hawaiian home lands and be under control of Commission.
Section 699, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 205, 42
Stat. 110, provided for sale or lease of available lands.
Section 700, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 206, 42
Stat. 110, declared that available lands were not subject to
disposition by Governor, Commissioner of Public Lands, or Board of
Public Lands.
Section 701, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 207, 42
Stat. 110; Feb. 3, 1923, ch. 56, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1122; May 16,
1934, ch. 290, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 779; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50
Stat. 504; May 31, 1944, ch. 216, Secs. 3, 4, 58 Stat. 264; June
14, 1948, ch. 464, Secs. 1, 2, 62 Stat. 390; June 18, 1954, ch.
321, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 263; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-733, 72 Stat.
822, authorized Commission to lease lands to native Hawaiians.
Section 702, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 208, 42
Stat. 111; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 504; Nov. 26, 1941, ch.
544, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 783; Aug. 21, 1958, Pub. L. 85-710, Sec. 1,
72 Stat. 706, set up certain conditions to be included in leases of
lands by Commission.
Section 703, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 209, 42
Stat. 111; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 504; Nov. 26, 1941, ch.
544, Sec. 3, 55 Stat. 783; July 9, 1952, ch. 614, Sec. 4, 66 Stat.
514, established rules governing successors to lessees.
Section 704, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 210, 42
Stat. 111, gave Commission power to cancel leases.
Section 704a, acts May 16, 1934, ch. 200, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 779;
July 9, 1952, ch. 614, Sec. 3, 66 Stat. 513, gave a preference to
residents in leasing of lands.
Section 705, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 211, 42
Stat. 112, provided for community pastures adjacent to each
district in which agricultural lands were leased.
Section 706, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 212, 42
Stat. 112, gave Commission power to return lands not leased to
control of Commissioner of Public Lands.
Section 707, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 213, 42
Stat. 112; Feb. 3, 1923, ch. 56, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1222; Mar. 7,
1928, ch. 142, Sec. 2, 45 Stat. 246; Nov. 26, 1941, ch. 544, Sec.
4, 55 Stat. 784; June 14, 1948, ch. 464, Sec. 3, 62 Stat. 390; July
9, 1952, ch. 615, Secs. 1, 2, 66 Stat. 514; Aug. 21, 1958, Pub. L.
85-708, 72 Stat. 705, established in Treasury of Territory two
revolving funds to be known as Hawaiian home-loan fund and Hawaiian
home-operating fund, and two special funds to be known as Hawaiian
home-development fund and Hawaiian home administration account.
Section 707a, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 225, as
added Nov. 26, 1941, ch. 544, Sec. 8, 55 Stat. 787, and amended
June 14, 1948, ch. 464, Sec. 9, 62 Stat. 394, gave Commission power
to invest and reinvest any of moneys in loan fund.
Section 708, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 214, 42
Stat. 112, authorized Commission to make loans from fund to lessee
of any tract or successor to his interest therein.
Section 709, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 215, 42
Stat. 112; Feb. 3, 1923, ch. 56, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1222; July 10,
1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 505; Nov. 26, 1941, ch. 544, Sec. 5, 55
Stat. 785; June 14, 1948, ch. 464, Secs. 4, 5, 62 Stat. 392; July
9, 1952, ch. 616, Secs. 3, 4, 66 Stat. 514, set up conditions to be
followed in contracts of loan.
Section 710, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 216, 42
Stat. 113; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 506; June 14, 1948, ch.
464, Sec. 6, 62 Stat. 393, gave Commission power to require
borrower to insure all livestock and dwellings and other permanent
improvements upon his tract purchased or constructed out of any
moneys loaned from fund.
Section 711, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 217, 42
Stat. 113, gave Commission power to bring an ejectment action
against lessee or borrower for noncompliance with Commission
orders.
Section 712, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 218, 42
Stat. 114, provided that lessees of land were not to receive loans
under Territorial Farm Land.
Section 713, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 219, 42
Stat. 114, authorized Commission to employ agricultural experts.
Section 714, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 220, 42
Stat. 114; July 10, 1937, ch. 482, 50 Stat. 507; Nov. 26, 1941, ch.
544, Sec. 6, 55 Stat. 786; June 14, 1948, ch. 464, Sec. 7, 62 Stat.
393; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 855, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 915, authorized
Commission to undertake development projects.
Section 715, acts July 9, 1921, ch. 42, title II, Sec. 221, 42
Stat. 114; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 855, Secs. 2, 3, 70 Stat. 915, defined
"water license" and "surplus water", subjected water licenses
issued after July 9, 1921, to Commission and authorized Commission
to use free of all charge, Government-owned water.
Section 715a, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42 title II, Sec. 224, as
added July 26, 1935, ch. 420, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 505, authorized
Secretary of the Interior to designate a sanitation and reclamation
expert.
Section 716, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42 title II, Sec. 223, 42
Stat. 115, reserved right in Congress, to alter, amend, or repeal
provisions of sections 691 to 704 and 705 to 716 of this title.
Section 717, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 401, 42 Stat. 121,
related to acts repealed.
Section 718, act July 9, 1921, ch. 42, Sec. 402, 42 Stat. 121,
related to savings provisions.

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48 USC Secs. 721 to 723 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Secs. 721 to 723. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 721 to 723, relating to Territory of Hawaii, were
omitted in view of admission of Hawaii into the Union.
Section 721, acts July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 101, 64
Stat. 344; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), (7), (9),
69 Stat. 637, 638, authorized Hawaiian government to undertake slum
clearance and urban redevelopment and renewal projects.
Section 721a, acts July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 102, 64
Stat. 344; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), 69 Stat.
637, authorized government of Hawaii to assist slum clearance and
urban redevelopment projects through cash donations, loans
conveyances of real and personal property, facilities and services.
Section 721b, act July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 103, 64
Stat. 345, ratified all legislation enacted by Legislature of
Territory of Hawaii dealing with subject matter of sections 721 to
722 of this title.
Section 722, acts July 10, 1937, ch. 484, 50 Stat. 508; July 18,
1950, title II, Sec. 202(a), 64 Stat. 345, gave Legislature of
Territory of Hawaii power to create public corporate authorities to
engage in slum clearance, or housing undertaking.
Section 723, act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, Sec. 214, as added Apr.
23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(a), 63 Stat. 57, and amended, related to
insurance of mortgages on property in Hawaii. See section 1715d of
Title 12, Banks and Banking.

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48 USC Sec. 724 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 3 - HAWAII

-HEAD-
Sec. 724. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 724. Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title II, Sec. 205, 68
Stat. 622.
Section, acts Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(b), 63 Stat. 58; June
30, 1953, ch. 170, Sec. 25(b), 67 Stat. 128, related to purchase of
insured mortgage loans by Federal National Mortgage Association,
with respect to property in Hawaii.

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48 USC CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO

-HEAD-
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO


-MISC1-
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
731. Territory included under name Puerto Rico.
731a. Change of name; Puerto Rico.
731b. Organization of a government pursuant to a
constitution.
731c. Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to
people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of
constitutional convention; requisites of
constitution.
731d. Ratification of constitution by Congress.
731e. Chapter continued in force and effect.
732. Repealed.
733. Citizens; former Spanish subjects and children; body
politic; name.
733a. Citizens; residence in island of citizens of United
States.
733a-1, 733b. Repealed or Omitted.
734. United States laws extended to Puerto Rico; internal
revenue receipts covered into treasury.
734a. Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue
laws to Puerto Rico.
735. Repealed.
736. Puerto Rican law modified.
737. Privileges and immunities.
738. Free interchange of merchandise with United States.
739. Duties on foreign imports; books and pamphlets in
English language.
740. Duties and taxes to constitute fund for benefit of
Puerto Rico; ports of entry.
741. Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate
revenues.
741a. Internal-revenue taxes; levy and collection;
discrimination.
742. Acknowledgment of deeds.
743. Repealed.
744. Coasting trade laws.
745. Tax exempt bonds.
745a. Public improvement bonds sold to United States or
agency thereof excluded from public indebtedness.
745b. Refunding bonds excluded temporarily in computing
indebtedness.
746. Public lands and buildings; reservations; rights prior
to July 1, 1902.
747. Public property transferred; "control" defined.
748. Conveyance by President to people of lands, buildings,
etc.
749. Harbors and navigable waters transferred; definitions.
750. Repealed.
751. Interstate commerce and certain other laws
inapplicable to Puerto Rico.
752. Corporate real estate holdings.
753 to 755. Repealed or Omitted.

SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
771 to 793b. Repealed.
794. Official reports.
795. Government expenses payable out of revenues.
796 to 799. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE
811 to 820. Repealed.
821. Legislative power.
822 to 844. Repealed or Omitted.
845. Income tax laws; modification or repeal by
legislature.

SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY
861 to 863. Repealed or Omitted.
864. Appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, etc.; use of
English language.
865 to 867. Repealed or Omitted.
868. Fees part of United States revenues.
869. Fees payable by United States out of revenue of Puerto
Rico.
870, 871. Repealed or Omitted.
872. Habeas corpus; mandamus; suit to restrain assessment
or collection of taxes.
873, 873a. Repealed.
874. Judicial process; officials to be citizens of United
States; oath.
875, 876. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER
891. Resident Commissioner; election.
892. Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill
vacancy.
893. Salary of Commissioner; allowances; franking
privilege.
894. Salary and traveling expenses; payment.

SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
910. Slum clearance and urban redevelopment and renewal
projects; powers of government.
910a. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by
government and municipalities.
910b. Ratification of prior acts.

SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING
911. Legislative authorization to create authorities.
912. Authority to appoint commissioners; powers of
authorities.
913. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by
municipalities.
914. Issuance of bonds and obligations.
915. Bonds as public debt.
916. Ratification of previous legislation.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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48 USC Sec. 731 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731. Territory included under name Puerto Rico

-STATUTE-
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the island of
Puerto Rico and to the adjacent islands belonging to the United
States and waters of those islands; and the name Puerto Rico, as
used in this chapter, shall be held to include not only the island
of that name, but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 951; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
Act", meaning act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended,
known as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly
known as the Jones Act, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out below and Tables.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 77, which is popularly known as
the "Foraker Act" and also as the "Puerto Rico Civil Code".
Section 1 of act Apr. 12, 1900, was similar to this section,
except that it described the adjacent islands and waters of those
islands as those lying east of the seventy-fourth meridian of
longitude west of Greenwich, which were ceded to the United States
by the Government of Spain by the treaty of Dec. 10, 1898, 30 Stat.
1754.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-MISC2-
SHORT TITLE
Act July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 319, provided, in
part, that the act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951 [enacting
this chapter, section 1019 of this title, section 46 of Title 2,
The Congress, and section 358 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality,
and amending sections 325, 327, and 328 of former Title 39, Postal
Service], may be cited as the "Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act".
The act of Mar. 2, 1917, is also popularly known as the "Jones
Act".

UNITED STATES-PUERTO RICO COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF PUERTO RICO
Pub. L. 88-271, Feb. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 17, as amended by Pub. L.
89-84, July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 261, established a United States-
Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico to study all
factors, including but not limited to applicable laws, treaties,
constitutions, and agreements having a bearing on the relationship
between the United States and Puerto Rico. The Commission was
required to render its report to the President of the United
States, the Congress of the United States, the Governor of Puerto
Rico, and the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico not later than
Sept. 30, 1966.

ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT
The administration of the Government of Puerto Rico was
transferred from the Bureau of Insular Affairs to the Office of
Territories (formerly the Division of Territories and Island
Possessions and now the Office of Territorial Affairs), in the
Department of the Interior by Executive Order No. 6726, eff. May
29, 1934, eff. Mar. 2, 1935. For present government of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, see section 731d of this title.


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 13183. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON
PUERTO RICO'S STATUS
Ex. Ord. No. 13183, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82889, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 13209, Apr. 30, 2001, 66 F.R. 22105; Ex. Ord. No.
13319, Dec. 3, 2003, 68 F.R. 68233, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including Public Law
106-346 [see Tables for classification], it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the executive branch of
the Government of the United States of America to help answer the
questions that the people of Puerto Rico have asked for years
regarding the options for the islands' future status and the
process for realizing an option. Further, it is our policy to
consider and develop positions on proposals, without preference
among the options, for the Commonwealth's future status; to discuss
such proposals with representatives of the people of Puerto Rico
and the Congress; to work with leaders of the Commonwealth and the
Congress to clarify the options to enable Puerto Ricans to
determine their preference among options for the islands' future
status that are not incompatible with the Constitution and basic
laws and policies of the United States; and to implement such an
option if chosen by a majority, including helping Puerto Ricans
obtain a governing arrangement under which they would vote for
national government officials, if they choose such a status.
Sec. 2. The President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status. There
is established a task force to be known as "The President's Task
Force on Puerto Rico's Status" (Task Force). It shall be composed
of designees of each member of the President's Cabinet and the
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for
Intergovernmental Affairs. The Task Force shall be co-chaired by
the Attorney General's designee and the Deputy Assistant to the
President and Director for Intergovernmental Affairs.
Sec. 3. Functions. The Task Force shall seek to implement the
policy set forth in section 1 of this order. It shall ensure
official attention to and facilitate action on matters related to
proposals for Puerto Rico's status and the process by which an
option can be realized. It shall provide advice and recommendations
on such matters to the President and the Congress. It shall also
provide advice and recommendations to assist the Executive Office
of the President in fulfilling its responsibilities under Public
Law 106-346 to transfer funding to the Elections Commission of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for public education on and a public
choice among options for Puerto Rico's future status that are not
incompatible with the Constitution and the basic laws and policies
of the United States.
Sec. 4. Report. The Task Force shall report on its actions to the
President as needed, but no less frequently than once every 2
years, on progress made in the determination of Puerto Rico's
ultimate status.

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48 USC Sec. 731a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731a. Change of name; Puerto Rico

-STATUTE-
From and after May 17, 1932, the island designated "Porto Rico"
in the Act entitled "An Act to provide a civil government for Porto
Rico, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1917, as amended,
shall be known and designated as "Puerto Rico." All laws,
regulations, and public documents and records of the United States
in which such island is designated or referred to under the name of
"Porto Rico" shall be held to refer to such island under and by the
name of "Puerto Rico."

-SOURCE-
(May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act approved March 2, 1917, as amended, referred to in text, is
act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended, known as the
Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly known as the
Jones Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 731 of this title and Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 731b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731b. Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution

-STATUTE-
Fully recognizing the principle of government by consent,
sections 731b to 731e of this title are now adopted in the nature
of a compact so that the people of Puerto Rico may organize a
government pursuant to a constitution of their own adoption.

-SOURCE-
(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 319.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
REPEALS
Section 6 of act July 3, 1950 provided that: "All laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with this Act [enacting sections 731b to 731e
of this title] are hereby repealed."

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48 USC Sec. 731c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731c. Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to
people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional
convention; requisites of constitution

-STATUTE-
Sections 731b to 731e of this title shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of Puerto Rico for acceptance or rejection through
an island-wide referendum to be held in accordance with the laws of
Puerto Rico. Upon the approval of said sections, by a majority of
the voters participating in such referendum, the Legislature of
Puerto Rico is authorized to call a constitutional convention to
draft a constitution for the said island of Puerto Rico. The said
constitution shall provide a republican form of government and
shall include a bill of rights.

-SOURCE-
(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 319.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
A constitutional convention to draft a constitution for the
island of Puerto Rico convened in San Juan on Sept. 17, 1951, and
concluded its deliberations on Feb. 6, 1952.

REFERENDUM
Act July 3, 1950, which enacted sections 731b to 731e of this
title, was submitted to the qualified voters of Puerto Rico through
an island-wide referendum held on June 4, 1951, and approved.

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48 USC Sec. 731d 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731d. Ratification of constitution by Congress

-STATUTE-
Upon adoption of the constitution by the people of Puerto Rico,
the President of the United States is authorized to transmit such
constitution to the Congress of the United States if he finds that
such constitution conforms with the applicable provisions of
sections 731b to 731e of this title and of the Constitution of the
United States.
Upon approval by the Congress the constitution shall become
effective in accordance with its terms.

-SOURCE-
(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 319.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was approved by
the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico on Feb. 6, 1952;
ratified by the people of Puerto Rico on Mar. 3, 1952; amended and
approved by Congress by Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 567, 66 Stat.
327; proclaimed by the Governor of Puerto Rico to be in force and
effect on July 25, 1952.

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48 USC Sec. 731e 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 731e. Chapter continued in force and effect

-STATUTE-
This chapter is continued in force and effect.

-SOURCE-
(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 319.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "the Act
entitled 'An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and
for other purposes,' approved March 2, 1917, as amended", meaning
act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended, known as the
Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly known as the
Jones Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 731 of this title and Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 732 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 732. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 732. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 953; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, designated San Juan as the capital
of Puerto Rico. Section 6 of act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat.
79, formerly cited as a credit to this section, was not repealed by
act July 3, 1950.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Section 5 of act July 3, 1950, provided that the repeal of this
section and sections 735, 750, 753, 754, 771-793, 793b, 796-799,
811-820, 822, 823, 824-844, 861, and 873 of this title and the
amendment of sections 737 and 752 of this title were to be
effective at such time as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico became effective. Under section 731d of this title,
that Constitution, upon approval by the Congress of the United
States, "shall become effective in accordance with its terms".
Congress, by act July 3, 1952, ch. 567, 66 Stat. 327, approved,
with certain conditions, that Constitution; the approving act
further provided that the Constitution, as so approved, "shall
become effective when the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
shall have declared in a formal resolution its acceptance in the
name of Puerto Rico of the conditions of approval herein contained,
and when the Governor of Puerto Rico, being duly notified by the
proper officials of the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico
that such resolution of acceptance has been formally adopted, shall
issue a proclamation to that effect". The Constitution was
proclaimed by the Governor of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1952, and
became effective on that date.

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48 USC Sec. 733 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 733. Citizens; former Spanish subjects and children; body
politic; name

-STATUTE-
All inhabitants continuing to reside in Puerto Rico who were
Spanish subjects on the 11th day of April 1899, and then resided in
Puerto Rico, and their children born subsequent thereto, shall be
deemed and held to be citizens of Puerto Rico, and as such entitled
to the protection of the United States, except such as shall have
elected to preserve their allegiance to the Crown of Spain on or
before the 11th day of April 1900, in accordance with the
provisions of the treaty of peace between the United States and
Spain entered into on the 11th day of April 1899; and they,
together with such citizens of the United States as may reside in
Puerto Rico, shall constitute a body politic under the name of the
People of Puerto Rico, with governmental powers as hereinafter
conferred, and with power to sue and be sued as such.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 7, 31 Stat. 79; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Sec. 733a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 733a. Citizens; residence in island of citizens of United
States

-STATUTE-
All citizens of the United States who have resided or who shall
after March 4, 1927, reside in the island for one year shall be
citizens of Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 5a, as added Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503,
Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1418; amended May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat.
158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 5a of Title 8, Aliens
and Nationality.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Sec. 733a-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 733a-1. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 733a-1. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, Sec.
403(a)(14), 66 Stat. 279.
Section, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 5b, as added June 25,
1948, ch. 649, 62 Stat. 1015, related to nonapplication of section
804(c) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

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48 USC Sec. 733b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 733b. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Prior to the enactment of the Nationality Act of 1940, act Oct.
14, 1940, ch. 876, 54 Stat. 1137, this section, act Mar. 2, 1917,
ch. 145, Sec. 5b, as added June 27, 1934, ch. 845, 48 Stat. 1245,
provided as follows: "All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after
April 11, 1899 (whether before or after June 27, 1934) and not
citizens, subjects, or nationals of any foreign power, are hereby
declared to be citizens of the United States: Provided, That this
section shall not be construed as depriving any person, native of
Puerto Rico, of his or her American citizenship heretofore
otherwise lawfully acquired by such person; or to extend such
citizenship to persons who shall have renounced or lost it under
the treaties and/or laws of the United States or who are now
residing permanently abroad and are citizens or subjects of a
foreign country: And provided further, That any woman, native of
Puerto Rico and permanently residing therein, who, prior to March
2, 1917, had lost her American nationality by reason of her
marriage to an alien eligible to citizenship, or by reason of the
loss of the United States citizenship by her husband, may be
naturalized under the provisions of section 369 of title 8."
The second proviso thereof was repealed by section 504 of the
Nationality Act of 1940. Provisions relating to citizenship of
persons born in Puerto Rico, are contained in section 1402 of Title
8, Aliens and Nationality.

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48 USC Sec. 734 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 734. United States laws extended to Puerto Rico; internal
revenue receipts covered into treasury

-STATUTE-
The statutory laws of the United States not locally inapplicable,
except as hereinbefore or hereinafter otherwise provided, shall
have the same force and effect in Puerto Rico as in the United
States, except the internal revenue laws other than those contained
in the Philippine Trade Act of 1946 [22 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.] or the
Philippine Trade Agreement Revision Act of 1955 [22 U.S.C. 1371 et
seq.]: Provided, however, That after May 1, 1946, all taxes
collected under the internal revenue laws of the United States on
articles produced in Puerto Rico and transported to the United
States, or consumed in the island shall be covered into the
treasury of Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 9, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 513, 60
Stat. 158; Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 438, title III, Sec. 308, 69 Stat.
427.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Philippine Trade Act of 1946, referred to in text, is act
Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, 60 Stat. 141, as amended, which is
classified principally to subchapters I to IV (Sec. 1251 et seq.)
of chapter 15 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 1354 of Title 22 and Tables.
The Philippine Trade Agreement Revision Act of 1955, referred to
in text, is act Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 438, 69 Stat. 413, which is
classified generally to subchapter IV-A (Sec. 1371 et seq.) of
chapter 15 of Title 22. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1373 of Title
22 and Tables.
The internal revenue laws of the United States, referred to in
text, are classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 14, 31 Stat. 80, except that the words
"which, in view of the provisions of section three, shall not have
force and effect in Porto Rico" were contained in lieu of the
proviso. As to section 3 of act Apr. 12, 1900, see section 738 of
this title and notes thereunder.

AMENDMENTS
1955 - Act Aug. 1, 1955, inserted "or the Philippine Trade
Agreement Revision Act of 1955".
1946 - Act Apr. 30, 1946, inserted "other than those contained in
the Philippine Trade Act of 1946".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-MISC2-
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act Aug. 1, 1955, effective Jan. 1, 1956, see
section 301(b) of act Aug. 1, 1955, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 1373 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act Apr. 30, 1946, effective on day after date of
its enactment, Apr. 30, 1946, see section 512 of act Apr. 30, 1946,
set out as an Effective Date note under section 1354 of Title 22,
Foreign Relations and Intercourse.


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 9909. EXEMPTING DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM MAKING REPORTS
REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION
Ex. Ord. No. 9909, eff. Dec. 9, 1947, 12 F.R. 8291, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 49b(2) of the
Organic Act of Puerto Rico, as amended by section 6 of the Act of
August 5, 1947, Public Law 362, 80th Congress [section 793b of this
title], it is hereby ordered that the District Court of the United
States for Puerto Rico and the Department of Justice shall be
exempt from making the reports to the Coordinator of Federal
Agencies in Puerto Rico which are provided for in such section.
Harry S Truman.

EX. ORD. NO. 10005. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY
COMMISSION ON RELATION OF FEDERAL LAWS TO PUERTO RICO
Ex. Ord. No. 10005, eff. Oct. 5, 1948, 13 F.R. 5854, provided:
WHEREAS section 9 of the Organic Act of Puerto Rico, 39 Stat. 954
[this section], provides that "the statutory laws of the United
States not locally inapplicable, except as hereinbefore or
hereinafter otherwise provided, shall have the same force and
effect in Puerto Rico as in the United States"; and
WHEREAS section 49b(3) of the said Act, which was added by
section 6 of the act of August 5, 1947, 61 Stat. 772 [section 793b
of this title], provides that "the President of the United States
may, from time to time, after hearing, promulgate Executive orders
expressly excepting Puerto Rico from the application of any Federal
law, not expressly declared by Congress to be applicable to Puerto
Rico, which is contemplated by section 9 of this act [this section]
is inapplicable by reason of local conditions":
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
said Organic Act of Puerto Rico, and as President of the United
States, it is ordered as follows:
1. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the
President's Advisory Commission on the Relation of Federal Laws to
Puerto Rico, which shall be composed of nine members to be
designated by the President and to serve without compensation.
2. The Commission shall from time to time make recommendations to
the President concerning the exercise of his power under section
49b(3) of the Organic Act of Puerto Rico [section 793b of this
title] to exempt Puerto Rico from the application of Federal laws.
To that end, the Commission is authorized to examine into, and to
hold hearings on, the inapplicability of Federal laws to Puerto
Rico by reason of local conditions.
3. All executive departments and agencies of the Federal
Government are authorized and directed to cooperate with the
Commission in its work and to furnish the Commission such
information as the Commission may require in the performance of its
duties.
4. The Commission shall continue to exist until the President
terminates its existence by Executive order.
Harry S Truman.

ADMINISTRATIVE TREATMENT OF PUERTO RICO AS A STATE
Memorandum of President of the United States, Nov. 30, 1992, 57
F.R. 57093, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Puerto Rico is a self-governing territory of the United States
whose residents have been United States citizens since 1917 and
have fought valorously in five wars in the defense of our Nation
and the liberty of others.
On July 25, 1952, as a consequence of steps taken by both the
United States Government and the people of Puerto Rico voting in a
referendum, a new constitution was promulgated establishing the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Commonwealth structure provides
for self-government in respect of internal affairs and
administration, subject to relevant portions of the Constitution
and the laws of the United States. As long as Puerto Rico is a
territory, however, the will of its people regarding their
political status should be ascertained periodically by means of a
general right of referendum or specific referenda sponsored either
by the United States Government or the Legislature of Puerto Rico.
Because Puerto Rico's degree of constitutional self-government,
population, and size set it apart from other areas also subject to
Federal jurisdiction under Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the
Constitution, I hereby direct all Federal departments, agencies,
and officials, to the extent consistent with the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, henceforward to treat Puerto Rico
administratively as if it were a State, except insofar as doing so
with respect to an existing Federal program or activity would
increase or decrease Federal receipts or expenditures, or would
seriously disrupt the operation of such program or activity. With
respect to a Federal program or activity for which no fiscal
baseline has been established, this memorandum shall not be
construed to require that such program or activity be conducted in
a way that increases or decreases Federal receipts or expenditures
relative to the level that would obtain if Puerto Rico were treated
other than as a State.
If any matters arise involving the fundamentals of Puerto Rico's
status, they shall be referred to the Office of the President.
This guidance shall remain in effect until Federal legislation is
enacted altering the current status of Puerto Rico in accordance
with the freely expressed wishes of the people of Puerto Rico.
The memorandum for the heads of executive departments and
agencies on this subject, issued July 25, 1961 [26 F.R. 6695], is
hereby rescinded.
This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.
George Bush.

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48 USC Sec. 734a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 734a. Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue
laws to Puerto Rico

-STATUTE-
Title III of the National Prohibition Act, as amended, and all
provisions of the internal revenue laws relating to the enforcement
thereof, are extended to and made applicable to Puerto Rico from
and after August 27, 1935. The Insular Government shall advance to
the Treasury of the United States such funds as may be required
from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose
of defraying all expenses incurred by the Treasury Department in
connection with the enforcement in Puerto Rico of the said Title
III and regulations promulgated thereunder. The funds so advanced
shall be deposited in a separate trust fund in the Treasury of the
United States and shall be available to the Treasury Department for
the purposes of this section.

-SOURCE-
(June 26, 1936, ch. 830, title III, Sec. 329(c), 49 Stat. 1957.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Prohibition Act, as amended, referred to in text, is
act Oct. 28, 1919, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 305, as amended. Title III of
such Act was classified principally to chapter 3 (Sec. 71 et seq.)
of Title 27, Intoxicating Liquors, and was omitted from the Code in
view of the incorporation of such provisions in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1939, and subsequently into the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Provisions similar to those comprising this section relating to
the Virgin Islands are classified to section 1402 of this title.
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 735 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 735. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 735. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 57, 39 Stat. 968; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, continued certain Puerto Rican
Laws in force and authorized the legislative authority to modify or
repeal laws. Section 15 of act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 80,
formerly cited as a credit to this section, was not repealed by act
July 3, 1950.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 25, 1952, see Effective Date of Repeal note
set out under section 732 of this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 736 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 736. Puerto Rican law modified

-STATUTE-
So much of the law which was in force at the time of cession,
April 11th, 1899, forbidding the marriage of priests, ministers, or
followers of any faith because of vows they may have taken, being
paragraph 4, article 83, chapter 3, civil code, and which was
continued by the order of the secretary of justice of Puerto Rico,
dated March 17, 1899, and promulgated by Major General Guy V.
Henry, United States Volunteers, is repealed and annulled, and all
persons lawfully married in Puerto Rico shall have all the rights
and remedies conferred by law upon parties to either civil or
religious marriages. Paragraph 1, article 105, section 4, divorce,
civil code, and paragraph 2, section 19, of the order of the
minister of justice of Puerto Rico, dated March 17, 1899, and
promulgated by Major General Guy V. Henry, United States
Volunteers, are so amended as to read: "Adultery on the part of
either the husband or the wife."

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 8, 31 Stat. 79; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 737 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 737. Privileges and immunities

-STATUTE-
The rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of the United
States shall be respected in Puerto Rico to the same extent as
though Puerto Rico were a State of the Union and subject to the
provisions of paragraph 1 of section 2 of article IV of the
Constitution of the United States.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 951; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 361;
Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 7, 61 Stat. 772; July 3, 1950, ch. 446,
Sec. 5(1), 64 Stat. 320.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1950 - Act July 3, 1950, repealed all of section relating to bill
of rights and restrictions except last paragraph.
1947 - Act Aug. 5, 1947, inserted privileges and immunities
provisions.
1934 - Act Mar. 2, 1934, repealed so much of former provisions of
twentieth paragraph of this section making it unlawful to import,
manufacture, sell or give away, or to expose for sale or gift any
intoxicating liquors. The penalty formerly contained in such
paragraph, related only to violation of such provisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1950 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act July 3, 1950, effective July 25, 1952, the date
the Constitution of Puerto Rico became effective, see Effective
Date of Repeal note set out under section 732 of this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 738 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 738. Free interchange of merchandise with United States

-STATUTE-
All merchandise and articles coming into the United States from
Puerto Rico and coming into Puerto Rico from the United States
shall be entered at the several ports of entry free of duty and in
no event shall any tariff duties be collected on said merchandise
or articles.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 3, 31 Stat. 77; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Act Apr. 12, 1900, Sec. 3, as originally enacted, imposed tariff
duties, amounting to 15 per centum of the duties on like articles
imported from foreign countries, on all articles of merchandise
coming into the United States from Porto Rico and vice versa.
Merchandise and articles except coffee, not dutiable under United
States' tariff laws, and merchandise or articles entered in Porto
Rico free of duty under orders theretofore made by the Secretary of
War, were to be admitted from the United States free of duty, all
laws or parts of laws to the contrary, notwithstanding. However,
all of the aforesaid tariff duties were to cease, and the
provisions in the text were to become operative, whenever the local
legislative assembly should put into operation a system of local
taxation, and the President should make proclamation thereof. In no
event were those duties to be collected after March 1, 1902. In
accordance with the aforesaid provision President McKinley issued
his proclamation July 25, 1901, 32 Stat. 1983.
Section 3 also contained provisions relating to a tax on
merchandise of Porto Rican manufacture equal to the internal-
revenue tax imposed in the United States, and on merchandise of
United States manufacture coming into Porto Rico, a tax equal to
the internal-revenue tax imposed in Porto Rico upon like articles
of Porto Rican manufacture which are contained in sections 7652 and
7653 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 739 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 739. Duties on foreign imports; books and pamphlets in English
language

-STATUTE-
The same tariffs, customs, and duties shall be levied, collected,
and paid upon all articles imported into Puerto Rico from ports
other than those of the United States which are required by law to
be collected upon articles imported into the United States from
foreign countries. All books and pamphlets printed in the English
language shall be admitted into Puerto Rico free of duty when
imported from the United States.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 77; Aug. 5, 1909, ch. 6,
Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 71, 74; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1909 - Act Aug. 5, 1909, placed coffee in the bean or ground,
imported into Puerto Rico, formerly subject to a duty of 5 cents,
on the duty free list.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 740 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 740. Duties and taxes to constitute fund for benefit of Puerto
Rico; ports of entry

-STATUTE-
The duties and taxes collected in Puerto Rico in pursuance of the
provisions of this Act, less the cost of collecting the same, and
the gross amount of all collections of duties and taxes in the
United States upon articles of merchandise coming from Puerto Rico,
shall be paid into the treasury of Puerto Rico to be expended as
required by law for the government and benefit thereof, and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall designate the several ports and
subports of entry in Puerto Rico and shall make such rules and
regulations and appoint such agents as may be necessary to collect
the duties and taxes authorized to be levied, collected, and paid
in Puerto Rico by the provisions of this Act, and he shall fix the
compensation and provide for the payment thereof of all such
officers, agents, and assistants as he may find it necessary to
employ to carry out the provisions of law.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 4, 31 Stat. 78; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191,
31 Stat. 77, as amended, popularly known as the Foraker Act, which,
insofar as is classified to the Code, enacted sections 733, 736,
738 to 740, 743, 744, 755, 864, and 866 of this title and amended
sections 1 and 11 of former Title 11, Bankruptcy. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Additional provisions of act Apr. 12, 1900, Sec. 4, directing the
payment of duties and taxes into a separate fund in the Treasury of
the United States until the organization of a local civil
government, have been omitted.
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-TRANS-
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs,
surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise of Bureau of
Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were
required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate
ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later
than December 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1, of 1965, eff. May 25,
1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appendix to Title
5, Government Organization and Employees. All functions of offices
eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by
Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64
Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.


-MISC1-
EXPENDITURES FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC PURPOSES
The amount of customs revenue received by the United States on
importations from Puerto Rico since its evacuation by the Spanish
forces together with all that should thereafter be collected under
the existing law were placed at the disposal of the President to be
used for governmental and public purposes in Puerto Rico, by act
Mar. 24, 1900, ch. 91, 31 Stat. 51.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 741 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 741. Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate revenues

-STATUTE-
No export duties shall be levied or collected on exports from
Puerto Rico, but taxes and assessments on property, income taxes,
internal revenue, and license fees, and royalties for franchises,
privileges, and concessions may be imposed for the purposes of the
insular and municipal governments, respectively, as may be provided
and defined by the Legislature of Puerto Rico; and when necessary
to anticipate taxes and revenues, bonds and other obligations may
be issued by Puerto Rico or any municipal government therein as may
be provided by law, and to protect the public credit.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 953; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34,
Sec. 2, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 1, 44 Stat.
1418; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 831, 50 Stat. 843.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of first part of section 3 of act Mar. 2,
1917, down to the proviso clause. The remainder of section 3 is
classified to sections 741a and 745 of this title.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 38, 31 Stat. 86.

AMENDMENTS
1937 - Act Aug. 26, 1937, reenacted section without substantive
change.
1927 - Act Mar. 4, 1927, inserted imposition of income taxes.
1921 - Act Feb. 3, 1921, reenacted section without change.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 741a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 741a. Internal-revenue taxes; levy and collection;
discrimination

-STATUTE-
The internal-revenue taxes levied by the Legislature of Puerto
Rico in pursuance of the authority granted by this chapter on
articles, goods, wares, or merchandise may be levied and collected
as such legislature may direct, on the articles subject to said
tax, as soon as the same are manufactured, sold, used, or brought
into the island: Provided, That no discrimination be made between
the articles imported from the United States or foreign countries
and similar articles produced or manufactured in Puerto Rico. The
officials of the Customs and Postal Services of the United States
are directed to assist the appropriate officials of the Puerto
Rican government in the collection of these taxes.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 953; Mar. 4, 1927, ch.
503, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1418; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 831, 50 Stat. 844.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
Act", meaning act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended,
known as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly
known as the Jones Act, which is classified principally to the
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 731 of this title and
Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of last part of section 3 of act Mar. 2,
1917, as added by act Mar. 4, 1927. The first two parts are
classified to sections 741 and 745 of this title.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1937 - Act Aug. 26, 1937, reenacted section without substantive
change.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 742 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 742. Acknowledgment of deeds

-STATUTE-
Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the
District of Columbia, or any other territory or possession of the
United States, may be acknowledged in Puerto Rico before any notary
public appointed therein by proper authority, or any officer
therein who has ex officio the powers of a notary public. The
certificate by such notary shall be accompanied by the certificate
of the executive secretary of Puerto Rico to the effect that the
notary taking such acknowledgment is in fact such notarial officer.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 54, 39 Stat. 968; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Mar. 22, 1902, ch. 273, 32 Stat. 88, except that that act required
the certificate of the attorney general of Puerto Rico, rather than
of the executive secretary of Puerto Rico as required by this
section.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 743 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 743. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 743. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, Sec. 1113, 58
Stat. 714.
Section, acts Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 10, 31 Stat. 80; Aug.
14, 1912, ch. 288, 37 Stat. 309; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat.
158, provided for quarantine stations in Puerto Rico. See section
267 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

RENUMBERING OF REPEALING ACT
Section 611 of act July 1, 1944, which repealed this section, was
renumbered Sec. 711 by act Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, Sec. 5, 60 Stat.
1049, Sec. 713 by act Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, Sec. 9(b), 62 Stat.
47, Sec. 813 by act July 30, 1956, ch. 779, Sec. 3(b), 70 Stat.
720, Sec. 913 by Pub. L. 88-581, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 4, 1964, 78 Stat.
919, Sec. 1013 by Pub. L. 89-239, Sec. 3(b), Oct. 6, 1965, 79 Stat.
931, and Sec. 1113 by Pub. L. 91-572, Sec. 6(b), Dec. 24, 1970, 84
Stat. 1506.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 744 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 744. Coasting trade laws

-STATUTE-
The coasting trade between Puerto Rico and the United States
shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of law
applicable to such trade between any two great coasting districts
of the United States.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 9, 31 Stat. 79; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Additional provisions of section 9 of act Apr. 12, 1900,
authorizing the making of regulations for the nationalization of
all vessels owned by inhabitants of Puerto Rico on April 11, 1889,
and which continued to be so owned up to the date of that
nationalization and for the admission of the same to all the
benefits of the coasting trade of the United States, have been
omitted.
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 745 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 745. Tax exempt bonds

-STATUTE-
All bonds issued by the Government of Puerto Rico, or by its
authority, shall be exempt from taxation by the Government of the
United States, or by the Government of Puerto Rico or of any
political or municipal subdivision thereof, or by any State,
Territory, or possession, or by any county, municipality, or other
municipal subdivision of any State, Territory, or possession of the
United States, or by the District of Columbia.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 953; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34,
Sec. 2, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 1, 44 Stat.
1418; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 831, 50 Stat. 844; Aug. 17, 1950, ch. 731,
64 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 87-121, Sec. 1, Aug. 3, 1961, 75 Stat. 245.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of second part of section 3 of act Mar. 2,
1917, commencing with proviso clause. The first and last parts of
section 3 are classified to sections 741 and 741a, respectively, of
this title.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 38, 31 Stat. 86.

AMENDMENTS
1961 - Pub. L. 87-121 struck out "no public indebtedness of
Puerto Rico and the municipalities of San Juan, Ponce, Arecibo, Rio
Pledras, and Mayaguez shall be allowed in excess of 10 per centum
of the aggregate tax valuation of its property, and no public
indebtedness of any other subdivision or municipality of Puerto
Rico shall hereafter be allowed in excess of 5 per centum of the
aggregate tax valuation of the property in any such subdivision or
municipality," before "All bonds issued" and also struck out "In
computing the indebtedness of the people of Puerto Rico, municipal
bonds for the payment of interest and principal of which the good
faith of the people of Puerto Rico has heretofore been pledged and
bonds issued by the people of Puerto Rico secured by bonds to an
equivalent amount of bonds of municipal corporations or school
boards of Puerto Rico shall not be counted but all bonds hereafter
issued by any municipality or subdivision within the 5 per centum
hereby authorized for which the good faith of the people of Puerto
Rico is pledged shall be counted" after "District of Columbia".
1950 - Act Aug. 17, 1950, made section applicable to
municipalities of Arecibo and Rio Piedras.
1937 - Act Aug. 26, 1937, made section applicable to municipality
of Mayaguez and substituted "August 26, 1937" for "March 4, 1927"
wherever appearing.
1927 - Act Mar. 4, 1927, made section applicable to
municipalities of San Juan and Ponce, limited public indebtedness
of other subdivisions or municipalities of Puerto Rico to 5 per
centum, and inserted in last sentence two clauses, the first
relating to the non-inclusion of municipal bonds for the payment of
interest and principal, and the second reading "but all bonds after
August 26, 1937, issued by any municipality or subdivision within
the 5 per centum authorized for which the good faith of the people
of Porto Rico is pledged shall be counted."
1921 - Act Feb. 3, 1921, increased allowable public indebtedness
from 7 to 10 per centum of aggregate tax valuation of property.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1961 AMENDMENT
Section 2 of Pub. L. 87-121 provided that: "Section 1 of this Act
[amending this section] shall take effect upon a majority of the
qualified electors of Puerto Rico having voted in a referendum
pursuant to section 1 of article VII of the constitution of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to include provisions in the
Commonwealth constitution, in lieu of the provisions of section 3
of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act [this section] specified
herein, limiting the debt-incurring capacity of the Commonwealth
and of its municipalities (as proposed in the concurrent resolution
of the legislative assembly of the Commonwealth)."
[Referendum held Dec. 10, 1961, and debt limitation amendment to
Article VI, Sec. 2, of Constitution of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
ratified by a majority of voters.]

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48 USC Sec. 745a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 745a. Public improvement bonds sold to United States or agency
thereof excluded from public indebtedness

-STATUTE-
Bonds or other obligations of Puerto Rico or any municipal
government therein, payable solely from revenues derived from any
public improvement or undertaking (which revenues may include
transfers by agreement or otherwise from the regular funds of the
issuer in respect of the use by it of the facilities afforded by
such improvement or undertaking), and issued and sold to the United
States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall
not be considered public indebtedness of the issuer within the
meaning of section 745 of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 13, 1935, ch. 516, 49 Stat. 611.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 745b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 745b. Refunding bonds excluded temporarily in computing
indebtedness

-STATUTE-
Any bonds or other obligations of Puerto Rico issued after August
3, 1935, for the purpose of retiring previously outstanding bonds
or obligations shall not be included in computing the public
indebtedness of Puerto Rico under section 745 of this title, until
six months after their issue.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 3, 1935, ch. 435, 49 Stat. 516.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 746 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 746. Public lands and buildings; reservations; rights prior to
July 1, 1902

-STATUTE-
All public lands and buildings, not including harbor areas and
navigable streams and bodies of water and the submerged lands
underlying the same, owned by the United States in the island of
Puerto Rico and not reserved by the President of the United States
prior to July 1, 1903, pursuant to authority vested in him by law,
are granted to the government of Puerto Rico, to be held or
disposed of for the use and benefit of the people of said island.
Said grant is upon the express condition that the government of
Puerto Rico, by proper authority, release to the United States any
interest or claim it may have in or upon the lands or buildings
reserved by the President as mentioned herein. Nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to affect any legal or equitable
rights acquired by the government of Puerto Rico or by any other
party, under any contract, lease, or license made by the United
States authorities prior to the 1st day of May 1900.

-SOURCE-
(July 1, 1902, ch. 1383, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 731; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-MISC1-
LAW LIBRARY
Section 2 of act July 1, 1902, made an appropriation for the
purchase of a law library for the use of the United States District
Court for Puerto Rico.

EXPENSES AND TERM OF RESIDENT COMMISSIONER
Section 3 of act July 1, 1902, related to allowance of traveling
expenses in addition to salary to the resident commissioner from
Puerto Rico, and to the commencement of his term.

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48 USC Sec. 747 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 747. Public property transferred; "control" defined

-STATUTE-
All property which may have been acquired in Puerto Rico by the
United States under the cession of Spain in the treaty of peace
entered into on the 10th day of December 1898, in any public
bridges, road houses, water powers, highways, unnavigable streams
and the beds thereof, subterranean waters, mines or minerals under
the surface of private lands, all property which at the time of the
cession belonged, under the laws of Spain then in force, to the
various harbor works boards of Puerto Rico, all the harbor shores,
docks, slips, reclaimed lands, and all public lands and buildings
not reserved by the United States for public purposes prior to
March 2, 1917, is placed under the control of the government of
Puerto Rico, to be administered for the benefit of the people of
Puerto Rico; and the Legislature of Puerto Rico shall have
authority, subject to the limitations imposed upon all its acts, to
legislate with respect to all matters, as it may deem advisable.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as used in this section
"control" includes all right, title, and interest in and to and
jurisdiction and authority over the aforesaid property and includes
proprietary rights of ownership, and the rights of management,
administration, leasing, use, and development of such property.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 96-205, title VI, Sec. 606(b), Mar. 12,
1980, 94 Stat. 91.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of that part of section 7 of act Mar. 2,
1917, preceding the proviso clause. The remainder of section 7 is
classified to section 748 of this title.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 13, 31 Stat. 80.

AMENDMENTS
1980 - Pub. L. 96-205 inserted provisions defining "control".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Sec. 748 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 748. Conveyance by President to people of lands, buildings,
etc.

-STATUTE-
The President may, from time to time, in his discretion, convey
to the people of Puerto Rico, such lands, buildings, or interests
in lands, or other property now owned by the United States, and
within the territorial limits of Puerto Rico as in his opinion are
no longer needed for purposes of the United States. And he may from
time to time accept by legislative grant from Puerto Rico any
lands, buildings, or other interests or property which may be
needed for public purposes by the United States.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of proviso clause of section 7 of act Mar.
2, 1917. The text preceding the proviso clause of section 7 is
classified to section 747 of this title.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-TRANS-
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested
in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, eff. June 5,
1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out under section 301 of Title 3, The
President.

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48 USC Sec. 749 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 749. Harbors and navigable waters transferred; definitions

-STATUTE-
The harbor areas and navigable streams and bodies of water and
submerged lands underlying the same in and around the island of
Puerto Rico and the adjacent islands and waters, owned by the
United States on March 2, 1917, and not reserved by the United
States for public purposes, are placed under the control of the
government of Puerto Rico, to be administered in the same manner
and subject to the same limitations as the property enumerated in
sections 747 and 748 of this title. All laws of the United States
for the protection and improvement of the navigable waters of the
United States and the preservation of the interests of navigation
and commerce, except so far as the same may be locally
inapplicable, shall apply to said island and waters and to its
adjacent islands and waters. Nothing in this chapter contained
shall be construed so as to affect or impair in any manner the
terms or conditions of any authorizations, permits, or other powers
lawfully granted or exercised or in respect of said waters and
submerged lands in and surrounding said island and its adjacent
islands by the Secretary of the Army or other authorized officer or
agent of the United States prior to March 2, 1917. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, as used in this section (1) "submerged
lands underlying navigable bodies of water" include lands
permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not
above the line of mean high tide, all lands underlying the
navigable bodies of water in and around the island of Puerto Rico
and the adjacent islands, and all artificially made, filled in, or
reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable bodies
of water; (2) "navigable bodies of water and submerged lands
underlying the same in and around the island of Puerto Rico and the
adjacent islands and waters" extend from the coastline of the
island of Puerto Rico and the adjacent islands as heretofore or
hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, or reliction, seaward to
a distance of three marine leagues; (3) "control" includes all
right, title, and interest in and to and jurisdiction and authority
over the submerged lands underlying the harbor areas and navigable
streams and bodies of water in and around the island of Puerto Rico
and the adjacent islands and waters, and the natural resources
underlying such submerged lands and waters, and includes
proprietary rights of ownership, and the rights of management,
administration, leasing, use, and development of such natural
resources and submerged lands beneath such waters.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 8, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a),
61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 96-205, title VI, Sec. 606(a), Mar. 12, 1980,
94 Stat. 91.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
Act", meaning act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended,
known as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly
known as the Jones Act, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 731 of this title and
Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
A further provision of section 8 of act Mar. 2, 1917, repealing
act June 11, 1906, ch. 3075, 34 Stat. 234, and all other laws or
parts of laws in conflict herewith was omitted.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1980 - Pub. L. 96-205 inserted provisions defining terms used in
this section.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)
of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section
205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.
10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013
continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision
of Secretary of the Army.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 750 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 750. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 750. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 38, 39 Stat. 964; Mar.
4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 1420; June 24, 1948, ch. 610,
Sec. 7, 62 Stat. 580, related to grants of franchises, public
service commission, etc.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 25, 1952, see note set out under section
732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 751 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 751. Interstate commerce and certain other laws inapplicable
to Puerto Rico

-STATUTE-
Subtitle IV of title 49, and the Safety Appliance Acts and the
several amendments made or to be made thereto, shall not apply to
Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 38, 39 Stat. 964; Mar. 4, 1927, ch.
503, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 1421; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Safety Appliance Acts, referred to in text, are acts Mar. 2,
1893, ch. 196, 27 Stat. 531; Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 976, 32 Stat. 943;
and Apr. 14, 1910, ch. 160, 36 Stat. 298, which were classified to
sections 1 to 16 of Title 45, Railroads, and were repealed and
reenacted in sections 20102, 20301 to 20304, 21302, and 21304 of
Title 49, Transportation, by Pub. L. 103-272, Secs. 1(e), 7(b),
July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 863, 881, 892, 893, 1379, the first section
of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49. Section
6 of act Apr. 14, 1910, which was classified to section 15 of Title
45, was repealed and reenacted as section 501(b) of Title 49 by
Pub. L. 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2413.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Subtitle IV of title 49" substituted in text for "The Interstate
Commerce Act and the several amendments made or to be made thereto
[49 U.S.C. 1 et seq.]" and "the Act of Congress entitled 'An Act to
amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate commerce," approved
February 4, 1887, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for
a valuation of the several classes of property of carriers subject
thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds,
and other securities,' approved March 1, 1913 [49 U.S.C. 19a]" on
authority of Pub. L. 95-473, Sec. 3(b), Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat.
1466, the first section of which enacted subtitle IV (Sec. 10101 et
seq.) of Title 49, Transportation.
Section is comprised of second paragraph of section 38 of act
Mar. 2, 1917. The first and third paragraphs of section 38 were
classified to sections 750 and 753, respectively, of this title.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1927 - Act Mar. 4, 1927, reenacted section without change.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Sec. 752 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 752. Corporate real estate holdings

-STATUTE-
No corporation shall be authorized to conduct the business of
buying and selling real estate or be permitted to hold or own real
estate except such as may be reasonably necessary to enable it to
carry out the purposes for which it was created, and every
corporation authorized after May 1, 1900, to engage in agriculture
shall by its charter be restricted to the ownership and control of
not to exceed five hundred acres of land; and this provision shall
be held to prevent any member of a corporation engaged in
agriculture from being in any wise interested in any other
corporation engaged in agriculture. Corporations, however, may loan
funds upon real estate security, and purchase real estate when
necessary for the collection of loans, but they shall dispose of
real estate so obtained within five years after receiving the
title. Corporations not organized in Puerto Rico, and doing
business therein, shall be bound by the provisions of this section
so far as they are applicable.

-SOURCE-
(May 1, 1900, No. 23, Sec. 3, 31 Stat. 716; Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145,
Sec. 39, 39 Stat. 964; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; July 3,
1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of section 3 (less first sentence) of act
May 1, 1900. The first sentence of such section 3 was superseded by
section 39 of act Mar. 2, 1917. Prior to repeal of such section 39
by act July 3, 1950, the sentence read: "That all franchises,
privileges or concessions granted under section thirty-two of said
Act [act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 83] shall provide that
the same shall be subject to amendment, alteration, or repeal;
shall forbid the issue of stock or bonds, except in exchange for
actual cash, or property at a fair valuation, equal in amount to
the par value of the stock or bonds issued; shall forbid the
declaring of stock or bond dividends; and, in the case of public-
service corporations, shall provide for the effective regulation
of the charges thereof and for the purchase or taking by the public
authorities of their property at a fair and reasonable valuation."
Section was not enacted as a part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-MISC1-
REPEALS
Section 5(2) of act July 3, 1950, repealed section 39 of act Mar.
2, 1917, cited as a credit to this section, eff. July 25, 1952. See
Effective Date of Repeal note set out below.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of section 39 of act Mar. 2, 1917, effective July 25,
1952, see note set out under section 732 of this title.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 753, 754 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Secs. 753, 754. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 753, 754. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), (4), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 753, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 38, 39 Stat. 964;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 1420; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158, authorized Legislature to regulate rates,
tariffs, etc., of public carriers and public service commission to
enforce those laws.
Section 754, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 35, 39 Stat. 963;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, which had been transferred to
section 814a of this title, related to qualifications of electors.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 753 and 754 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 755 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 755. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 11, 31 Stat. 80,
provided for redemption by Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto
Rican silver coins known as the peso and all other Puerto Rican
silver and coppers in circulation on Apr. 12, 1900, except those
imported after Feb. 1, 1900, at rate of 60 cents per peso and for
recoinage of such coins into United States coins, and made United
States coins sole legal tender in payment of debts, except those
owing prior to Apr. 12, 1900, which were payable in Puerto Rico
coins or their exchanged equivalents.

-End-


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48 USC SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 771 to 793 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Secs. 771 to 793. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 771 to 793. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 771, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 12, 39 Stat. 950;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 1,
61 Stat. 770, related to election, tenure of office, and
qualifications of governor.
Section 771a, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 12a, as added Aug.
5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 771, related to impeachment of
governor.
Section 772, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 958;
Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 4, 61 Stat. 771, related to succession
to office of governor.
Section 773, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 955;
Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1168, related to executive
departments.
Section 774, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 37, 39 Stat. 964,
prohibited Legislature from creating new departments but authorized
their consolidation or abolition.
Section 775, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 955;
Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1168; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 771,
related to appointment and tenure of office of heads of
departments.
Section 776, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 956;
Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1168; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158, related to residence requirement for heads of
departments.
Section 777, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 956;
Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1168, related to executive
council and its duties and compensation.
Section 778, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 14, 39 Stat. 956;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to duties of Attorney
General.
Section 779, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 22, 39 Stat. 958;
June 27, 1924, ch. 322, Sec. 2, 43 Stat. 631; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; June 24, 1948, ch. 610, Sec. 6, 62 Stat. 580,
related to powers and duties of executive secretary.
Section 780, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 15, 39 Stat. 956;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to powers and duties
of Treasurer, including designation of depositaries.
Section 781, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 15, 39 Stat. 956;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, required Treasurer to give a
bond not less than $125,000.
Section 782, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 16, 39 Stat. 956,
related to duties of Commissioner of the Interior.
Section 783, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 17, 39 Stat. 956;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to duties of
Commissioner of Education.
Section 784, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 18, 39 Stat. 957;
Feb. 18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1168; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158, related to duties of Commissioner of Agriculture
and Commerce.
Section 784a, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 18a, as added Feb.
18, 1931, ch. 218, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 1169, and amended May 17, 1932,
ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to duties of Commissioner of Labor.
Section 785, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 19, 39 Stat. 957,
related to duties of Commissioner of Health.
Section 786, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
June 7, 1924, ch. 322, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 631; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503,
Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1419; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June
24, 1948, ch. 610, Sec. 5, 62 Stat. 580, related to appointment,
compensation and term of office of Auditor and his powers and
duties, and provided for an assistant auditor and other necessary
assistants and employees.
Section 787, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1419, related to
jurisdiction of Auditor over accounts.
Section 788, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Secs. 301, 304, 42 Stat. 23 to 25; Mar. 4,
1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1419, related to finality of
decisions of Auditor and time for appeal therefrom, and vested such
official with like authority as that conferred by law upon
Comptroller General of the United States, with certain exceptions.
Section 789, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 21, 39 Stat. 958,
related to appeals from decisions of Auditor to Governor.
Section 790, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1420, related to annual
report of the fiscal concern of the government from Auditor to
Governor and those other reports as may be required.
Section 791, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1419, authorized Auditor to
summon witnesses, administer oaths, take evidence, etc.
Section 792, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1420, related to
supervision of office of Auditor by Governor.
Section 793, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 957;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 1419; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158, related to performance of powers and duties of
Auditor in case of a vacancy in the office or in his absence by the
assistant auditor, or in the absence of that assistant, by an
assistant designated by Governor.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 771 to 793 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 793a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Sec. 793a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 793a. Repealed. June 30, 1954, ch. 428, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 336.
Section, act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 37, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 361, created
a Model Housing Board, and provided for construction and sale of
model houses and for creation of a revolving "model housing fund".

DISPOSITION OF MONEYS IN REVOLVING FUND
Act June 30, 1954, ch. 428, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 336, authorized
transfer of any moneys remaining in revolving model housing fund
under this section to treasury of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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48 USC Sec. 793b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Sec. 793b. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 793b. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 49b, as added Aug. 5,
1947, ch. 490, Sec. 6, 61 Stat. 772, and amended June 24, 1948, ch.
610, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 579, provided for a Coordinator of Federal
Agencies in Puerto Rico, his appointment, compensation and duties,
and required President to prescribe rules and regulations to carry
out provisions of former section 793 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 25, 1952, see note set out under section
732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 794 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Sec. 794. Official reports

-STATUTE-
All reports required by law to be made by the governor or heads
of departments to any official of the United States shall be made
to an executive department of the Government of the United States
to be designated by the President, and the President is authorized
to place all matters pertaining to the government of Puerto Rico in
the jurisdiction of such department.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 11, 39 Stat. 955; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
July 15, 1909, ch. 4, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 11.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 9383. COORDINATION OF FUNCTIONS AND POLICIES OF
FEDERAL CIVIL AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Ex. Ord. No. 9383, eff. Oct. 5, 1943, 8 F.R. 13781, provided:
1. Each Federal civil agency performing services in Puerto Rico
or in the Virgin Islands shall make current reports to the
Secretary of the Interior concerning the work of such agency in
such manner and form and at such times as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior.
2. The Secretary of the Interior shall make such recommendations
to the heads of Federal civil agencies so reporting as may in his
judgment serve to correlate the work of such agencies in Puerto
Rico and in the Virgin Islands, eliminate unessential Federal
activities, assist insular agencies to assume increasing
responsibility in civil administration, meet more efficiently the
needs of the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for
essential Federal services, and implement the policies of the
United States with respect to its island possessions.
3. The Secretary of the Interior shall from time to time report
to the President and to the Congress concerning the actions taken
pursuant to this order.
4. This order shall not be applicable to United States District
Judges, United States Attorneys, and United States Marshals.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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48 USC Sec. 795 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Sec. 795. Government expenses payable out of revenues

-STATUTE-
All expenses that may be incurred on account of the government of
Puerto Rico for salaries of officials and the conduct of their
offices and departments, and all expenses and obligations
contracted for the internal improvement or development of the
island, not, however, including defenses, barracks, harbors,
lighthouses, buoys, and other works undertaken by the United
States, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by the
Congress, be paid by the treasurer of Puerto Rico out of the
revenue in his custody.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 6, 39 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 12, 31 Stat. 80, with the exception of
the words "except as otherwise specifically provided by the
Congress".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Secs. 796 to 799 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

-HEAD-
Secs. 796 to 799. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 796 to 799. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 796, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 53, 39 Stat. 968;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to transfer of bureaus
or offices.
Section 797, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 50, 39 Stat. 967;
June 7, 1924, ch. 322, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 631; May 29, 1928, ch. 904,
Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 997; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Aug.
5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 5, 61 Stat. 771; June 24, 1948, ch. 610,
Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 579; Sept. 7, 1949, ch. 544, 63 Stat. 692, related
to salaries and bonds of officials, and residence of governor.
Section 798, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 50, 39 Stat. 967;
June 7, 1924, ch. 322, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 631; June 24, 1948, ch.
610, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 579; Sept. 7, 1949, ch. 544, 63 Stat. 692,
related to payment of salaries, office expenses and bond premiums.
Section 799, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 51, 39 Stat. 967,
provided for payment of municipal expenses from municipal revenues.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 796 to 799 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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48 USC Secs. 811 to 820 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Secs. 811 to 820. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 811 to 820. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 811, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 25, 39 Stat. 958;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, vested all local legislative
powers in Puerto Rico, with certain exceptions, in "Legislature of
Puerto Rico", consisting of a "senate" and a "house of
representatives".
Section 812, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 958;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to Senate of Puerto
Rico, its members, election and powers.
Section 813, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 27, 39 Stat. 959;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to House of
Representatives and its members and their election.
Section 814, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 28, 39 Stat. 959;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for division of
Puerto Rico into thirty-five representative and seven senatorial
districts.
Section 814a, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 35, 39 Stat. 963;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to qualification of
electors.
Section 815, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 29, 39 Stat. 959;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for time of holding
elections and revision of boundaries of senatorial and
representative districts and municipalities.
Section 816, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 32, 39 Stat. 960,
related to powers of senate and house of representatives, including
determination of election and qualifications of members.
Section 817, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 33, 39 Stat. 960;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1420, provided for holding
of annual sessions of legislature and time for convening.
Section 818, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 33, 39 Stat. 960;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1420, authorized governor
to call special sessions of legislature or senate.
Section 819, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 30, 39 Stat. 959;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 1, 1938, ch. 308, 52
Stat. 595, related to term of office of senators and
representatives, filling of vacancies, and limitations upon
appointment to other offices of those legislative members.
Section 820, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 31, 39 Stat. 960;
Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 1420; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; June 24, 1948, ch. 610, Sec. 4, 62 Stat. 580,
related to compensation and mileage of members of senate and house
of representatives.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 811 to 820 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 821 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 821. Legislative power

-STATUTE-
The legislative authority shall extend to all matters of a
legislative character not locally inapplicable, including power to
create, consolidate, and reorganize the municipalities so far as
may be necessary, and to provide and repeal laws and ordinances
therefor; also the power to alter, amend, modify, or repeal any or
all laws and ordinances of every character in force in Puerto Rico
or municipality or district thereof on March 2, 1917, insofar as
such alteration, amendment, modification, or repeal may be
consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 37, 39 Stat. 964; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
Act", meaning act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended,
known as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly
known as the Jones Act, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 731 of this title and
Tables.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC Secs. 822, 823 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Secs. 822, 823. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 822, 823. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 822, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 960,
related to origin of bills and resolutions.
Section 823, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 960;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to enacting clauses of
bills and resolutions.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 822 and 823 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 823a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 823a. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act June 16, 1938, ch. 460, 52 Stat. 708, related to
Congressional ratification of all joint resolutions.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 824 to 844 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Secs. 824 to 844. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 824 to 844. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64
Stat. 320.
Section 824, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961,
related to passage of bills and their alterations or amendments.
Section 825, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 960,
related to reference of bills to committees, signature by governor,
and approval by President.
Section 826, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961;
May 29, 1928, ch. 901, Sec. 1(128), 45 Stat. 996; Feb. 28, 1929,
ch. 364, Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 1348; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat.
158, required laws enacted by Legislature of Puerto Rico to be
reported to Congress.
Section 827, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961,
related to time of taking effect of laws and to introduction of a
bill.
Section 828, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961,
related to house journals.
Section 829, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961,
required sessions of each house and committees to be open.
Section 830, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 961,
related to adjournment.
Section 831, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
required presiding officer to sign bills and resolutions.
Section 832, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
provided that bills, with the exception of appropriation bills,
were to contain one subject.
Section 833, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
provided that revenue bills were to originate in house of
representatives.
Section 834, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
related to appropriation bills for executive, legislative and
judicial departments.
Section 835, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
related to revival or amendment of laws.
Section 836, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
required legislature to prescribe number, duties and compensation
of officers and employees.
Section 837, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
prohibited bills giving extra compensation for services rendered.
Section 838, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962;
June 24, 1948, ch. 610, Sec. 3, 62 Stat. 580 prohibited laws
relating to extension of term of office of officials, double jobs
and salary of senators or representatives during term of office.
Section 839, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
related to presentation of orders, resolutions, etc., to Governor.
Section 840, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 960,
required Governor to submit a financial budget at opening of each
regular session of the legislature.
Section 841, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for order of payment
of appropriations, where revenue insufficient to meet
appropriations, and limited appropriations under certain
conditions.
Section 842, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 23, 39 Stat. 958;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, required Governor to transmit
copies of laws to executive department of United States.
Section 843, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to definition and
punishment of the offense of corrupt solicitation.
Section 844, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 34, 39 Stat. 962,
related to punishment for offense of influencing officials by
bribery.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of sections 824 to 844 effective July 25, 1952, see note
set out under section 732 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 845 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 845. Income tax laws; modification or repeal by legislature

-STATUTE-
The Puerto Rican Legislature shall have power by due enactment to
amend, alter, modify, or repeal the income tax laws in force in
Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Feb. 26, 1926, ch. 27, Secs. 261, 1200, 44 Stat. 52, 125; May 17,
1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Similar provisions of act Feb. 26, 1926, which related to the
Philippine Islands, were formerly classified to section 1055 of
this title.
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
June 2, 1924, ch. 234, Sec. 261, 43 Stat. 294, prior to repeal by
section 1200 of act Feb. 26, 1926, to take effect Jan. 1, 1925.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 861 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 861. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 861. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 40, 39 Stat. 965; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, vested judicial power in courts
established and in operation on Mar. 2, 1917, provided for
appointment of chief justice and associate justices of the supreme
court by President with advice and consent of United States Senate,
and authorized Puerto Rican legislature to organize, modify or
rearrange the courts and their jurisdiction and procedure, except
United States District Court.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 25, 1952, see note set out under section
732 of this title.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 862 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 862. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 365, 42 Stat. 993, conferred on
the courts of Puerto Rico jurisdiction of offenses under act Oct.
28, 1919, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 305, the National Prohibition Act.

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48 USC Sec. 863 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 863. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 863. Repealed. Pub. L. 91-272, Sec. 13, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat.
298.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 41, 39 Stat. 965; Feb.
25, 1919, ch. 29, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 1156; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1412; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 295, 42 Stat. 1560; Dec.
13, 1926, ch. 6, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 919; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47
Stat. 158; Mar. 26, 1938, ch. 51, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 118; July 31,
1946, ch. 704, 60 Stat. 716; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 20, 62
Stat. 989, set out jurisdiction of United States District Court for
District of Puerto Rico and provided for salaries of judge and
officials of the court and for filling of vacancies. Section 34 of
act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 84, formerly cited as a credit
to this section, was not repealed by act June 2, 1970.

SAVINGS PROVISION
Section 13 of Pub. L. 91-272, as amended by Pub. L. 91-450, Oct.
14, 1970, 84 Stat. 922, provided in part that nothing in the repeal
of Act Mar. 2, 1917, as amended, by said section 13 would impair
the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Puerto Rico to hear and determine any action or matter
begun in the court on or before June 2, 1970.

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48 USC Sec. 864 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 864. Appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, etc.; use of
English language

-STATUTE-
The laws of the United States relating to appeals, certiorari,
removal of causes, and other matters or proceedings as between the
courts of the United States and the courts of the several States
shall govern in such matters and proceedings as between the United
States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the
courts of Puerto Rico.
All pleadings and proceedings in the United States District Court
for the District of Puerto Rico shall be conducted in the English
language.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 35, 31 Stat. 85; Mar. 2, 1917, ch.
145, Sec. 42, 39 Stat. 966; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 13, 43
Stat. 942; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 54; May 17,
1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 21, 62
Stat. 990.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws of the United States relating to appeals, certiorari,
removal of causes, and other matters or proceedings, referred to in
text, are classified to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28, which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district."


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, Sec. 244, 36 Stat. 1157, related to
direct appeals from The Supreme Court and the United District Court
for Puerto Rico to the United States Supreme Court, prior to repeal
by act Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 22, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 804.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 34, 31 Stat. 84.

AMENDMENTS
1948 - Act June 25, 1948, amended section generally, and struck
out provisions relating to the term of district court and appeals
to the circuit court.
1928 - Act Jan. 31, 1928, abolished writ of error in civil and
criminal cases and made all relief formerly obtained by writ of
error obtainable by appeal.
1925 - Act Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 13, repealed provisions
of this section permitting a direct review by the Supreme Court of
cases in the courts in Puerto Rico.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.


-MISC2-
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948, see
section 38 of that act, set out as an Effective Date note preceding
section 1 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

REPEALS
Section 39 of act June 25, 1948, repealed section 1 of act Feb.
13, 1925, ch. 229, 43 Stat. 936, formerly cited as a credit to this
section, which authorized review in the Circuit Court of Appeals in
the First Circuit.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 865 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 865. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 865. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 43, 39 Stat. 966; Feb.
13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 13, 43 Stat. 942; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14,
Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 54, related to writs of error and appeals. See
section 1294 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25,
1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 866 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 866. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 35, 31 Stat. 85,
provided that all proceedings in Supreme Court of United States to
review decisions of Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the District
Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, should be conducted in
the English language.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 867 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 867. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 867. Repealed. Pub. L. 90-274, Sec. 103(g), Mar. 27, 1968, 82
Stat. 63.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 44, 39 Stat. 966; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, set out qualifications for jurors
in District Court of United States for Puerto Rico as different
from those set by local law and directed that juries be selected,
drawn, and subject to exemption in accordance with laws of Congress
insofar as locally applicable.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective 270 days after Mar. 27, 1968, except as to cases
in which an indictment is returned or petit jury is empaneled prior
to such effective date, see section 104 of Pub. L. 90-274, set out
as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendment note under section 1861 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 868 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 868. Fees part of United States revenues

-STATUTE-
All fees, fines, costs, and forfeitures as would be deposited to
the credit of the United States if collected and paid into a
district court of the United States shall become revenues of the
United States when collected and paid into the United States
District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The sum of $500 a
year from such fees, fines, costs, and forfeitures shall be
retained by the clerk and expended for law library purposes under
the direction of the judge.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 45, 39 Stat. 966; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28, which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district".


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 953.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 869 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 869. Fees payable by United States out of revenue of Puerto
Rico

-STATUTE-
Such fees and expenses as are payable by the United States if
earned or incurred in connection with a district court of the
United States shall be paid from the revenue of Puerto Rico if
earned or incurred in connection with the United States District
Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, Sec. 2, 31 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28 which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district".
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
As originally enacted, so much of section 2 of act Mar. 2, 1901,
as is pertinent here, was as follows: "Such fees and expenses as
are payable by the United States, if earned or incurred in
connection with a circuit or district court of the United States,
shall be paid from the revenues of Porto Rico, if earned or
incurred in connection with the district court of the United States
for Porto Rico."

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 870 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 870. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 870. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 46, 39 Stat. 966; Feb.
26, 1919, ch. 49, Secs. 2, 4, 40 Stat. 1182; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501,
Sec. 6, 53 Stat. 1226, related to salaries of district court
officials. See section 604 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25,
1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 871 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 871. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 47, 39 Stat. 967; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, which related to fees and mileage
of jurors and witnesses, was superseded by sections 1821, 1825 and
1871 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 872 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 872. Habeas corpus; mandamus; suit to restrain assessment or
collection of taxes

-STATUTE-
The supreme and district courts of Puerto Rico and the respective
judges thereof may grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases in
which the same are grantable by the judges of the district courts
of the United States, and the district courts may grant writs of
mandamus in all proper cases.
No suit for the purpose of restraining the assessment or
collection of any tax imposed by the laws of Puerto Rico shall be
maintained in the United States District Court for the District of
Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1927, ch. 145, Sec. 48, 39 Stat. 967; Mar. 4, 1927, ch.
503, Sec. 7, 44 Stat. 1421; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28 which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district".


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1927 - Act Mar. 4, 1927, added second paragraph.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 873 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 873. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 873. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, Sec. 5(2), 64 Stat. 320.
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 49, 39 Stat. 967; May
17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to appointment of judges,
marshals and secretaries.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective July 25, 1952, see note set out under section
732 of this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 873a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 873a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 873a. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992.
Section, act Feb. 12, 1940, ch. 25, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 22, which
related to rules governing civil cases. See section 2072 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25,
1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 874 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 874. Judicial process; officials to be citizens of United
States; oath

-STATUTE-
All judicial process shall run in the name of "United States of
America, ss, the President of the United States", and all penal or
criminal prosecutions in the local courts shall be conducted in the
name and by the authority of "The People of Puerto Rico." All
officials shall be citizens of the United States, and, before
entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take an
oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the laws
of Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 10, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 16, 31 Stat. 81.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 875, 876 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Secs. 875, 876. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 875, 876. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat.
992.
Section 875, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 55, 39 Stat. 968,
related to continuation of court's jurisdiction.
Section 876, act Jan. 7, 1913, ch. 6, 37 Stat. 648, related to
temporary judge.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25,
1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 891 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-HEAD-
Sec. 891. Resident Commissioner; election

-STATUTE-
The qualified electors of Puerto Rico shall choose a Resident
Commissioner to the United States at each general election, whose
term of office shall be four years from the 3d of January following
such general election, and who shall be entitled to receive
official recognition as such commissioner by all of the departments
of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through
the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the
Governor of Puerto Rico.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 36, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 879.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of second sentence of section 36 of act Mar.
2, 1917. The first sentence of section 36, providing for election
of a Resident Commissioner to the United States at the next general
election for a term commencing with date of issuance of certificate
of election and terminating Mar. 4, 1921, was omitted. Parts of the
third and fourth sentences of section 36 are classified to section
893 of this title. The other part of the third sentence of section
36, which fixed the salary of the commissioner at $7,500 per annum,
was superseded by act Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, Sec. 4, 34 Stat.
993, as amended by act Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, Sec. 4, 43 Stat.
1301. See Prior Provisions note under section 31 of Title 2, The
Congress. The other part of the fourth sentence of section 36,
which allowed the commissioner $500 as mileage, was classified to
former section 46 of Title 2 and was omitted from the Code as
superseded by former section 43b-1 of Title 2. The fifth and sixth
sentences of section 36 are classified to section 892 of this
title.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 39, 31 Stat. 86.
The salary allowed by section 39 of act Apr. 12, 1900, was
increased by act Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 993.
The resident commissioner was allowed traveling expenses in
addition to his salary, and the commencement of his term was fixed
by act July 1, 1902, ch. 1383, Sec. 3, 32 Stat. 732.
The manner of paying the salary and traveling expenses of the
resident commissioner was fixed by a provision of act June 22,
1906, ch. 3514, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 417.

AMENDMENTS
1934 - Act June 5, 1934, changed commencement of term of office
from Mar. 4 to Jan. 3 following the general election.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 892 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-HEAD-
Sec. 892. Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill
vacancy

-STATUTE-
No person shall be eligible to election as Resident Commissioner
who is not a bona fide citizen of the United States and who is not
more than twenty-five years of age, and who does not read and write
the English language. In case of a vacancy in the office of
Resident Commissioner by death, resignation, or otherwise, the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall
appoint a Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy, who shall
serve until the next general election and until his successor is
elected and qualified.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 36, 39 Stat. 963.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of fifth and sixth sentences of section 36
of act Mar. 2, 1917. For classification of the remainder of section
36, see Codification note set out under section 891 of this title.


-MISC1-
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 39, 31 Stat. 86.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 893 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-HEAD-
Sec. 893. Salary of Commissioner; allowances; franking privilege

-STATUTE-
The Resident Commissioner shall receive a salary payable monthly
by the United States. He shall be allowed the same sum for
stationery and for the pay of necessary clerk hire as is allowed
Members of the House of Representatives of the United States. He
shall be allowed the franking privilege granted Members of
Congress.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 36, 39 Stat. 963; Mar. 4, 1925, ch.
549, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 1301.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of parts of third and fourth sentences of
section 36 of act Mar. 2, 1917. For classification of the remainder
of section 36, see Codification note set out under section 891 of
this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 894 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER V - RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

-HEAD-
Sec. 894. Salary and traveling expenses; payment

-STATUTE-
The salary and traveling expenses of the Resident Commissioner
from Puerto Rico to the United States shall be paid by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives in the same
manner as the salaries of the members of the House of
Representatives are paid.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1906, ch. 3514, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 417; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 224(1), Aug. 20,
1996, 110 Stat. 1752.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-186 substituted "Chief Administrative Officer"
for "Sergeant-at-Arms".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 910 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
Sec. 910. Slum clearance and urban redevelopment and renewal
projects; powers of government

-STATUTE-
The government of Puerto Rico acting through its legislature, may
create a public corporate authority or authorities and may
authorize such authority or authorities or any other public
corporate authority or any municipal corporation or political
subdivision, acting directly or through any officer or agency
thereof or through a public corporate authority, to undertake slum
clearance and urban redevelopment projects and urban renewal
projects and to do all things, exercise any and all powers, and to
assume and fulfill any and all obligations, duties,
responsibilities, and requirements, including but not limited to
those relating to planning and zoning, necessary or desirable for
receiving Federal assistance under title I of the Housing Act of
1949 (Public Law 171, Eighty-first Congress), as amended [42 U.S.C.
1450 et seq.], or any other law, except that public corporate
authorities (as distinct from municipalities or political
subdivisions) created or authorized to operate in accordance with
this Act, as amended, shall not be given any power of taxation or
any power to pledge the full faith and credit of the people of the
Territory, or municipality, or political subdivision, as the case
may be, for any loan whatever. The Legislature of Puerto Rico may,
with respect to any public corporate authority or authorities
empowered or which may be empowered to undertake slum clearance and
urban redevelopment projects and urban renewal projects, provide
for the appointment and terms of office of the members thereof, and
for the powers of such authorities, including authority to accept
whatever benefits the Federal Government may make available for
slum clearance and urban redevelopment projects and urban renewal
projects, and authority, notwithstanding any other Federal law, to
borrow money and to issue notes, bonds, and other obligations of
such character and maturity, with such security, and in such manner
as the respective legislatures may provide. Such notes, bonds, and
other obligations shall not be a debt of the United States, or of
any Territory or municipal corporation or other political
subdivision or agency thereof other than the public corporate
authority which issued such notes, bonds, or obligations, nor
constitute a debt, indebtedness, or the borrowing of money within
the meaning of any limitation or restriction on the issuance of
notes, bonds, or other obligations contained in any laws of the
United States applicable to Puerto Rico, or to any municipal
corporation or other political subdivision or agency thereof.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 101, 64 Stat. 344; Aug. 11,
1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), (7), (9), 69 Stat. 637, 638.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Housing Act of 1949 (Public Law 171, Eighty-first Congress),
as amended, referred to in text, is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63
Stat. 413, as amended. Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 was
classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 1450 et seq.) of
chapter 8A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and was
omitted from the Code pursuant to section 5316 of Title 42 which
terminated the authority to make grants or loans under such title I
after Jan. 1, 1975. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of Title 42
and Tables.
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted sections 480 to 480b, 483a, 483b, 721 to 721b,
910 to 910b, 1408 to 1408e of this title, amended sections 481 to
483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Section 101 of act July 18, 1950, cited as a credit to this
section, as applicable to Alaska and Hawaii, was classified to
sections 480 and 721 of this title.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1955 - Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects, and
inserted "as amended" after "(Public Law 171, Eighty-first
Congress)" and after "this Act".

URBAN RENEWAL ACTIVITIES
Financial assistance available for urban renewal projects, see
section 107(1), (2) of act Aug. 11, 1955.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 910a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
Sec. 910a. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by government
and municipalities

-STATUTE-
The government of Puerto Rico may assist slum clearance and urban
redevelopment projects and urban renewal projects through cash
donations, loans, conveyances of real and personal property,
facilities, and services, and otherwise, and may authorize
municipalities or other political subdivisions to make cash
donations, loans, conveyances of real and personal property to
public corporate authorities and to take other action, including
but not limited to the making available or the furnishing of
facilities and services, in aid of slum clearance and urban
redevelopment projects and urban renewal projects.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 102, 64 Stat. 344; Aug. 11,
1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(3), 69 Stat. 637.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Section 102 of act July 18, 1950, cited as a credit to this
section, as applicable to Alaska and Hawaii, was classified to
sections 480a and 721a of this title.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1955 - Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 910b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VI - SLUM CLEARANCE AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
Sec. 910b. Ratification of prior acts

-STATUTE-
All legislation heretofore enacted by the Legislature of the
Territory of Puerto Rico dealing with the subject matter of this
Act and not inconsistent herewith is ratified and confirmed.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title I, Sec. 103, 64 Stat. 345.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted sections 480 to 480b, 483a, 483b, 721 to 721b,
910 to 910b, 1408 to 1408e of this title, amended sections 481 to
483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Section 103 of act July 18, 1950, cited as a credit to this
section, as applicable to Alaska and Hawaii, was classified to
sections 480b and 721b of this title.

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND
ELIMINATION OF SUB-STANDARD HOUSING 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 911 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 911. Legislative authorization to create authorities

-STATUTE-
The Legislature of Puerto Rico may create public corporate
authorities to undertake slum clearance and projects to provide
dwelling accommodations for families of low income.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 912 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 912. Authority to appoint commissioners; powers of authorities

-STATUTE-
The Legislature of Puerto Rico may provide for the appointment
and terms of the commissioners of such authorities, and for the
powers of such authorities, except that such authorities shall be
given no power of taxation, and may authorize the commissioners of
such authorities to fix the salaries of employees.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 913 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 913. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by
municipalities

-STATUTE-
The legislature may appropriate funds for and may make and
authorize any municipality of Puerto Rico to make loans, donations,
and conveyances of money or property to such authorities; may make
and authorize any municipality of Puerto Rico to make available its
facilities and services to such authorities and take other action
in aid of slum clearance or low-rent housing; and may, without
regard to any Federal Acts restricting the disposition of public
property or lands in Puerto Rico, provide for the use by or
disposal to such authorities of any public lands or other property
held or controlled by the people of Puerto Rico, its
municipalities, or other subdivisions.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 914 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 914. Issuance of bonds and obligations

-STATUTE-
The legislature may authorize such authorities to issue bonds or
other obligations with such security as the legislature may provide
and may provide for the disposition of the proceeds of such bonds
and all receipts and revenues of such authorities.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 4, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 915 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 915. Bonds as public debt

-STATUTE-
Such bonds shall not be a debt of Puerto Rico or any
municipality, and shall not constitute a public indebtedness within
the meaning of section 745 of this title.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 5, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 916 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO
SUBCHAPTER VII - LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF
SUB-STANDARD HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 916. Ratification of previous legislation

-STATUTE-
All legislation heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Puerto
Rico dealing with the subject matter of sections 911 to 916 of this
title and not inconsistent herewith is ratified and confirmed.

-SOURCE-
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, Sec. 6, 52 Stat. 1203.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal
Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

-End-


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48 USC CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS


-MISC1-
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
Independence of Philippine Islands recognized and American
sovereignty withdrawn by Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F.R.
7517, 60 Stat. 1352, issued pursuant to section 1394 of Title 22,
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and set out under that section.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1001 to 1008 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1001 to 1008. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1001 to 1008 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1001, act Aug. 29, 1916, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 545, defined
Philippine Islands.
Section 1002, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 546,
related to Philippine citizenship.
Section 1003, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 547,
related to application of statutory law of United States.
Section 1004, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 6, 39 Stat. 547,
related to continuing force and effect of Philippine laws.
Section 1005, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 547,
related to power of Philippine Legislature to modify, repeal, etc.,
laws.
Section 1006, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 31, 39 Stat. 556,
related to laws continued in force.
Section 1007, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 547,
related to payment of expenses of Philippine government.
Section 1007a, acts Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 898, title V, Sec. 503, 50
Stat. 915; Oct. 15, 1940, ch. 887, 54 Stat. 1178, related to
appropriations for financing program of economic adjustment.
Section 1008, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 546,
related to a bill of rights and restrictions for Philippine
Islands.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 1009 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1009. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1009. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 56(d), 65 Stat.
729.
Section, act Mar. 8, 1902, ch. 140, Sec. 9, 32 Stat. 55, related
to requirements as to evidence in treason cases in Philippines.

SAVINGS PROVISION
Section 56(l) of act Oct. 31, 1951, provided that the repeal of
this section should not affect any rights or liabilities existing
hereunder on the effective date of that repeal (Oct. 31, 1951).

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1010 to 1019 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1010 to 1019. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1010 to 1019 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1010, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 11, 39 Stat. 548;
July 21, 1921, ch. 51, 42 Stat. 145; May 31, 1922, ch. 203, 42
Stat. 599, related to prohibition against export duties and
imposition of taxes and assessments.
Section 1011, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 84, 32 Stat. 711;
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 711, 58 Stat. 714; Aug. 13,
1946, ch. 958, Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 1049, related to shipping, customs,
duties, seamen, and health laws.
Section 1011a, act July 3, 1930, ch. 831, 46 Stat. 851, related
to imports consigned to departments and bureaus of United States
Government.
Section 1012, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 5, 33 Stat. 692,
related to admission free of duty of railroad material.
Section 1013, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 6, 33 Stat. 692,
related to administration of immigration laws.
Section 1014, act Apr. 29, 1908, ch. 152, Sec. 5, 35 Stat. 70,
related to administration of navigation laws.
Section 1015, act Apr. 29, 1908, ch. 152, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 70,
related to temporary regulation of transportation of merchandise
and passengers.
Section 1016, acts Apr. 29, 1908, ch. 152, Sec. 4, 35 Stat. 70;
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 22, 39 Stat. 553, related to licenses
to certain vessels.
Section 1017, act Apr. 29, 1908, ch. 152, Sec. 3, 35 Stat. 70,
related to inapplicability to certain foreign vessels of
restrictions on transportation of merchandise and passengers.
Section 1018, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 11, 32 Stat. 695,
related to improvement of harbors and navigable waters.
Section 1019, acts Mar. 22, 1902, ch. 273, 32 Stat. 88; Mar. 2,
1917, ch. 145, Sec. 54, 39 Stat. 968, related to acknowledgment of
deeds.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1041 to 1055 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1041 to 1055. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1041 to 1055 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1041, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 8, 39 Stat. 547,
related to grant of legislative power to Philippine Legislature.
Section 1042, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 10, 39 Stat. 548,
related to Legislature's authority over trade relations, tariff
acts, and immigration.
Section 1043, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 12, 39 Stat. 548,
related to composition of Legislature.
Section 1044, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 13, 39 Stat. 549,
related to qualifications and election of senators.
Section 1045, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, 14, 39 Stat. 549,
related to qualifications and election of representatives.
Section 1046, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 16, 39 Stat. 549,
related to senatorial and representative districts.
Section 1047, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 15, 39 Stat. 549,
related to qualifications of voters.
Section 1048, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 17, 39 Stat. 550,
related to terms of office of senators and representatives.
Section 1049, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 18, 39 Stat. 550,
related to legislative sessions.
Section 1050, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 18, 39 Stat. 550,
related to compensation and privileges of members.
Section 1051, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 18, 39 Stat. 550,
related to ineligibility of senators and representatives to hold
certain offices.
Section 1052, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 19, 39 Stat. 551,
related to enactment of laws and approval by President of the
United States.
Section 1053, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 19, 39 Stat. 551,
related to failure to make appropriations.
Section 1054, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 19, 39 Stat. 551;
May 29, 1928, ch. 901, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 996; Feb. 28, 1929, ch.
364, Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 1348, related to reporting of laws to
Congress.
Section 1055, acts June 2, 1924, ch. 234, Sec. 261, 43 Stat. 294;
Feb. 26, 1926, ch. 27, Secs. 261, 1200, 44 Stat. 52, 125, related
to income tax laws.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1071 to 1078 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1071 to 1078. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1071 to 1078 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1071, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 9, 32 Stat. 695;
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 555, related to
jurisdiction of the courts.
Section 1072, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 555,
related to admiralty jurisdiction.
Section 1073, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 555,
related to appointment of chief justice and associate justices of
supreme court.
Section 1074, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 555,
related to appointment of judges of courts of first instance.
Section 1075, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 29, 39 Stat. 556;
May 29, 1928, ch. 904, Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 997, related to
salaries of judges.
Section 1075a, act May 29, 1928, ch. 904, Secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat.
997, related to salaries of judges.
Section 1076, act Apr. 9, 1910, No. 19, 36 Stat. 877, related to
special terms of supreme court.
Section 1077, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 7, 33 Stat. 692,
related to temporary judges of supreme court, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 639.
Section 1078, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 26, 39 Stat. 555,
related to jurisdiction of municipal courts.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1091 to 1094 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1091 to 1094. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1091 to 1094 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1091, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 552;
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 879, related to appointment
and qualifications of Resident Commissioners.
Section 1092, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 8, 32 Stat. 694;
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 552, related to temporary
appointment of Resident Commissioners.
Section 1093, acts May 22, 1908, ch. 186, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 188;
May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to salary of Resident
Commissioners.
Section 1094, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 20, 39 Stat. 552,
related to allowance for stationery and clerk hire.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1111 to 1125 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1111 to 1125. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1111 to 1125 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1111, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 21, 39 Stat. 552,
related to appointment, powers, and duties of Governor General.
Section 1112, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 23, 39 Stat. 553,
related to designation of acting Governor General.
Section 1113, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 23, 39 Stat. 553,
related to appointment and duties of Vice Governor.
Section 1114, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 22, 39 Stat. 553,
related to increase or decrease in executive departments.
Section 1115, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 22, 39 Stat. 553,
related to bureau of non-christian tribes.
Section 1116, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to appointment and duties of auditor.
Section 1117, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to deputy and assistant auditor.
Section 1118, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to administrative jurisdiction of accounts.
Section 1119, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to auditor's authority to summon witnesses.
Section 1120, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553;
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Secs. 301, 310, 42 Stat. 23, 25, related to
finality of auditor's decisions.
Section 1121, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to reports by auditors to Governor General and Secretary of
War.
Section 1122, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 24, 39 Stat. 553,
related to supervision of auditor's office by Governor General.
Section 1123, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 25, 39 Stat. 554,
related to appeals from auditor's decisions.
Section 1124, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 29, 39 Stat. 556,
related to salaries of officials.
Section 1125, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 30, 39 Stat. 556,
related to compensation of municipal officers out of provincial and
municipal revenues.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1141 to 1156 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1141 to 1156. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1141 to 1156 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1141, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 76, 32 Stat. 710,
related to establishment of a mint at Manila.
Section 1142, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 952,
related to establishment of gold peso as unit of value.
Section 1143, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Secs. 2, 3, 32 Stat.
953, related to coinage of silver pesos.
Section 1144, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 77, 32 Stat. 710;
Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 4, 32 Stat. 953, related to coinage of
subsidiary silver coins.
Section 1145, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 5, 32 Stat. 953,
related to limitations on subsidiary coins as legal tender.
Section 1146, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 79, 32 Stat. 710,
related to coinage of minor coins.
Section 1147, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 82, 32 Stat. 711;
Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 11, 32 Stat. 954, related to devices
and inscriptions on coins.
Section 1148, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 81, 32 Stat. 710;
Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 10, 32 Stat. 954, related to place of
coinage.
Section 1149, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 5, 32 Stat. 953,
related to purchase of silver bullion and recoinage.
Section 1150, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 80, 32 Stat. 710;
Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 9, 32 Stat. 954, related to purchase of
metal.
Section 1151, acts Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 6, 32 Stat. 953;
July 21, 1921, ch. 51, 42 Stat. 146, related to gold and silver
peso parity.
Section 1152, act June 23, 1906, ch. 3521, Sec. 1, 34 Stat. 453,
related to change in weight and fineness of silver coins.
Section 1153, acts Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 8, 32 Stat. 954;
Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 10, 33 Stat. 697; June 23, 1906, ch.
3521, Sec. 2, 34 Stat. 453, related to redemption of silver
certificates.
Section 1154, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 12, 32 Stat. 954,
related to drawings, designs, and plates.
Section 1155, act Mar. 2, 1903, ch. 980, Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 954,
related to previously used silver coins as legal tender.
Section 1156, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 83, 32 Stat. 711,
related to redemption and reissue of defective coins.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 1157 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1157. Transferred

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts June 11, 1934, ch. 445, 48 Stat. 929; Aug. 7, 1946,
ch. 809, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 901, which related to deposits of public
money in the United States Treasury, and which had been transferred
to section 1333 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse,
terminated on July 1, 1951, under the provisions of section 2 of
act Aug. 7, 1946.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1171 to 1173 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1171 to 1173. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1171 to 1173 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1171, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 28, 39 Stat. 555,
related to granting of franchises and rights and compensation for
property taken or damaged.
Section 1172, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 28, 39 Stat. 555,
related to involuntary servitude and penalties therefor.
Section 1173, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 75, 32 Stat. 709,
related to corporation engaged in real estate business.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1191 to 1202 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1191 to 1202. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1191 to 1202 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1191, acts Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 11, 39 Stat. 548;
July 21, 1921, ch. 51, 42 Stat. 145; May 31, 1922, ch. 203, 42
Stat. 599, related to bond issues to anticipate taxes and revenue.
Section 1192, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 689,
related to bond issues for public improvements.
Section 1193, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 689,
related to government bonds as exempt from taxation.
Section 1194, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 66, 32 Stat. 707;
Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 3, 33 Stat. 690, related to municipal
indebtedness for improvements.
Section 1195, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 67, 32 Stat. 707,
related to denominations of bonds.
Section 1196, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 68, 32 Stat. 708,
related to use of funds from sale of bonds.
Section 1197, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 69, 32 Stat. 708,
related to taxes to pay bonds and creation of a sinking fund.
Section 1198, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Secs. 70, 71, 32 Stat.
708, related to bonds for sewers and water supply in Manila.
Section 1199, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 72, 32 Stat. 708,
related to use of funds from sale of bonds for sewers and water
supply in Manila.
Section 1200, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 73, 32 Stat. 708,
related to taxes and sinking fund for payment of bonds for sewers
and water supply in Manila.
Section 1201, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 690,
related to guarantee of railroad bonds and the contract of
guaranty.
Section 1202, act Feb. 6, 1905, ch. 453, Sec. 4, 33 Stat. 690,
related to jurisdiction of Supreme Court of Philippines over
actions brought under section 1201 of this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1221 to 1226 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1221 to 1226. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1221 to 1226 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1221, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 9, 39 Stat. 547,
related to restoration of public property and lands ceded to United
States by Spain to the Philippine Legislature.
Section 1222, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 9, 39 Stat. 547,
related to approval by President of acts regulating public domain,
mining, and timber.
Section 1223, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 14, 32 Stat. 696;
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Sec. 12, 39 Stat. 548, related to
perfecting titles of claimants from Spain.
Section 1224, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 63, 32 Stat. 706,
related to authority of Government to acquire real and personal
property.
Section 1225, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 64, 32 Stat. 706;
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, Secs. 12, 22, 39 Stat. 548, 553, related to
acquisition of property of religious orders.
Section 1226, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, Sec. 65, 32 Stat. 707,
related to use of lands acquired from religious orders as public
property.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1231 to 1234 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1231 to 1234. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1231 to 1234 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1231, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 761;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 456, related to a
convention to frame a constitution for Philippines. Section 1 of
act Jan. 17, 1933, was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept.
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648.
Section 1232, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 10, 47 Stat. 768;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 457; Proc. No. 2695, eff.
July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7515, 60 Stat. 1352, related to mandatory
provisions of constitution.
Section 1233, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 763;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 458, related to submission
of proposed constitution to President of United States.
Section 1234, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 763;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 458, related to submission
of constitution to Filipino people.

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48 USC Secs. 1235 to 1236 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1235 to 1236. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section 1235, act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 459,
related to transfer of property and rights to Philippine
Commonwealth, and was transferred to section 1391 of Title 22,
Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Section 1235a, act June 29, 1944, ch. 322, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 626,
related to acquisition of military and naval bases by United
States, and has been transferred to section 1392 of Title 22.
Section 1236, acts Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 6, 48 Stat. 459;
Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1226; Apr. 30, 1946, ch.
244, title V, Sec. 511(2), 60 Stat. 158; Sept. 22, 1959, Pub. L. 86-
346, title I, Sec. 104(1), 73 Stat. 622, related to supplementary
sinking fund for bond payments, purchase of bonds by United States,
and creation of special trust account, and has been transferred to
section 1393 of Title 22.

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48 USC Sec. 1236a 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1236a. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, act June 14, 1935, ch. 240, Secs. 1-5, 49 Stat. 340,
which fixed the quantity of Manila and other fibre products,
produced in the Philippine Islands, to be admitted into the United
States duty free, by its own terms originally expired three years
from May 1, 1935. By Proc. No. 2272, eff. Jan. 26, 1938, 3 F.R.
222, 52 Stat. 1534, the effective period was extended for an
additional three years from and including May 1, 1938.

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48 USC Secs. 1236b to 1237c 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1236b to 1237c. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1236b to 1237c were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1236b, act Dec. 22, 1941, ch. 617, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 352,
related to export tax rate and temporary suspension.
Section 1236c, act Dec. 22, 1941, ch. 617, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 852,
related to reduction of export quotas and temporary suspension.
Section 1237, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 7, 47 Stat. 765;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 7, 48 Stat. 460, related to government
relations and appointment and duties of the High Commissioner to
the Philippines.
Section 1237a, acts Mar. 21, 1935, ch. 36, title I, 49 Stat. 59;
May 15, 1936, ch. 404, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1306; July 19, 1937, ch.
511, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 516; June 11, 1938, ch. 348, Sec. 1, 52 Stat.
669; June 28, 1939, ch. 246, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 858; June 18, 1940,
ch. 395, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 410; June 28, 1941, ch. 259, Sec. 1, 55
Stat. 309; July 2, 1942, ch. 473, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 510; July 12,
1943, ch. 219, Sec. 1, 57 Stat. 454, related to salaries of legal
advisor and financial expert.
Section 1237b, act June 5, 1936, ch. 519, 49 Stat. 1478, related
to appointment powers, and duties of the acting High Commissioner,
and was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 649.
Section 1237c, act Aug. 11, 1937, ch. 581, Secs. 1-3, 50 Stat.
621, 622, related to authorization to Chief Clerk and Assistant
Chief Clerk of High Commissioner to administer oaths.

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48 USC Sec. 1238 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1238. Repealed.

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Sec. 1238. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, Sec.
403(a)(35), 66 Stat. 279.
Section, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 8, 47 Stat. 767; Mar.
24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 8, 48 Stat. 462; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, Sec.
2, 53 Stat. 1230, related to immigration. See section 1151 et seq.
of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

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48 USC Secs. 1238a, 1239 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1238a, 1239. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1238a and 1239 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1238a, act Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, Sec. 8, 53 Stat. 1234,
related to assignment of Foreign Service Officers to Philippines.
Section 1239, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 9, 47 Stat. 768;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 9, 48 Stat. 463, related to obligation
of United States as to Philippine bonds and exemption of bonds from
taxation.

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48 USC Sec. 1240 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1240. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 10, 48 Stat. 463; Aug.
7, 1939, ch. 502, Sec. 3, 53 Stat. 1230, related to recognition of
Philippine independence, withdrawal of American sovereignty, and
property for diplomatic purposes, and was transferred to section
1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

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48 USC Secs. 1241 to 1243 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1241 to 1243. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1241 to 1243 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1241, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 11, 47 Stat. 769;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 11; 48 Stat. 463, related to
neutralization of the Philippines.
Section 1242, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 12, 47 Stat. 769;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 12, 48 Stat. 463, related to
notification to foreign governments of Philippine Independence.
Section 1243, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 13, 47 Stat. 769;
Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 13, 48 Stat. 464; Aug. 7, 1939, ch.
502, Sec. 4, 53 Stat. 1231; June 29, 1944, ch. 323, Sec. 1, 58
Stat. 626; Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 511(3), 60 Stat.
158, related to establishment of Filipino Rehabilitation
Commission.

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48 USC Sec. 1244 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1244. Repealed.

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Sec. 1244. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, Sec.
403(a)(35), 66 Stat. 279.
Section, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 14, 47 Stat. 769; Mar.
24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 14, 48 Stat. 464, related to immigration
after independence. See section 1151 et seq. of Title 8, Aliens and
Nationality.

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48 USC Sec. 1245 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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Sec. 1245. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 15, 47 Stat. 769; Mar.
24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 15, 48 Stat. 464, related to statutes
continued in force, and was omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.

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48 USC Sec. 1246 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1246. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 16, 48 Stat. 464, was a
saving clause, and has been transferred to a Separability note set
out under section 1391 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.

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48 USC Sec. 1247 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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Sec. 1247. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, Sec. 17, 47 Stat. 770; Mar.
24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 17, 48 Stat. 465, related to effective date,
and was omitted in view of recognition of Philippine independence.

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48 USC Sec. 1247a 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1247a. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section, act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 18, as added Aug. 7,
1939, ch. 502, Sec. 5, 53 Stat. 1231, related to definitions, and
has been transferred to section 1395 of Title 22, Foreign Relations
and Intercourse.

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48 USC Secs. 1248, 1249 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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Secs. 1248, 1249. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1248 and 1249 were omitted in view of recognition of
Philippine independence.
Section 1248, act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, Sec. 19, as added Aug.
7, 1939, ch. 502, Sec. 6, 53 Stat. 1232, related to disposition of
tax proceeds.
Section 1249, act Nov. 8, 1945, ch. 454, 59 Stat. 577, related to
disposition of excise tax proceeds into general funds of Philippine
Treasury.

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48 USC Secs. 1251 to 1257 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1251 to 1257. Repealed.

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Secs. 1251 to 1257. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV,
Sec. 403(a)(38), 66 Stat. 280.
Section 1251, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 478;
July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1133; 1940 Reorg. Plan No.
V, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238, related
to return of native Filipinos residing in the United States to the
Philippines.
Section 1252, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 478;
July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 2, 53 Stat. 1133; 1940 Reorg. Plan No.
V, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238, related
to contracts for transportation.
Section 1253, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 478;
July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 3, 53 Stat. 1133; 1940 Reorg. Plan No.
V, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238, related
to rules and regulations.
Section 1254, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 479;
July 27, 1939, ch. 330, Sec. 4, 53 Stat. 1134, related to returning
to the United States.
Section 1255, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 479;
July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 53 Stat. 1134; 1940 Reorg. Plan No.
V, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238, related
to authorization of appropriations.
Section 1256, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 479;
June 4, 1936, ch. 497, 49 Stat. 1462; May 14, 1937, ch. 184, 50
Stat. 165; July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 6, 53 Stat. 1134; 1940
Reorg. Plan No. V, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54
Stat. 1238, related to a time limit for applications.
Section 1257, acts July 10, 1935, ch. 376, Sec. 7, 49 Stat. 479;
July 27, 1939, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 53 Stat. 1134, related to
deportation.

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48 USC Secs. 1261 to 1264 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1261 to 1264. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1261 to 1264 of this title were transferred to section
1251 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and
were subsequently omitted from the Code.
Section 1261, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 201, 60
Stat. 143, related to free entry of Philippine articles, and was
transferred to section 1251 of Title 22.
Section 1261a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 202, 60
Stat. 143, related to ordinary customs duties on Philippine
articles, and was transferred to section 1252 of Title 22.
Section 1261b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 203, 60
Stat. 144, related to customs duties other than ordinary, and was
transferred to section 1253 of Title 22.
Section 1261c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 204, 60
Stat. 144, related to equality in special import duties, and was
transferred to section 1254 of Title 22.
Section 1261d, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 205, 60
Stat. 144, related to equality in duties on products of
Philippines, and was transferred to section 1255 of Title 22.
Section 1262, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 211, 60
Stat. 144, related to absolute quota on sugars, and was transferred
to section 1261 of Title 22.
Section 1262a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 212, 60
Stat. 145, related to absolute quota on cordage, and was
transferred to section 1262 of Title 22.
Section 1262b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 213, 60
Stat. 145, related to absolute quota on rice, and was transferred
to section 1263 of Title 22.
Section 1262c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 214, 60
Stat. 146, related to absolute and duty free quotas on certain
articles, and was transferred to section 1264 of Title 22.
Section 1262d, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 215, 60
Stat. 147, related to laws putting into effect allocations of
quotas, and was transferred to section 1265 of Title 22.
Section 1262e, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 216, 60
Stat. 147, related to transfers and assignments of quota
allocations, and was transferred to section 1266 of Title 22.
Section 1263, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 221, 60
Stat. 147, related to equality in internal taxes, and was
transferred to section 1271 of Title 22.
Section 1263a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 222, 60
Stat. 148, related to exemption from tax of manila fiber, and was
transferred to section 1272 of Title 22.
Section 1263b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 223, 60
Stat. 148, related to prohibition of export taxes, and was
transferred to section 1273 of Title 22.
Section 1263c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 224, 60
Stat. 148, related to exemption from taxes of articles of official
use, and was transferred to section 1274 of Title 22.
Section 1264, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title II, Sec. 231, 60
Stat. 148, related to certain Philippine citizens granted non-quota
status, and was transferred to section 1281 of Title 22.

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48 USC Secs. 1266 to 1270b 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1266 to 1270b. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1266 to 1270b of this title were transferred to section
1291 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and
were subsequently omitted from the Code.
Section 1266, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 301, 60
Stat. 148, related to a statement of purposes for title III of act
Apr. 30, 1946, and was transferred to section 1291 of Title 22.
Section 1267, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 311, 60
Stat. 149, related to free entry of United States articles, and was
transferred to section 1301 of Title 22.
Section 1267a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 312,
60 Stat. 149, related to ordinary customs duties on United States
articles, and was transferred to section 1302 of Title 22.
Section 1267b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 313,
60 Stat. 149, related to customs duties other than ordinary, and
was transferred to section 1303 of Title 22.
Section 1267c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 314,
60 Stat. 150, related to equality in special import duties, and was
transferred to section 1304 of Title 22.
Section 1267d, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 315,
60 Stat. 150, related to equality in duties on products of the
United States, and was transferred to section 1305 of Title 22.
Section 1268, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 321, 60
Stat. 150, related to equality in internal taxes, and was
transferred to section 1311 of Title 22.
Section 1268a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 322,
60 Stat. 150, related to prohibition of export taxes, and was
transferred to section 1312 of Title 22.
Section 1268b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 323,
60 Stat. 150, related to exemption from taxes of articles for
official use, and was transferred to section 1313 of Title 22.
Section 1269, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 331, 60
Stat. 151, related to certain United States citizens given non-
quota status, and was transferred to section 1321 of Title 22.
Section 1269a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 332,
60 Stat. 151, related to immigration of United States citizens into
the Philippines, and was transferred to section 1322 of Title 22.
Section 1270, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 341, 60
Stat. 151, related to rights of U.S. citizens and businesses in
natural resources, and was transferred to section 1331 of Title 22.
Section 1270a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 342,
60 Stat. 151, related to currency stabilization, and was
transferred to section 1332 of Title 22.
Section 1270b, act Apr. 30. 1946, ch. 244, title III, Sec. 343,
60 Stat. 151, related to allocation of quotas, and was transferred
to section 1334 of Title 22.

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48 USC Secs. 1272 to 1272g 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 5 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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Secs. 1272 to 1272g. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1272 to 1272g of this title were transferred to section
1341 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and
were subsequently omitted from the Code.
Section 1272, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 401, 60
Stat. 151, related to authorization of an executive agreement
between the Philippines and the United States, and was transferred
to section 1341 of Title 22.
Section 1272a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 402, 60
Stat. 152, related to obligations of the Philippines, and was
transferred to section 1342 of Title 22.
Section 1272b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 403, 60
Stat. 153, related to obligations of the United States, and was
transferred to section 1343 of Title 22.
Section 1272c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 404, 60
Stat. 153, related to termination of agreement, and was transferred
to section 1344 of Title 22.
Section 1272d, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 405, 60
Stat. 154, related to effect of termination of agreement, and was
transferred to section 1345 of Title 22.
Section 1272e, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 406, 60
Stat. 154, related to interpretation of agreement, and was
transferred to section 1346 of Title 22.
Section 1272f, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 407, 60
Stat. 154, related to termination of authority to make agreement,
and was transferred to section 1347 of Title 22.
Section 1272g, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title IV, Sec. 408, 60
Stat. 154, related to effective date of agreement, and was
transferred to section 1348 of Title 22.

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48 USC Secs. 1274 to 1274i 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1274 to 1274i. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1274 to 1274i of this title were transferred to section
1351 et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and
were subsequently omitted from the Code.
Section 1274, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 501, 60
Stat. 155, related to suspension and termination of agreement in
case of discrimination, and was transferred to section 1351 of
Title 22.
Section 1274a, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 502, 60
Stat. 155, related to suspension of title I of act Apr. 30, 1946,
and was transferred to section 1352 of Title 22.
Section 1274b, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 503, 60
Stat. 156, related to customs duties on importations from
Philippines, and was transferred to section 1353 of Title 22.
Section 1274c, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 504, 60
Stat. 156, related to quotas on Philippine articles, and was
transferred to section 1354 of Title 22.
Section 1274d, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 505(b),
60 Stat. 157, related to suspension of processing tax on coconut
oil, and was transferred to section 1355 of Title 22.
Section 1274e, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 506(a),
60 Stat. 157, related to termination of payments into Philippine
treasury, and was transferred to section 1356 of Title 22.
Section 1274f, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 508, 60
Stat. 158, related to trade agreements with the Philippines, and
was transferred to section 1357 of Title 22.
Section 1274g, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 509, 60
Stat. 158, related to rights of third countries, and was
transferred to section 1358 of Title 22.
Section 1274h, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, Sec. 510, 60
Stat. 158, related to administration of title I of act Apr. 30,
1946, and was transferred to section 1359 of Title 22.
Section 1274i, act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title I, Sec. 2, 60
Stat. 141, related to definitions of terms used in act Apr. 30,
1946, and was transferred to section 1360 of Title 22.

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48 USC Secs. 1276 to 1276e 01/03/2007

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Secs. 1276 to 1276e. Transferred

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CODIFICATION
Section 1276, act July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 418,
related to retention by United States of title to real and personal
property, and was transferred to section 1381 of Title 22, Foreign
Relations and Intercourse.
Section 1276a, acts July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 3, 60 Stat. 418;
Dec. 21, 1950, ch. 1144, 64 Stat. 1116, related to administration
of trading with the enemy provisions in the Philippines, and was
transferred to section 1382 of Title 22.
Section 1276b, act July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 4, 60 Stat. 419,
related to transfer of property by the President of the United
States, and was transferred to section 1383 of Title 22.
Section 1276c, act July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 419,
related to transfer of shares of corporations owning agricultural
lands, and was transferred to section 1384 of Title 22.
Section 1276d, act July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 6, 60 Stat. 419,
related to ownership of naval reservations, diplomatic property
etc., and was transferred to section 1385 of Title 22.
Section 1276e, act July 3, 1946, ch. 536, Sec. 7, 60 Stat. 420,
related to defining terms for purposes of act July 3, 1946, and was
transferred to section 1386 of Title 22.

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48 USC CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

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CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE


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CANAL ZONE CODE
Pub. L. 104-201, div. C, title XXXV, Sec. 3549, Sept. 23, 1996,
110 Stat. 2870, repealed the Panama Canal Code.
Pub. L. 96-70, title III, Sec. 3303(b), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat.
499, redesignated the Canal Zone Code as the Panama Canal Code. See
References to Canal Zone Code Deemed References to Panama Canal
Code note under section 3602 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse.
Pub. L. 87-845, Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 1, revised and codified
into the "Canal Zone Code" all the general and permanent laws
relating to and in force in the Canal Zone as of Oct. 18, 1962,
other than the general laws of the United States relating to or
applying in the Canal Zone.
Act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, 48 Stat. 1122, enacted the "Canal
Zone Code" to establish conclusively and be deemed to embrace all
the permanent laws relating to or applying in the Canal Zone in
force on date of enactment of the Code.

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48 USC Secs. 1301 to 1304 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

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Secs. 1301 to 1304. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1301 to 1304 were omitted as not of general application
and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone Code was
subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L. 96-70,
Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1301, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 14, 37 Stat. 569;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to short
title.
Section 1302, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 560;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to
establishment of Canal Zone.
Section 1303, acts Feb. 27, 1909, ch. 224, Sec. 4, 35 Stat. 658;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to a land
survey of Canal Zone.
Section 1304, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 561;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to
acquisition of lands.

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48 USC Secs. 1304a to 1304c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1304a to 1304c. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1304a to 1304c. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 415, Sec. 9(c),
63 Stat. 597.
Section 1304a, act May 3, 1932, ch. 162, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 145,
related to modification of boundary line.
Section 1304b, act May 3, 1932, ch. 162, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 146,
related to effect of modification on title to detached lands.
Section 1304c, act May 3, 1932, ch. 162, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 146,
related to effect of modification on pending civil or criminal
cases.

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48 USC Secs. 1305 to 1314 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1305 to 1314. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1305 to 1314a were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1305, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 561;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122; July 9, 1937, ch.
470, Sec. 3, 50 Stat. 487; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, Sec. 5(a), 63
Stat. 880; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Secs. 1, 2(a), 64 Stat. 1038,
related to establishment, administration, and functions of Canal
Zone Government.
Section 1305-1, act Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a), (b), 64
Stat. 1038, related to changes in names of terms "the Panama
Canal", "the Canal", and "the Canal authorities" to "the Canal Zone
Government" and "the Panama Railroad Company" to "the Panama Canal
Company".
Section 1305a, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 561;
Mar. 12, 1928, ch. 213, 45 Stat. 310; June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec.
1, 48 Stat. 1122; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 1040,
related to compensation of persons in military, naval, or public
health service.
Section 1305b, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
1122; Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 602; Sept. 26, 1950,
ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), (b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to special
training of employees.
Section 1305c, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
1122; Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 601; Sept. 26, 1950,
ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), (b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to artificial
limbs and appliances for employees injured prior to Sept. 7, 1916.
Section 1306, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 13, 37 Stat. 569;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to Army
control in time of war or emergency.
Section 1307, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 564;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1004; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 814; June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat.
1122; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(e), 64 Stat. 1038, related
to jurisdiction of the Governor.
Section 1308, acts Feb. 27, 1909, ch. 224, Secs. 1-3, 5, 35 Stat.
658; June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to
lease of public lands.
Section 1309, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 561,
related to continuation of early laws and regulations.
Section 1310, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 527;
Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 92, 47 Stat. 818; June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec.
1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to sanitary regulations.
Section 1311, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to tax
regulations.
Section 1311a, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to penalties
for tax violations.
Section 1312, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to highway
regulations.
Section 1312a, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122; July 10, 1937, ch.
487, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 510, related to violations of highway
regulations.
Section 1313, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to police
regulations.
Section 1314, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 528;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to violation
of regulations generally.

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48 USC Sec. 1314a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1314a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1314a. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962,
76A Stat. 701.
Section, act July 9, 1937, ch. 470, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 486, related
to air regulations.

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48 USC Secs. 1314b to 1314e 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1314b to 1314e. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1314b to 1314e. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 415, Sec. 9(d),
63 Stat. 597.
Section 1314b, act June 19, 1934, ch. 657, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1116,
related to intoxicating liquors in the Canal Zone.
Section 1314c, act June 19, 1934, ch. 657, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 1116,
related to penalties for violations of intoxicating liquor
regulations.
Section 1314d, act June 19, 1934, ch. 657, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 1116,
related to repeal of prior laws.
Section 1314e, act June 19, 1934, ch. 657, Sec. 4, 48 Stat. 1116,
related to effective date.

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48 USC Secs. 1314f to 1315a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1314f to 1315a. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1314f to 1315a were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1314f, act Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 574, 56 Stat. 763, related
to prohibition of production, possession, and disposition of
marihuana.
Section 1314g, act Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 574, 56 Stat. 763, related
to defining terms for purposes of act Oct. 1, 1942.
Section 1314h, acts Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 574, 56 Stat. 763; Sept.
26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to licenses
for certain marihuana uses.
Section 1314i, act Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 574, 56 Stat. 763, related
to violations, punishment, and confiscation.
Section 1315, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 562;
June 15, 1914, ch. 106, Sec. 1, 2, 38 Stat. 385, 386; Aug. 24,
1937, ch. 752, 50 Stat. 750; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 11, 64
Stat. 1042, related to tolls generally.
Section 1315a, act Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 12, 64 Stat.
1042, related to bases of tolls.

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48 USC Sec. 1316 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1316. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1316. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 13(3), 64 Stat.
1043.
Section, act June 12, 1917, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 179, related
to refund of excessive tolls.

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48 USC Secs. 1317 to 1319 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1317 to 1319. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1317 to 1319 were omitted as not of general application,
and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone Code was
subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L. 96-70,
Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1317, acts June 15, 1914, ch. 106, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 386;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to
reservation of right to discriminate in favor of American vessels.
Section 1318, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 562;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 10, 42 Stat. 1008; July 5, 1932, ch.
425, 47 Stat. 578; June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122,
related to regulations governing the operation of the Canal.
Section 1319, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 562;
June 15, 1914, ch. 106, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 385; June 19, 1934, ch.
667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122; June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 1, 54
Stat. 387; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 1039, related
to injuries to vessels, cargo, crew, or passengers in operation of
Canal.

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48 USC Sec. 1320 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1320. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1320. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 642.
Section, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 562,
related to injuries to employees.

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48 USC Secs. 1321, 1322 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1321, 1322. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1321 and 1322 were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1321, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 10, 39 Stat. 529;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to passage
of persons through the Canal Zone.
Section 1322, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, 39 Stat. 529; June 19,
1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122, related to injury to Canal
and appurtenances.

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48 USC Secs. 1323 to 1323-3 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1323 to 1323-3. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1323 to 1323-3. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec.
13(2), 64 Stat. 1043.
Section 1323, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 6, 37 Stat. 563;
Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 601, related to
establishment and operation of various facilities.
Section 1323-1, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 6, 37 Stat.
563; Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 601, related to
organization and conduct of facilities as business operations.
Section 1323-2, act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 53, as added
Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 601, related to receipts,
sales, and services.
Section 1323-3, act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 54, as added
Aug. 12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 601, related to exemption
of operations of postal service.

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48 USC Sec. 1323a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323a. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 89, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 812; June
13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 389; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049,
Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to postal service generally and
was omitted as not of general application, and as covered by the
Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone Code was subsequently redesignated
the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L. 96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed
by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.

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48 USC Sec. 1323b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323b. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1323b. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962,
76A Stat. 701.
Section, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to postal-savings deposits.

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48 USC Sec. 1323c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323c. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 6, 39 Stat. 528; Sept.
21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 11, 42 Stat. 1008; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 89,
Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 812; June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to interest rate on postal-savings certificates and was
omitted as not of general application, and as covered by the Canal
Zone Code. The Canal Zone Code was subsequently redesignated the
Panama Canal Code by Pub. L. 96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by
Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.

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48 USC Secs. 1323d to 1323h 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1323d to 1323h. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1323d to 1323h. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct.
18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701.
Section 1323d, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to faith of United States pledged to payment of deposits.
Section 1323e, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to control of money-order and postal-savings funds.
Section 1323f, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to deposit of money-order and postal-savings funds in
United States treasury.
Section 1323g, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to deposit of money-order and postal-savings funds in
banks.
Section 1323h, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to investment of money-order and postal-savings funds in
securities of the United States.

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48 USC Sec. 1323i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323i. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 528; Feb.
16, 1933, ch. 89, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 812; June 13, 1940, ch. 358,
Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389, related to use of interest and profits on
money-order and postal-savings funds and was omitted as not of
general application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The
Canal Zone Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code
by Pub. L. 96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201,
Sec. 3549.

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48 USC Sec. 1323j 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323j. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1323j. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962,
76A Stat. 701.
Section, act June 13, 1940, ch. 358, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 389,
related to deposit money orders.

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48 USC Sec. 1323k 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1323k. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 89, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 813, related
to repeal of prior postal laws and was omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.

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48 USC Secs. 1324, 1325 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1324, 1325. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1324, 1325. Repealed. Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 89, Sec. 4, 47 Stat.
812.
Section 1324, acts Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 6, 39 Stat. 528;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 11, 42 Stat. 1008, related to
interest on deposit money orders.
Section 1325, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 7, 39 Stat. 528,
related to use of interest on money-order funds.

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48 USC Secs. 1325a to 1327 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1325a to 1327. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1325a to 1327 were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1325a, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 90, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 813;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
rules and regulations of the Customs Service.
Section 1325b, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 90, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 813,
related to powers of search, seizure, and arrest of customs
officers.
Section 1325c, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 90, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 813;
July 10, 1937, ch. 487, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 509, related to unlawful
entry or importation.
Section 1325d, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 90, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 813,
related to unmanifested merchandise.
Section 1325e, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 90, Sec. 5, 47 Stat. 814,
related to unlisted sea stores.
Section 1326, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 8, 39 Stat. 528,
related to fees of customs officers.
Section 1327, act Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, Sec. 4, 38 Stat. 679,
related to accounting by collection officers.

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48 USC Secs. 1328, 1329 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1328, 1329. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1328, 1329. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 13(1),
64 Stat. 1043.
Section 1328, acts Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, Sec. 5, 38 Stat. 679;
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Secs. 301, 304, 42 Stat. 23, 24, related to
accounting by collecting officers.
Section 1329, acts Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 75, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 886;
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Secs. 301, 304, 42 Stat. 23, 24, related to
examination of accounts.

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48 USC Secs. 1330 to 1336h 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1330 to 1336h. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1330 to 1336h were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1330, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, 12, 37 Stat. 569,
related to extradition of fugitives.
Section 1330-1, act Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 580, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 802,
related to extradition to and from the United States.
Section 1330a, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 574,
related to extradition to Republic of Panama.
Section 1330b, acts July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 574;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
extradition to the Republic of Panama where fugitive a citizen of
United States.
Section 1330c, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 574,
related to fugitives accused of crime in the Canal Zone.
Section 1330d, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 574,
related to prosecution for offense other than one extradited for.
Section 1330e, acts July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 5, 47 Stat. 575;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
written demand for arrest and delivery of fugitive.
Section 1330f, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 6, 47 Stat. 575,
related to detention on telegraphic request.
Section 1330g, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 7, 47 Stat. 575,
related to entry of extradition agents of the Republic of Panama
into Canal Zone to receive fugitives.
Section 1330h, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 8, 47 Stat. 575,
related to authority of extradition agents of the Republic of
Panama in Canal Zone.
Section 1330i, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 9, 47 Stat. 575,
related to papers and objects in possession of the fugitive.
Section 1330j, act July 5, 1932, ch. 419, Sec. 10, 47 Stat. 575,
related to payment of capture expenses.
Section 1331, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 371, Sec. 9, 39 Stat. 529,
related to laws governing American seamen in Zone.
Section 1332, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 486,
related to payments for Toro Point Light.
Section 1333, acts Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 1451;
July 10, 1937, ch. 487, Sec. 10, 50 Stat. 511; Sept. 26, 1950, ch.
1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to carrying of insurance
by the Panama Canal Company.
Section 1334, acts June 25, 1910, ch. 384, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 772;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1048, related to
subsidy payments by Panama Canal Company.
Section 1335, acts Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, Sec. 6, 36 Stat. 1452;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1048, related to
bonds by Panama Canal Company.
Section 1336, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 564;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1004; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 1038, related to notaries public.
Section 1336a, acts June 30, 1932, ch. 314, Secs. 501, 502, 47
Stat. 415; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 811, related to
rules and regulations of steamboat inspection.
Section 1336b, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 811,
related to inspection of foreign vessels.
Section 1336c, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 811;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
certificate of inspection.
Section 1336d, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 4, 47 Stat. 811,
related to refusal of certificate.
Section 1336e, acts June 30, 1932, ch. 314, Sec. 501, 47 Stat.
415; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 5, 47 Stat. 811; May 27, 1936, ch.
463, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1380; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, (2)(a), (1),
64 Stat. 1038, related to navigating waters without lawful
certificate.
Section 1336f, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 6, 47 Stat. 811;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
revocation of certificate.
Section 1336g, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 7, 47 Stat. 812;
June 24, 1936, ch. 754, Sec. 8, 49 Stat. 1905; Sept. 26, 1950, ch.
1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), 64 Stat. 1038, related to registration of small
vessels propelled by machinery.
Section 1336h, acts Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 8, 47 Stat. 812;
June 24, 1936, ch. 754, Sec. 9, 49 Stat. 1906, related to
registration of small vessels not propelled by machinery.

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48 USC Sec. 1336i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
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Sec. 1336i. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1336i. Repealed. June 24, 1936, ch. 754, Sec. 10, 49 Stat.
1906.
Section, act Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 88, Sec. 9, 47 Stat. 812, related
to small vessels carrying passengers.

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48 USC Secs. 1336j, 1336k 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

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Secs. 1336j, 1336k. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Sections 1336j and 1336k were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1336j, act July 5, 1932, ch. 421, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 576,
related to equipment on ocean-going vessels using ports of Canal
Zone.
Section 1336k, act July 5, 1932, ch. 421, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 576,
related to jurisdiction of violations.

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48 USC Sec. 1337 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

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Sec. 1337. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1337. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A
Stat. 701.
Section, acts Dec. 12, 1941, ch. 569, 55 Stat. 798; Sept. 26,
1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), (b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
photographic regulations.

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48 USC Secs. 1337a to 1337c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1337a to 1337c. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1337a to 1337c were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1337a, act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 16, as added Aug.
12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 600, and amended Sept. 26,
1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to acquisition or
construction of structures, equipment, and improvements.
Section 1337b, act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 17, as added Aug.
12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 600, and amended Sept. 26,
1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to claims for
losses of or damage to property.
Section 1337c, act June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 18, as added Aug.
12, 1949, ch. 422, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 600, and amended Sept. 26,
1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to disaster
relief.

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48 USC Secs. 1341 to 1344 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

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Secs. 1341 to 1344. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1341 to 1344 were omitted as not of general application,
and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone Code was
subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L. 96-70,
Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1341, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 564;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1004; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 814, related to determination of towns in
Canal Zone.
Section 1342, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 564;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1004; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 814, related to magistrate courts.
Section 1343, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 564;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1004; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 814, related to appeals from magistrate
courts.
Section 1344, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 815, related to district courts generally.

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48 USC Sec. 1344-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1344-1. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1344-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962,
76A Stat. 701.
Section, act Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 580, Sec. 3, 55 Stat. 803,
related to rules of criminal procedure.

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48 USC Secs. 1344a to 1355 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1344a to 1355. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Sections 1344a to 1355 were omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.
Section 1344a, acts Aug. 12, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 816, related to orders made when outside
jurisdiction.
Section 1345, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 815, related to general jurisdiction of
district court.
Section 1345a, act July 5, 1932, ch. 422, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 577,
related to issuance of process.
Section 1346, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 815, related to jurisdiction of crimes
committed on high seas.
Section 1347, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Dec. 29, 1926, ch.
19, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 924; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat.
816; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
juries and jury trials.
Section 1348, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 816, related to compensation of district
judge.
Section 1349, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, 47 Stat. 816, related to clerk of district court.
Section 1350, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 815, related to appointment and compensation
of special judge.
Section 1351, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 815; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(b), 64
Stat. 1038, related to district attorney.
Section 1352, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Feb. 16, 1933, ch.
91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 817, related to marshal.
Section 1353, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1005; Dec. 29, 1926, ch.
19, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 924; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 91, Sec. 2, 47 Stat.
817; Mar. 26, 1938, ch. 51, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 118; July 1, 1944, ch.
366, 58 Stat. 676; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 31, 67 Stat. 991,
related to appointment of district judge, district attorney, and
marshal.
Section 1354, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1006, related to transfer
of causes to new courts.
Section 1355, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1006, related to
continuance of laws defining clerks' duties.

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48 USC Sec. 1356 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1356. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1356. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 35, 62 Stat. 991.
Section, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 565; Sept.
21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1006; Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 91,
Sec. 3, 47 Stat. 817, related to appeals from district courts. See
sections 1291, 1292, and 1294 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25,
1948, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 1 of
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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48 USC Secs. 1357, 1358 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1357, 1358. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section 1357, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 390, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 565;
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 370, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1006, related to blending
of law and equity jurisdiction.
Section 1358, act June 28, 1906, ch. 3585, 34 Stat. 552, related
to acknowledgment of deeds and was omitted as not of general
application, and as covered by the Canal Zone Code. The Canal Zone
Code was subsequently redesignated the Panama Canal Code by Pub. L.
96-70, Sec. 3303(b), and repealed by Pub. L. 104-201, Sec. 3549.

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48 USC Sec. 1361 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1361. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1361. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 13(7), 64 Stat.
1043.
Section, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 1075,
related to purpose of organization of Panama Railroad Company.

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48 USC Secs. 1361a to 1361l 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1361a to 1361l. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1361a to 1361l. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct.
18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701.
Section 1361a, acts June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat.
1076; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 5, 64 Stat. 1041, related to
the creation of the Panama Railroad Company.
Section 1361b, acts June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat.
1076; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 6, 64 Stat. 1041, related to
investment of the United States.
Section 1361c, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to Board of Directors of corporation.
Section 1361d, acts June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat.
1076; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 8, 64 Stat. 1041, related to
general powers of corporation.
Section 1361e, acts June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat.
1076; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 9, 64 Stat. 1049, related to
specific powers of corporation.
Section 1361f, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to applicability of laws.
Section 1361g, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to transfer of assets and liabilities of corporation.
Section 1361h, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to reimbursement of other agencies.
Section 1361i, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to payment of excess funds into treasury.
Section 1361j, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076,
related to emergency fund.
Section 1361k, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, as added Sept.
26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 10, 64 Stat. 1042, related to
authorizations of appropriations to cover losses.
Section 1361l, act June 29, 1948, ch. 706, Sec. 2, as added Sept.
26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 10, 64 Stat. 1042, related to
authorization for transfer of canal to corporation.

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48 USC Secs. 1371 to 1371b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1371 to 1371b. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1371 to 1371b. Repealed. July 21, 1949, ch. 356, Sec. 1(b),
63 Stat. 475.
Section 1371, act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1471,
related to employees entitled to retirement privileges.
Section 1371a, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1471;
June 19, 1934, ch. 667, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 1122; July 29, 1942, ch.
536, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 726, related to automatic separation.
Section 1371b, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 1472;
July 2, 1945, ch. 220, 59 Stat. 212, related to voluntary
retirement.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Apr. 1, 1948, see section 7(a) of act July 21,
1949.

ADDITIONAL REPEAL
Sections were also repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept.
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648.

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48 USC Sec. 1371b-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1371b-1. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1371b-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 648.
Section, act June 16, 1933, ch. 101, Sec. 8(b), 48 Stat. 306,
related to involuntary separation retirement benefits.

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48 USC Secs. 1371c to 1371p 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1371c to 1371p. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1371c to 1371p. Repealed. July 21, 1949, ch. 356, Sec. 1(b),
63 Stat. 475.
Section 1371c, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 4, 46 Stat. 1472;
Ex. Ord. No. 6670 Apr. 7, 1934; June 24, 1936, ch. 754, Sec. 2, 49
Stat. 1904; Apr. 12, 1939, ch. 58, 53 Stat. 574; Dec. 16, 1941, ch.
584, Sec. 2, 55 Stat. 806, related to disability retirement.
Section 1371d, act July 29, 1942, ch. 536, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 727,
related to annuity on separations from service.
Section 1371e, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 6, 46 Stat. 1474;
Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 660, 53 Stat. 1347; Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 584, Sec.
1, 55 Stat. 805; July 29, 1942, ch. 536, Sec. 3, 56 Stat. 727,
related to method of computing annuities.
Section 1371f, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 7, 46 Stat. 1476;
Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 859, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 1117, related to
computation of accredited service.
Section 1371g, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 8, 46 Stat. 1476;
Ex. Ord. No. 6670, Apr. 7, 1934, related to credit for past
service.
Section 1371h, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 9, 46 Stat. 1477;
Ex. Ord. No. 6670, Apr. 7, 1934; Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 584, Sec. 2, 55
Stat. 806, related to deductions.
Section 1371i, act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 10, 46 Stat. 1477,
related to investments and accounts.
Section 1371j, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 11, 46 Stat.
1477; Ex. Ord. No. 6670, Apr. 7, 1934; June 24, 1936, ch. 754,
Secs. 4 to 6, 49 Stat. 1905; Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 584, Sec. 4, 55
Stat. 806; July 29, 1942, ch. 536, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 728, related to
return of amounts deducted from salaries.
Section 1371k, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 12, 46 Stat.
1478; Ex. Ord. No. 6670, Apr. 7, 1934; July 29, 1942, ch. 536, Sec.
5, 56 Stat. 728, related to payment of annuities.
Section 1371l, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 13, 46 Stat.
1479; Aug. 10, 1937, ch. 573, 50 Stat. 619, related to benefits for
those already retired.
Section 1371m, acts Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 14, 46 Stat.
1479; Ex. Ord. No. 6670, Apr. 7, 1934, related to Board of
actuaries.
Section 1371n, acts July 3, 1930, ch. 863, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1016;
Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 15, 46 Stat. 1479; Ex. Ord. No. 6670,
eff. Apr. 7, 1934, related to administrative provisions.
Section 1371o, act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 16, 46 Stat. 1480,
related to exemption from execution.
Section 1371p, acts July 3, 1930, ch. 863, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1016;
Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 375, Sec. 17, 46 Stat. 1480; Ex. Ord. No. 6670,
eff. Apr. 7, 1934, related to effective date of these sections.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Apr. 1, 1948, see section 7(a) of act July 21,
1949.

ADDITIONAL REPEAL
Sections were also repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept.
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648.

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48 USC Sec. 1372 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1372. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1372. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-845, Sec. 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A
Stat. 701.
Section, acts July 8, 1937, ch. 443, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 478; Sept.
26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a), (b), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
relief of employee not entitled to retirement benefits.

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48 USC Secs. 1373 to 1374d 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1373 to 1374d. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section 1373, acts May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 257;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), (2), 64 Stat. 1038, related
to recognition of personnel engaged in construction of the canal.
Section 1373a, acts May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 258;
Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 774, 60 Stat. 873; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec.
2(a)(1), (2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to annuity privilege of
personnel described in section 1373 of this title.
Section 1373b, act May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 3, 58 Stat. 258,
related to payment of annuities of personnel described in section
1373 of this title.
Section 1373c, act May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 4, 58 Stat. 258,
related to duration of annuities of personnel described in section
1373 of this title.
Section 1373d, acts May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 5, 58 Stat. 259;
June 19, 1948, ch. 527, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 497; Sept. 26, 1950, ch.
1049, Sec. 2(a)(1), (2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to election between
annuity or other compensation of personnel described in section
1373 of this title.
Section 1373e, act May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 6, 58 Stat. 259,
related to administrative provisions for carrying out sections 1373
to 1373g of this title.
Section 1373f, act May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 7, 58 Stat. 259,
related to exemption from execution, lien, or other legal process
of moneys or annuities under sections 1373 to 1373g of this title.
Section 1373g, act May 29, 1944, ch. 214, Sec. 8, 58 Stat. 269,
related to annual estimates of annuity appropriations under
sections 1373 to 1373g of this title.
Section 1374, acts July 24, 1947, ch. 308, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 415;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1949, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
retirement of certain Panama Canal Railroad Company employees.
Section 1374a, acts July 24, 1947, ch. 308, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 415;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
transfer of pension fund assets of Panama Canal Railroad Company.
Section 1374b, acts July 24, 1947, ch. 308, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 416;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
Panama Canal Railroad Company employees' accounts in civil service
fund.
Section 1374c, acts July 24, 1947, ch. 308, Sec. 4, 61 Stat. 416;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
redeposit of Panama Canal Railroad Company contribution funds.
Section 1374d, acts July 24, 1947, ch. 308, Sec. 5, 61 Stat. 416;
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. 2(a)(2), 64 Stat. 1038, related to
certain Panama Canal Railroad Company employee annuities.

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48 USC Secs. 1381, 1382 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1381, 1382. Transferred

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section 1381, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 724,
related to setting aside Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake for
scientific observation, and was transferred to section 79 of Title
20, Education.
Section 1382, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 724;
1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877,
60 Stat. 1101, related to preservation of natural features of area,
and was transferred to section 79a of Title 20.

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48 USC Sec. 1383 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1383. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1383. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 650.
Section, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 724,
provided for appointment and compensation of Board of Directors of
Canal Zone Biological Area.

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48 USC Secs. 1384 to 1387 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 6 - CANAL ZONE

-HEAD-
Secs. 1384 to 1387. Transferred

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section 1384, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 724;
1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877,
60 Stat. 1101, related to functions of Smithsonian Institution, and
was transferred to section 79b of Title 20, Education.
Section 1385, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 5, 54 Stat. 725;
1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877,
60 Stat. 1101, related to resident manager, and was transferred to
section 79c of Title 20.
Section 1386, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 725;
1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877,
60 Stat. 1101, related to deposit of receipts into treasury, and
was transferred to section 79d of Title 20.
Section 1387, act July 2, 1940, ch. 516, Sec. 7, 54 Stat. 725,
related to authorization of appropriations, and was transferred to
section 79e of Title 20.

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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
1391. Repealed.
1392. Local laws continued; courts.
1392a to 1393. Repealed.
1394. Customs duties and internal-revenue taxes.
1395. Tax laws continued; tax on sugar.
1396. Duties and taxes covered into Virgin Islands treasury.
1397. Income tax laws of United States in force; payment of
proceeds; levy of surtax on all taxpayers.
1398 to 1400. Omitted or Repealed.
1401. Equalization of taxes on real property; declaration of
policy.
1401a. Valuation of real property for assessment; uniformity
of rates.
1401b. Rate of tax in absence of local laws; regulations by
President for assessment and collection pending
adoption of local laws.
1401c. Depository.
1401d. Omitted.
1401e. Exemptions from taxation; authority of municipalities
to alter, amend, or repeal existing laws.
1401f. Omitted.
1402. Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue
laws to Virgin Islands.
1403. Issuance of bonds or other obligations by government
or municipalities; use of proceeds; limit on public
indebtedness; terms, execution, interest rate, and
sale price; taxes.
1403a. Expenditure of bond proceeds for public improvements.
1403b. Bond liability of United States.

SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT
1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and
waters included in term "Virgin Islands".
1405a, 1405b. Repealed.
1405c. Transfer of property to government.
1405d to 1405p. Repealed.
1405q. Laws continued in force until modified; patent, trade
mark, and copyright laws extended to Virgin Islands;
jurisdiction of district court.
1405r to 1406e. Repealed or Omitted.
1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions.
1406g. Repealed.
1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of
municipalities; appropriations.
1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of
entry; export duties.
1406j, 1406k. Repealed.
1406l. Effective date.
1406m. Short title.

SUBCHAPTER III - VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION
1407 to 1407i. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING
1408. Legislative authority to create authorities;
appointment of members; powers of authorities.
1408a. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations.
1408b. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by
government and municipalities.
1408c. Grants-in-aid by Federal Government.
1408d. Ratification of prior acts.
1408e. Additional powers.

SUBCHAPTER V - INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
1409 to 1409j. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER VI - AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM
1409m to 1409o. Repealed.

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ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
For additional provisions, constituting a revision of the Organic
Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States, see section 1541 et
seq. of this title.

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CODIFICATION
A new organic act, or basic charter of civil government, for the
people of the Virgin Islands of the United States, was passed in
1954. Act July 22, 1954, ch. 558, 68 Stat. 497, known as the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, is set out as section
1541 et seq. of this title. Section 8(c) of the Revised Organic
Act, set out as section 1574(c) of this title, provides that laws
of the United States, set out generally in this chapter, as well as
local laws and ordinances, including provisions of the Organic Act
of the Virgin Islands of the United States, act June 22, 1936, ch.
699, 49 Stat. 1807, section 1405 et seq. of this title, in force on
July 22, 1954, and not inconsistent with act July 22, 1954, are to
remain in force and effect until otherwise changed.


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CONSTITUTIONS FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS AND GUAM: ESTABLISHMENT;
CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION
Pub. L. 94-584, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2899, as amended by Pub.
L. 96-597, title V, Sec. 501, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3479,
provided:
"[Section 1. Authorization to organize governments] That the
Congress, recognizing the basic democratic principle of government
by the consent of the governed, authorities the peoples of the
Virgin Islands and of Guam, respectively, to organize governments
pursuant to constitutions of their own adoption as provided in this
Act.
"Sec. 2. [Constitutional conventions and draft provisions] (a)
The Legislatures of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, are
authorized to call constitutional conventions to draft, within the
existing territorial-Federal relationship, constitutions for the
local self-government of the people of the Virgin Islands and Guam.
"(b) Such constitutions shall -
"(1) recognize, and be consistent with, the sovereignty of the
United States over the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, and
the supremacy of the provisions of the Constitution, treaties,
and laws of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands
and Guam, respectively, including, but not limited to, those
provisions of the Organic Act [this chapter] and Revised Organic
Act of the Virgin Islands [section 1541 et seq. of this title]
and the Organic Act of Guam [section 1421 et seq. of this title]
which do not relate to local self-government.
"(2) provide for a republican form of government, consisting of
three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial;
"(3) contain a bill of rights;
"(4) deal with the subject matter of those provisions of the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of 1954, as amended,
and the Organic Act of Guam, as amended, respectively, which
relate to local self-government;
"(5) with reference to Guam, provide that the voting franchise
may be vested only in residents of Guam who are citizens of the
United States;
"(6) provide for a system of local courts consistent with the
provisions of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as
amended; and
"(7) provide for the establishment of a system of local courts
the provisions of which shall become effective no sooner than
upon the enactment of legislation regulating the relationship
between the local courts of Guam with the Federal judicial
system.
"Sec. 3. [Selection and qualifications of members] The members of
such constitutional conventions shall be chosen as provided by the
laws of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively (enacted after
the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1976]): Provided,
however, That no person shall be eligible to be a member of the
constitutional conventions, unless he is a citizen of the United
States and qualified to vote in the Virgin Islands and Guam,
respectively.
"Sec. 4. [Submittal of proposed constitutions to governors and
President] The conventions shall submit to the Governor of the
Virgin Islands a proposed constitution for the Virgin Islands and
to the Governor of Guam a proposed constitution for Guam which
shall comply with the requirements set forth in section 2(b) above.
Such constitutions shall be submitted to the President of the
United States by the Governors of the Virgin Islands and Guam.
"Sec. 5. [Transmittal to Congress and submittal to voters] Within
sixty calendar days after the respective date on which he has
received each constitution, the President shall transmit such
constitution together with his comments to the Congress. The
constitution, in each case, shall be deemed to have been approved
by the Congress within sixty legislative days (not interrupted by
an adjournment sine die of the Congress) after its submission by
the President, unless prior to that date the Congress has approved
the constitution, or modified or amended it, in whole or in part,
by joint resolution. As so approved or modified, the constitutions
shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands
and Guam, respectively, for acceptance or rejection through
islandwide referendums to be conducted as provided under the laws
of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, (enacted after the
date of enactment of this Act) [Oct. 21, 1976]. Upon approval by
not less than a majority of the votes (counting only the
affirmative or negative votes) participating in such referendums,
the constitutions shall become effective in accordance with their
terms."

DELEGATE TO CONGRESS FROM VIRGIN ISLANDS
Provisions respecting representation in Congress by a Delegate
from Virgin Islands to the House of Representatives, see section
1711 et seq. of this title.

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Sec. 1391. Repealed.

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Sec. 1391. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 643.
Section, act Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 171, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 1132,
provided for appointment and pay of Governor of Virgin Islands and
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Sec. 1392. Local laws continued; courts

-STATUTE-
Until Congress shall otherwise provide, insofar as compatible
with the changed sovereignty and not in conflict with the
provisions of this section and sections 1391 (!1) and 1394 to 1396
of this title, the laws regulating elections and the electoral
franchise as set forth in the code of laws published at Amalienborg
the 6th day of April, 1906, and the other local laws, in force and
effect in said islands on the 17th day of January, 1917, shall
remain in force and effect in said islands, and the same shall be
administered by the civil officials and through the local judicial
tribunals established in said islands, respectively; and the
orders, judgments, and decrees of said judicial tribunals shall be
duly enforced. With the approval of the President, or under such
rules and regulations as the President may prescribe, any of said
laws may be repealed, altered, or amended by the colonial council
having jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the judicial tribunals of
said islands shall extend to all judicial proceedings and
controversies in said islands to which the United States or any
citizen thereof may be a party.


-SOURCE-
(Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 171, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 1132; June 25, 1948, ch.
646, Sec. 39, 62 Stat. 992.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1391 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by
Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643.


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AMENDMENTS
1948 - Act June 25, 1948, repealed last sentence relating to
appeals. See section 1294 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948, see
section 38 of that act set out as an Effective Date note preceding
section 1 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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Sec. 1392a. Repealed.

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Sec. 1392a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 650, 654.
Section, acts May 24, 1940, ch. 209, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 220; July
31, 1946, ch. 704, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 716; June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
Sec. 30, 62 Stat. 991, related to salary of judge of District
Court.
Section was formerly classified to section 5a of Title 28 prior
to the general revision and enactment of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 1, 62 Stat.
869.

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Sec. 1392b. Repealed.

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Sec. 1392b. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 308(c), Oct.
19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section, act July 1, 1932, ch. 370, Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 565, vested
in District Court of Virgin Islands jurisdiction of prosecutions
for violations of section 1399 of this title, relating to
obstruction of navigable waters.

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Sec. 1393. Repealed.

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Sec. 1393. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 308(a), Oct.
19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section, act July 12, 1921, ch. 44, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 123,
declared as ineligible to hold office as a member of colonial
councils of Virgin Islands or any other public office under Virgin
Islands government, anyone owing allegiance to any country other
than United States.

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Sec. 1394. Customs duties and internal-revenue taxes

-STATUTE-
There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles
coming into the United States or its possessions from the Virgin
Islands the rates of duty and internal-revenue taxes which are
required to be levied, collected, and paid upon like articles
imported from foreign countries: Provided, That all articles, the
growth or product of, or manufactured in, such islands, from
materials the growth or product of such islands or of the United
States, or of both, or which do not contain foreign materials to
the value of more than 20 per centum of their total value, upon
which no drawback of customs duties has been allowed therein,
coming into the United States from such islands shall be admitted
free of duty. In determining whether such a Virgin Islands article
contains foreign material to the value of more than 20 per centum,
no material shall be considered foreign which, at the time the
Virgin Islands article is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, may be imported into the continental United States
free of duty generally.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 171, Sec. 3, 39 Stat. 1133; Sept. 7, 1950, ch.
909, 64 Stat. 784.)


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AMENDMENTS
1950 - Act Sept. 7, 1950, permitted free entry of articles into
the United States from the Virgin Islands when such articles
contain foreign materials which may be imported directly into the
United States free of duty.

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Sec. 1395. Tax laws continued; tax on sugar

-STATUTE-
Until Congress shall otherwise provide all laws now imposing
taxes in the said West Indian Islands, including the customs laws
and regulations, shall, insofar as compatible with the changed
sovereignty and not otherwise herein provided, continue in force
and effect, except that articles the growth, product, or
manufacture of the United States shall be admitted there free of
duty: Provided, That upon exportation of sugar to any foreign
country, or the shipment thereof to the United States or any of its
possessions, there shall be levied, collected, and paid thereon an
export duty of $6 per ton of two thousand pounds, irrespective of
polariscope test, in lieu of any export tax now required by law:
Provided further, That the internal revenue taxes levied by the
Colonial Council of Saint Croix, or by the Colonial Council of
Saint Thomas and Saint John, in pursuance of the authority granted
by this section and sections 1391,(!1) 1392, 1394, and 1396 of this
title on articles, goods, wares, or merchandise may be levied and
collected as the Colonial Council of Saint Croix, or as the
Colonial Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John, may direct, on the
articles subject to said tax, as soon as the same are manufactured,
sold, used, or brought into the island: And provided further, That
no discrimination be made between the articles imported from the
United States or foreign countries and similar articles produced or
manufactured in the municipality of Saint Croix, or in the
municipality of Saint Thomas and Saint John, respectively. The
officials of the Customs and Postal Services of the United States
are directed to assist the appropriate officials of the
municipality of Saint Croix, or of the municipality of Saint Thomas
and Saint John, in the collection of these taxes.


-SOURCE-
(Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 171, Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 1133; Feb. 25, 1927, ch.
192, Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1235; June 24, 1932, ch. 275, 47 Stat. 333.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The customs laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to Title 19, Customs Duties.
Section 1391 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by
Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643.


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AMENDMENTS
1932 - Act June 24, 1932, inserted provisos permitting local levy
of internal revenue taxes, prohibiting discrimination against
imports, and directing customs and postal services to assist in
collecting taxes.
1927 - Act Feb. 25, 1927, reduced export duty on sugar from $8 to
$6 per ton.

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Sec. 1396. Duties and taxes covered into Virgin Islands treasury

-STATUTE-
The duties and taxes collected in pursuance of sections 1394 and
1395 of this title shall not be covered into the general fund of
the Treasury of the United States, but shall be used and expended
for the government and benefit of the Virgin Islands, under such
rules and regulations as the President may prescribe.

-SOURCE-
(Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 171, Sec. 5, 39 Stat. 1133.)

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Sec. 1397. Income tax laws of United States in force; payment of
proceeds; levy of surtax on all taxpayers

-STATUTE-
The income-tax laws in force in the United States of America and
those which may hereafter be enacted shall be held to be likewise
in force in the Virgin Islands of the United States, except that
the proceeds of such taxes shall be paid into the treasuries of
said islands: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Legislature of the Virgin Islands is
authorized to levy a surtax on all taxpayers in an amount not to
exceed 10 per centum of their annual income tax obligation to the
government of the Virgin Islands.

-SOURCE-
(July 12, 1921, ch. 44, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 123; Pub. L. 94-392, Sec.
5, Aug. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 1195.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The income-tax laws in force in the United States of America,
referred to in text, are classified to Title 26, Internal Revenue
Code.

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CODIFICATION
Section is from act July 12, 1921, popularly known as the Naval
Service Appropriation Act, 1922.


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AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-392 inserted proviso authorizing Legislature of
Virgin Islands to levy a surtax, not to exceed 10 per centum, on
annual income tax obligation of all taxpayers.

APPLICATION OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRADE CORPORATION PROVISION UNDER
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TAX LAWS
Pub. L. 92-178, title III, Sec. 307, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 524,
provided that for purposes of applying the income tax laws of the
United States with respect to the Virgin Islands under this
section, subpart C of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [former 26 U.S.C. 921, 922] (relating
to Western Hemisphere Trade Corporations) shall be treated as
having been repealed effective with respect to taxable years
beginning after Dec. 10, 1971.

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Sec. 1398. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, act July 1, 1922, ch. 259, 42 Stat. 788, which related
to quarantine and passport fees, was from the Navy Department and
Naval Service Appropriation Act, 1923, was not repeated in
subsequent years. See section 1642 of this title.

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Sec. 1399. Repealed.

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Sec. 1399. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 308(b), Oct.
19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section, acts July 3, 1930, ch. 847, Sec. 8, 46 Stat. 948; July
1, 1932, ch. 370, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 565, made applicable to the
Virgin Islands and the navigable waters thereof, certain provisions
of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, relating to
obstruction of navigable waters.

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Sec. 1400. Repealed.

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Sec. 1400. Repealed. Pub. L. 98-454, title VII, Sec. 709, Oct. 5,
1984, 98 Stat. 1741.
Section, act May 20, 1932, ch. 194, 47 Stat. 160, related to
extension of admiralty laws of the United States to Virgin Islands.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see
section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as an Effective Date of
1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1401 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1401. Equalization of taxes on real property; declaration of
policy

-STATUTE-
It is the policy of Congress to equalize and more equitably to
distribute existing taxes on real property in the Virgin Islands of
the United States and to reduce the burden of taxation now imposed
on land in productive use in such islands.

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(May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1372.)

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Sec. 1401a. Valuation of real property for assessment; uniformity
of rates

-STATUTE-
For the calendar year 1936 and for all succeeding years all taxes
on real property in the Virgin Islands shall be computed on the
basis of the actual value of such property and the rate in each
municipality of such islands shall be the same for all real
property subject to taxation in such municipality whether or not
such property is in cultivation and regardless of the use to which
such property is put.

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(May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1372.)

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Sec. 1401b. Rate of tax in absence of local laws; regulations by
President for assessment and collection pending adoption of local
laws

-STATUTE-
Until local tax laws conforming to the requirements of sections
1401 to 1401e of this title are in effect in a municipality the tax
on real property in such municipality for any calendar year shall
be at the rate of 1.25 per centum of the assessed value. If the
legislative authority of a municipality failed to enact laws for
the levy, assessment, collection, or enforcement of any tax imposed
under authority of said sections, within three months after May 26,
1936, the President shall prescribe regulations for the levy,
assessment, collection, and enforcement of such tax, which shall be
in effect until the legislative authority of such municipality
shall make regulations for such purposes.

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(May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1372.)

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Sec. 1401c. Depository

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All taxes so levied and collected shall be deposited in the
municipal treasury of the municipality in which such taxes are
collected.

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(May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1372.)

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Sec. 1401d. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, acts May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 1372; June
30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 12, 63 Stat. 356, which related to payments
to be made by the Virgin Islands Corporation into municipal
treasuries of the Virgin Islands in lieu of certain taxes,
valuation of real property in the Virgin Islands owned by the
Virgin Islands Corporation as a basis for determining the amount of
taxation, and payment to be made for any property owned by the
United States in the Virgin Islands used for ordinary business or
commercial purposes, was omitted in view of the termination of the
Corporation program on June 30, 1965, and subsequent dissolution of
the Corporation on July 1, 1966, and the repeal of sections 1407 to
1407i of this title, which provided the basic authority for the
Corporation, by Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 308(e), Oct. 19,
1982, 96 Stat. 1710.

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Sec. 1401e. Exemptions from taxation; authority of municipalities
to alter, amend, or repeal existing laws

-STATUTE-
Nothing in sections 1401 to 1401e of this title shall be
construed as altering, amending, or repealing exemptions from
taxation, existing on May 26, 1936, of property used for
educational, charitable, or religious purposes. Subject to the
provisions of said sections, the legislative authority of the
respective municipalities is empowered to alter, amend, or repeal,
subject to the approval of the Governor, any law imposing taxes on
real and personal property on May 26, 1936.

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(May 26, 1936, ch. 450, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1373.)

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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 1401f. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act Oct. 5, 1992, Pub. L. 102-381, title I, 106 Stat.
1392, which authorized Territorial and local governments of Virgin
Islands to make purchases through General Services Administration,
was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1992, and was not repeated in subsequent
appropriation acts. See section 1469e of this title. Similar
provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation
acts:
Nov. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102-154, title I, 105 Stat. 1007.
Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101-512, title I, 104 Stat. 1932.
Oct. 23, 1989, Pub. L. 101-121, title I, 103 Stat. 716.
Sept. 27, 1988, Pub. L. 100-446, title I, 102 Stat. 1797.
Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(g) [title I], 101 Stat.
1329-213, 1329-231.
Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(h) [title I], 100 Stat.
1783-242, 1783-258, and Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h)
[title I], 100 Stat. 3341-242, 3341-258.
Dec. 19, 1985, Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 101(d) [title I], 99 Stat.
1224, 1238.
Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98-473, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title I], 98
Stat. 1837, 1851.
Nov. 4, 1983, Pub. L. 98-146, title I, 97 Stat. 931.
Dec. 30, 1982, Pub. L. 97-394, title I, 96 Stat. 1979.
Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97-100, title I, 95 Stat. 1401.
Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96-514, title I, 94 Stat. 2969.
Nov. 27, 1979, Pub. L. 96-126, title I, 93 Stat. 965.
Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95-465, title I, 92 Stat. 1289.
July 26, 1977, Pub. L. 95-74, title I, 91 Stat. 295.
July 31, 1976, Pub. L. 94-373, title I, 90 Stat. 1052.
Dec. 23, 1975, Pub. L. 94-165, title I, 89 Stat. 987.
Aug. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93-404, title I, 88 Stat. 812.
Oct. 4, 1973, Pub. L. 93-120, title I, 87 Stat. 433.
Aug. 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-369, title I, 86 Stat. 512.
Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92-76, title I, 85 Stat. 233.
July 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91-361, title I, 84 Stat. 673.
Oct. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91-98, title I, 83 Stat. 151.
July 26, 1968, Pub. L. 90-425, title I, 82 Stat. 430.
June 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90-28, title I, 81 Stat. 63.
May 31, 1966, Pub. L. 89-435, title I, 80 Stat. 174.
June 28, 1965, Pub. L. 89-52, title I, 79 Stat. 179.
July 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88-356, title I, 78 Stat. 278.
July 26, 1963, Pub. L. 88-79, title I, 77 Stat. 102.
Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-578, title I, 76 Stat. 339.
Aug. 3, 1961, Pub. L. 87-122, title I, 75 Stat. 250.
May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-455, title I, 74 Stat. 112.
June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-60, title I, 73 Stat. 101.
June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85-439, title I, 72 Stat. 163.
July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85-77, title I, 71 Stat. 265.
June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title I, 70 Stat. 264.
June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title I, 69 Stat. 149.
July 1, 1954, ch. 446, title I, 68 Stat. 372.
July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, 67 Stat. 273.
July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 457.
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I, 65 Stat. 263.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VII, title I, 64 Stat. 694.

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48 USC Sec. 1402 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1402. Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue
laws to Virgin Islands

-STATUTE-
Title III of the National Prohibition Act, as amended, and all
provisions of the internal revenue laws relating to the enforcement
thereof, are extended to and made applicable to the Virgin Islands,
from and after August 27, 1935. The Insular Government shall
advance to the Treasury of the United States such funds as may be
required from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury for the
purpose of defraying all expenses incurred by the Treasury
Department in connection with the enforcement in the Virgin Islands
of the said Title III and regulations promulgated thereunder. The
funds so advanced shall be deposited in a separate trust fund in
the Treasury of the United States and shall be available to the
Treasury Department for the purposes of this section.

-SOURCE-
(June 26, 1936, ch. 830, title III, Sec. 329(c), 49 Stat. 1957.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Prohibition Act, as amended, referred to in text, is
act Oct. 28, 1919, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 305, as amended. Title III of
such Act was classified principally to chapter 3 (Sec. 71 et seq.)
of Title 27, Intoxicating Liquors, and was omitted from the Code in
view of the incorporation of such provisions in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1939, and subsequently into the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
The internal revenue laws, referred to in text, are classified
generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Provisions similar to those comprising this section relating to
Puerto Rico are classified to section 734a of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1403 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1403. Issuance of bonds or other obligations by government or
municipalities; use of proceeds; limit on public indebtedness;
terms, execution, interest rate, and sale price; taxes

-STATUTE-
To construct, improve, extend, better, repair, reconstruct,
acquire, and operate any and all types of public works which shall
include, but not be limited to, streets, bridges, wharves, and
harbor facilities, sewers and sewage-disposal plants, municipal
buildings, schools, libraries, gymnasia and athletic fields, fire
houses, electric distribution systems or other work pertaining to
electric systems, and other public utilities, including those owned
or operated by the Saint Thomas Power Authority, or to clear slums,
accomplish urban redevelopment or provide low-rent housing,
negotiable general obligation bonds and other obligations may be
issued by the government of the Virgin Islands or any municipality
thereof: Provided, That no public indebtedness of any municipality
thereof shall be incurred in excess of 10 per centum of the
aggregate assessed valuation of the taxable real property in such
municipality and that no public indebtedness of the government of
the Virgin Islands shall be incurred in excess of 10 per centum of
the aggregate assessed valuation of the taxable real property in
the islands. Bonds issued pursuant to sections 1403 to 1403b of
this title shall bear such date or dates, may be in such
denominations, may mature in such amounts and at such time or
times, not exceeding thirty years from the date thereof, may be
payable at such place or places, may be sold at either public or
private sale, may be redeemable (either with or without premium) or
nonredeemable, may carry such registration privileges as to either
principal and interest, or principal only, and may be executed by
such officers and in such manner, as shall be prescribed by the
government of the Virgin Islands or of the municipality issuing the
bonds. In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on the
bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officers before delivery of
such bonds, such signature, whether manual or facsimile, shall,
nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as
if such officers had remained in office until such delivery. The
bonds so issued shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 4 per
centum per annum, payable semiannually. All such bonds shall be
sold for not less than the principal amount thereof plus accrued
interest. All bonds issued by the government of the Virgin Islands
or any municipality thereof, including specifically interest
thereon, shall be exempt from taxation by the Government of the
United States, or by the government of the Virgin Islands or any
political subdivision thereof, or by any State, Territory, or
possession or by any political subdivision of any State, Territory,
or possession, or by the District of Columbia: Provided further,
That the government of the Virgin Islands and any municipality
thereof shall be obliged to levy and collect sufficient taxes for
servicing any of the outstanding bonds, even if such taxation is
required at a rate in excess of or in addition to the tax or tax
rate of 1.25 per centum of the assessed value which is provided for
in section 1401b of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 769, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 940.)

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48 USC Sec. 1403a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1403a. Expenditure of bond proceeds for public improvements

-STATUTE-
The proceeds of the bond issues or other obligations herein
authorized shall be expended only for the public improvements set
forth in section 1403 of this title, or for the reduction of the
debt created by such bond issue or obligation, unless otherwise
authorized by the Congress.

-SOURCE-
(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 769, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 941.)

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48 USC Sec. 1403b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1403b. Bond liability of United States

-STATUTE-
Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to sections 1403 to
1403b of this title shall not be a debt of the United States, nor
shall the United States be liable thereon.

-SOURCE-
(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 769, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 941.)

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

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48 USC Sec. 1405 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters
included in term "Virgin Islands"

-STATUTE-
The provisions of this subchapter, and the name "the Virgin
Islands" as used in this subchapter, shall apply to and include the
territorial domain, lands and waters acquired by the United States
through cession of the Danish West Indian Islands by the convention
between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of
Denmark entered into August 4, 1916, and ratified by the Senate on
September 7, 1916 (39 Stat. L. 1706).

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1807.)

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1405a, 1405b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405a, 1405b. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405a, 1405b. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 307,
Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section 1405a, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1807,
related to division of Virgin Islands into municipality of Saint
Croix and municipality of Saint Thomas and Saint John.
Section 1405b, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1807,
related to constituting into bodies politic and juridic of
inhabitants of municipalities of Saint Croix and of Saint Thomas
and Saint John.

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48 USC Sec. 1405c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405c. Transfer of property to government

-STATUTE-
(a) Property not reserved
All property which may have been acquired by the United States
from Denmark in the Virgin Islands under the convention entered
into August 4, 1916, not reserved by the United States for public
purposes prior to June 22, 1937, is placed under the control of the
Government of the Virgin Islands.
(b) Applicability of United States law
Except as otherwise expressly provided, all laws of the United
States for the protection and improvement of the navigable waters
of the United States shall apply to the Virgin Islands.
(c) Applicability of tonnage duties
No Federal laws levying tonnage duties, light money, or entrance
and clearance fees shall apply to the Virgin Islands.
(d) Presidential determination of applicable laws
The legislature of the Virgin Islands shall have power to enact
navigation, boat inspection, and safety laws of local application;
but the President shall have power to make applicable to the Virgin
Islands such of the navigation, vessel inspection, and coastwise
laws of the United States as he may find and declare to be
necessary in the public interest, and, to the extent that the laws
so made applicable conflict with any laws of local application
enacted by the legislature, such laws enacted by the legislature
shall have no force and effect.
(e) Existing powers of United States officers unaffected
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect or impair
in any manner the terms and conditions of any authorizations,
permits, or other powers heretofore lawfully granted or exercised
in or in respect of the Virgin Islands by any authorized officer or
agent of the United States.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1808; Aug. 7, 1939, ch.
515, 53 Stat. 1242; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 1(127), 65 Stat.
706; Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 306, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat.
1709.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1982 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-357 substituted "legislature" for
"Legislative Assembly" wherever appearing.
1951 - Subsec. (f). Act Oct. 31, 1951, repealed subsec. (f) which
authorized the Secretary of the Interior to lease or sell any
property under his administrative supervision in the Virgin Islands
not needed for public purposes.
1939 - Act Aug. 7, 1939, designated existing provisions as
subsecs. (a), (b), (e), and (f) and added subsecs. (c) and (d).

CONSTRUCTION OF VIRGIN ISLANDS PROJECTS BY SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
Pub. L. 101-640, title IV, Sec. 406, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4647, provided that:
"(a) General Rule. - Upon request of the Governor of the Virgin
Islands with respect to a construction project in the Virgin
Islands for which Federal financial assistance is available under
any law of the United States, the Federal official administering
such assistance may make such assistance available to the Secretary
instead of the Virgin Islands. The Secretary shall use such
assistance to carry out such project in accordance with the
provisions of such law.
"(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction. - Nothing in this
section shall be construed as relieving the Virgin Islands from
complying with any requirements for non-Federal cooperation with
respect to a construction project carried out with Federal
financial assistance provided to the Secretary pursuant to this
section; except that the Secretary shall be responsible for
complying with administrative and fiscal requirements associated
with utilization of such assistance.
"(c) Termination Date. - Subsection (a) shall not be effective
after the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act [Nov. 28, 1990]; except that the
Secretary shall complete construction of any project commenced
under subsection (a) before such day."


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 9170. CERTAIN NAVIGATION LAWS MADE APPLICABLE TO
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Ex. Ord. No. 9170, eff. May 21, 1942, 7 F.R. 384, provided in
part:
It is ordered that all of the navigation and vessel inspection
laws of the United States be, and they are hereby, made applicable
to the Virgin Islands of the United States, with the following
exceptions:
(1) The coastwise laws of the United States.
(2) The act of Congress approved June 7, 1897 (30 Stat. 96), as
amended by the acts of February 19, 1900 (31 Stat. 30), May 25,
1914 (38 Stat. 381), March 1, 1933 (47 Stat. 1417), Aug. 21, 1935
(49 Stat. 668, 669), May 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1367), and April 22,
1940 (54 Stat. 150).
(3) So much of the vessel inspection laws of the United States as
requires the inspection as a passenger vessel of any cargo vessel,
foreign or domestic, when carrying more than twelve passengers or
persons in addition to the crew.
(4) Federal laws levying tonnage duties, light money, or entrance
and clearance fees.

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48 USC Secs. 1405d to 1405g 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405d to 1405g. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405d to 1405g. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section 1405d, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 1808,
related to composition, election, and legislative powers of
Municipal Council of Saint Croix.
Section 1405e, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1808,
related to composition, election, and legislative powers of
Municipal Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John.
Section 1405f, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 7, 49 Stat. 1808,
related to composition, meetings, and powers of two municipal
councils to be known as the Legislative Assembly of the Virgin
Islands.
Section 1405g, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 8, 49 Stat. 1809,
related to time of holding elections.

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48 USC Secs. 1405h, 1405i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405h, 1405i. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405h, 1405i. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 649.
Section 1405h, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 9, 49 Stat. 1809,
related to eligibility for membership in municipal councils.
Section 1405i, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 10, 49 Stat.
1809, related to compensation and travel expenses of municipal
council members.

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48 USC Secs. 1405j to 1405p 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405j to 1405p. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405j to 1405p. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section 1405j, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 11, 49 Stat.
1809, related to powers of municipal councils, exemption of members
from liability for debate in council, and privilege from arrest.
Section 1405k, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 12, 49 Stat.
1809, related to appointment by each municipal council of members
to serve on Municipal Committee and powers of Municipal Committee.
Section 1405l, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 13, 49 Stat.
1810, related to time and place of meetings of each municipal
council.
Section 1405m, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 14, 49 Stat.
1810, related to introduction of bills in municipal councils by
Governor, submission to councils of a budget of estimated receipts
and expenditures, and submission of reports.
Section 1405n, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 15, 49 Stat.
1810, related to quorum of councils, vote on adoption of bills, and
a journal of proceedings.
Section 1405o, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 16, 49 Stat.
1810, related to acts of councils and assembly, approval or veto
thereof by Governor, submission of repassed vetoed bills to the
President, annulment of acts by Congress, and authorization of
appropriations.
Section 1405p, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 17, 49 Stat.
1811, related to vesting of voting franchise in residents of the
Virgin Islands who are citizens of the United States and
prescription by legislative assembly of additional qualifications.

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48 USC Sec. 1405q 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405q. Laws continued in force until modified; patent, trade
mark, and copyright laws extended to Virgin Islands; jurisdiction
of district court

-STATUTE-
The laws of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands on
June 22, 1936, and all local laws and ordinances in force on such
date in the Virgin Islands, not inconsistent with this subchapter,
shall continue in force and effect: Provided, That the Municipal
Council of Saint Croix and the Municipal Council of Saint Thomas
and Saint John, and the legislative assembly, shall have power when
not inconsistent with this subchapter and within their respective
jurisdictions, to amend, alter, modify, or repeal any law of the
United States of local application only, or any ordinance, public
or private, civil or criminal, continued in force and effect by
this subchapter, except as herein otherwise provided, and to enact
new laws and ordinances not inconsistent with this subchapter and
not inconsistent with the laws of the United States hereafter made
applicable to the Virgin Islands or any part thereof, subject to
the power of the Congress to annul the same. The laws of the United
States relating to patents, trade marks, and copyrights, and to the
enforcement of rights arising thereunder, shall have the same force
and effect in the Virgin Islands as in the continental United
States, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands shall have the
same jurisdiction in causes arising under such laws as is exercised
by United States district courts.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 18, 49 Stat. 1811.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws of the United States relating to patents, trade marks,
and copyrights, referred to in text, are classified generally to
Title 35, Patents, chapter 22 (Sec. 1051 et seq.) of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade, and Title 17, Copyrights.

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48 USC Sec. 1405r 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405r. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1405r. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 307, Oct. 19,
1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 19, 49 Stat. 1811,
related to scope of legislative power of Virgin Islands and
prohibition of tax discrimination against property of nonresidents.

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48 USC Secs. 1405s to 1405t 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405s to 1405t. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405s to 1405t. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 649, 651, 655.
Section 1405s, acts June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 20, 49 Stat.
1812; Dec. 26, 1941, ch. 637, 55 Stat. 872, related to executive
branch of Government, and to appointment, powers and duties of
Governor.
Section 1405s-1, act Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, Sec. 5(a), 63 Stat.
880, prescribed compensation of Governor.
This section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands of the United States which comprises this
subchapter.
Section 1405t, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 21, 49 Stat.
1812, related to appointment, powers and duties of Government
Secretary.

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48 USC Secs. 1405u to 1405w 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405u to 1405w. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405u to 1405w. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section 1405u, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 22, 49 Stat.
1812, related to appointment of an Administrator for Saint Croix to
act for Governor.
Section 1405v, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 23, 49 Stat.
1813, related to appointment of such other executive and
administrative officers as may be required in discretion of
Secretary of the Interior.
Section 1405w, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 24, 49 Stat.
1813, related to appointment of all salaried officers and employees
of municipal governments by Governor with advice and consent of
municipal council having jurisdiction.

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48 USC Sec. 1405w-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405w-1. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act July 3, 1945, ch. 262, Sec. 1, 59 Stat. 359, which
related to appointment of an executive assistant to Governor and
legal counsel, was superseded by section 1591 of this title.
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of the Virgin
Islands of the United States which comprises this subchapter.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 1405x 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405x. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1405x. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 307, Oct. 19,
1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 25, 49 Stat. 1813,
related to vesting of judicial power in District Court of Virgin
Islands, organization and conduct of a Superior Court, and appeals
from Superior Court.

-End-



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48 USC Sec. 1405y 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1405y. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1405y. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 649, 650, 654, 657.
Section, acts June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 26, 49 Stat. 1813;
Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 430, 53 Stat. 1203; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec.
28, 62 Stat. 991; Feb. 10, 1954, ch. 6, Sec. 3(a), 68 Stat. 12,
related to appointment of a judge of district court, a special
judge, district attorney, and court officers.

-End-



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48 USC Secs. 1405z to 1406e 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1405z to 1406e. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1405z to 1406e. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section 1405z, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 27, 49 Stat.
1813, related to two divisions of District Court of Virgin Islands,
terms of court, rules of practice, and process.
Section 1406, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 28, 49 Stat. 1814,
related to jurisdiction of district court generally.
Section 1406a, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 29, 49 Stat.
1814, related to jurisdiction of district court over crimes
committed on the high seas.
Section 1406b, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 30, 49 Stat.
1814, related to appeals from District Court of Virgin Islands.
Section 1406c, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 31, 49 Stat.
1814, related to jury trials in criminal cases.
Section 1406d, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 32, 49 Stat.
1814, related to jurisdiction of inferior courts.
Section 1406e, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 33, 49 Stat.
1815, related to appeals from inferior courts to district court.

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48 USC Sec. 1406f 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions

-STATUTE-
All judicial process shall run in the name of "United States of
America, scilicet, the President of the United States", and all
penal or criminal prosecutions in the local courts shall be
conducted in the name of and by authority of "the People of the
Virgin Islands of the United States."

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 37, 49 Stat. 1817.)

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48 USC Sec. 1406g 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406g. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1406g. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 307, Oct. 19,
1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 34, 49 Stat. 1815,
related to bill of rights of Virgin Islands.

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48 USC Sec. 1406h 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of
municipalities; appropriations

-STATUTE-
All taxes, duties, fees, and public revenues collected in the
municipality of Saint Croix shall be covered into the treasury of
the Virgin Islands and held in account for said municipality and
all taxes, duties, fees, and public revenues collected in the
municipality of Saint Thomas and Saint John shall be covered into
said treasury of the Virgin Islands and held in account for said
municipality: Provided, That the proceeds of customs duties, less
the cost of collection, and the proceeds of the United States
income tax, and the proceeds of any taxes levied by the Congress on
the inhabitants of the Virgin Islands, and all quarantine,
passport, immigration, and naturalization fees collected in the
Virgin Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin
Islands and held in account for the respective municipalities, and
shall be expended for the benefit and government of said
municipalities in accordance with the annual municipal budgets. The
Municipal Council of Saint Croix may make appropriations for the
purposes of said municipality from, and to be paid out of, the
funds credited to its account in the treasury of the Virgin
Islands; and the Municipal Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John
may make appropriations for the purposes of said municipality from,
and to be paid out of, the funds credited to its account in said
treasury.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 35, 49 Stat. 1816.)

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48 USC Sec. 1406i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of
entry; export duties

-STATUTE-
Taxes and assessments on property and incomes, internal-revenue
taxes, license fees, and service fees may be imposed and collected,
and royalties for franchises, privileges, and concessions granted
may be collected for the purposes of the Government of the Virgin
Islands as may be provided and defined by the municipal councils
herein established: Provided, That all money hereafter derived from
any tax levied or assessed for a special purpose shall be treated
as a special fund in the treasury of the Virgin Islands and paid
out for such purpose only, except when otherwise authorized by the
legislative authority having jurisdiction after the purpose for
which such fund was created has been accomplished. Until Congress
shall otherwise provide, all laws concerning import duties and
customs in the municipality of Saint Thomas and Saint John now in
effect shall be in force and effect in and for the Virgin Islands:
Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate the
several ports and sub-ports of entry in the Virgin Islands of the
United States and shall make such rules and regulations and appoint
such officers and employees as he may deem necessary for the
administration of the customs laws in the Virgin Islands of the
United States; and he shall fix the compensation of all such
officers and employees and provide for the payment of such
compensations and other expenses of the collection of duties, fees,
and taxes imposed under the customs laws from the receipts thereof.
The export duties in effect on June 22, 1936 may be from time to
time reduced, repealed, or restored by ordinance of the municipal
council having jurisdiction: Provided further, That no new export
duties shall be levied in the Virgin Islands except by the
Congress.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 36, 49 Stat. 1816.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The customs laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to Title 19, Customs Duties.

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48 USC Sec. 1406j 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406j. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1406j. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80
Stat. 649.
Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 38, 49 Stat. 1817,
provided for citizenship of officials and for oath of office.

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48 USC Sec. 1406k 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406k. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1406k. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec. 307, Oct. 19,
1982, 96 Stat. 1709.
Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 39, 49 Stat. 1817,
related to jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior and Attorney
General.

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48 USC Sec. 1406l 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406l. Effective date

-STATUTE-
This subchapter shall take effect June 22, 1936, but until its
provisions shall severally become operative as herein provided, the
corresponding legislative, executive, and judicial functions of the
existing government shall continue to be exercised as now provided
by law or ordinance, and the present incumbents of all offices
under the Government of the Virgin Islands shall continue in office
until their successors are appointed and have qualified unless
sooner removed by competent authority.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 40, 49 Stat. 1817.)

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48 USC Sec. 1406m 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT

-HEAD-
Sec. 1406m. Short title

-STATUTE-
This subchapter may be cited as the Organic Act of the Virgin
Islands of the United States.

-SOURCE-
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, Sec. 41, 49 Stat. 1817.)

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER III - VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER III - VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER III - VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION

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48 USC Secs. 1407 to 1407i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER III - VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION

-HEAD-
Secs. 1407 to 1407i. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1407 to 1407i. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
308(e), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section 1407, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 350,
related to creation of Virgin Islands Corporation under direction
of the President of the United States or his representative for
promotion of economic development of Virgin Islands.
Section 1407a, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 351,
related to principal offices of Corporation for venue purposes and
establishment of branch offices.
Section 1407b, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 351,
set forth authorized activities of Corporation.
Section 1407c, acts June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 352;
Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-913, Secs. 1-3, 72 Stat. 1759; June 6,
1972, Pub. L. 92-310, title II, Sec. 234, 86 Stat. 214, related to
general powers of Corporation.
Section 1407d, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 5, 63 Stat. 353,
related to utilization of other Federal agencies and
instrumentalities.
Section 1407e, acts June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 6, 63 Stat. 353;
Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-913, Sec. 4, 72 Stat. 1760; Oct. 4, 1961,
Pub. L. 87-382, 75 Stat. 812, related to appropriation of money and
establishment of a revolving fund.
Section 1407f, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 7, 63 Stat. 353;
1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959,
84 Stat. 2085, related to use of funds and limitations thereon,
interest payments to Treasury on advances, and contributions to
retirement and disability funds.
Section 1407g, acts June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 8, 63 Stat. 354;
Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-913, Sec. 5, 72 Stat. 1760, related to
authorization of appropriations necessary to cover losses
substained in revenue-producing activities, expenses incurred in
non-revenue-producing activities, and an appraisal of necessary
working capital.
Section 1407h, acts June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 9, 63 Stat. 354;
Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-913, Sec. 6, 72 Stat. 1760, related to
Board of Directors of Corporation.
Section 1407i, act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 10, 63 Stat. 355;
1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959,
84 Stat. 2085, related to transfer of functions, assets, and
property of Virgin Islands Company to Corporation.

EFFECTIVE DATE
Act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 14, 63 Stat. 356, which provided
that act June 30, 1949, ch. 285 [see Short Title note below] become
effective June 30, 1949, was repealed by Pub. L. 97-357, title III,
Sec. 308(e), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.

SHORT TITLE
Act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 15, 63 Stat. 356, provided that
act June 30, 1949, enacting sections 1407 to 1407i of this title
and amending section 1401d of this title and section 846 of former
Title 31, Money and Finance, could be cited as the "Virgin Islands
Corporation Act", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-357, title III,
Sec. 308(e), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.

SAVINGS PROVISION
Section 308(e) of Pub. L. 97-357 provided in part: "That nothing
in this subsection [repealing sections 1407 to 1407i of this title]
shall affect the pension rights of former employees of the Virgin
Islands Corporation."

TRANSFER OF FACILITIES; INVESTMENT INCREASE; SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC
POWER
Pub. L. 85-913, Sec. 7, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1760, authorized
the Secretary of the Navy to transfer and convey to the Virgin
Islands Corporation, without reimbursement, the power-generating
facilities located at the Marine Corps air facility and naval
submarine base, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, together with all the
land, buildings, structures, facilities, distribution lines, fuel
tanks, and equipment appurtenant thereto and necessary for the
operation thereof, with such transfer to be accomplished not later
than June 30, 1969.

DISSOLUTION OF VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY
Act June 30, 1949, ch. 285, Sec. 11, 63 Stat. 355, authorized the
Secretary of the Interior, the Under Secretary of the Interior, and
the Governor of the Virgin Islands, as the stockholders of the
Virgin Islands Company, a corporation created by ordinance of the
Colonial Council for Saint Thomas and Saint John, Virgin Islands of
the United States, to take such steps as may be appropriate to
dissolve the Virgin Islands Company, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-
357, title III, Sec. 308(e), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

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48 USC Sec. 1408 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408. Legislative authority to create authorities; appointment
of members; powers of authorities

-STATUTE-
The government of the Virgin Islands, through its legislative
assembly, may grant to a public corporate authority existing or to
be created through said assembly, exclusive authority to undertake
slum clearance, urban redevelopment, urban renewal, and low-rent
housing activities within the municipalities of the Virgin Islands.
The legislative assembly may provide for the appointment and terms
of office of the members of such authority and for the powers of
such authority, including authority to accept whatever benefits the
Federal Government may make available under the Housing Act of 1949
(Public Law 171, Eighty-First Congress), as amended [42 U.S.C. 1441
et seq.], or any other law, for projects contemplated by this Act,
as amended, and to do all things, to exercise any and all powers,
and to assume and fulfill any and all obligations, duties,
responsibilities, and requirements, including but not limited to
those relating to planning or zoning, necessary or desirable for
receiving such Federal assistance, except that such authority shall
not be given any power of taxation, nor any power to pledge the
faith and credit of the people of the Virgin Islands for any loan
whatever.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 301, 64 Stat. 346; Aug.
11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(5), (7), (9), 69 Stat. 638.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Housing Act of 1949 (Public Law 171, Eighty-First Congress),
as amended, referred to in text, is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63
Stat. 413, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter
8A (Sec. 1441 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 1441 of Title 42 and Tables.
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted this subchapter and sections 480 to 480b, 483a,
483b, 721 to 721b, and 910 to 910b of this title, amended sections
481 to 483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as
notes under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1955 - Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects, and
inserted "as amended" after "Housing Act of 1949" and after "this
Act".

URBAN RENEWAL ACTIVITIES
Section 107(4) of act Aug. 11, 1955, amended the heading of title
III of the Territorial Enabling Act of 1950, this subchapter, to
insert the words "urban renewal" in order to make financial
assistance available for urban renewal projects.

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48 USC Sec. 1408a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408a. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations

-STATUTE-
The legislative assembly may authorize such authority, any
provision of the Virgin Islands Organic Act [48 U.S.C. 1405 et
seq.] or any other Act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding,
to borrow money and to issue notes, bonds, and other obligations of
such character and maturity, with such security, and in such manner
as the legislative assembly may provide. Such notes, bonds, and
other obligations shall not be a debt of the United States, or of
the Virgin Islands or of any municipality or subdivision thereof,
other than such authority, nor constitute "bonds and other
obligations" within the meaning of sections 1403 to 1403b of this
title, or a debt, indebtedness, or the borrowing of money within
the meaning of any limitation or restriction on the issuance of
notes, bonds, or other obligations contained in any laws of the
United States applicable to the Virgin Islands or to any municipal
corporation or other political subdivision or agency thereof.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 302, 64 Stat. 346.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Virgin Islands Organic Act, referred to in text, probably
means the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States,
act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, 49 Stat. 1807, as amended, which is
classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 1405 et seq.) of this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
section 1406m of this title and Tables.

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48 USC Sec. 1408b 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408b. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by
government and municipalities

-STATUTE-
The government of the Virgin Islands, through its legislative
assembly, may assist such authority with cash donations, loans,
conveyances of real and personal property, facilities, and
services, and otherwise, and may authorize municipalities and other
subdivisions to make cash donations, loans, conveyances of real and
personal property to such authority, and to take other action,
including but not limited to, the making available or the
furnishing of facilities and services, in aid of slum clearance,
urban redevelopment, urban renewal, or low-rent housing projects.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 303, 64 Stat. 347; Aug.
11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(5), 69 Stat. 638.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1955 - Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects.

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48 USC Sec. 1408c 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408c. Grants-in-aid by Federal Government

-STATUTE-
Notwithstanding the limitation contained in the last sentence of
section 110(d) [42 U.S.C. 1460(d)] or in any other provision of
title I [42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.] of the Housing Act of 1949 (Public
Law 171, Eighty-first Congress), as amended, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development is authorized to allow and credit to
such authority as may be created for the Virgin Islands under this
Act, as amended, (1) such local grants-in-aid as are otherwise
approvable pursuant to the first sentence of said section 110(d)
with respect to any slum clearance and urban redevelopment or urban
renewal project or projects undertaken by such authority with
Federal assistance made available under title I of the Housing Act
of 1949, as amended, and (2) such grants-in-aid made or assistance
given to the local community by any Federal department or agency
pursuant to authority of law other than the Housing Act of 1949 [42
U.S.C. 1441 et seq.] which would, if made or given by a State or
local community, be approvable pursuant to said first sentence of
section 110(d) with respect to any such project or projects so
undertaken.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 304, 64 Stat. 347; Aug.
11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, Sec. 107(6)-(9), 69 Stat. 638; Pub. L.
90-19, Sec. 9, May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 22.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Housing Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act July 15,
1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended, which is classified
principally to chapter 8A (Sec. 1441 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. Title I of the Housing Act of 1949
(Public Law 171, Eighty-first Congress) was classified generally to
subchapter II (Sec. 1450 et seq.) of chapter 8A of Title 42, and
was omitted from the Code pursuant to section 5316 of Title 42
which terminated the authority to make grants or loans under such
title I after Jan. 1, 1975. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of
Title 42 and Tables.
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted this subchapter and sections 480 to 480b, 483a,
483b, 721 to 721b, and 910 to 910b of this title, amended sections
481 to 483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as
notes under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1967 - Pub. L. 90-19 substituted "Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development" for "Housing and Home Finance Administrators."
1955 - Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects, and
inserted "as amended" after (Public Law 171, Eighty-first
Congress), after "this Act", and after "Housing Act of 1949" in cl.
(1).

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48 USC Sec. 1408d 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408d. Ratification of prior acts

-STATUTE-
All legislation heretofore enacted by the legislative assembly of
the Virgin Islands dealing with any part of the subject matter of
this Act and not inconsistent herewith is ratified and confirmed.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 305, 64 Stat. 347.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted this subchapter and sections 480 to 480b, 483a,
483b, 721 to 721b, and 910 to 910b of this title, amended sections
481 to 483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as
notes under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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48 USC Sec. 1408e 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER IV - PUBLIC HOUSING

-HEAD-
Sec. 1408e. Additional powers

-STATUTE-
Powers granted in this Act shall be in addition to and not in
derogation of any powers granted by other law to or for the benefit
or assistance of any public corporate authority or municipality.

-SOURCE-
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, Sec. 306, 64 Stat. 347.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, means act July 18, 1950, ch. 466,
64 Stat. 344, as amended, known as the Territorial Enabling Act of
1950, which enacted this subchapter and sections 480 to 480b, 483a,
483b, 721 to 721b, and 910 to 910b of this title, amended sections
481 to 483 and 722 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as
notes under sections 480, 481, and 722 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER V - INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER V - INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER V - INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT

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48 USC Secs. 1409 to 1409j 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER V - INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT

-HEAD-
Secs. 1409 to 1409j. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Secs. 1409 to 1409j. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
308(d), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section 1409, acts Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 827;
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103, 63 Stat. 380; 1950
Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176, 64
Stat. 1267, related to undertaking of certain useful construction
projects to assist in internal development of Virgin Islands.
Section 1409a, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 828,
related to availability of funds for studies, plans, etc., for
projects authorized.
Section 1409b, acts Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 3, 58 Stat. 829;
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176,
64 Stat. 1267; July 12, 1982, Pub. L. 97-214, Sec. 10(b)(3), 96
Stat. 175, related to acquisition of lands for projects authorized.
Section 1409c, acts Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 4, 58 Stat. 829;
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103, 63 Stat. 380; 1950
Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3167, 64
Stat. 1267, related to acceptance of funds and materials from
Virgin Islands government for use in connection with projects
authorized.
Section 1409d, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 5, 58 Stat. 829;
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176,
64 Stat. 1267, required construction of projects authorized to be
by contract, provided that repairs and improvements to existing
structures be accomplished by employment of persons without regard
to civil-service and classification laws.
Section 1409e, acts Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 6, 58 Stat. 829;
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 102, 63 Stat. 380; 1950
Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176, 64
Stat. 1267, related to procurement, warehousing and distribution of
property, and establishment of a revolving fund for purchase,
repairs, etc., of materials and supplies.
Section 1409f, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 7, 58 Stat. 829,
made inapplicable to projects authorized the provisions of section
5 of title 41, relating to advertising for bids in purchase of
materials and services, where aggregate amount is less than $500.
Section 1409g, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 8, 58 Stat. 829,
related to disability and death benefits for certain employees
receiving compensation from funds appropriated under this
subchapter, subject to certain exceptions.
Section 1409h, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 9, 58 Stat. 829;
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176,
64 Stat. 1267, related to consideration and settlement of claims
for injury to persons and damage to property, and limitations
thereon.
Section 1409i, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 10, 58 Stat. 830;
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176,
64 Stat. 1267, related to promulgation of rules and regulations.
Section 1409j, act Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 615, Sec. 11, 58 Stat. 830;
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 15, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176,
64 Stat. 1267, related to authorization of appropriations for
administrative and other expenses.

ESTIMATES AS NOT CONSTITUTING LIMITATIONS
Act July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, Sec. 1, 67 Stat. 275,
provided in part that the estimated project costs specified in this
subchapter not constitute limitations on amounts that could be
expended for such projects.
Similar provisions were contained in acts July 9, 1952, ch. 597,
title I, Sec. 101, 66 Stat. 459; Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I,
Sec. 101, 65 Stat. 264.

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER VI - AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER VI - AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM

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48 USC Secs. 1409m to 1409o 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER VI - AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM

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Secs. 1409m to 1409o. Repealed.

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Secs. 1409m to 1409o. Repealed. Pub. L. 97-357, title III, Sec.
308(f), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710.
Section 1409m, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, Sec. 1, 65 Stat. 661,
related to establishment and maintenance of an agricultural
research and extension service program.
Section 1409n, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, Sec. 2, 65 Stat. 662,
related to transfer of functions, property, etc., of the
agricultural experiment stations in Virgin Islands from Secretary
of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture.
Section 1409o, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, Sec. 3, 65 Stat. 662,
related to authorization of appropriations and use of funds.

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48 USC CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS

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Sec.
1411. Guano districts; claim by United States.
1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs.
1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer.
1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer.
1415. Restrictions upon exportation.
1416. Regulation of trade.
1417. Criminal jurisdiction.
1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of
rights.
1419. Right to abandon islands.

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48 USC Sec. 1411 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1411. Guano districts; claim by United States

-STATUTE-
Whenever any citizen of the United States discovers a deposit of
guano on any island, rock, or key, not within the lawful
jurisdiction of any other government, and not occupied by the
citizens of any other government, and takes peaceable possession
thereof, and occupies the same, such island, rock, or key may, at
the discretion of the President, be considered as appertaining to
the United States.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5570.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5570 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 1,
11 Stat. 119.

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48 USC Sec. 1412 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
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Sec. 1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs

-STATUTE-
The discoverer shall, as soon as practicable, give notice
verified by affidavit, to the Department of State, of such
discovery, occupation, and possession, describing the island, rock,
or key, and the latitude and longitude thereof, as near as may be,
and showing that such possession was taken in the name of the
United States; and shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the State
Department that such island, rock, or key was not, at the time of
the discovery thereof, or of the taking possession and occupation
thereof by the claimants, in the possession or occupation of any
other government or of the citizens of any other government, before
the same shall be considered as appertaining to the United States.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5571.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5571 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 1,
11 Stat. 119.

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48 USC Sec. 1413 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS

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Sec. 1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer

-STATUTE-
If the discoverer dies before perfecting proof of discovery or
fully complying with the provisions of section 1412 of this title,
his widow, heir, executor, or administrator shall be entitled to
the benefits of such discovery, upon complying with the provisions
of this chapter. Nothing herein shall be held to impair any rights
of discovery or any assignment by a discoverer recognized prior to
April 2, 1872, by the United States.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5572.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5572 derived from act Apr. 2, 1872, ch. 81, Sec. 1, 17
Stat. 48.

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48 USC Sec. 1414 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer

-STATUTE-
The discoverer, or his assigns, being citizens of the United
States, may be allowed, at the pleasure of Congress, the exclusive
right of occupying such island, rocks, or keys, for the purpose of
obtaining guano, and of selling and delivering the same to citizens
of the United States, to be used therein, and may be allowed to
charge and receive for every ton thereof delivered alongside a
vessel, in proper tubs, within reach of ship's tackle, a sum not
exceeding $8 per ton for the best quality, or $4 for every ton
taken while in its native place of deposit.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5573.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5573 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 2,
11 Stat. 119.

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48 USC Sec. 1415 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1415. Restrictions upon exportation

-STATUTE-
No guano shall be taken from any island, rock, or key mentioned
in section 1411 of this title, except for the use of the citizens
of the United States or of persons resident therein. The
discoverer, or his widow, heir, executor, administrator, or
assigns, shall enter into bond, in such penalty and with such
sureties as may be required by the President, to deliver the guano
to citizens of the United States, for the purpose of being used
therein, and to none others, and at the price prescribed, and to
provide all necessary facilities for that purpose within a time to
be fixed in the bond; and any breach of the provisions thereof
shall be deemed a forfeiture of all rights accruing under and by
virtue of this chapter.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5574.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5574 derived from acts Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 2,
11 Stat. 119; July 28, 1866, ch. 298, Sec. 3, 14 Stat. 328; Apr. 2,
1872, ch. 81, Sec. 1, 17 Stat. 48.
An additional provision of R.S. Sec. 5574 suspending this section
for 5 years from and after July 14, 1872, in relation to all
persons who had complied with the provisions of that title of the
Revised Statutes, was omitted as temporary.

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Sec. 1416. Regulation of trade

-STATUTE-
The introduction of guano from such islands, rocks, or keys shall
be regulated as in the coasting trade between different parts of
the United States, and the same laws shall govern the vessels
concerned therein.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5575.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5575 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 3,
11 Stat. 120.

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48 USC Sec. 1417 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1417. Criminal jurisdiction

-STATUTE-
All acts done, and offenses or crimes committed, on any island,
rock, or key mentioned in section 1411 of this title, by persons
who may land thereon, or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall be
deemed committed on the high seas, on board a merchant ship or
vessel belonging to the United States; and shall be punished
according to the laws of the United States relating to such ships
or vessels and offenses on the high seas, which laws for the
purpose aforesaid are extended over such islands, rocks, and keys.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5576.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5576 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 6,
11 Stat. 120.

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48 USC Sec. 1418 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of
rights

-STATUTE-
The President is authorized, at his discretion, to employ the
land and naval forces of the United States to protect the rights of
the discoverer or of his widow, heir, executor, administrator, or
assigns.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5577.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 5,
11 Stat. 120.

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48 USC Sec. 1419 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS

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Sec. 1419. Right to abandon islands

-STATUTE-
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed as obliging
the United States to retain possession of the islands, rocks, or
keys, after the guano shall have been removed from the same.

-SOURCE-
(R.S. Sec. 5578.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
R.S. Sec. 5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 4,
11 Stat. 120.

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48 USC CHAPTER 8A - GUAM 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM


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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
1421. Territory included under name Guam.
1421a. Unincorporated territory; capital; powers of
government; suits against government; type of
government; supervision.
1421b. Bill of rights.
1421c. Certain laws continued in force; modification or
repeal of laws.
1421d. Salaries and allowances of officers and employees.
1421e. Duty on articles.
1421f. Title to property transferred.
1421f-1. Acknowledgement of deeds.
1421g. Establishment and maintenance of public bodies and
offices.
1421h. Duties, taxes, and fees; proceeds collected to
constitute fund for benefit of Guam; prerequisites,
amount, etc., remitted prior to commencement of next
fiscal year.
1421i. Income tax.
1421j. Authorization of appropriations.
1421k. Designation of naval or military reservations; closed
port.
1421k-1 to 1421m. Repealed.
1421n. Applicability of Federal copyright laws.
1421o. Federal assistance for fire control, watershed
protection, and reforestation.
1421p. Authorization of appropriations.
1421q. Applicability of Federal laws.
1421q-1. Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1)
of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.

SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
1422. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; term of office;
qualifications; powers and duties; annual report to
Congress.
1422a. Removal of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or member of
legislature; referendum election.
1422b. Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
1422c. Executive agencies and instrumentalities.
1422d. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for
Guam to Inspector General, Department of the
Interior.

SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE
1423. Legislature of Guam.
1423a. Power of legislature; limitation on indebtedness of
Guam; bond issues; guarantees for purchase by Federal
Financing Bank of Guam Power Authority bonds or other
obligations; interest rates; default.
1423b. Selection and qualification of members; officers;
rules and regulations; quorum.
1423c. Privileges of members.
1423d. Oath of office.
1423e. Prohibition against acceptance of salary increases or
newly created offices.
1423f. Qualifications of members.
1423g. Vacancies.
1423h. Regular and special sessions.
1423i. Approval of bills.
1423j. Authorization of appropriations.
1423k. Right of petition.
1423l. Omitted.

SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY
1424. District Court of Guam; local courts; jurisdiction.
1424-1. Jurisdiction and powers of local courts.
1424-2. Relations between courts of United States and courts
of Guam.
1424-3. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure;
review by United States Court of Appeals for Ninth
Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court.
1424-4. Criminal offenses; procedure; definitions.
1424a. Repealed.
1424b. Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal,
and compensation; appointment of United States
attorney and marshal.
1424c. Review of claims respecting land on Guam.

SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL
1425. Omitted.
1425a. Legislative authority to create authorities;
appointment of members; powers of authorities.
1425b. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations.
1425c. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc.
1425d. Ratification of prior act.
1425e. Additional powers.
1426. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND
1428. Authorization of appropriations.
1428a. Submission of plan for use of funds; contents of plan;
term, interest rate, and premium charge of loan.
1428b. Prerequisite for loan or loan guarantee; maximum
participation in available funds; reserves for loan
guarantees.
1428c. Accounting procedures.
1428d. Report for inclusion in annual report by Governor.
1428e. Audit of books and records of agency, or agencies,
administering loan funds.

CONSTITUTIONS FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS AND GUAM: ESTABLISHMENT;
CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION
Authorization for the peoples of the Virgin Islands and Guam to
call constitutional conventions to draft constitutions for local
self-government, see Pub. L. 94-584, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2899,
set out as a note under section 1541 of this title.

DELEGATE TO CONGRESS FROM GUAM
Provisions respecting representation in Congress by a Delegate
from Guam to the House of Representatives, see section 1711 et seq.
of this title.

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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48 USC Sec. 1421 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421. Territory included under name Guam

-STATUTE-
The territory ceded to the United States in accordance with the
provisions of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and
Spain, signed at Paris, December 10, 1898, and proclaimed April 11,
1899, and known as the island of Guam in the Marianas Islands,
shall continue to be known as Guam.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 384.)


-MISC1-
EFFECTIVE DATE; CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
Section 34 of act Aug. 1, 1950, provided that on the 21st day of
July 1950, the authority and powers conferred by this chapter would
come into force, and authorized the President, for a period not to
exceed one year from Aug. 1, 1950, to continue the administration
of Guam in all or in some respects as provided by law, Executive
order, or local regulation in force on Aug. 1, 1950. It further
authorized the President in his discretion to place in operation
all or some of the provisions of this chapter if practicable before
the expiration of the period of one year.

SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-212, Sec. 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1051, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 1421i of this title and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 1421i of this title] may
be cited as the 'Guam Foreign Investment Equity Act'."

SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-291, Sec. 1, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2785, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 1421g, 1423a, and 1423b of this
title] may be cited as the 'Guam Organic Act Amendments of 1998'."

SHORT TITLE OF 1968 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 1, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1172, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 1428 to 1428e of this title] may
be cited as the 'Guam Development Fund Act of 1968'."
Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 14, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 848, provided
that: "This Act [enacting section 1422d of this title and section
335 of Title 10, Armed Forces, amending sections 1421a, 1421b,
1421c, 1421d, 1421f, 1422, 1422a, 1422b, 1422c, 1423b, 1423h, and
1423i of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section and section 1422 of this title] may be cited as the
'Guam Elective Governor Act'."

SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of act Aug. 1, 1950, provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter and amending section 703 of Title 8, Aliens and
Nationality] may be cited as the 'Organic Act of Guam'."

POLITICAL UNION BETWEEN TERRITORY OF GUAM AND COMMONWEALTH OF
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, EFFECTS ON RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS
In event of political union between Guam and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, there shall be no diminution of
rights or entitlements, nor any adverse effects on any funds
authorized or appropriated, see section 1844 of this title.

ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF GUAM FOR 1985 TO 1990
TIMEFRAME; REPORT TO CONGRESS; CONTENTS
Pub. L. 95-348, Sec. 1(a)(6), Aug. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 487,
provided that the Secretary prepare and transmit to the Congress no
later than July 1, 1979, an analysis of the capital infrastructure
needs of Guam for the 1985 to 1990 timeframe.

SUBMERGED LANDS, CONVEYANCE TO TERRITORY
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of Guam, see
section 1701 et seq. of this title.


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 10077. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION OF GUAM
Ex. Ord. No. 10077, eff. Sept. 7, 1949, 14 F.R. 5523, as amended
by Ex. Ord. No. 10137, eff. June 30, 1950, 15 F.R. 4241, provided:
1. The administration of the Island of Guam is hereby transferred
from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Interior,
such transfer to become effective on August 1, 1950.
2. The Department of the Navy and the Department of the Interior
shall proceed with the plans for the transfer of the administration
of the Island of Guam as embodied in the above mentioned memorandum
of understanding between the two departments.
3. When the transfer of administration made by this order becomes
effective, the Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as
may be necessary and appropriate, and in harmony with applicable
law, for the administration of civil government on the Island of
Guam.
4. The executive departments and agencies of the Government are
authorized and directed to cooperate with the Departments of the
Navy and Interior in the effectuation of the provisions of this
order.
5. The said Executive Order No. 108-A of December 23, 1898, is
revoked, effective July 1, 1950.

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48 USC Sec. 1421a 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421a. Unincorporated territory; capital; powers of
government; suits against government; type of government;
supervision

-STATUTE-
Guam is declared to be an unincorporated territory of the United
States and the capital and seat of government thereof shall be
located at the city of Agana, Guam. The government of Guam shall
have the powers set forth in this chapter, shall have power to sue
by such name, and, with the consent of the legislature evidenced by
enacted law, may be sued upon any contract entered into with
respect to, or any tort committed incident to, the exercise by the
government of Guam of any of its lawful powers. The government of
Guam shall consist of three branches, executive, legislative, and
judicial, and its relations with the Federal Government in all
matters not the program responsibility of another Federal
department or agency, shall be under the general administrative
supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 86-316, Sept.
21, 1959, 73 Stat. 588; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 12(a), Sept. 11, 1968,
82 Stat. 847.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 substituted provisions that all matters
concerning Guam which are not the program responsibility of other
Federal departments or agencies be under the general administrative
supervision of the Secretary of the Interior for provisions that
the general administrative supervision of matters concerning Guam
be under the head of such civilian department or agency of the
Government of the United States as the President might direct.
1959 - Pub. L. 86-316 permitted government of Guam, with consent
of legislature, to be sued.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1421b 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 1421b. Bill of rights

-STATUTE-
(a) No law shall be enacted in Guam respecting an establishment
of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging
the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress
of their grievances.
(b) No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any
house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in
a manner to be prescribed by law.
(c) The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated; and no warrant for arrest or
search shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched
and the person or things to be seized.
(d) No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy of punishment; nor shall he be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness against himself.
(e) No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law.
(f) Private property shall not be taken for public use without
just compensation.
(g) In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right
to a speedy and public trial; to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation and to have a copy thereof; to be
confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
assistance of counsel for his defense.
(h) Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
(i) Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, shall exist in Guam.
(j) No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the
obligation of contracts shall be enacted.
(k) No person shall be imprisoned for debt.
(l) The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be
suspended, unless, when in cases of rebellion or invasion or
imminent danger thereof, the public safety shall require it.
(m) No qualification with respect to property, income, political
opinion, or any other matter apart from citizenship, civil
capacity, and residence shall be imposed upon any voter.
(n) No discrimination shall be made in Guam against any person on
account of race, language, or religion, nor shall the equal
protection of the laws be denied.
(o) No person shall be convicted of treason against the United
States unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
(p) No public money or property shall ever be appropriated,
supplied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use,
benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian
institution, or association, or system of religion, or for the use,
benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other
religious teacher or dignitary as such.
(q) The employment of children under the age of fourteen years in
any occupation injurious to health or morals or hazardous to life
or limb is hereby prohibited.
(r) There shall be compulsory education for all children, between
the ages of six and sixteen years.
(s) No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification
to any office or public trust under the government of Guam.
(t) No person who advocates, or who aids or belongs to any party,
organization, or association which advocates, the overthrow by
force or violence of the government of Guam or of the United States
shall be qualified to hold any public office of trust or profit
under the government of Guam.
(u) The following provisions of and amendments to the
Constitution of the United States are hereby extended to Guam to
the extent that they have not been previously extended to that
territory and shall have the same force and effect there as in the
United States or in any State of the United States: article I,
section 9, clauses 2 and 3; article IV, section 1 and section 2,
clause 1; the first to ninth amendments inclusive; the thirteenth
amendment; the second sentence of section 1 of the fourteenth
amendment; and the fifteenth and nineteenth amendments.
All laws enacted by Congress with respect to Guam and all laws
enacted by the territorial legislature of Guam which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection are repealed to
the extent of such inconsistency.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 5, 64 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
10, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 90-497 added subsec. (u).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 10 of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-497,
which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

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48 USC Sec. 1421c 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421c. Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal
of laws

-STATUTE-
(a) The laws of Guam in force on August 1, 1950, except as
amended by this chapter, are continued in force, subject to
modification or repeal by the Congress of the United States or the
Legislature of Guam, and all laws of Guam inconsistent with the
provisions of this chapter are repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat.
847.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 25, 64 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-497 repealed subsec. (b) which
prohibited the application to Guam of laws of the United States not
specifically made applicable to Guam and established a commission
to determine which laws were applicable to Guam and which were not.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 7 of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-497,
which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

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48 USC Sec. 1421d 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421d. Salaries and allowances of officers and employees

-STATUTE-
The salaries and travel allowances of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, the heads of the executive departments, other officers
and employees of the government of Guam, and the members of the
legislature, shall be paid by the government of Guam at rates
prescribed by the laws of Guam.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 26, 64 Stat. 391; Aug. 1, 1956, ch.
852, Sec. 21, 70 Stat. 911; Pub. L. 89-100, July 30, 1965, 79 Stat.
424; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 9, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 9(a), repealed subsec.
(c) which provided for the payment of transportation expenses by
the United States of all officers and employees of the government
of Guam if their homes were outside Guam.
Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 9(b), removed subsection designations and
substituted provisions that the government of Guam pay the salaries
and travel expenses of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, heads of
executive departments, members of the legislature, and government
officers and employees at rates prescribed by the laws of Guam for
provisions setting the salary for the Governor and Secretary of
Guam and allowing for the payment of transportation expenses and
salaries of certain officers and employees by the United States.
1965 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89-100 substituted provisions
empowering the government of Guam to fix and pay legislative
salaries and expenses for provisions which specifically fixed a sum
of $15 per day to be paid each member for every day the legislature
is in session payable out of Congressional appropriations and which
required all other expenses to be paid by the government of Guam.
1956 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 1, 1956, substituted "the Governor
of the Virgin Islands in the Executive Pay Act of 1949, as
heretofore or hereafter amended," for "Governors of Territories and
possessions in the Executive Pay Act of 1949, but not to exceed
$13,125,".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 9(a) of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-
497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.
Section 9(b) of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Jan. 4, 1971.

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48 USC Sec. 1421e 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421e. Duty on articles

-STATUTE-
All articles coming into the United States from Guam shall be
subject to or exempt from duty as provided for in section 1301a
(!1) of title 19.


-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 27, 64 Stat. 392; Sept. 1, 1954, ch.
1213, title IV, Sec. 402(b), 68 Stat. 1140.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1301a of title 19, referred to in text, was repealed by
Pub. L. 87-456, title III, Sec. 301(a), May 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 75.
See General Headnote 3(a) under section 1202 of Title 19, Customs
Duties.


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AMENDMENTS
1954 - Act Sept. 1, 1954, subjected Guam to the general provision
for importations from insular possessions contained in section
1301a of title 19.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT
Section 601 of act Sept. 1, 1954, 68 Stat. 1141, provided that:
"Titles II, III, IV, and VI of this Act [enacting section 1301a of
Title 19, Customs Duties, amending sections 1421e and 1644 of this
title and sections 160, 161, 1001, and 1201 of Title 19] shall be
effective on and after the thirtieth day following the date of the
enactment of this Act [Sept. 1, 1954]".

-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.


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48 USC Sec. 1421f 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421f. Title to property transferred

-STATUTE-
(a) Property employed by naval government of Guam
The title to all property, real and personal, owned by the United
States and employed by the naval government of Guam in the
administration of the civil affairs of the inhabitants of Guam,
including automotive and other equipment, tools and machinery,
water and sewerage facilities, bus lines and other utilities,
hospitals, schools, and other buildings, shall be transferred to
the government of Guam within ninety days after August 1, 1950.
(b) Other property not reserved
All other property, real and personal, owned by the United States
in Guam, not reserved by the President of the United States within
ninety days after August 1, 1950, is placed under the control of
the government of Guam, to be administered for the benefit of the
people of Guam, and the legislature shall have authority, subject
to such limitations as may be imposed upon its acts by this chapter
or subsequent Act of the Congress, to legislate with respect to
such property, real and personal, in such manner as it may deem
desirable.
(c) Secretary of the Interior; sale or lease
All property owned by the United States in Guam, the title to
which is not transferred to the government of Guam by subsection
(a) of this section, or which is not placed under the control of
the government of Guam by subsection (b) of this section, is
transferred to the administrative supervision of the Secretary of
the Interior, except as the President may from time to time
otherwise prescribe: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior
shall be authorized to lease or to sell, on such terms as he may
deem in the public interest, any property, real and personal, of
the United States under his administrative supervision in Guam not
needed for public purposes.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 28, 64 Stat. 392; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
12(b), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 848.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-497 substituted "The Secretary of
the Interior" for "the head of the department or agency designated
by the President under section 1421a of this title" in text of
subsec. (c) and "the Secretary of the Interior" for "the head of
such department or agency" in proviso.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.


-EXEC-
EX. ORD. NO. 10178. RESERVATION OF PROPERTY IN GUAM FOR USE OF
UNITED STATES
Ex. Ord. No. 10178, eff. Oct. 30, 1950, 15 F.R. 7313, provided:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
said section 28 of the Organic Act of Guam [this section] and as
President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
1. The following-described real and personal property of the
United States in Guam is hereby reserved to the United States and
placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer such
portions of such property to the Department of the Army, the
Department of the Air Force, and the Coast Guard as may be required
for their respective purposes:
(a) All of that real property in Guam situated within the
perimeter areas defined in the following-designated condemnation
proceedings in the Superior Court of Guam, being the same property
quitclaimed by the Naval Government of Guam to the United States of
America by deed dated July 31, 1950, and filed for record with the
Land Registrar of Guam on August 4, 1950 (Presentation No. 22063):


Condemnation Perimeter Facility
proceedings area
Civil No.
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Acres
2-48 4,566.757 North Field.
5-48 9.372 Mt. Santa Rosa Water Reservoir
and Supply Lines.
6-48 5.990 Mt. Santa Rosa-Marbo Water Lines.
7-48 5.990 Tumon Maui Well Site.
2-49 4,803.000 Naval Ammunition Depot.
3-49 44.651 Primary Transmission Line.
4-49 12.169 Mt. Santa Rosa-Marbo Water Line
Easement.
5-49 6,332.000 Apra Harbor Reservation.
2-50 6.450 Aceorp Tunnel.
3-50 35.391 Camp Dealy.
4-50 0.637 Tumon Bay Recreation Area Utility
Lines.
5-50 24.914 Agana Springs.
6-50 41.360 Asan Point Tank Farm.
7-50 85.032 Asan Point Housing.
8-50 137.393 Medical Center.
9-50 45.630 Agafo Gumas.
10-50 4,798.682 Naval Communication Station.
11-50 11.726 Nimitz Beach.
12-50 800.443 Command Center.
13-50 4,901.100 Tarague Natural Wells.
14-50 5.945 Agana Diesel Electric Generating
plant.
15-50 23.708 Mt. Santa Rosa Haul Road, Water
Reservoir and Supply Lines, VHF
Relay Station, Mt. Santa
Rosa-Marbo Water Line.
16-50 4,562.107 Northwest Air Force Base.
18-50 60.480 Marbo Base Command Area - Sewage
Disposal.
19-50 21.695 Loran Station, Cocos Island.
20-50 15.322 Av-Gas Tank Farm 1B12.
21-50 1,820.148 Proposed Boundary of NAS Agana,
Housing Area 1B7.
22-50 37.519 C. A. A. Site (Area 1B90.)
23-50 3.575 Tumon Maui Well (Water Tunnel).
24-50 49.277 Tumon Bay Recreation Area (Road
and AV-Gas Fuel Line Parcel 1B1.
25-50 0.208 Utility Easement from Rt. 1B1 to
Rt. 1B6 Coontz Junction).
26-50 65.300 Tumon Bay Recreation Area (Area
1B78).
27-50 2,497.400 Marbo Base Command.
28-50 0.918 Mt. Tenjo VHF Station Site.
29-50 285.237 Sasa Valley Tank Farm (Area 1B78).
30-50 17.793 Sub Transmission System Piti
Steam Plant to Command Center.
31-50 28.888 Route 1B1 (Marine Drive)
(Portion).
32-50 94.000 Sub Transmission System (34 KV
Line) Piti Steam Plant to Agana
Diesel Plant and POL System Sasa
Valley Tank Farm to NAS Agana.
33-50 953.000 Harmon Air Force Base.
34-50 2,922.000 Radio Barrigada.
35-50 25.000 AACS Radio Range (Area 1B30).
36-50 37.000 Water Line Apra Heights Reservoir
to Fena Pump Station and Av-Gas
Fuel System.
37-50 2,185.000 Fena River Reservoir.
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(b) The road system and utilities systems described in the said
deed between the Naval Government of Guam and the United States of
America dated July 31, 1950.
(c) The following-described areas: Mount Lam Lam Light; Rear
Range Light; Mount Aluton Light; Area Number 35 Culverts; Mount
Santa Rosa Light; 36 acres of Camp Witek; Adelup Reservoir;
Tripartite Seismograph Station Site, Land Unit M, Section 2, Land
Square 20; the Power Sub-station located on Lot 266, Municipality
of Agat adjacent to Erskine Drive, City of Agat.
(d) Lots 2285-5 and 2306-1 in Barrigada.
(e) All personal property relating to or used in connection with
any of the above-described real property.
2. The following-described real property of the United States in
Guam is hereby reserved to the United States and transferred to the
administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, and
shall be available for disposition by the Secretary of the Interior
in his discretion under section 28(c) of the said Organic Act of
Guam [subsection (c) of this section]:
All of those lands which have been selected by the Secretary of
the Navy for transfer or sale pursuant to the act of November 15,
1945, 59 Stat. 584, to persons in replacement of lands acquired for
military or naval purposes in Guam, a list and description of such
lands being on file in the Department of the Navy.
3. In addition to the personal property described in paragraph
1(e) hereof, there is hereby reserved to the United States all
personal property of the United States in Guam, except that which
is transferred to the government of Guam by or pursuant to section
28 (a) of the Organic Act of Guam, which on the date of this order
is in the custody or control of the Department of the Army, the
Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Coast
Guard, or any other department or agency of the United States; and
all such personal property shall remain in the custody and control
of the department or agency having custody and control thereof on
the date of this order.
Harry S Truman.

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48 USC Sec. 1421f-1 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 1421f-1. Acknowledgment of deeds

-STATUTE-
Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the
District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States may be
acknowledged in the islands of Guam and Samoa or in the Canal Zone
before any notary public or judge appointed therein by proper
authority, or by any officer therein who has ex officio the powers
of a notary public: Provided, That the certificate by such notary
in Guam, Samoa, or the Canal Zone, as the case may be, shall be
accompanied by the certificate of the governor or acting governor
of such place to the effect that the notary taking said
acknowledgment was in fact the officer he purported to be; and any
deeds or other instruments affecting lands so situate, so
acknowledged since the first day of January, 1905, and accompanied
by such certificate shall have the same effect as such deeds or
other instruments hereafter so acknowledged and certified.

-SOURCE-
(June 28, 1906, ch. 3585, 34 Stat. 552.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.
Section is also classified to section 1663 of this title.
Section was formerly classified to sections 1358 and 1432 of this
title.

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48 USC Sec. 1421g 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421g. Establishment and maintenance of public bodies and
offices

-STATUTE-
(a) Public health services
Subject to the laws of Guam, the Governor shall establish,
maintain, and operate public-health services in Guam, including
hospitals, dispensaries, and quarantine stations, at such places in
Guam as may be necessary, and he shall promulgate quarantine and
sanitary regulations for the protection of Guam against the
importation and spread of disease.
(b) Public educational system
The Government of Guam shall provide an adequate public
educational system of Guam, and to that end shall establish,
maintain, and operate public schools according to the laws of Guam.
(c) Office of Public Prosecutor; Office of Public Auditor
The Government of Guam may by law establish an Office of Public
Prosecutor and an Office of Public Auditor. The Public Prosecutor
and Public Auditor may be removed as provided by the laws of Guam.
(d) Attorney General
(1) The Attorney General of Guam shall be the Chief Legal Officer
of the Government of Guam. At such time as the Office of the
Attorney General of Guam shall next become vacant, the Attorney
General of Guam shall be appointed by the Governor of Guam with the
advice and consent of the legislature, and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor of Guam.
(2) Instead of an appointed Attorney General, the legislature
may, by law, provide for the election of the Attorney General of
Guam by the qualified voters of Guam in general elections after
1998 in which the Governor of Guam is elected. The term of an
elected Attorney General shall be 4 years. The Attorney General may
be removed by the people of Guam according to the procedures
specified in section 1422d of this title or may be removed for
cause in accordance with procedures established by the legislature
in law. A vacancy in the office of an elected Attorney General
shall be filled -
(A) by appointment by the Governor of Guam if such vacancy
occurs less than 6 months before a general election for the
Office of Attorney General of Guam; or
(B) by a special election held no sooner than 3 months after
such vacancy occurs and no later than 6 months before a general
election for Attorney General of Guam, and by appointment by the
Governor of Guam pending a special election under this
subparagraph.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 29, 64 Stat. 392; Pub. L. 99-396,
Secs. 5, 13, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 839, 842; Pub. L. 105-291,
Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2785.)


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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-291 added subsec. (d).
1986 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-396, Sec. 13(a)(1), substituted
"according to the laws of Guam" for "at such places in Guam as may
be necessary".
Pub. L. 99-396, Sec. 5, substituted "Government of Guam" for
"Governor".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-396, Sec. 13(a)(2), added subsec. (c).

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48 USC Sec. 1421h 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421h. Duties, taxes, and fees; proceeds collected to
constitute fund for benefit of Guam; prerequisites, amount, etc.,
remitted prior to commencement of next fiscal year

-STATUTE-
All customs duties and Federal income taxes derived from Guam,
the proceeds of all taxes collected under the internal-revenue laws
of the United States on articles produced in Guam and transported
to the United States, its Territories, or possessions, or consumed
in Guam, and the proceeds of any other taxes which may be levied by
the Congress on the inhabitants of Guam (including, but not limited
to, compensation paid to members of the Armed Forces and pensions
paid to retired civilians and military employees of the United
States, or their survivors, who are residents of, or who are
domiciled in, Guam), and all quarantine, passport, immigration, and
naturalization fees collected in Guam shall be covered into the
treasury of Guam and held in account for the government of Guam,
and shall be expended for the benefit and government of Guam in
accordance with the annual budgets; except that nothing in this
chapter shall be construed to apply to any tax imposed by chapter 2
or 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.,
3101 et seq.]. Beginning as soon as the government of Guam enacts
legislation establishing a fiscal year commencing on October 1 and
ending on September 30, the Secretary of the Treasury, prior to the
commencement of any fiscal year, shall remit to the government of
Guam the amount of duties, taxes, and fees which the governor of
Guam, with the concurrence of the government comptroller of Guam,
has estimated will be collected in or derived from Guam under this
section during the next fiscal year, except for those sums covered
directly upon collection into the treasury of Guam. The Secretary
of the Treasury shall deduct from or add to the amounts so remitted
the difference between the amount of duties, taxes, and fees
actually collected during the prior fiscal year and the amount of
such duties, taxes, and fees as estimated and remitted at the
beginning of that prior fiscal year, including any deductions which
may be required as a result of the operation of Public Law 94-395
(90 Stat. 1199) or Public Law 88-170, as amended (82 Stat. 863).

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 30, 64 Stat. 392; Pub. L. 86-778,
title I, Sec. 103(u), Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 95-348,
Sec. 1(c), Aug. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 98-454, title VI,
Sec. 601(h), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736; Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2,
Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The internal-revenue laws of the United States, referred to in
text, are classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Public Law 94-395 (90 Stat. 1199), referred to in text, was
enacted Sept. 3, 1976, and amended section 1423a of this title.
Public Law 88-170, as amended (82 Stat. 863), referred to in
text, is Pub. L. 88-170, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 302, as amended by
Pub. L. 90-511, Sept. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 863, which is not
classified to the Code.


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AMENDMENTS
1986 - Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986"
for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
1984 - Pub. L. 98-454 inserted "(including, but not limited to,
compensation paid to members of the Armed Forces and pensions paid
to retired civilians and military employees of the United States,
or their survivors, who are residents of, or who are domiciled in,
Guam)" after "inhabitants of Guam" in first sentence.
1978 - Pub. L. 95-348 inserted provisions relating to
authorization, amount, computation, etc., of remittance, prior to
commencement of any fiscal year, of duties, taxes, and fees to be
collected in or derived from Guam under this section during that
next fiscal year.
1960 - Pub. L. 86-778 inserted clause providing that nothing in
this chapter shall be construed to apply to any tax imposed by
chapter 2 or 21 of title 26.

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48 USC Sec. 1421i 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 1421i. Income tax

-STATUTE-
(a) Applicability of Federal laws; separate tax
The income-tax laws in force in the United States of America and
those which may hereafter be enacted shall be held to be likewise
in force in Guam: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Legislature of Guam may levy a separate tax
on all taxpayers in an amount not to exceed 10 per centum of their
annual income tax obligation to the Government of Guam.
(b) Guam Territorial income tax
The income-tax laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section shall be deemed to impose a separate Territorial
income tax, payable to the government of Guam, which tax is
designated the "Guam Territorial income tax".
(c) Enforcement of tax
The administration and enforcement of the Guam Territorial income
tax shall be performed by or under the supervision of the Governor.
Any function needful to the administration and enforcement of the
income-tax laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section shall be performed by any officer or employee of the
government of Guam duly authorized by the Governor (either
directly, or indirectly by one or more redelegations of authority)
to perform such function.
(d) "Income-tax laws" defined; administration and enforcement;
rules and regulations
(1) The income-tax laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section include but are not limited to the following
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, where not
manifestly inapplicable or incompatible with the intent of this
section: Subtitle A [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] (not including chapter 2
[26 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.] and section 931 [26 U.S.C. 931]); chapters
24 and 25 of subtitle C [26 U.S.C. 3401 et seq. and 3501 et seq.],
with reference to the collection of income tax at source on wages;
and all provisions of subtitle F [26 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.] which
apply to the income tax, including provisions as to crimes, other
offenses, and forfeitures contained in chapter 75 [26 U.S.C. 7201
et seq.]. For the period after 1950 and prior to the effective date
of the repeal of any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939
which corresponds to one or more of those provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are included in the income-tax
laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
such income-tax laws include but are not limited to such provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.
(2) The Governor or his delegate shall have the same
administrative and enforcement powers and remedies with regard to
the Guam Territorial income tax as the Secretary of the Treasury,
and other United States officials of the executive branch, have
with respect to the United States income tax. Needful rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the regulations prescribed under
section 7654(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C.
7654(e)] for enforcement of the Guam Territorial income tax shall
be prescribed by the Governor. The Governor or his delegate shall
have authority to issue, from time to time, in whole or in part,
the text of the income-tax laws in force in Guam pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section.
(3) In applying as the Guam Territorial income tax the income-tax
laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
the rate of tax under sections 871, 881, 884, 1441, 1442, 1443,
1445, and 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 871,
881, 884, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1445, and 1446] on any item of income
from sources within Guam shall be the same as the rate which would
apply with respect to such item were Guam treated as part of the
United States for purposes of the treaty obligations of the United
States. The preceding sentence shall not apply to determine the
rate of tax on any item of income received from a Guam payor if,
for any taxable year, the taxes of the Guam payor were rebated
under Guam law. For purposes of this subsection, the term "Guam
payor" means the person from whom the item of income would be
deemed to be received for purposes of claiming treaty benefits were
Guam treated as part of the United States.
(e) Substitution of terms
In applying as the Guam Territorial income tax the income-tax
laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
except where it is manifestly otherwise required, the applicable
provisions of the Internal Revenue Codes of 1986 and 1939, shall be
read so as to substitute "Guam" for "United States", "Governor or
his delegate" for "Secretary or his delegate", "Governor or his
delegate" for "Commissioner of Internal Revenue" and "Collector of
Internal Revenue", "District Court of Guam" for "district court"
and with other changes in nomenclature and other language,
including the omission of inapplicable language, where necessary to
effect the intent of this section.
(f) Criminal offenses; prosecution
Any act or failure to act with respect to the Guam Territorial
income tax which constitutes a criminal offense under chapter 75 of
subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 7201 et
seq.], or the corresponding provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1939, as included in the income-tax laws in force in Guam
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be an offense
against the government of Guam and may be prosecuted in the name of
the government of Guam by the appropriate officers thereof.
(g) Liens
The government of Guam shall have a lien with respect to the Guam
Territorial income tax in the same manner and with the same effect,
and subject to the same conditions, as the United States has a lien
with respect to the United States income tax. Such lien in respect
of the Guam Territorial income tax shall be enforceable in the name
of and by the government of Guam. Where filing of a notice of lien
is prescribed by the income-tax laws in force in Guam pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, such notice shall be filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the District Court of Guam.
(h) Jurisdiction of District Court; suits for recovery or
collection of taxes; payment of judgment
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of section 1424 of this title
or any other provision of law to the contrary, the District Court
of Guam shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all
judicial proceedings in Guam, both criminal and civil, regardless
of the degree of the offense or of the amount involved, with
respect to the Guam Territorial income tax.
(2) Suits for the recovery of any Guam Territorial income tax
alleged to have been erroneously or illegally assessed or
collected, or of any penalty claimed to have been collected without
authority, or of any sum alleged to have been excessive or in any
manner wrongfully collected, under the income-tax laws in force in
Guam, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may, regardless
of the amount of claim, be maintained against the government of
Guam subject to the same statutory requirements as are applicable
to suits for the recovery of such amounts maintained against the
United States in the United States district courts with respect to
the United States income tax. When any judgment against the
government of Guam under this paragraph has become final, the
Governor shall order the payment of such judgments out of any
unencumbered funds in the treasury of Guam.
(3) Execution shall not issue against the Governor or any officer
or employee of the government of Guam on a final judgment in any
proceeding against him for any acts or for the recovery of money
exacted by or paid to him and subsequently paid into the treasury
of Guam, in performing his official duties under the income-tax
laws in force in Guam pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
if the court certifies that -
(A) probable cause existed; or
(B) such officer or employee acted under the directions of the
Governor or his delegate.

When such certificate has been issued, the Governor shall order
the payment of such judgment out of any unencumbered funds in the
treasury of Guam.
(4) A civil action for the collection of the Guam Territorial
income tax, together with fines, penalties, and forfeitures, or for
the recovery of any erroneous refund of such tax, may be brought in
the name of and by the government of Guam in the District Court of
Guam or in any district court of the United States or in any court
having the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States.
(5) The jurisdiction conferred upon the District Court of Guam by
this subsection shall not be subject to transfer to any other court
by the legislature, notwithstanding section 1424(a) of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 31, 64 Stat. 392; Pub. L. 85-688, Sec.
1, Aug. 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 681; Pub. L. 92-606, Sec. 1(d), Oct. 31,
1972, 86 Stat. 1497; Pub. L. 95-134, title II, Sec. 203(c), Oct.
15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1162; Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100
Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 107-212, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat.
1051.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The income tax laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified
generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsecs. (d) to
(f), is classified generally to Title 26.
The Internal Revenue Code of 1939, referred to in subsecs.
(d)(1), (e), and (f), was generally repealed by section 7851 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Title 26. For table of comparisons
of the 1939 Code to the 1986 Code, see Table I preceding section 1
of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code. See also section 7852(b) of
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, for provision that references in
any other law to a provision of the 1939 Code, unless expressly
incompatible with the intent thereof, shall be deemed a reference
to the corresponding provision of the 1986 Code.
Subtitle A (not including chapter 2 and section 931) and chapters
24 and 25 of subtitle C, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), and
subtitle F and chapter 75, referred to in subsecs. (d)(1) and (f),
mean subtitle A (Sec. 1 et seq.), chapter 2 (Sec. 1401 et seq.) of
subtitle A, chapters 24 (Sec. 3401 et seq.) and 25 (Sec. 3501 et
seq.) of subtitle C, subtitle F (Sec. 6001 et seq.) and chapter 75
(Sec. 7201 et seq.) of subtitle F, respectively, of Title 26.


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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 107-212 added par. (3).
1986 - Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal
Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954" wherever
appearing.
1977 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-134 inserted provision that the
Legislature of Guam may levy a separate tax on taxpayers in an
amount not to exceed 10 per centum of their annual income tax
obligation to the Government of Guam.
1972 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 92-606 substituted "Needful rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the regulations prescribed
under section 7654(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954" for
"Needful rules and regulations".
1958 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-688 designated existing provisions
as subsec. (a).
Subsecs. (b) to (h). Pub. L. 85-688 added subsecs. (b) to (h).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-212, Sec. 2(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1051,
provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this
section] shall apply to amounts paid after the date of the
enactment of the Act [Aug. 21, 2002]."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-606 applicable with respect to taxable
years beginning after Dec. 31, 1972, see section 2 of Pub. L. 92-
606, set out in part as a note under section 931 of Title 26,
Internal Revenue Code.

EFFECTIVE DATE
Section became effective Jan. 1, 1951, by provision of Ex. Ord.
No. 10211 eff. Feb. 6, 1951, 16 F.R. 1167.

AUTHORITY OF GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
TO ENACT REVENUE LAWS
See section 1271 of Pub. L. 99-514, set out as a note under
section 931 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

RATIFICATION OF ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECTIONS MADE BEFORE AUGUST 20,
1958
Section 2 of Pub. L. 85-688 provided that income taxes assessed
prior to Aug. 20, 1958, by the authorities of the government of
Guam pursuant to, or under color of, this section, the collection
of such taxes, and all acts done to effectuate such assessment and
collection were legalized, ratified and confirmed as fully, to all
intents and purposes, as if subsecs. (b) to (h) of this section,
had then been in full force and effect.

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48 USC Sec. 1421j 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421j. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated annually by the Congress
of the United States such sums as may be necessary and appropriate
to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 32, 64 Stat. 392.)


-MISC1-
ELIMINATION OF GENERAL FUND DEFICITS OF GUAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS
For authorization of appropriations for assistance to the
governments of Guam and the Virgin Islands in elimination of
general fund deficits, see Pub. L. 96-597, title VI, Sec. 607, Dec.
24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3483, set out as a note under section 1641 of
this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1421k 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421k. Designation of naval or military reservations; closed
port

-STATUTE-
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as limiting
the authority of the President to designate parts of Guam as naval
or military reservations, nor to restrict his authority to treat
Guam as a closed port with respect to the vessels and aircraft of
foreign nations.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 33, 64 Stat. 393.)


-MISC1-
SUBMERGED LANDS, CONVEYANCE TO TERRITORY
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of Guam, see
section 1701 et seq. of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1421k-1 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421k-1. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1421k-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 224(2),
Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1752.
Section, act Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 35, as added May 27,
1975, Pub. L. 94-26, Sec. 1, 89 Stat. 94, related to clerk hire
allowance and reimbursement for transportation expenses of the
Delegate from Guam to the House of Representatives.

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48 USC Sec. 1421l 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421l. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1421l. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, Sec. 403(a)(42), 66
Stat. 280.
Section, act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, Sec. 206, as added Aug. 1,
1950, ch. 512, Sec. 4(a), 64 Stat. 384, granted United States
citizenship to persons born or living on Guam on or after Apr. 11,
1899.

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48 USC Sec. 1421m 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421m. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1421m. Repealed. Pub. L. 91-513, title III, Sec. 1101(a)(8),
Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1292.
Section, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, Sec. 15, 70 Stat. 910,
prohibited production, manufacture, compounding, possession, sale,
dispensation, administration, or transportation of marihuana in
Guam. See section 801 et seq. of Title 21, Food and Drugs. Section
was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which comprises
this chapter.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective on first day of seventh calendar month that
begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see section 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91-513,
set out as an Effective Date note under section 951 of Title 21,
Food and Drugs.

SAVINGS PROVISION
Prosecutions for any violation of law occurring, and civil
seizures or forfeitures and injunction proceedings commenced, prior
to the effective date of repeal of this section by section 1101 of
Pub. L. 91-513 not to be affected or abated by reason thereof, see
section 1103 of Pub. L. 91-513, set out as a note under section 171
of Title 21, Food and Drugs.

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48 USC Sec. 1421n 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421n. Applicability of Federal copyright laws

-STATUTE-
The laws of the United States relating to copyrights, and to the
enforcement of rights arising thereunder, shall have the same force
and effect in Guam as in the continental United States.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, Sec. 24, 70 Stat. 911.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws of the United States relating to copyrights, referred to
in text, are classified generally to Title 17, Copyrights.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 1421o 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421o. Federal assistance for fire control, watershed
protection, and reforestation

-STATUTE-
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide financial
and technical assistance to Guam for improving fire control,
watershed protection and reforestation, consistent with existing
laws, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, which are
applicable to the continental United States. The program authorized
by this section shall be developed in cooperation with the
territorial government of Guam and shall be covered by a memorandum
of understanding agreed to by the territorial government and the
Department. The Secretary may also utilize the agencies,
facilities, and employees of the Department, and may cooperate with
other public agencies and with private organizations and
individuals in Guam and elsewhere.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 93-421, Sec. 1, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1154.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 1421p 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421p. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 1421o of this
title. Sums appropriated in pursuance of sections 1421o and 1421p
of this title may be allocated to such agencies of the Department
as are concerned with the administration of the program in Guam.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 93-421, Sec. 2, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1154.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

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48 USC Sec. 1421q 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421q. Applicability of Federal laws

-STATUTE-
The laws of the United States which are made applicable to the
Northern Mariana Islands by the provisions of section 502(a)(1) of
H.J. Res. 549,(!1) as approved by the House of Representatives and
the Senate, except for section 228 of title II [42 U.S.C. 428] and
title XVI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.] as it
applies to the several States and the Micronesia Claims Act [50
U.S.C. App. 2018 et seq.] as it applies to the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands, shall be made applicable to Guam on the same
terms and conditions as such laws are applied to the Northern
Mariana Islands.


-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 94-255, Sec. 2, Apr. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 300.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 502(a)(1) of H.J. Res. 549, referred to in text, probably
means section 502(a)(1) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United
States of America, which is contained in section 1 of Pub. L. 94-
241, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14,
1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title XVI of the Social
Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVI (Sec. 1381
et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Micronesia Claims Act, referred to in text, probably means
the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971, Pub. L. 92-39, July 1, 1971, 85
Stat. 92, as amended, which was classified generally to section
2018 et seq. of Title 50, Appendix, War and National Defense, and
which was omitted from the Code as terminated Aug. 3, 1976.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.


-TRANS-
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see
note set out preceding section 1681 of this title.

-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.


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48 USC Sec. 1421q-1 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

-HEAD-
Sec. 1421q-1. Applicability of laws referred to in section
502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands

-STATUTE-
Effective on the date when section 502 of the Covenant to
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
Political Union With the United States of America, approved by
joint resolution approved on March 24, 1976 (90 Stat. 263) goes
into force those laws which are referred to in section 502(a)(1) of
said Covenant, except for any laws administered by the Social
Security Administration, except for medicaid which is now
administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and
except the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 96) shall be
applicable to the territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands on the
same terms and conditions as such laws are applied to the Northern
Mariana Islands.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-134, title IV, Sec. 403, Oct. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1163;
Pub. L. 95-135, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1166; Pub. L. 108-
173, title IX, Sec. 900(e)(7), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2374.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in Political Union With the United States of America,
referred to in text, is contained in section 1 of Pub. L. 94-241,
set out as a note under section 1801 of this title. For Jan. 9,
1978, as the date section 502 of the Covenant came into force, see
Proc. No. 4534, Sec. 2, set out as a note under section 1801 of
this title.
The joint resolution approved on March 24, 1976, referred to in
text, is Pub. L. 94-241, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 263, as amended,
which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 1801 et seq.)
of chapter 17 of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Micronesian Claims Act of 1971, referred to in text, is Pub.
L. 92-39, July 1, 1971, 85 Stat. 92, as amended, which was
classified generally to section 2018 et seq. of Title 50, Appendix,
War and National Defense, and which was omitted from the Code as
terminated Aug. 3, 1976.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section is also classified to section 1574-1 of this title.
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this
title.


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AMENDMENTS
2003 - Pub. L. 108-173 substituted "Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services" for "Health Care Financing Administration".
1977 - Pub. L. 95-135 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section read as follows: "Effective on October 15, 1977,
those laws, except for any laws administered by the Social Security
Administration and except for medicaid which is now administered by
the Health Care Financing Administration, which are referred to in
section 502(a)(1) (except for the reference to the Micronesian
Claims Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 96)) of the Covenant to Establish a
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union
With the United States of America, approved by joint resolution
approved on March 24, 1976 (90 Stat. 263), and 502(a)(2) of said
Covenant shall be applicable to the territories of Guam and the
Virgin Islands on the same terms and conditions as such laws are
applied to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT
Section 2 of Pub. L. 95-135 provided that: "This amendatory joint
resolution [amending this section] shall be effective as of the
approval of said Act entitled 'To authorize certain appropriations
for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts
relating thereto, and for other purposes' (enrolled bill H.R. 6550,
Ninety-fifth Congress, first session) [Pub. L. 95-134, approved
Oct. 15, 1977]."

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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48 USC Sec. 1422 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

-HEAD-
Sec. 1422. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; term of office;
qualifications; powers and duties; annual report to Congress

-STATUTE-
The executive power of Guam shall be vested in an executive
officer whose official title shall be the "Governor of Guam". The
Governor of Guam, together with the Lieutenant Governor, shall be
elected by a majority of the votes cast by the people who are
qualified to vote for the members of the Legislature of Guam. The
Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by the
casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices.
If no candidates receive a majority of the votes cast in any
election, on the fourteenth day thereafter a runoff election shall
be held between the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast. The
first election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be held
on November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years
at the general election. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall
hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
No person who has been elected Governor for two full successive
terms shall again be eligible to hold that office until one full
term has intervened.
The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall
commence on the first Monday of January following the date of
election.
No person shall be eligible for election to the office of
Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless he is an eligible voter and
has been for five consecutive years immediately preceding the
election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide resident of
Guam and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty
years of age. The Governor shall maintain his official residence in
Guam during his incumbency.
The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all
the departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of
the executive branch of the government of Guam. He may grant
pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses
against local laws. He may veto any legislation as provided in this
chapter. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and
employees of the executive branch of the government of Guam, except
as otherwise provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or
under the laws of Guam, and shall commission all officers that he
may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the
faithful execution of the laws of Guam and the laws of the United
States applicable in Guam. Whenever it becomes necessary, in case
of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion, or imminent
danger thereof, or to prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may
summon the posse comitatus or call out the militia or request
assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the Armed
Forces of the United States in Guam, which may be given at the
discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent
with, his Federal responsibilities. He may, in case of rebellion or
invasion, or imminent danger thereof, when the public safety
requires it, proclaim the island, insofar as it is under the
jurisdiction of the government of Guam, to be under martial law.
The members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own
initiative and may, by a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation.
The Governor shall prepare, publish, and submit to the Congress
and the Secretary of the Interior a comprehensive annual financial
report in conformance with the standards of the National Council on
Governmental Accounting within one hundred and twenty days after
the close of the fiscal year. The comprehensive annual financial
report shall include statistical data as set forth in the standards
of the National Council on Governmental Accounting relating to the
physical, economic, social, and political characteristics of the
government, and any other information required by the Congress. The
Governor shall also make such other reports at such other times as
may be required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law. He
shall have the power to issue executive orders and regulations not
in conflict with any applicable law. He may recommend bills to the
legislature and give expression to his views on any matter before
that body.
There is hereby established the office of Lieutenant Governor of
Guam. The Lieutenant Governor shall have such executive powers and
perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or
prescribed by this chapter or under the laws of Guam.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 6, 64 Stat. 386; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
1, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 842; Pub. L. 97-357, title I, Sec.
104(a), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 105-362, title IX,
Sec. 901(m), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3290.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-362, in sixth par., struck out "The Governor
shall transmit the comprehensive annual financial report to the
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior who shall audit
it and report his findings to the Congress." after "other
information required by the Congress." and "He shall also submit to
the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the cognizant
Federal auditors a written statement of actions taken or
contemplated on Federal audit recommendations within sixty days
after the issuance date of the audit report." after "under
applicable Federal law."
1982 - Pub. L. 97-357 substituted provisions relating to
preparation, etc., of a comprehensive annual financial report to be
submitted to the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, preparation of
other reports as required by Congress or applicable Federal law,
and submittal of a written statement of actions taken or
contemplated on Federal audit recommendations for provisions
relating to an annual report of transactions of the Guam government
to the Secretary of the Interior for transmittal to Congress and
such other reports as required by Congress or applicable Federal
law.
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 established office of Lieutenant Governor
of Guam, provided for popular election of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declared persons elected for two full successive terms as
Governor ineligible to serve again until the lapse of a full
intervening term, set out qualifications of eligibility for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and restated powers and duties of
office of Governor.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that: "Those provisions
necessary to authorize the holding of an election for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor on November 3, 1970, shall be effective on
January 1, 1970. All other provisions of this Act [see Short Title
of 1968 Amendment note set out under section 1421 of this title],
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be effective
January 4, 1971."

TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the 1st
sentence of the 6th paragraph of this section relating to the
requirement that the Governor submit a comprehensive annual
financial report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66,
as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money
and Finance, and the 9th item on page 115 of House Document No. 103-
7.

SUBMERGED LANDS, CONVEYANCE TO TERRITORY
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of Guam, see
section 1701 et seq. of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1422a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

-HEAD-
Sec. 1422a. Removal of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or member of
legislature; referendum election

-STATUTE-
(a) The people of Guam shall have the right of initiative and
referendum, to be exercised under conditions and procedures
specified in the laws of Guam.
(b) Any Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or member of the
legislature of Guam may be removed from office by a referendum
election in which at least two-thirds of the number of persons
voting for such official in the last preceding general election at
which such official was elected vote in favor of recall and in
which those so voting constitute a majority of all those
participating in such referendum election. The referendum election
shall be initiated by the legislature of Guam following (a) a two-
thirds vote of the members of the legislature in favor of a
referendum, or (b) petition for such a referendum to the
legislature by registered voters equal in number to at least 50 per
centum of the whole number of votes cast at the last general
election at which such official was elected preceding the filing of
the petition.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 7, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
2, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 844; Pub. L. 97-357, title I, Sec. 101,
Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1705.)


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AMENDMENTS
1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-357 added subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-357 redesignated existing provisions as
subsec. (b) and inserted provisions relating to the removal of a
Lieutenant Governor or member of the legislature of Guam.
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 substituted provisions for the removal of
the Governor of Guam through a referendum election for provisions
for the appointment, tenure, powers, and duties of the Secretary of
Guam.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1422b 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

-HEAD-
Sec. 1422b. Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor

-STATUTE-
(a) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the powers of the
Governor.
(b) Permanent vacancy in office of Governor
In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising
by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall, or
permanent disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or
permanent disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason,
the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become
the Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or
his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the
next regular election for Governor.
(c) Temporary disability or temporary absence of Lieutenant
Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the
Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant
Governor is acting as Governor, the speaker of the Guam Legislature
shall act as Lieutenant Governor.
(d) Permanent vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor
In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant
Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent
disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant
Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office
of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor,
with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for
the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been
duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for
Lieutenant Governor.
(e) Temporary disability or temporary absence of both Governor and
Lieutenant Governor
In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both
the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the
Governor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by such person as
the laws of Guam may prescribe. In case of a permanent vacancy in
the offices of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the
office of Governor shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
manner prescribed by the laws of Guam.
(f) Additional compensation
No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as
Governor or Lieutenant Governor who does not also assume the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the provisions of this
chapter.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 8, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 87-419, Sec.
1, Mar. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 3, Sept. 11,
1968, 82 Stat. 844.)


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AMENDMENTS
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a), substituted provisions that the Lieutenant Governor have the
powers of the Governor in the event of the temporary disability or
temporary absence of the Governor for provisions authorizing the
appointed department head to designate an acting Governor in the
case of a vacancy or temporary absence of both the Governor and the
Secretary of Guam, and added subsecs. (b) to (f).
1962 - Pub. L. 87-419 provided for appointment of an acting
secretary under certain conditions, prescribed the powers of such
secretary and proscribed additional compensation for an acting
Governor or acting secretary.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1422c 01/03/2007

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-HEAD-
Sec. 1422c. Executive agencies and instrumentalities

-STATUTE-
(a) Appointment of heads; establishment of merit system; Civil
Service Commission
The Governor shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter
or the laws of Guam, appoint, by and with the advice and consent of
the legislature, all heads of executive agencies and
instrumentalities. The legislature shall establish a merit system
and, as far as practicable, appointments and promotions shall be
made in accordance with such merit system. The Government of Guam
may by law establish a Civil Service Commission to administer the
merit system. Members of the commission may be removed as provided
by the laws of Guam.
(b) Powers and duties of officers
All officers shall have such powers and duties as may be
conferred or imposed on them by law or by executive regulation of
the Governor not inconsistent with any law.
(c) Reorganization
The Governor shall, from time to time, examine the organization
of the executive branch of the government of Guam, and shall
determine and carry out such changes therein as are necessary to
promote effective management and to execute faithfully the purposes
of this chapter and the laws of Guam.
(d) Continuation in office of incumbents
All persons holding office in Guam on August 1, 1950 may, except
as otherwise provided in this chapter, continue to hold their
respective offices until their successors are appointed and
qualified.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 9, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
4, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 845; Pub. L. 99-396, Sec. 18(a), Aug.
27, 1986, 100 Stat. 843.)


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AMENDMENTS
1986 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-396 inserted provisions
authorizing establishment of Civil Service Commission and removal
of commission members as provided by laws of Guam.
1968 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 4(a), struck out
requirement that, in making appointments, preference be given
persons of Guamanian ancestry and that opportunities for higher
education and use of service training facilities be provided to
qualified persons of Guamanian ancestry.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 4(b), struck out provision
authorizing the Governor to appoint or remove any officer whose
appointment or removal is not otherwise provided for.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 4(a) of Pub. L 90-497 provided that the amendment made by
such section 4(a) is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-
497, which was approved on Sept. 11, 1968.
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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48 USC Sec. 1422d 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER II - THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

-HEAD-
Sec. 1422d. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for
Guam to Inspector General, Department of the Interior

-STATUTE-
(a) Functions, powers, and duties transferred
The following functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in
the government comptroller for Guam are hereby transferred to the
Inspector General, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of
establishing an organization which will maintain a satisfactory
level of independent audit oversight of the government of Guam:
(1) The authority to audit all accounts pertaining to the
revenue and receipts of the government of Guam, and of funds
derived from bond issues, and the authority to audit, in
accordance with law and administrative regulations, all
expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government
of Guam including those pertaining to trust funds held by the
government of Guam.
(2) The authority to report to the Secretary of the Interior
and the Governor of Guam all failures to collect amounts due the
government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which
are irregular or not pursuant to law.
(b) Scope of authority transferred
The authority granted in paragraph (a) of this section shall
extend to all activities of the government of Guam, and shall be in
addition to the authority conferred upon the Inspector General by
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.
(c) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government
comptroller for Guam to Office of Inspector General, Department
of the Interior
In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the
personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and
unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations,
and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to
be made available, of the office of the government comptroller for
Guam related to its audit function are hereby transferred to the
Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 9-A, as added Pub. L. 97-357, title I,
Sec. 104(b), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1706.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is
Pub. L. 95-452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.


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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1422d, act Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 9-A, as
added Sept. 11, 1968, Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 5, 82 Stat. 845; amended
Oct. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95-134, title II, Sec. 203(a), 91 Stat.
1161, related to the creation, auditing function, and reporting
duty of the office of a government comptroller for Guam, prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 97-357, Sec. 104(b).

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48 USC SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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48 USC Sec. 1423 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1423. Legislature of Guam

-STATUTE-
(a) Unicameral nature; power
The legislative power and authority of Guam shall be vested in a
legislature, consisting of a single house, to be designated the
"Legislature of Guam", herein referred to as the legislature.
(b) Size of legislature; prohibition against denial of equal
protection; at large and district representation
The legislature shall be composed of not to exceed twenty-one
members, to be known as senators, elected at large, or elected from
legislative districts or elected in part at large and in part from
legislative districts, as the laws of Guam may direct: Provided,
That any districting and any apportionment pursuant to this
authorization and provided for by the laws of Guam shall not deny
to any person in Guam the equal protection of the laws: And
provided further, That in any elections to the legislature, every
elector shall be permitted to vote for the whole number of at-large
candidates to be elected, and every elector residing in a
legislative district shall be permitted to vote for the whole
number of candidates to be elected within that district.
(c) Reapportionment; Federal census base
Any districting and related apportionment pursuant to this
section shall be based upon the then most recent Federal population
census of Guam, and any such districting and apportionment shall be
reexamined following each successive Federal population census of
Guam and shall be modified, if necessary, to be consistent with
that census.
(d) Timing of biennial elections
General elections to the legislature shall be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November, biennially in even-
numbered years. The legislature in all respects shall be organized
and shall sit according to the laws of Guam.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 10, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 89-552, Sec.
1, Sept. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 98-213, Sec. 5(b), Dec. 8,
1983, 97 Stat. 1460.)


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AMENDMENTS
1983 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-213 substituted "Any" for "The
laws of Guam shall not alter the manner in which members of the
legislature are to be elected as provided in subsection (b) of this
section more often than at ten-year intervals: Provided, That any".
1966 - Pub. L. 89-552 authorized election of senators in whole or
in part from legislative districts if the laws of Guam so directed,
provided that the legislators be called senators, prohibited any
districting or apportionment which denied equal protection of the
laws to any person in Guam, required that electors be permitted to
vote for the whole number of candidates to be elected both within
his district and at large, prohibited reapportionment oftener than
at 10-year intervals, and required that any redistricting be based
upon the latest Federal census.

AMENDMENT OF LAWS OF GUAM TO CONFORM TO CHANGES MADE BY PUB. L.
89-552
Section 2 of Pub. L. 89-552 provided that: "As soon as
practicable after enactment of this Act [Sept. 2, 1966], and
subject to the conditions and requirements of section 10 of the
Organic Act of Guam, as amended by section 1 hereof [this section],
the laws of Guam shall be amended to make provision for the manner
of the election of members of the legislature. Until the laws of
Guam shall make such provision the method of electing the
legislature shall remain as it is upon the date of enactment of
this Act."

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48 USC Sec. 1423a 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1423a. Power of legislature; limitation on indebtedness of
Guam; bond issues; guarantees for purchase by Federal Financing
Bank of Guam Power Authority bonds or other obligations; interest
rates; default

-STATUTE-
The legislative power of Guam shall extend to all rightful
subjects of legislation not inconsistent with the provisions of
this chapter and the laws of the United States applicable to Guam.
Taxes and assessments on property, internal revenues, sales,
license fees, and royalties for franchises, privileges, and
concessions may be imposed for purposes of the government of Guam
as may be uniformly provided by the Legislature of Guam, and when
necessary to anticipate taxes and revenues, bonds and other
obligations may be issued by the government of Guam: Provided,
however, That no public indebtedness of Guam shall be authorized or
allowed in excess of 10 per centum of the aggregate tax valuation
of the property in Guam. Bonds or other obligations of the
government of Guam payable solely from revenues derived from any
public improvement or undertaking shall not be considered public
indebtedness of Guam within the meaning of this section. All bonds
issued by the government of Guam or by its authority shall be
exempt, as to principal and interest, from taxation by the
Government of the United States or by the government of Guam, or by
any State or Territory or any political subdivision thereof, or by
the District of Columbia. The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter
in this section referred to as "Secretary") is authorized to
guarantee for purchase by the Federal Financing Bank bonds or other
obligations of the Guam Power Authority maturing on or before
December 31, 1978, which shall be issued in order to refinance
short-term notes due or existing on June 1, 1976 and other
indebtedness not evidenced by bonds or notes in an aggregate amount
of not more than $36 million, and such bank, in addition to its
other powers, is authorized to purchase, receive or otherwise
acquire these same. The interest rate on obligations purchased by
the Federal Financing Bank shall be not less than a rate determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the
current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations
of the United States of comparable maturities, adjusted to the
nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, plus 1 per centum per annum.
The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the
Treasury, may extend the guarantee provision of the previous
sentence until December 31, 1980. The Secretary, upon determining
that the Guam Power Authority is unable to refinance on reasonable
terms the obligations purchased by the Federal Financing Bank under
the fifth sentence of this section by December 31, 1980, may, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury, guarantee for
purchase by the Federal Financing Bank; and such bank is authorized
to purchase, obligations of the Guam Power Authority issued to
refinance the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed under
the fifth sentence of this section. The obligations that refinance
such principal amount shall mature not later than December 31,
1990, and shall bear interest at a rate determined in accordance
with section 2285 of title 12. At the request of the Board of
Directors of the Guam Power Authority for a second refinancing
agreement and conditioned on the approval of the Government of Guam
pursuant to the law of Guam, and conditioned on the establishment
of an independent rate-making authority by the Government of Guam,
the Secretary may guarantee for purchase by the Federal Financing
Bank, on or before December 31, 1984, according to an agreement
that shall provide for -
(a) substantially equal semiannual installments of principal
and interest;
(b) maturity of obligations no later than December 31, 2004;
(c) authority for the Secretary, should there be a violation of
a provision of this legislation, or covenants or stipulations
contained in the refinancing document and after giving sixty days
notice of such violation to the Guam Power Authority and the
Governor of Guam, to dismiss members of the Board of Directors or
the general manager of the Guam Power Authority, and (1) appoint
in their place members or a general manager who shall serve at
the pleasure of the Secretary, or (2) contract for the management
of the Guam Power Authority; and
(d) an annual simple interest rate of seven per centum; and

the Federal Financing Bank shall purchase such Guam Power Authority
obligations if such Guam Power Authority obligations are issued to
refinance the principal amount scheduled to mature on December 31,
1990. Should such second refinancing occur, (1) the independent
rate-making authority to be established by the Government of Guam,
or in its absence, the Board of Directors of the Guam Power
Authority, shall establish rates sufficient to satisfy all
financial obligations and future capital investment needs of the
Guam Power Authority that shall be consistent with generally
accepted rate-making practices of public utilities, and (2) the
Government of Guam shall not modify the requirements of such
refinancing agreement without agreement of the Secretary. There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for
payment to the Federal Financing Bank such sums as are necessary to
pay (1) the repurchase payment required under the fifth paragraph
of the December 31, 1980, note from the Guam Power Authority to the
Federal Financing Bank and any subsequent repurchase payments
required under the second refinancing agreement, and (2) the
interest rate differential between the seven per centum to be paid
by the Guam Power Authority and the second refinancing agreement
and the interest rate that would otherwise be determined in
accordance with the above cited section 2285 of title 12. Should
the Guam Power Authority fail to pay in full any installment of
interest or principal when due on the bonds or other obligations
guaranteed under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon
notice from the Secretary shall deduct and pay to the Federal
Financing Bank or the Secretary, according to their respective
interests, such unpaid amounts from sums collected and payable
pursuant to section 1421h of this title. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, Acts making appropriations may provide for the
withholding of any payments from the United States to the
government of Guam which may be or may become due pursuant to any
law and offset the amount of such withheld payments against any
claim the United States may have against the government of Guam or
the Guam Power Authority pursuant to this guarantee. For the
purpose of this chapter, under section 3713(a) of title 31 the term
"person" includes the government of Guam and the Guam Power
Authority. The Secretary may place such stipulations as he deems
appropriate on the bonds or other obligations he guarantees.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 11, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 94-395,
Sept. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1199; Pub. L. 96-205, title III, Sec. 303,
Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 88; Pub. L. 98-454, title II, Sec. 203,
Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1733; Pub. L. 105-291, Sec. 4, Oct. 27,
1998, 112 Stat. 2786.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
"Section 3713(a) of title 31" substituted in text for "section
3466 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 191)" on authority of Pub.
L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first
section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.


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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-291 substituted "rightful subjects of
legislation" for "subjects of legislation of local application" in
first sentence.
1984 - Pub. L. 98-454 inserted provisions relating to authority
of Secretary to guarantee for purchase by the Federal Financing
Bank, obligations of the Guam Power Authority to be used for a
second refinancing of the principal amount due to mature on
December 31, 1990.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-205 substituted provisions relating to
guarantees by the Secretary of the purchase by the Federal
Financing Bank of the refinancing obligations of the Guam Power
Authority where such refinancing obligations remain outstanding by
Dec. 31, 1980, for provisions relating to payment of interest and
default on maturity of guaranteed bonds or other obligations issued
prior to Dec. 31, 1980.
1976 - Pub. L. 94-395 inserted provisions relating to authority
of Secretary of the Interior to guarantee for purchase by the
Federal Financing Bank bonds or other obligations of the Guam Power
Authority maturing on or before Dec. 31, 1978.

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48 USC Sec. 1423b 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1423b. Selection and qualification of members; officers; rules
and regulations; quorum

-STATUTE-
The legislature shall be the judge of the selection and
qualification of its own members. It shall choose from its members
its own officers, determine its rules and procedure, not
inconsistent with this chapter, and keep a journal. The quorum of
the legislature shall consist of a simple majority of its members.
No bill shall become a law unless it shall have been passed at a
meeting, at which a quorum was present, by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the members present and voting, which vote shall be
by yeas and nays.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 12, 64 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
6(b), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 105-291, Sec. 3, Oct.
27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2785.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-291 substituted "a simple majority" for
"eleven".
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 inserted a quorum requirement, provided
that a quorum of the legislature consist of eleven of its members,
and made presence of a quorum requisite to passage of a law.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 6(b) of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-
497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

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48 USC Sec. 1423c 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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Sec. 1423c. Privileges of members

-STATUTE-
(a) The members of the legislature shall, in all cases except
treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest
during their attendance at the legislature and in going to and
returning from the same.
(b) No member of the legislature shall be held to answer before
any tribunal other than the legislature itself for any speech or
debate in the legislature.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 13, 64 Stat. 388.)

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48 USC Sec. 1423d 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

-HEAD-
Sec. 1423d. Oath of office

-STATUTE-
Every member of the legislature and all officers of the
government of Guam shall take the following oath or affirmation:
"I solemnly swear (or affirm) in the presence of Almighty God
that I will well and faithfully support the Constitution of the
United States, the laws of the United States applicable to Guam and
the laws of Guam, and that I will conscientiously and impartially
discharge my duties as a member of the Guam Legislature (or as an
officer of the government of Guam)."

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 14, 64 Stat. 388.)

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48 USC Sec. 1423e 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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Sec. 1423e. Prohibition against acceptance of salary increases or
newly created offices

-STATUTE-
No member of the legislature shall, during the term for which he
was elected or during the year following the expiration of such
term, be appointed to any office which has been created, or the
salary or emoluments of which have been increased during such term.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 15, 64 Stat. 388.)

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48 USC Sec. 1423f 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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Sec. 1423f. Qualifications of members

-STATUTE-
No person shall sit in the legislature who is not a citizen of
the United States, who has not attained the age of twenty-five
years and who has not been domiciled in Guam for at least five
years immediately preceding the sitting of the legislature in which
he seeks to qualify as a member, or who has been convicted of a
felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude and has not received
a pardon restoring his civil rights.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 16, 64 Stat. 388.)

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48 USC Sec. 1423g 01/03/2007

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SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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Sec. 1423g. Vacancies

-STATUTE-
Vacancies occurring in the legislature shall be filled as the
legislature shall provide, except that no person filling a vacancy
shall hold office longer than for the remainder of the term for
which his predecessor was elected.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 17, 64 Stat. 388.)

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48 USC Sec. 1423h 01/03/2007

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CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER III - THE LEGISLATURE

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Sec. 1423h. Regular and special sessions

-STATUTE-
Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually,
commencing on the second Monday in January (unless the legislature
shall by law fix a different date), and shall continue for such
term as the legislature may provide. The Governor may call special
sessions of the legislature at any time when, in his opinion, the
public interest may require it. No legislation shall be considered
at any special session other than that specified in the call
therefor or in any special message by the Governor to the
legislature while in such session. All sessions of the legislature
shall be open to the public.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 18, 64 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
6(a), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 846.)


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AMENDMENTS
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497 removed 60-day limitation on the length of
regular sessions and 14-day limitation on the length of special
sessions of the legislature.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 6(a) of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-
497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

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Sec. 1423i. Approval of bills

-STATUTE-
Every bill passed by the legislature shall, before it becomes a
law, be entered upon the journal and presented to the Governor. If
he approves it, he shall sign it, but if not he shall, except as
hereinafter provided, return it, with his objections, to the
legislature within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have
been presented to him. If he does not return it within such period,
it shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the
legislature by adjournment prevents its return, in which case it
shall be a law if signed by the Governor within thirty days after
it shall have been presented to him; otherwise it shall not be a
law. When a bill is returned by the Governor to the legislature
with his objections, the legislature shall enter his objections at
large on its journal and, upon motion of a member of the
legislature, proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such
reconsideration, two-thirds of all the members of the legislature
pass the bill, it shall be a law. If any bill presented to the
Governor contains several items of appropriation of money, he may
object to one or more of such items, or any part or parts, portion
or portions thereof, while approving the other items, parts, or
portions of the bill. In such a case he shall append to the bill at
the time of signing it, a statement of the items, or parts or
portions thereof, to which he objects, and the items, or parts or
portions thereof, so objected to shall not take effect. All laws
enacted by the legislature shall be reported by the Governor to the
head of the department or agency designated by the President under
section 1421a of this title. The Congress of the United States
reserves the power and authority to annul the same.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 19, 64 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 90-497, Sec.
8, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847; Pub. L. 93-608, Sec. 1(14), Jan.
2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1969.)


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AMENDMENTS
1975 - Pub. L. 93-608 struck out requirement that reports be
transmitted to Congress by the Secretary concerned.
1968 - Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 8(a), struck out President's
authority to veto territorial legislation referred by the Governor
after such legislation had been passed by the legislature over the
Governor's veto.
Pub. L. 90-497, Sec. 8(b), struck out provision that, if Congress
did not annul laws passed by the legislature and reported to
Congress within one year of the date of its receipt by Congress,
such laws were deemed to have been approved by Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 8(b) of Pub. L. 90-497 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90-
497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-497 necessary to authorize the holding of
an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970,
effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise
provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90-497,
set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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Sec. 1423j. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
(a) Appropriations, except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
and except such appropriations as shall be made from time to time
by the Congress of the United States, shall be made by the
legislature.
(b) If at the termination of any fiscal year the legislature
shall have failed to pass appropriation bills providing for
payments of the necessary current expenses of the government and
meeting its legal obligations for the ensuing fiscal year, then the
several sums appropriated in the last appropriation bills for the
objects and purposes therein specified, so far as the same may be
applicable, shall be deemed to be reappropriated, item by item.
(c) All appropriations made prior to August 1, 1950 shall be
available to the government of Guam.

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(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 20, 64 Stat. 389.)

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Sec. 1423k. Right of petition

-STATUTE-
The legislature or any person or group of persons in Guam shall
have the unrestricted right of petition. It shall be the duty of
all officers of the government to receive and without delay to act
upon or forward, as the case may require, any such petition.

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(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 21, 64 Stat. 389.)

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Sec. 1423l. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, act Oct. 5, 1992, Pub. L. 102-381, title I, 106 Stat.
1392, which authorized Territorial and local governments of Guam to
make purchases through General Services Administration, was from
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1992, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
See section 1469e of this title. Similar provisions were contained
in the following prior appropriation acts:
Nov. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102-154, title I, 105 Stat. 1007.
Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101-512, title I, 104 Stat. 1932.
Oct. 23, 1989, Pub. L. 101-121, title I, 103 Stat. 716.
Sept. 27, 1988, Pub. L. 100-446, title I, 102 Stat. 1797.
Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(g) [title I], 101 Stat.
1329-213, 1329-231.
Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(h) [title I], 100 Stat.
1783-242, 1783-258, and Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h)
[title I], 100 Stat. 3341-242, 3341-258.
Dec. 19, 1985, Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 101(d) [title I], 99 Stat.
1224, 1238.
Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98-473, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title I], 98
Stat. 1837, 1851.
Nov. 4, 1983, Pub. L. 98-146, title I, 97 Stat. 931.
Dec. 30, 1982, Pub. L. 97-394, title I, 96 Stat. 1979.
Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97-100, title I, 95 Stat. 1401.
Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96-514, title I, 94 Stat. 2969.
Nov. 27, 1979, Pub. L. 96-126, title I, 93 Stat. 965.
Oct. 17, 1978, Pub. L. 95-465, title I, 92 Stat. 1289.
July 26, 1977, Pub. L. 95-74, title I, 91 Stat. 295.
July 31, 1976, Pub. L. 94-373, title I, 90 Stat. 1052.
Dec. 23, 1975, Pub. L. 94-165, title I, 89 Stat. 987.
Aug. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93-404, title I, 88 Stat. 812.
Oct. 4, 1973, Pub. L. 93-120, title I, 87 Stat. 433.
Aug. 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-369, title I, 86 Stat. 512.
Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92-76, title I, 85 Stat. 233.
July 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91-361, title I, 84 Stat. 673.
Oct. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91-98, title I, 83 Stat. 151.
July 26, 1968, Pub. L. 90-425, title I, 82 Stat. 430.
June 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90-28, title I, 81 Stat. 63.
May 31, 1966, Pub. L. 89-435, title I, 80 Stat. 174.
June 28, 1965, Pub. L. 89-52, title I, 79 Stat. 179.
July 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88-356, title I, 78 Stat. 278.
July 26, 1963, Pub. L. 88-79, title I, 77 Stat. 102.
Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-578, title I, 76 Stat. 339.
Aug. 3, 1961, Pub. L. 87-122, title I, 75 Stat. 250.
May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-455, title I, 74 Stat. 112.
June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-60, title I, 73 Stat. 101.
June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85-439, title I, 72 Stat. 163.
July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85-77, title I, 71 Stat. 265.
June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title I, 70 Stat. 264.
June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title I, 69 Stat. 149.
July 1, 1954, ch. 446, title I, 68 Stat. 372.
July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, 67 Stat. 273.
July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 457.
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I, 65 Stat. 263.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VII, title I, 64 Stat. 694.

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48 USC Sec. 1424 01/03/2007

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Sec. 1424. District Court of Guam; local courts; jurisdiction

-STATUTE-
(a) District Court of Guam; unified court system
(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court
established by Congress designated as the "District Court of Guam",
and a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a
unified judicial system and include an appellate court designated
as the "Supreme Court of Guam", a trial court designated as the
"Superior Court of Guam", and such other lower local courts as may
have been or shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of
Guam.
(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except
the Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of
Guam) and any other local courts or divisions of local courts that
the Supreme Court of Guam shall designate.
(b) Jurisdiction
The District Court of Guam shall have the jurisdiction of a
district court of the United States, including, but not limited to,
the diversity jurisdiction provided for in section 1332 of title
28, and that of a bankruptcy court of the United States.
(c) Original jurisdiction
In addition to the jurisdiction described in subsection (b) of
this section, the District Court of Guam shall have original
jurisdiction in all other causes in Guam, jurisdiction over which
is not then vested by the legislature in another court or other
courts established by it. In causes brought in the district court
solely on the basis of this subsection, the district court shall be
considered a court established by the laws of Guam for the purpose
of determining the requirements of indictment by grand jury or
trial by jury.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 22, 64 Stat. 389; Aug. 27, 1954, ch.
1017, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 85-444, Secs. 1, 2, June 4,
1958, 72 Stat. 178, 179; Pub. L. 95-598, title III, Sec. 335, Nov.
6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2680; Pub. L. 98-454, title VIII, Secs. 801, 803,
title X, Sec. 1001, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1741, 1743, 1745; Pub.
L. 108-378, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2206.)


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AMENDMENTS
2004 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-378 amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The
judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court of record
established by Congress, designated the 'District Court of Guam,'
and such local court or courts as may have been or shall hereafter
be established by the laws of Guam in conformity with section 1424-
1 of this title."
1984 - Pub. L. 98-454 amended section generally, striking out
language which directed that no provisions of any rules which
authorized or required trial by jury or the prosecution of offenses
by indictment by a grand jury instead of by information be
applicable to the District Court of Guam unless and until made so
applicable by laws enacted by the Legislature of Guam, repealed
that portion of section 1 of act Aug. 27, 1954, which had inserted
such language originally, repealed section 335 of Pub. L. 95-598,
which had amended this section, and transferred out of this section
into sections 1424-1 to 1424-4, with amendments, the remaining
provisions formerly set out in this section relating to the
creation, jurisdiction, and rules governing procedure in the Guam
judicial system.
1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 335(a), inserted "and a
bankruptcy court".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 335(b), substituted "section
2075 of title 28, in cases under title 11," for "section 53 of
title 11, in bankruptcy cases;".
1958 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-444 provided that the District
Court of Guam shall have jurisdiction in all causes arising under
the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States,
regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, and to
insert the paragraph requiring appeals to the District Court to be
heard and determined by an appellate division.
1954 - Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 27, 1954, inserted provisions making
it clear that trial by jury or the prosecution of offenses by
indictment by a grand jury instead of by information shall not be
required in the District Court of Guam until so required by laws
enacted by the Legislature of Guam; and defining the terms
"attorney for the government", and "United States attorney", as
used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, when applicable to
cases arising under the laws of Guam.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454 provided that: "Titles VII, VIII,
IX, and X of this Act [enacting sections 1424-1 to 1424-4, 1493,
and 1613a of this title, repealing section 1400 of this title,
amending this section and sections 1424b, 1561, 1611, 1612, 1613,
1614, 1615, 1617, 1694, and 1821 to 1824 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1424b, 1612,
and 1614 of this title and section 373 of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure] shall become effective on the ninetieth day
following their enactment [Oct. 5, 1984]."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 335(b) of Pub. L. 95-598 effective Oct. 1,
1979, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out as an Effective
Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
Section 402(e) of Pub. L. 95-598, which provided a prospective
effective date for the amendment of subsec. (a) by section 335(a)
of Pub. L. 95-598, was repealed by section 1001 of Pub. L. 98-454.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT
Section 2 of act Aug. 27, 1954, provided that: "The amendment
made by section 1 [amending this section] shall be deemed to be in
effect as of August 1, 1950."

SEPARABILITY
Section 4 of act Aug. 27, 1954, provided: "If any particular
provision of this Act [amending this section and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section], or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby."

NONREVERSAL OF CONVICTIONS PRIOR TO AUGUST 27, 1954
Section 3 of act Aug. 27, 1954, provided: "No conviction of a
defendant in a criminal proceeding in the District Court of Guam
heretofore had shall be reversed or set aside on the ground that
the defendant was not indicted by a grand jury or tried by a petit
jury."

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Sec. 1424-1. Jurisdiction and powers of local courts

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(a) Supreme Court of Guam
The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest court of the
judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of Guam) and
shall -
(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary to
protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority and
such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may provide;
(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in Guam
decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts established
under the laws of Guam;
(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in aid of
its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, including
those orders necessary for the supervision of the judicial branch
of Guam;
(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court of
Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the
justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two
such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme
Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
(6) make and promulgate rules governing the administration of
the judiciary and the practice and procedure in the courts of the
judicial branch of Guam, including procedures for the
determination of an appeal en banc; and
(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice of law
in Guam, including admission to practice law and the conduct and
discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Guam
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam -
(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless disqualified or
unable to act;
(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general
supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other
instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the
Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient
administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
(c) Orders of Chief Justice with respect to appeals
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate
order with respect to -
(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of that
appeal on the merits; or
(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or failure
to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with applicable
laws or rules of procedure.
(d) Other local courts
Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise
provided by this chapter or any other Act of Congress, the Superior
Court of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of
Guam shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all
causes in Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such
jurisdiction shall be subject to the exclusive or concurrent
jurisdiction conferred on the District Court of Guam under section
1424 of this title.
(e) Qualifications and duties of justices and judges
The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the
Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by
the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 22A, as added Pub. L. 98-454, title
VIII, Sec. 801, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1742; amended Pub. L. 108-
378, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2206.)


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AMENDMENTS
2004 - Pub. L. 108-378 amended section generally, substituting
provisions relating to Supreme Court of Guam and other courts for
provisions consisting of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to
composition of local courts and establishment of appellate court,
jurisdiction of courts, and practice and procedure in local courts
and qualifications and duties of judges.

EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see
section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as an Effective Date of
1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.

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Sec. 1424-2. Relations between courts of United States and courts
of Guam

-STATUTE-
The relations between the courts established by the Constitution
or laws of the United States and the local courts of Guam with
respect to appeals, certiorari, removal of causes, the issuance of
writs of habeas corpus, and other matters or proceedings shall be
governed by the laws of the United States pertaining to the
relations between the courts of the United States, including the
Supreme Court of the United States, and the courts of the several
States in such matters and proceedings.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 22B, as added Pub. L. 98-454, title
VIII, Sec. 801, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1742; amended Pub. L. 103-
437, Sec. 17(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4595; Pub. L. 108-378,
Sec. 2, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2208.)


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AMENDMENTS
2004 - Pub. L. 108-378 struck out before period at end ":
Provided, That for the first fifteen years following the
establishment of the appellate court authorized by section 1424-
1(a) of this title, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit shall have jurisdiction to review by writ of
certiorari all final decisions of the highest court of Guam from
which a decision could be had. The Judicial Council of the Ninth
Circuit shall submit reports to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives at intervals of five years following
the establishment of such appellate court as to whether it has
developed sufficient institutional traditions to justify direct
review by the Supreme Court of the United States from all such
final decisions. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit shall have jurisdiction to promulgate rules necessary to
carry out the provisions of this subsection".
1994 - Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Natural Resources" for
"Interior and Insular Affairs" before "of the House".

EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see
section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as an Effective Date of
1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.

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Sec. 1424-3. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure;
review by United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit;
rules; appeals to appellate court

-STATUTE-
(a) Appellate jurisdiction of District Court
Prior to the establishment of the appellate court authorized by
section 1424-1(a) of this title, which is known as the Supreme
Court of Guam, the District Court of Guam shall have such appellate
jurisdiction over the local courts of Guam as the legislature may
determine: Provided, That the legislature may not preclude the
review of any judgment or order which involves the Constitution,
treaties, or laws of the United States, including this chapter, or
any authority exercised thereunder by an officer or agency of the
Government of the United States, or the conformity of any law
enacted by the legislature of Guam or of any orders or regulations
issued or actions taken by the executive branch of the government
of Guam with the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United
States, including this chapter, or any authority exercised
thereunder by an officer or agency of the United States.
(b) Appellate division of District Court; quorum; presiding judge;
designation of judges; decisions
Appeals to the District Court of Guam shall be heard and
determined by an appellate division of the court consisting of
three judges, of whom two shall constitute a quorum. The district
judge shall be the presiding judge of the appellate division and
shall preside therein unless disqualified or otherwise unable to
act. The other judges who are to sit in the appellate division of
any session shall be designated by the presiding judge from among
the judges who are serving on, or are assigned to, the district
court from time to time pursuant to section 1424b of this title:
Provided, That no more than one of them may be a judge of a court
of record of Guam. The concurrence of two judges shall be necessary
to any decision of the appellate division of the district court on
the merits of an appeal, but the presiding judge alone may make any
appropriate orders with respect to an appeal prior to the hearing
and determination thereof on the merits and may dismiss an appeal
for want of jurisdiction or failure to take or prosecute it in
accordance with the applicable law or rules of procedure.
(c) United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit; jurisdiction;
appeals; rules
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall
have jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of the
appellate division of the district court. The United States Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall have jurisdiction to
promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this
subsection.
(d) Appeals to appellate court; effect on District Court
Upon the establishment of the appellate court provided for in
section 1424-1(a) of this title, which is known as the Supreme
Court of Guam, all appeals from the decisions of the local courts
not previously taken must be taken to such appellate court. The
establishment of that appellate court shall not result in the loss
of jurisdiction of the appellate division of the district court
over any appeal then pending in it. The rulings of the appellate
division of the district court on such appeals may be reviewed in
the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and in the
Supreme Court notwithstanding the establishment of the appellate
court.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 22C, as added Pub. L. 98-454, title
VIII, Sec. 801, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1742; amended Pub. L. 108-
378, Sec. 1(c), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2207.)


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AMENDMENTS
2004 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-378, Sec. 1(c)(1), inserted
"which is known as the Supreme Court of Guam," after "appellate
court authorized by section 1424-1(a) of this title,".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-378, Sec. 1(c)(2), inserted ", which is
known as the Supreme Court of Guam," after "appellate court
provided for in section 1424-1(a) of this title" and substituted
"taken to such appellate court" for "taken to the appellate court".

EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see
section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as an Effective Date of
1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.

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Sec. 1424-4. Criminal offenses; procedure; definitions

-STATUTE-
Where appropriate, the provisions of part II of title 18 and of
title 28, United States Code, and notwithstanding the provision in
rule 54(a) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relating to the
prosecution of criminal offenses on Guam by information, the rules
of practice and procedure heretofore or hereafter promulgated and
made effective by the Congress or the Supreme Court of the United
States pursuant to titles 11, 18, and 28, United States Code, shall
apply to the District Court of Guam and appeals therefrom; except
that the terms, "Attorney for the government" and "United States
attorney", as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of Guam,
including the Guam Territorial income tax, mean the Attorney
General of Guam or such other person or persons as may be
authorized by the laws of Guam to act therein.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 22D, as added Pub. L. 98-454, title
VIII, Sec. 801, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1743.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, are
set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.


-MISC1-
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see
section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as an Effective Date of
1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1424a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 1424a. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1424a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 56(e), 65 Stat.
729.
Section, act Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 23, 64 Stat. 390,
related to appeals from the District Court of Guam to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and to the United
States Supreme Court. See sections 41, 1252, 1291, 1292, and 1294
of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

SAVINGS PROVISION
Subsec. (l) of section 56 of act Oct. 31, 1951, provided that the
repeal by section 56 of act Oct. 31, 1951, shall not affect any
rights or liabilities existing hereunder on the effective date of
that repeal (Oct. 31, 1951).

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1424b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 1424b. Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal,
and compensation; appointment of United States attorney and
marshal

-STATUTE-
(a) The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, appoint a judge for the District Court of Guam who
shall hold office for the term of ten years and until his successor
is chosen and qualified unless sooner removed by the President for
cause. The judge shall receive a salary payable by the United
States which shall be at the rate prescribed for judges of the
United States district courts.
The Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United
States may assign a judge of a local court of record or a judge of
the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or a
circuit or district judge of the ninth circuit or a recalled senior
judge of the District Court of Guam or of the District Court for
the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Chief Justice of the United
States may assign any other United States circuit or district judge
with the consent of the judge so assigned and of the chief judge of
his circuit, to serve temporarily as a judge in the District Court
of Guam whenever it is made to appear that such an assignment is
necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the court.
(b) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, a United States attorney and United States
marshal for Guam to whose offices the provisions of chapters 35 and
37 of title 28, respectively, shall apply.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, Sec. 24, 64 Stat. 390; Oct. 31, 1951, ch.
655, Sec. 55(a), 65 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 85-444, Sec. 3, June 4,
1958, 72 Stat. 179; Pub. L. 98-454, title VIII, Sec. 802, Oct. 5,
1984, 98 Stat. 1743.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-454, Sec. 802(a)-(c), substituted
"for the term of ten years" for "for a term of eight years" in
first par., and, in second par., substituted "a local court of
record" for "the Island Court of Guam" and inserted "or a recalled
senior judge of the District Court of Guam or of the District Court
of the Northern Mariana Islands" after "ninth circuit".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-454, Sec. 802(d), substituted "35" and
"37" for "31" and "33" respectively.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-454, Sec. 802(e), struck out subsec. (c)
which provided that chapters 43 and 49 of title 28 shall apply to
the District Court of Guam.
1958 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-444 increased the term of office
from four to eight years, substituted provisions requiring the
salary of the judge to be at the rate prescribed for judges of the
United States district courts for provisions which required the
salary of the judge to be the same as salary of the Governor of
Guam, and inserted provisions permitting the Chief Judge of the
Ninth Circuit to make temporary assignments.
1951 - Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 31, 1951, in second sentence, struck
out ", and shall be entitled to the benefits of retirement provided
in section 373 of title 28".
Subsec. (c). Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out references to chapters
21, 41, and 57 of title 28.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendments by Pub. L. 98-454 effective on ninetieth day following
Oct. 5, 1984, see section 1005 of Pub. L. 98-454, set out as a note
under section 1424 of this title.


-TRANS-
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see
note set out preceding section 1681 of this title.


-MISC2-
EXTENSION OF TERM OF DISTRICT JUDGES; APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1004 of Pub. L. 98-454 provided that: "The provisions of
sections 706(a), 802(a), and 901(a) of this Act [amending sections
1614, 1424b, and 1821, respectively, of this title] extending the
terms of district court judges of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, from eight to ten years
shall be applicable to the judges of those courts holding office on
the effective date of this Act [Oct. 5, 1984]."

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1424c 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE JUDICIARY

-HEAD-
Sec. 1424c. Review of claims respecting land on Guam

-STATUTE-
(a) Jurisdiction
Notwithstanding any law or court decision to the contrary, the
District Court of Guam is hereby granted authority and jurisdiction
to review claims of persons, their heirs or legatees, from whom
interests in land on Guam were acquired other than through judicial
condemnation proceedings, in which the issue of compensation was
adjudicated in a contested trial in the District Court of Guam, by
the United States between July 21, 1944, and August 23, 1963, and
to award fair compensation in those cases where it is determined
that less than fair market value was paid as a result of (1)
duress, unfair influence, or other unconscionable actions, or (2)
unfair, unjust, and inequitable actions of the United States.
(b) Acquisitions effected through condemnation proceedings
Land acquisitions effected through judicial condemnation
proceedings in which the issue of compensation was adjudicated in a
contested trial in the District Court of Guam, shall remain res
judicata and shall not be subject to review hereunder.
(c) Fair compensation
Fair compensation for purposes of this Act is defined as such
additional amounts as are necessary to effect payment of fair
market value at the time of acquisition, if it is determined that,
as a result of duress, unfair influence, or other unconscionable
actions, fair market value was not paid.
(d) Employment of special masters or judges
The District Court of Guam may employ and utilize the services of
such special masters or judges as are necessary to carry out the
intent and purposes hereof.
(e) Awards
Awards made hereunder shall be judgments against the United
States.
(f) Limitation on attorney's fees; violation; penalty
Attorney's fees paid by claimants to counsel representing them
may not exceed 5 per centum of any additional award. Any agreement
to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United
States or elsewhere, demands or receives any remuneration in excess
of the maximum permitted by this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both. A
reasonable attorney's fee may be awarded in appropriate cases.
(g) Availability of documents, records, and writings to court
All agencies and departments of the United States Government
shall, upon request, deliver to the court any documents, records,
and writings which are pertinent to any claim under review.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 95-134, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1162;
Pub. L. 96-205, title III, Sec. 301(a), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat.
87.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 95-134, Oct. 15,
1977, 91 Stat. 1159, as amended, popularly known as the Omnibus
Territories Act of 1977. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1980 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-205 struck out provisions
prohibiting allowance of interest on additional amounts of award.

TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AWARDS BY DISTRICT COURT OF GUAM
Pub. L. 100-647, title VI, Sec. 6140, Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat.
3724, provided that: "For purposes of the internal revenue laws of
the United States and Guam, gross income shall not include any
amount received pursuant to any claim over which the District Court
of Guam has jurisdiction by reason of section 204 of Public Law 95-
134 [this section] (commonly referred to as the Omnibus
Territories Act of 1977). This section shall be effective for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1985."

COMMENCEMENT OF CIVIL ACTIONS BEFORE APRIL 1, 1982
Section 301(b) of Pub. L. 96-205 provided that: "Any civil action
under section 204 of the Omnibus Territories Act of 1977 (91 Stat.
1162) [this section] shall be barred unless it is commenced not
later than April 1, 1982."

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425. Omitted

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section, act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, Sec. 214, as added Apr. 23,
1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(a), 63 Stat. 57, and amended, related to
insurance of mortgages on property in Guam. See section 1715d of
Title 12, Banks and Banking.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425a. Legislative authority to create authorities;
appointment of members; powers of authorities

-STATUTE-
The Legislature of Guam may by law grant to a public corporate
authority, existing or to be created by or under such law, powers
to undertake urban renewal and housing activities in Guam. Such
legislature may by law provide for the appointment, terms of
office, or removal of the members of such authority and for the
powers of such authority, including authority to accept whatever
benefits the Federal Government may make available, and to do all
things, to exercise any and all powers, and to assume and fulfill
any and all obligations, duties, responsibilities, and
requirements, including but not limited to those relating to
planning or zoning, necessary or desirable for receiving such
Federal assistance, except that such authority shall not be given
any power of taxation, nor any power to pledge the faith and credit
of the territory of Guam for any loan whatever.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 88-171, Sec. 1, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 304.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425b. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations

-STATUTE-
The Legislature of Guam may by law authorize such authority, any
provision of the Organic Act of Guam [48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.], or
any other Act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding, to
borrow money and to issue notes, bonds, and other obligations of
such character and maturity, with such security, and in such manner
as the legislature may provide. Such notes, bonds, and other
obligations shall not be a debt of the United States, or of Guam
other than such authority, nor constitute a debt, indebtedness, or
the borrowing of money within the meaning of any limitation or
restriction on the issuance of notes, bonds, or other obligations
contained in any laws of the United States applicable to Guam or to
any agency thereof.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 88-171, Sec. 2, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 304.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Organic Act of Guam, referred to in text, is act Aug. 1,
1950, ch. 512, 64 Stat. 384, as amended, which is classified
generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of
this title and Tables.

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425c 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425c. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc.

-STATUTE-
The Legislature of Guam may by law assist such authority by
furnishing, or authorizing the furnishing of, cash donations,
loans, conveyances of real and personal property, facilities, and
services, and otherwise, and may by law take other action in aid of
urban renewal or housing or related activities.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 88-171, Sec. 3, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 304.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425d 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425d. Ratification of prior act

-STATUTE-
Each and every part of Public Law 6-135, approved December 18,
1962, heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Guam dealing with
any part of the subject matter of sections 1425a to 1425e of this
title and not inconsistent therewith is ratified and confirmed.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 88-171, Sec. 4, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 304.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1425e 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1425e. Additional powers

-STATUTE-
Powers granted herein shall be in addition to, and not in
derogation of, any powers granted by other law to, or for the
benefit or assistance of, any public corporate authority.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 88-171, Sec. 5, Nov. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 304.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1426 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER V - PUBLIC HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

-HEAD-
Sec. 1426. Repealed.

-MISC1-
Sec. 1426. Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title II, Sec. 205, 68
Stat. 622.
Section, acts Apr. 23, 1949, ch. 89, Sec. 2(b), 63 Stat. 58; June
30, 1953, ch. 170, Sec. 25(b), 67 Stat. 128, related to purchase of
insured mortgage loans by the Federal National Mortgage
Association, with respect to property in Guam. Section was not
enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which comprises this
chapter.

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
(a) For the purpose of promoting economic development in the
territory of Guam, there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of the Interior to be paid to the government of Guam for
the purposes of this subchapter the sum of $5,000,000.
(b) In addition to the appropriations authorized in subsection
(a) of this section, $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of the Interior to be paid to the government of Guam
annually for five fiscal years commencing in fiscal year 1978 to
carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 2, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1172; Pub. L. 95-
134, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1161.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1977 - Pub. L. 95-134 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a) and added subsec. (b).

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428a 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428a. Submission of plan for use of funds; contents of plan;
term, interest rate, and premium charge of loan

-STATUTE-
Prior to receiving any funds pursuant to this subchapter the
government of Guam shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a
plan for the use of such funds which meets the requirements of this
section and is approved by the Secretary. The plan shall designate
an agency or agencies of such government as the agency or agencies
for the administration of the plan and shall set forth the policies
and procedures to be followed in furthering the economic
development of Guam through a program which shall include and make
provision for loans and loan guarantees to promote the development
of private enterprise and private industry in Guam through a
revolving fund for such purposes: Provided, That the term of any
loan made pursuant to the plan shall not exceed twenty-five years;
that such loans shall bear interest (exclusive of premium charges
for insurance, and service charges, if any) at such rate per annum
as is determined to be reasonable and as approved by the Secretary,
but in no event less than a rate equal to the average yield on
outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the
last day of the month preceding the date of the loan, adjusted to
the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, which rate shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the request of the
authorized agency or agencies of the government of Guam; and that
premium charges for the insurance and guarantee of loans shall be
commensurate, in the judgment of the agency or agencies
administering the fund, with expenses and risks covered.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 3, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1172.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428b 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428b. Prerequisite for loan or loan guarantee; maximum
participation in available funds; reserves for loan guarantees

-STATUTE-
No loan or loan guarantee shall be made under this subchapter to
any applicant who does not satisfy the agency or agencies
administering the plan that financing is otherwise unavailable on
reasonable terms and conditions. The maximum participation in the
funds made available under section 1428 of this title shall be
limited (a) so that not more than 25 per centum of the funds
actually appropriated by the Congress may be devoted to any single
project (b) to 90 per centum of loan guarantee, and (c) with
respect to all loans, to that decree of participation prudent under
the circumstances of individual loans but directly related to the
minimum essential participation necessary to accomplish the
purposes of this subchapter: Provided, That, with respect to loan
guarantees, the reserves maintained by the agency or agencies for
the guarantees shall not be less than 25 per centum of the
guarantee.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 4, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1172.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428c 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428c. Accounting procedures

-STATUTE-
The plan provided for in section 1428a of this title shall set
forth such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be
necessary to assure proper disbursement, repayment, and accounting
for such funds.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 5, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1172.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428d 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428d. Report for inclusion in annual report by Governor

-STATUTE-
The Governor of Guam shall include in the annual report to
Congress required pursuant to section 1422 of this title a report
on the administration of this subchapter.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 6, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 96-
470, title II, Sec. 206(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2244.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1980 - Pub. L. 96-470 substituted provision requiring the
Governor of Guam to include in his report to Congress under section
1422 of this title a report on the administration of this
subchapter for provision requiring the Governor of Guam to make an
annual report to the Secretary of the Interior on administration of
this subchapter, copies of which were to be forwarded to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the
Senate.

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Sec. 1428e 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8A - GUAM
SUBCHAPTER VI - GUAM DEVELOPMENT FUND

-HEAD-
Sec. 1428e. Audit of books and records of agency, or agencies,
administering loan funds

-STATUTE-
The Comptroller General of the United States, or any of his duly
authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of
audit and examination, to the books, documents, papers, and records
of the agency, or agencies, of the government of Guam administering
the plan that are pertinent to the funds received under this
subchapter.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 90-601, Sec. 7, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1173.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which
comprises this chapter.

-End-


-CITE-
48 USC CHAPTER 9 - SAMOA, TUTUILA, MANUA, SWAINS ISLAND,
AND TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 9 - SAMOA, TUTUILA, MANUA, SWAINS ISLAND, AND TRUST
TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

-HEAD-
CHAPTER 9 - SAMOA, TUTUILA, MANUA, SWAINS ISLAND, AND TRUST
TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

-End-



-CITE-
48 USC Secs. 1431 to 1440 01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 9 - SAMOA, TUTUILA, MANUA, SWAINS ISLAND, AND TRUST
TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

-HEAD-
Secs. 1431 to 1440. Transferred

-MISC1-
Section 1431, act Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 563, 43 Stat. 1357, which
related to sovereignty of United States extended over Swains
Island, was transferred to section 1662 of this title.
Section 1431a, acts Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 281, 45 Stat. 1253; May
22, 1929, ch. 6, 46 Stat. 4, which related to islands of Tutuila,
Manua, and Eastern Samoa, was transferred to section 1661 of this
title.
Section 1432, act June 28, 1906, ch. 3585, 34 Stat. 552, which
related to acknowledgment of deeds in the islands of Samoa, was
transferred to section 1663 of this title.
Section 1433, act June 14, 1934, ch. 523, 48 Stat. 963, which
related to inapplicability of coastwise shipping laws to Samoa, was
transferred to section 1664 of this title and was subsequently
repealed by Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710.
Section 1434, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, Sec. 101, 66
Stat. 457, which related to purchases by governments of Samoa, was
transferred to section 1665 of this title.
Section 1435, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, Sec. 101, 66
Stat. 458, which related to purchases by governments of Pacific
Trust Territory, was transferred to section 1682 of this title. Act
June 30, 1954, ch. 423, Sec. 1, formerly set out as a note under
this section, and which related to continuance of civil government
for the Trust Territory, is classified to section 1681 of this
title. Section 2 of that act, which provided for annual
appropriation authorization, is set out as a note under section
1681 of this title.
Section 1436, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, Sec. 101, 66
Stat. 458, which related to auditing transactions of Pacific Trust
Territory, was transferred to section 1683 of this title.
Section 1437, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, Sec. 101, 66
Stat. 458, which related to expenditure of funds for administration
of Pacific Trust Territory, was transferred to section 1684 of this
title.
Section 1438, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, Sec. 108, 66
Stat. 460, which related to transfer of property or money for
administration of Pacific Trust Territory, was transferred to
section 1685 of this title.
Section 1439, act July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, Sec. 1, 67
Stat. 274, which related to approval by Congress of new activity in
Pacific Trust Territory, was transferred to section 1686 of this
title and was subsequently omitted from the Code.
Section 1440, Pub. L. 85-77, title I, Sec. 1, July 1, 1957, 71
Stat. 266, which related to expenditure of appropriations for
Pacific Trust Territory for aircraft and surface vessels, was
transferred to section 1687 of this title.

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48 USC CHAPTER 10 - TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL
NATURE 01/03/2007

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TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 10 - TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE

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CHAPTER 10 - TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE

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Sec.
1451. Rights of Indians not impaired; boundaries.
1452. Regulation of Indians.
1453 to 1469-1. Repealed.
1469a. Congressional declaration of policy respecting
"Insular Areas".
1469a-1. Full amounts to be covered into treasuries of Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin
Islands; reductions prohibited.
1469b. Auditing of transactions of Territorial and local
governments.
1469c. Availability of services, facilities, and equipment of
agencies and instrumentalities of United States;
reimbursement requirements.
1469d. General technical assistance.
1469e. Insular government purchases.
1470 to 1488. Repealed or Omitted.
1489. Loss of title of United States to lands in territories
through adverse possession or prescription forbidden.
1490. Repealed.
1491. License, permit, etc., for transportation for storage
or storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level
radioactive waste; prerequisites; applicability;
"territory or possession" defined.
1492. Energy resources of Caribbean and Pacific insular
areas.
1493. Prosecution; authorization to seek review; local or
Federal appellate courts; decisions, judgments or
orders.
1494. Purposes.
1494a. Annual reports to Congress.
1494b. Enforcement and administration in insular areas.
1494c. Drug Enforcement Agency personnel assignments.

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CODIFICATION
The source of most sections of this chapter is the Revised
Statutes enacted in 1873 and other early statutes. The Revised
Statutes can no longer apply to contiguous territory because no
such territory now exists. As to noncontiguous territory, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands each has its own organic act,
providing a complete system of government, legislative, executive,
and judicial. The Canal Zone has its own code of laws. The
independence of the Philippine Islands was recognized by Proc. No.
2695, eff. July 4, 1946, set out as a note under section 1394 of
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. The other possessions,
such as Samoa, are covered by special provisions set out elsewhere
in this title.


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EX. ORD. NO. 13299. INTERAGENCY GROUP ON INSULAR AREAS
Ex. Ord. No. 13299, May 12, 2003, 68 F.R. 25477, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Interagency Group on Insular Areas. (a) There is
established, within the Department of the Interior for
administrative purposes, the Interagency Group on Insular Areas
(IGIA). The group shall consist exclusively of:
(i) the heads of the executive departments; and
(ii) the heads of such agencies as the Secretary of the Interior
may designate.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary's designee
under section 1(c) of this order, shall convene and preside at the
meetings of the IGIA, determine its agenda, direct its work and, as
appropriate to deal with particular subject matters, establish and
direct subgroups of the IGIA that shall consist exclusively of
members of the IGIA.
(c) A member of the IGIA ma