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    48 USC CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS                            01/02/2006

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                         CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS                     

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    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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1411. Guano districts; claim by United States

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5570.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5571.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5572.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5573.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1415. Restrictions upon exportation

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5574.)

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                               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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    48 USC Sec. 1416                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1416. Regulation of trade

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5575.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1417. Criminal jurisdiction

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5576.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of
      rights

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5577.)

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                               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                                            01/02/2006

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    Sec. 1419. Right to abandon islands

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      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.

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    (R.S. Sec. 5578.)

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                               CODIFICATION                           
      R.S. Sec. 5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, Sec. 4,
    11 Stat. 120.

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