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48 U.S.C. § 1405z to 1406e (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1405z to 1406e. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
text: Section 1405z, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 27, 49 Stat. 1813, related to two divisions of District Court of Virgin Islands, terms of court, rules of practice, and process.
text: Section 1406, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 28, 49 Stat. 1814, related to jurisdiction of district court generally.
text: Section 1406a, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 29, 49 Stat. 1814, related to jurisdiction of district court over crimes committed on the high seas.
text: Section 1406b, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 30, 49 Stat. 1814, related to appeals from District Court of Virgin Islands.
text: Section 1406c, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 31, 49 Stat. 1814, related to jury trials in criminal cases.
text: Section 1406d, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 32, 49 Stat. 1814, related to jurisdiction of inferior courts.
text: Section 1406e, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 33, 49 Stat. 1815, related to appeals from inferior courts to district court.
48 U.S.C. § 1406f (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions
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.”
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 37, 49 Stat. 1817.)
48 U.S.C. § 1406g (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406g. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
text: Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 34, 49 Stat. 1815, related to bill of rights of Virgin Islands.
48 U.S.C. § 1406h (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations
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.
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 35, 49 Stat. 1816.)
48 U.S.C. § 1406i (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of entry; export duties
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.
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 36, 49 Stat. 1816.)
48 U.S.C. § 1406j (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406j. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649
text: Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 38, 49 Stat. 1817, provided for citizenship of officials and for oath of office.
48 U.S.C. § 1406k (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406k. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
text: Section, act June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 39, 49 Stat. 1817, related to jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General.
48 U.S.C. § 1406l (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1406l. Effective date
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.
(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 40, 49 Stat. 1817.)
48 U.S.C. § 1408 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408. Legislative authority to create authorities; appointment of members; powers of authorities
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 301, 64 Stat. 346; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 107(5), (7), (9), 69 Stat. 638.)
heading: References in Text
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 (§ 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.
heading: Amendments
text: 1955—Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal projects, and inserted “as amended” after “Housing Act of 1949” and after “this Act”.
heading: Urban Renewal Activities
text: Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 107(4), 69 Stat. 638, 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.
48 U.S.C. § 1408a (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408a. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 302, 64 Stat. 346.)
heading: References in Text
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 (§ 1405 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1406m of this title and Tables.
48 U.S.C. § 1408b (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408b. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by government and municipalities
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 303, 64 Stat. 347; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 107(5), 69 Stat. 638.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1955—Act Aug. 11, 1955, included urban renewal proj­ects.
48 U.S.C. § 1408c (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408c. Grants-in-aid by Federal Government
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 304, 64 Stat. 347; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title I, § 107(6)–(9), 69 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 90–19, § 9, May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 22.)
heading: References in Text
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 (§ 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 (§ 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.
heading: Amendments
text: 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).
48 U.S.C. § 1408d (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408d. Ratification of prior acts
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 305, 64 Stat. 347.)
heading: References in Text
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.
48 U.S.C. § 1408e (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1408e. Additional powers
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.
(July 18, 1950, ch. 466, title III, § 306, 64 Stat. 347.)
heading: References in Text
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.
48 U.S.C. § 1409m to 1409o (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§§ 1409m to 1409o. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 308(f), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
text: Section 1409m, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, § 1, 65 Stat. 661, related to establishment and maintenance of an agricultural research and extension service program.
text: Section 1409n, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, § 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.
text: Section 1409o, act Oct. 29, 1951, ch. 603, § 3, 65 Stat. 662, related to authorization of appropriations and use of funds.
48 U.S.C. § 1411 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1411. Guano districts; claim by United States
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.
(R.S. § 5570.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5570 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 1, 11 Stat. 119.
48 U.S.C. § 1412 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs
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.
(R.S. § 5571.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5571 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 1, 11 Stat. 119.
48 U.S.C. § 1413 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer
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.
(R.S. § 5572.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5572 derived from act Apr. 2, 1872, ch. 81, § 1, 17 Stat. 48.
48 U.S.C. § 1414 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer
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.
(R.S. § 5573.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5573 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 2, 11 Stat. 119.
48 U.S.C. § 1415 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1415. Restrictions upon exportation
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.
(R.S. § 5574.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5574 derived from acts Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 2, 11 Stat. 119; July 28, 1866, ch. 298, § 3, 14 Stat. 328; Apr. 2, 1872, ch. 81, § 1, 17 Stat. 48.
An additional provision of R.S. § 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.
48 U.S.C. § 1416 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1416. Regulation of trade
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.
(R.S. § 5575.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5575 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 3, 11 Stat. 120.
48 U.S.C. § 1417 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1417. Criminal jurisdiction
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.
(R.S. § 5576.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5576 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 6, 11 Stat. 120.
48 U.S.C. § 1418 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights
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.
(R.S. § 5577.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 5, 11 Stat. 120.
48 U.S.C. § 1419 (TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS)
§ 1419. Right to abandon islands
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.
(R.S. § 5578.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 4, 11 Stat. 120.