2012 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 12 - 1954 (§§ 1541 - 1645)
Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1541 - 1546)
Section 1544 - Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 12 - 1954
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1544 - Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
Containssection 1544
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJuly 22, 1954, ch. 558, §30, 68 Stat. 509.
Statutes at Large Reference68 Stat. 509

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GENERAL PROVISIONS - 48 U.S.C. § 1544 (2012)
§1544. Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions

All reports required by law to be made by the Governor to any official of the United States shall hereafter be made to the Secretary of the Interior, and the President is authorized to place all matters pertaining to the government of the Virgin Islands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, except matters relating to the judicial branch of said government which on July 22, 1954 are under the supervision of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and the matters relating to the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal which on July 22, 1954 are under the supervision of the Attorney General.

(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, §30, 68 Stat. 509.)

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