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Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 8 - GUANO ISLANDS (§§ 1411 - 1419)
Section 1418 - Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights
GUANO ISLANDS - 48 U.S.C. § 1418 (2012)
§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.)
CodificationR.S. §5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §5, 11 Stat. 120.
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