2016 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 8 - Guano Islands
Sec. 1412 - Notice of discovery of guano and proofs

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1412 (2016)
Section Name §1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs
Section Text

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 Credit

(R.S. §5571.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §5571 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §1, 11 Stat. 119.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS
Sec. 1412 - Notice of discovery of guano and proofs
Contains section 1412
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 11 Stat. 119
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