2016 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 8 - Guano Islands
Sec. 1414 - Exclusive privileges of discoverer

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1414 (2016)
Section Name §1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(R.S. §5573.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §5573 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §2, 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. 1414 - Exclusive privileges of discoverer
Contains section 1414
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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