2016 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 8 - Guano Islands
Sec. 1419 - Right to abandon islands

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1419 (2016)
Section Name §1419. Right to abandon islands
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(R.S. §5578.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §4, 11 Stat. 120.

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. 1419 - Right to abandon islands
Contains section 1419
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 11 Stat. 120
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