2018 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 12 - Virgin Islands [1954]
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 1544 - Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1544 (2018)
Section Name §1544. Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
Section Text

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.

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, 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 12 - 1954
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1544 - Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
Contains section 1544
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 68 Stat. 509
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