2020 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 7 - Virgin Islands
Subchapter II - Civil Government
Sec. 1406h - Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations

Download PDF
Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1406h (2020)
Section Name §1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations
Section Text

All taxes, duties, fees, and public revenues collected in the municipality of Saint Croix shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands and held in account for said municipality and all taxes, duties, fees, and public revenues collected in the municipality of Saint Thomas and Saint John shall be covered into said treasury of the Virgin Islands and held in account for said municipality: Provided, That the proceeds of customs duties, less the cost of collection, and the proceeds of the United States income tax, and the proceeds of any taxes levied by the Congress on the inhabitants of the Virgin Islands, and all quarantine, passport, immigration, and naturalization fees collected in the Virgin Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands and held in account for the respective municipalities, and shall be expended for the benefit and government of said municipalities in accordance with the annual municipal budgets. The Municipal Council of Saint Croix may make appropriations for the purposes of said municipality from, and to be paid out of, the funds credited to its account in the treasury of the Virgin Islands; and the Municipal Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John may make appropriations for the purposes of said municipality from, and to be paid out of, the funds credited to its account in said treasury.

Source Credit

(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, §35, 49 Stat. 1816.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 7 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER II - CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Sec. 1406h - Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations
Contains section 1406h
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 49 Stat. 1816
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. United States may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.