48 U.S.C. · Territories and Insular Possessions
48 U.S.C. § 1419

Right to abandon islands

Ch. 8 — GUANO ISLANDS
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48 U.S.C. § 1419 — Right to abandon islands

U.S.C. Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 48 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS Sec. 1419 - Right to abandon islands From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1419. Right to abandon islands

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.

(R.S. §5578.)

Editorial Notes

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

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