Title 48, Chapter 12
Territories and Insular Possessions — 43 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- § 1541 Section 1541 - Organization and status
- § 1542 Section 1542 - Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited
- § 1543 Section 1543 - United States citizenship requirement for government officials
- § 1544 Section 1544 - Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
- § 1545 Section 1545 - Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands
- § 1546 Section 1546 - Authorization of appropriations
- § 1561 Section 1561 - Rights and prohibitions
- § 1571 Section 1571 - Legislature
- § 1572 Section 1572 - Legislators
- § 1573 Section 1573 - Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding
- § 1574 Section 1574 - Legislative powers and activities
- § 1574a Section 1574a - Revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574b Section 1574b - Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574d Section 1574d - Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III , § 308(g), Oct. 19, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1574c Section 1574c - Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1575 Section 1575 - Legislative procedure
- § 1576 Section 1576 - General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.
- § 1591 Section 1591 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report
- § 1592 Section 1592 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 657
- § 1593 Section 1593 - Initiative and recall
- § 1594 Section 1594 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496 , § 6, Aug. 23, 1968 , 82 Stat. 839
- § 1595 Section 1595 - Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- § 1596 Section 1596 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II , § 224(3), Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1752
- § 1597 Section 1597 - Reorganization of government
- § 1598 Section 1598 - Omitted
- § 1599 Section 1599 - Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- § 1611 Section 1611 - District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure
- § 1612 Section 1612 - Jurisdiction of District Court
- § 1613 Section 1613 - Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules
- § 1613a Section 1613a - Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court
- § 1614 Section 1614 - Judges of District Court
- § 1615 Section 1615 - Judicial divisions
- § 1616 Section 1616 - Trial by jury
- § 1617 Section 1617 - United States attorney; appointment; duties
- § 1631 Section 1631 - Establishment and maintenance; scope
- § 1632 Section 1632 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496 , § 14, Aug. 23, 1968 , 82 Stat. 842
- § 1641 Section 1641 - Method of payment of official salaries
- § 1642 Section 1642 - Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants
- § 1642a Section 1642a - Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide
- § 1643 Section 1643 - Import provisions with respect to trade-marks
- § 1644 Section 1644 - Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands
- § 1645 Section 1645 - Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.