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U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 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.)
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R.S. § 5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 4, 11 Stat. 120.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 1419. Right to Abandon Islands," U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed May 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKK99S57JTYC3W8.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 1419. Right to Abandon Islands." U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 11 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKK99S57JTYC3W8.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 1419. Right to Abandon Islands' in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 11 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CKK99S57JTYC3W8.
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