48 USC § 1405 - Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”
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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s1405"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 1405 - Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1405"
section_name: "Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "VIRGIN ISLANDS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL GOVERNMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 1, 49 Stat. 1807.)"
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# § 1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”
August 4, 1916September 7, 1916
The provisions of this subchapter, and the name “the Virgin Islands” as used in this subchapter, shall apply to and include the territorial domain, lands and waters acquired by the United States through cession of the Danish West Indian Islands by the convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Denmark entered into , and ratified by the Senate on (39 Stat. L. 1706).
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**Source Credit**: (June 22, 1936, ch. 699, § 1, 49 Stat. 1807.)