Title 48, Chapter 12 — Virgin Islands [1954]

Organization and status

Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited

United States citizenship requirement for government officials

Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions

Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands

Authorization of appropriations

Rights and prohibitions

Legislature

Legislators

Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding

Legislative powers and activities

Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Revenue bonds or other obligations

Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations

Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations

Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 308(g), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710

Legislative procedure

General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report

Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 657

Initiative and recall

Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, § 6, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 839

Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor

Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 224(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1752

Reorganization of government

Omitted

Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior

District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure

Jurisdiction of District Court

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

Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court

Judges of District Court

Judicial divisions

Trial by jury

United States attorney; appointment; duties

Establishment and maintenance; scope

Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, § 14, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 842

Method of payment of official salaries

Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants

Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide

Import provisions with respect to trade-marks

Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands

Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.