48 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2009 Edition
Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 12 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
Table Of Contents
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.
1541.
Organization and status.
1542.
Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited.
1543.
United States citizenship requirement for government officials.
1544.
Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions.
1545.
Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands.
1546.
Authorization of appropriations.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—BILL OF RIGHTS

1561.
Rights and prohibitions.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

1571.
Legislature.
1572.
Legislators.
1573.
Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding.
1574.
Legislative powers and activities.
1574–1.
Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
1574a.
Revenue bonds or other obligations.
1574b.
Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations.
1574c.
Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations.
1574d.
Repealed.
1575.
Legislative procedure.
1576.
General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—EXECUTIVE BRANCH

1591.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report.
1592.
Repealed.
1593.
Initiative and recall.
1594.
Repealed.
1595.
Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
1596.
Repealed.
1597.
Reorganization of government.
1598.
Omitted.
1599.
Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—JUDICIAL BRANCH

1611.
District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure.
1612.
Jurisdiction of District Court.
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.
Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court.
1614.
Judges of District Court.
1615.
Judicial divisions.
1616.
Trial by jury.
1617.
United States attorney; appointment; duties.

        

SUBCHAPTER VI—SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS

1631.
Establishment and maintenance; scope.
1632.
Repealed.

        

SUBCHAPTER VII—FISCAL PROVISIONS

1641.
Method of payment of official salaries.
1642.
Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants.
1642a.
Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide.
1643.
Import provisions with respect to trade-marks.
1644.
Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands.
1645.
Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.