§ 1543. United States citizenship requirement for government officials

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1954

   Pub. L. 83–558 § 29 · 68 Stat. 587

   Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1543

   July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 29, 68 Stat. 509

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 29, 68 Stat. 509

2. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–213 § 5(a) · 97 Stat. 1459

   1. Amended · 48 U.S.C. § 1543

      Pub. L. 98–213 amended section generally

   2. Substituted · 48 U.S.C. § 1543

      Pub. L. 98–213 substituting provisions requiring United States citizenship for all members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and all officials who report directly to the Governor for provisions requiring such citizenship for all officers of the Virgin Islands

   3. Struck · 48 U.S.C. § 1543

      Pub. L. 98–213 struck out provisions requiring written oaths and prescribing the oath

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–213 amended section generally, substituting provisions requiring United States citizenship for all members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and all officials who report directly to the Governor for provisions requiring such citizenship for all officers of the Virgin Islands, and struck out provisions requiring written oaths and prescribing the oath.

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