Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 12. Virgin Islands [1954]
43 sections
Subchapter I — General Provisions
- 1541Organization and status
- 1542Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited
- 1543United States citizenship requirement for government officials
- 1544Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
- 1545Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands
- 1546Authorization of appropriations
Subchapter II — Bill of Rights
Subchapter III — Legislative Branch
- 1571Legislature
- 1572Legislators
- 1573Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding
- 1574Legislative powers and activities
- 1574–1Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 1574aRevenue bonds or other obligations
- 1574bFederal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations
- 1574cPriority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations
- 1574dRepealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 308(g)
- 1575Legislative procedure
- 1576General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.
Subchapter IV — Executive Branch
- 1591Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report
- 1592Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
- 1593Initiative and recall
- 1594Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, § 6
- 1595Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- 1596Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 224(3)
- 1597Reorganization of government
- 1598Omitted
- 1599Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
Subchapter V — Judicial Branch
- 1611District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure
- 1612Jurisdiction of District Court
- 1613Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules
- 1613aAppellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court
- 1614Judges of District Court
- 1615Judicial divisions
- 1616Trial by jury
- 1617United States attorney; appointment; duties
Subchapter VI — System of Accounts
Subchapter VII — Fiscal Provisions
- 1641Method of payment of official salaries
- 1642Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants
- 1642aAvailability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide
- 1643Import provisions with respect to trade-marks
- 1644Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands
- 1645Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.