Article V — Miscellaneous
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Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 1 Officers
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For the public convenience and to insure continuity in the operation of the Government all officers of American Samoa, including district, county, and village officers, shall, subject to the right of resignation or removal as may be provided by law, continue to hold their respect…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 2 Existing laws
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All laws of American Samoa not inconsistent with this Constitution shall continue in force until they expire by their own limitation, or are altered or repealed by competent authority.
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 3 Amendments
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Any amendment to this Constitution may be proposed in either House of the Legislature, and if the same be agreed to by three-fifths of all members of each House, voting separately, such proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon. The…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 4 Revision of the constitution
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In view of the changing conditions in American Samoa, the Governor shall appoint a new Constitutional Committee five years after the effective date of this Constitution to prepare amendments or a revised draft constitution to be submitted to the Governor who shall call a constitu…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 5 Existing rights and liabilities
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Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution all existing actions, writs, suits, proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, decrees, sentences, orders, appeals, causes of action, contracts, claims, demands, titles, and rights shall continue unaffect…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 6 Oaths
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All officers of American Samoa including district, county, and village officers, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath: “I, ____________, of_________ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 7 Construction
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In this Constitution titles shall not be used for the purposes of construction and wherever any personal pronoun appears it shall be construed to mean either sex; also in this Constitution a special or particular provision shall control a general provision should there be any inc…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 8 Provisions self-executing
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The provisions of this Constitution shall be self-executing to the fullest extent that their respective natures permit.
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 9 Seat of government
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The seat of Government shall be at Fagatogo.
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 10 Political districts and counties
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It is hereby recognized that there are three political districts in American Samoa, viz. Manu’a, composed of the political counties of Ta’u, Faleasao, Fitiuta, Olosega and Ofu; Eastern, composed of the political counties of Sua, Vaifanua, Saole, Ituau and Ma’uputasi; and Western,…
Rev. Const. Am. Samoa art. V, § 11 Effective date
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This Constitution ratified and approved on June 2, 1967, by the Secretary of the Interior, action pursuant to the authority vested in him by Executive Order No. 10264, dated June 29,1951, of the President of the United States, and approved by the Constitutional Convention of the …