6 chapters · 50 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 37.0101 Registration-Absence of conflicting claim a prerequisite
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(a) The owner of any land in American Samoa not previously registered may register his title thereto with the Territorial Registrar. (b) No title to land shall be registered unless the Registrar is satisfied that there is no conflicting claim thereto and unless the description cl…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0102 Survey
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(a) When land is offered for registration, the offer shall be accompanied by a survey of land to which the title is proposed to be registered. The survey shall conform to regulations of the Governor. (b) Unless otherwise provided by regulation, the point of departure in such surv…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0103 Notice-Adverse claim
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(a) Notice of the proposed registration shall be posted for 60 days on the bulletin board at the courthouse in Fagatogo and at 2 public places in the village in which or nearest to which the land is located and shall be published in a local newspaper at least once each 30 days du…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0104 Adjudication of conflicting claims
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(a) If it appears to the Territorial Registrar that there are conflicting claims to the title offered for registration, he shall refer the matter to the High Court of American Samoa for adjudication. (b) Upon adjudication of the matter by the High Court, the Territorial Registrar…