Title 37 — Property
6 chapters · 50 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 37.0201 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (a) “Alienation” means the sale, gift, exchange, or any other method of disposal of property. (b) “Freehold lands”, means all those lands included in court grants prior to 1900 which have not at the request of the owner, been returned to the status of oth…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0202 Creation and membership of Land Commission
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There is created a Land Commission, which shall consist of 5 members who shall serve ex officio as follows: a man qualified and experienced in real estate transactions, who shall serve as chairman and shall be appointed by the Governor; the Territorial Registrar, who shall serve …
A.S.C.A. § 37.0203 Instruments affecting title to land-Duties of Commission
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(a) All instruments affecting the title to land which require the approval of the Governor before becoming effective shall be filed with the secretary of the Land Commission for study and recommendations thereon by the Commission. (b) The Commission shall meet from time to time u…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0204 Restrictions on alienation of land
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(a) It is prohibited for any matai of a Samoan family who is, as such, in control of the communal family lands or any part thereof, to alienate such family lands or any part thereof to any person without the written approval of the Governor of American Samoa. (b) It is prohibited…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0205 Transfer in trust for use of child or issue of child married to nonnative
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This regulation shall not apply to any native proprietor of land other than communal family land, who desires to make provision for his son or daughter, in view of legal marriage with a nonnative, or for his son or daughter already married to a nonnative, or for any of the issue …
A.S.C.A. § 37.0210 Registration required-Notice of contents
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(a) No instrument shall be effectual to pass the title to any land or any interest therein, or to render such land liable as security for the payment of any debt or obligation until such instrument has been duly registered with the Territorial Registrar. (b) Due registration of a…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0211 Contract for sale of real property
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No agreement for the sale of real property or of any interest therein is valid unless the same, or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged or his agent thereunto authorized in writing but this does not abridge the power of any cour…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0221 Leasing of native land
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(a) Native land may, with the approval of the Governor, be leased to any person for any term not exceeding 55 years for any purpose, except for the working of minerals and cutting of timber. (b) Provisional agreements for the leasing of native land as provided in subsection (a) m…
A.S.C.A. § 37.0222 Lease of native land for schools
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(a) Any person, corporation, organization, society, or association may lease, for school purposes, so much native land as is actually necessary for such purposes for a period of not more than 30 years, with a right to provide in the lease for any number of renewals thereof for a …
A.S.C.A. § 37.0230 Violation—Penalty
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Any alienation in violation of this chapter shall be void; and any person committing, or attempting to commit, a breach of a provision of this chapter, except 37.0210 and 37.0211, shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $200, and any nonnative failing to conform to this chapter, …