Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1544 Reports by Governor; Jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; Exceptions
Title 48 › CHAPTER 12 — VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1544
Summary
The Governor must send any reports the law requires for federal officials to the Secretary of the Interior. The President can put most Virgin Islands government matters under the Secretary of the Interior, except court matters and matters about the U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal as they were on July 22, 1954.
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Title 48, §1544
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
All reports required by law to be made by the Governor to any official of the United States shall hereafter be made to the Secretary of the Interior, and the President is authorized to place all matters pertaining to the government of the Virgin Islands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, except matters relating to the judicial branch of said government which on July 22, 1954 are under the supervision of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and the matters relating to the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal which on July 22, 1954 are under the supervision of the Attorney General.
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48 U.S.C. § 1544
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102