Title 48Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60

§1544 Reports by Governor; Jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; Exceptions

Title 48 › Chapter 12— VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1544

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Governor must send any federal reports required by law to the Secretary of the Interior. The President may put Virgin Islands government matters under that Secretary, except judicial matters and the U.S. Attorney/Marshal matters supervised on July 22, 1954.

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Title 48, §1544

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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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Citation

48 U.S.C. § 1544

Title 48Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60