48 USC 1419: Right to abandon islands
Text contains those laws in effect on December 26, 2024
From Title 48-TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONSCHAPTER 8-GUANO ISLANDS
§1419. Right to abandon islands
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed as obliging the United States to retain possession of the islands, rocks, or keys, after the guano shall have been removed from the same.
(R.S. §5578.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §5578 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §4,