FEDERAL · 48 U.S.C. · Chapter 8
Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights
48 U.S.C. § 1418
Title48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter8 — GUANO ISLANDS
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48 U.S.C. § 1418.
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The President is authorized, at his discretion, to employ the land and naval forces of the United States to protect the rights of the discoverer or of his widow, heir, executor, administrator, or assigns.
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History
(R.S. §5577.)
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Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §5, 11 Stat. 120.
Codification
R.S. §5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §5, 11 Stat. 120.
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