Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 1541 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 1541 : US Code - Notes

(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 90-496, Sec.
13, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 842.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the
original "this Act", meaning act July 22, 1954, ch. 558, 68 Stat.
497, as amended, known as the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin
Islands, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 104 and 111
of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and section 3350 of former Title 26,
Internal Revenue Code (see section 7652(b)(3) of Title 26), and
enacted provisions set out as notes under this section. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note below and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1968 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-496 added subsec. (c).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment of provisions of section necessary to authorize the
holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov.
3, 1970, effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments of
provisions of section, unless otherwise expressly provided by Pub.
L. 90-496, effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 16 of Pub. L. 90-
496, set out as a note under section 1591 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 34 of act July 22, 1954, provided: "This Act [see Short
Title note below] shall take effect upon its approval [July 22,
1954], but until its provisions shall severally become operative as
herein provided, the corresponding legislative, executive, and
judicial functions of the existing government shall continue to be
exercised as now provided by law or ordinance, and the incumbents
of all offices under the government of the Virgin Islands shall
continue in office until their successors are appointed and have
qualified unless sooner removed by competent authority. The
enactment of this Act shall not affect the term of office of the
judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands in office on the
date of its enactment [July 22, 1954]."
SHORT TITLE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 17 of Pub. L. 90-496 provided that: "This Act [enacting
section 336 of Title 10, Armed Forces, amending this section and
sections 1561, 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1591, 1593, 1595, 1597,
1599, and 1641 of this title, repealing sections 1594, 1596, and
1632 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under
section 1591 of this title] may be cited as the 'Virgin Islands
Elective Governor Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 86-289, Sec. 1, Sept. 16, 1959, 73 Stat. 568, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 1573, 1597, and 1617 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Virgin Islands Organic Act Amendments
of 1959'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of act July 22, 1954, provided that: "This Act
[enacting this chapter, amending sections 104 and 111 of Title 21,
Food and Drugs, and sections 3350 of former Title 26, Internal
Revenue Code (see section 7652(b)(3) of Title 26), and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the
'Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands'."
SEPARABILITY
Section 36 of act July 22, 1954, provided: "If any clause,
sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act [see Short Title note
above], or the application thereof to any person, or circumstances,
is held invalid, the application thereof to other persons, or
circumstances, and the remainder of the Act, shall not be affected
thereby."
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTION FOR UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Pub. L. 97-21, July 9, 1981, 95 Stat. 105, set out the text of
the Constitution for the United States Virgin Islands and provided
that the Constitution is approved for submission to the people of
the Virgin Islands in accordance with the provisions of Public Law
94-584, set out as a note preceding this section.
SUBMERGED LANDS, CONVEYANCE TO TERRITORY
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of the Virgin
Islands, see section 1701 et seq. of this title.