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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 12— VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 1543

§ 1543. United States citizenship requirement for government officials

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All members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, all judges and all officials of the government of the Virgin Islands who report directly to the Governor shall be citizens of the United States.
(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 29, 68 Stat. 509; Pub. L. 98–213, § 5(a), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1460.)
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  • July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 29
  • 68 Stat. 509
  • Pub. L. 98–213, § 5(a)
  • 97 Stat. 1460
  • Pub. L. 98–213
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§ 1543
United States citizenship requirement for government officials
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ActJuly 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 29
Stat.68 Stat. 509
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–213, § 5(a)
Stat.97 Stat. 1460
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–213
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