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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 13— EASTERN SAMOA · § 1662

§ 1662. Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island

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The sovereignty of the United States over American Samoa is extended over Swains Island, which is made a part of American Samoa and placed under the jurisdiction of the administrative and judicial authorities of the government established therein by the United States.
(Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 563, 43 Stat. 1357.)
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  • Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 563
  • 43 Stat. 1357
  • section 1431 of this title
  • Pub. L. 96–597, title I, § 101
  • 94 Stat. 3477
  • Pub. L. 87–158
  • 75 Stat. 392
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§ 1662
Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island
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ActMar. 4, 1925, ch. 563
Stat.43 Stat. 1357
Citesection 1431 of this title
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–597, title I, § 101
Stat.94 Stat. 3477
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