U.S.C. Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

48 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 8 - GUANO ISLANDS
Sec. 1418 - Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights

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.

(R.S. §5577.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §5577 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, §5, 11 Stat. 120.