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The Guano Islands Act, passed in 1856, allowed any American to claim as property of the United States any unclaimed island that contained guano deposits. These lands would be proclaimed territory of the United States and, according to Section 6 of the act, any crimes or offenses committed on or adjacent to these islands "shall be deemed committed on the high seas, on board a merchant ship or ...
Tern island and La Perouse Pinnacle of the French Frigate Shoals. A number of islands were claimed as insular areas on behalf of the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. These claims were made by private individuals to the U.S. Department of State and were not accepted by the United States unless certain conditions were met.
The Guano Islands Act (11 Stat. 119, enacted August 18, 1856, codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 1411-1419) is a United States federal law passed by the Congress that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States. The islands can be located anywhere, so ...
authority of the U.S. Attorney General to appoint U.S. Marshals as bodyguards to Supreme Court Justices LDS Church v. United States: 136 U.S. 1 (1890) upheld revocation of LDS Church charter and confiscation of church property Jones v. United States (1890) 137 U.S. 202 (1890) upheld the Guano Islands Act: In re Ross: 140 U.S. 453 (1891)
Various authorities have listed what they consider are the legitimate constituents of the Insular Cases. Juan R. Torruella, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over the Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico), considers that the landmark decisions consist of six fundamental cases only, all decided in 1901: "strictly ...
Everett J. Waring (May 22, 1859 – September 2, 1914) [a] was the first African-American person admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association in 1885 [4] [5] and the Supreme Court Bench of Baltimore on October 10, 1885. [6] He practiced before the Supreme Court of the United States and the Maryland State Appellate Court. [5]
The United States' claim was made in 1879 [24] and 1880 under the Guano Islands Act [25] by James W. Jennett. [26] [27] Most claims made by the U.S. over the guano islands in this region were officially renounced in a treaty with Colombia dated September 1972. [28] But whether or not Serranilla Bank was included in the agreement is disputed.
Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act (18 C, 123 P) Pages in category "Islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.