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48 U.S.C. § 1421c

Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws

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(a) The laws of Guam in force on August 1, 1950, except as amended by this chapter, are continued in force, subject to modification or repeal by the Congress of the United States or the Legislature of Guam, and all laws of Guam inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 90–497, § 7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 25, 64 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 90–497, § 7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1968—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–497 repealed subsec. (b) which prohibited the application to Guam of laws of the United States not specifically made applicable to Guam and established a commission to determine which laws were applicable to Guam and which were not.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1968 Amendment

Pub. L. 90–497, § 7, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1954–2016 · leading case: Pugh v. United States, 212 F.2d 761 (9th Cir. 1954).
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Pugh v. United States, 212 F.2d 761 (9th Cir. 1954). · cites it 2× “, 48 U.S.C.A. § 1421c) expressed the view that Chapter 121, with the remainder of Part V of Title 28, was designed for “courts of the United States”, and hence “the courts of Alaska, the Virgin Islands, and Guam were intentionally excluded.”
Sewer v. Paragon Homes, Inc., 351 F. Supp. 596 (D.V.I. 1972). “See 48 U.S.C. § 1421c (b) (repealed Pub. L. 90-497, 82 Stat.”
Hatchett v. Gov't of Guam, 212 F.2d 767 (9th Cir. 1954). “Contrast this with the conferring of the grand and petit juries on the Puerto Ricans in 1900 where, according to the 1929 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, page 263, “In 1899, out of a reported total but 15% could read or write.”
Black, Raber-Kief & Assocs. v. United States, 174 Ct. Cl. 302 (Ct. Cl. 1966). “” 48 U.S.C. § 1421c. That is, by the express terms of the statute.”
Carlberg v. Guam Indus. Servs. dba Guam Shipyard (D. Guam 2016). “48 U.S.C. § 1421c(b)(repealed 1968). Congress 3 repealed this requirement when it passed Public Law 90-497, the “Guam Elective Governor 4 Act.”
— 48 U.S.C. § 1421c(b) — 3 cases
Pugh v. United States, 212 F.2d 761 (9th Cir. 1954). “, 48 U.S.C.A. § 1421c) expressed the view that Chapter 121, with the remainder of Part V of Title 28, was designed for “courts of the United States”, and hence “the courts of Alaska, the Virgin Islands, and Guam were intentionally excluded.”
Hatchett v. Gov't of Guam, 212 F.2d 767 (9th Cir. 1954). “Contrast this with the conferring of the grand and petit juries on the Puerto Ricans in 1900 where, according to the 1929 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, page 263, “In 1899, out of a reported total but 15% could read or write.”
Carlberg v. Guam Indus. Servs. dba Guam Shipyard (D. Guam 2016). “48 U.S.C. § 1421c(b)(repealed 1968). Congress 3 repealed this requirement when it passed Public Law 90-497, the “Guam Elective Governor 4 Act.”
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