Guano Islands Act
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"Guano Islands" redirects here. For the island in Kiribati, see Enderbury Island. For the island in Antarctica, see Guano Island (Antarctica).
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 in the name of the United States of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits. The islands can be located anywhere, so long as they are not occupied by citizens of another country and not within the jurisdiction of another government. It also empowers the president to use the military to protect such interests and establishes the criminal jurisdiction of the United States in these territories.
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Long title | An Act to authorize Protection to be given to Citizens of the United States who may discover Deposits of Guano |
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Enacted by | the 34th United States Congress |
Effective | August 18, 1856 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 34–164 |
Statutes at Large | 11 Stat. 119 |
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