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LegalText 48 U.S.C. § 1414 Exclusive privileges of discoverer us united_states_code code_section 48 TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 8 GUANO ISLANDS 1414 48 U.S.C. § 1414 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc48@119-100.zip /us/usc/t48/s1414 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-48/usc48.xml 76f40645fcfb5c98968756ea741a73dbc95d55cafcc4a372263a8089198a4f33 2f9a72ec272e6666d7f55f52cc3186aefc6368ca4cc2b9053a531de2fb9288c2 bef23235745f0eb9401bf157049b12770f8dc1bfdd95bf40e054b6f508f0fbd0 2026-07-04 official
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48 U.S.C. § 1414 - Exclusive privileges of discoverer

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The discoverer, or his assigns, being citizens of the United States, may be allowed, at the pleasure of Congress, the exclusive right of occupying such island, rocks, or keys, for the purpose of obtaining guano, and of selling and delivering the same to citizens of the United States, to be used therein, and may be allowed to charge and receive for every ton thereof delivered alongside a vessel, in proper tubs, within reach of ships tackle, a sum not exceeding $8 per ton for the best quality, or $4 for every ton taken while in its native place of deposit.

(R.S. § 5573.)

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Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5573 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 2, 11 Stat. 119.