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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "48 U.S.C. § 1414"
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description: "Exclusive privileges of discoverer"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 48
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title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
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chapter_number: "8"
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chapter_name: "GUANO ISLANDS"
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section: "1414"
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citation: "48 U.S.C. § 1414"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 48 U.S.C. § 1414 - Exclusive privileges of discoverer
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## Text
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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 ship’s 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.
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(R.S. § 5573.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification R.S. § 5573 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 164, § 2, 11 Stat. 119.
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