§ 1392 Local laws continued; courts
§ 1394 Customs duties and internal-revenue taxes
§ 1395 Tax laws continued; tax on sugar
§ 1396 Duties and taxes covered into Virgin Islands treasury
§ 1397 Income tax laws of United States in force; payment of proceeds; levy of surtax on all taxpayers
§ 1402 Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue laws to Virgin Islands
§ 1403 Issuance of bonds or other obligations by government or municipalities; use of proceeds; limit on public indebtedness; terms, execution, interest rate, and sale price; taxes
§ 1403a Expenditure of bond proceeds for public improvements
§ 1403b Bond liability of United States

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 48 > Chapter 7 > Subchapter I - General Provisions

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7