1 Guam Code Ann. § 420
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In the interests of promoting self-respect and in recognition of the necessarily pejorative, diminishing and colonial aspects of the term territory within the context of American law, the term territory of Guam or its derivatives, such as territorial, shall not
be used in direct titular association with the Island, people, or government of Guam or for the purposes of direct self-description, in any government document or otherwise as part of any government title. This Section is intended to prohibit, among other things, official government use of the term territory of Guam in any statute, resolution, official government act or document. In replacement, the designation Guam shall be used. Further, the term territorial, as is used in the titles of various government agencies, councils, boards and instrumentalities is prohibited, to be replaced with the term Guam. This Section is not intended to ban the use of the terms territory or unincorporated territory in documents or publications describing Guam or the political status of Guam, but rather to discontinue the self-perpetuation of this unworthy status in official titles associated with Guam. In such cases where existing statutes contain the term territory of Guam, on the effective date of this Act, all such statutory references, notwithstanding any other provision of law, are amended to replace the term territory of Guam with the term Guam, which shall be understood to have the same meaning and effect with respect to construction and effect of the statutes so amended. On the effective date of this Act, all government instrumentalities, agencies, councils or boards containing the term territorial in their titles shall be amending notwithstanding any other provision of law in such manner as to remove the term territorial from the title and replace such term with the term Guam.
be used in direct titular association with the Island, people, or government of Guam or for the purposes of direct self-description, in any government document or otherwise as part of any government title. This Section is intended to prohibit, among other things, official government use of the term territory of Guam in any statute, resolution, official government act or document. In replacement, the designation Guam shall be used. Further, the term territorial, as is used in the titles of various government agencies, councils, boards and instrumentalities is prohibited, to be replaced with the term Guam. This Section is not intended to ban the use of the terms territory or unincorporated territory in documents or publications describing Guam or the political status of Guam, but rather to discontinue the self-perpetuation of this unworthy status in official titles associated with Guam. In such cases where existing statutes contain the term territory of Guam, on the effective date of this Act, all such statutory references, notwithstanding any other provision of law, are amended to replace the term territory of Guam with the term Guam, which shall be understood to have the same meaning and effect with respect to construction and effect of the statutes so amended. On the effective date of this Act, all government instrumentalities, agencies, councils or boards containing the term territorial in their titles shall be amending notwithstanding any other provision of law in such manner as to remove the term territorial from the title and replace such term with the term Guam.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-89:1.
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1 Guam Code Ann. § 420
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
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Other versions
Terms Used In 1 Guam Code Ann. § 420
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
In the interests of promoting self-respect and in recognition of the necessarily pejorative, diminishing and colonial aspects of the term territory within the context of American law, the term territory of Guam or its derivatives, such as territorial, shall not
be used in direct titular association with the Island, people, or government of Guam or for the purposes of direct self-description, in any government document or otherwise as part of any government title. This Section is intended to prohibit, among other things, official government use of the term territory of Guam in any statute, resolution, official government act or document. In replacement, the designation Guam shall be used. Further, the term territorial, as is used in the titles of various government agencies, councils, boards and instrumentalities is prohibited, to be replaced with the term Guam. This Section is not intended to ban the use of the terms territory or unincorporated territory in documents or publications describing Guam or the political status of Guam, but rather to discontinue the self-perpetuation of this unworthy status in official titles associated with Guam. In such cases where existing statutes contain the term territory of Guam, on the effective date of this Act, all such statutory references, notwithstanding any other provision of law, are amended to replace the term territory of Guam with the term Guam, which shall be understood to have the same meaning and effect with respect to construction and effect of the statutes so amended. On the effective date of this Act, all government instrumentalities, agencies, councils or boards containing the term territorial in their titles shall be amending notwithstanding any other provision of law in such manner as to remove the term territorial from the title and replace such term with the term Guam.
be used in direct titular association with the Island, people, or government of Guam or for the purposes of direct self-description, in any government document or otherwise as part of any government title. This Section is intended to prohibit, among other things, official government use of the term territory of Guam in any statute, resolution, official government act or document. In replacement, the designation Guam shall be used. Further, the term territorial, as is used in the titles of various government agencies, councils, boards and instrumentalities is prohibited, to be replaced with the term Guam. This Section is not intended to ban the use of the terms territory or unincorporated territory in documents or publications describing Guam or the political status of Guam, but rather to discontinue the self-perpetuation of this unworthy status in official titles associated with Guam. In such cases where existing statutes contain the term territory of Guam, on the effective date of this Act, all such statutory references, notwithstanding any other provision of law, are amended to replace the term territory of Guam with the term Guam, which shall be understood to have the same meaning and effect with respect to construction and effect of the statutes so amended. On the effective date of this Act, all government instrumentalities, agencies, councils or boards containing the term territorial in their titles shall be amending notwithstanding any other provision of law in such manner as to remove the term territorial from the title and replace such term with the term Guam.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-89:1.
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