Organic Act of 1936

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Virgin_Islands_government
gptkbp:addresses land use and ownership
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:allows judicial system establishment
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:effective_date 1936-08-01
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
governor appointment by the President of the United States
gptkbp:established gptkb:City_Council
gptkbp:grants citizenship rights to residents of the Virgin Islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Organic Act of 1936
gptkbp:includes provisions for education
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for Virgin Islands governance
gptkbp:is_associated_with U. S. territorial expansion
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal discussions regarding U. S. territories
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. territorial law
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical analyses of U. S. territories
gptkbp:is_related_to U. S. colonial policy
gptkbp:provides gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:purpose establish the Virgin Islands as a United States territory
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Revised_Organic_Act_of_1954
gptkbp:resulted_in U. S. acquisition of the Virgin Islands
gptkbp:significance U. S. Virgin Islands history