48 U.S.C. § 892 — Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy
submitted 109 years ago by ch. 145 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 94 words · no verdicts yet
A Resident Commissioner must be a genuine United States citizen, age 25 or younger, and able to read and write English. If the office becomes vacant, the governor appoints a replacement with the senate's advice and consent until the next election and qualification of a successor.
No person shall be eligible to election as Resident Commissioner who is not a bona fide citizen of the United States and who is not more than twenty-five years of age, and who does not read and write the English language. In case of a vacancy in the office of Resident Commissioner by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy, who shall serve until the next general election and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Source credit: (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963.)
- 1917Enacted · Act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145 · 39 Stat. 963
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