...all the duties in relation to the Territories of the United States that were, prior to March 1, 1873, by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State (RS § 442.) DERIVATION Act Mar 1. 1873. ch. 217. 17 Stat. 484 TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions...

...all the duties in relation to the territories of the United States that were, prior to March 1, 1875, by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State." 22. Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Patents and Miscellaneous Division, Record of Letters...

...Territories of the United States that were, prior to March first, eighteen hundred and seventy -three, by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State. EDITQRTAI. NOTES This section is embodied in the US Code as sec. 486 of title 5. This section was derived...

...Secretary of the Interior "all duties in relation to the Territories of the United States that are now by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State." The papers maintained by the Department of State in volumes entitled "Territorial Papers" consist chiefly...

...jurisdiction over the Territorial governments. An act of March 1, 1873 (17 Stat. 484) provided that the Secretary of the Interior would exercise "all...many duties that had not been specifically conferred by statute. The Secretary of State's chief function in connection with the administration of the Territories...

...Secretary of the Interior "all the duties in relation to the Territories of the United States that are now by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State. " Consequendy, Territorial documents after that date are in Record Group 48, Records of the Office...

...Territories of the United States that were, prior to March first, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State. 1 For statutes respecting the public lands see the chapter so entitled. JBv nection 6 of the act of...