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Tehuti Shu Maat Amenfia Eil@*, Secured Party/ Lien Holder/ postmaster

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Authorized Representativec/o DAMIEN DeVAUGHN JORDANO'"/ DAMIEN JORDAN@* {any and all derivatives}19913 East Oberlin PlaceAurora, Colorado [80013]Not domestic without US

To: Robert C. Tobias, Arapahoe County Judge Divlsion: 306Arapahoe County Justice Center7325 S. Potomac StreetEnglewood, Colorado 8011?

June 15,20L6

HCINCE TO PRINCIPAL IS NONCE TO AGENT, HOTICE TO AGENT IS NONCE TO PRINCIPAI

Greetings Robert C. Tobias

I am, TehutiShu Maat AmenRa Eil, an lndigenouslAutochthonous Male flesh, blood, soul, 3 dimensional, Ani-yu'Wiya

{Cherokee/ Nacotchtank tribes} alive and not dead or lost at sea in Law on Turtle-lsland, MISNOMER: I UNITED STATES/

CANADA/ MEXICOJ which has been exported to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. DAMIEN DeVAUGHN JORDAN@'",DAMIEN JORDAN@"", JORDAN DAMIEN DeVAUGHN@* and any and all derivatives thereof are my trademark copyrightproperty secured under Security Agreemeilt 060919732016 registered at the Office of the Colorado Secretary of State. l,

Tehuti Shu Maat AmenRa EilO'*, did duly send to the Clerk of the Court and Federal Reserye Bank of Atlanta byREGISTERED MAIL Nos. RE795500198US. RE79550O207US on the, 7s of May 2016, at t2:54pm my ACCEPTED FOR VALUE

ANp C9$SIDERATION OF INSTRUMENT(S) within the Admiralty/ Maritime Title 28 U.S.C. S 1333 in accord with: Title 31

U.S.C" $ 5118(d)2, Public Law 73-10, House Joint Resolution 192 and Title 50 U.S.C. Appendix $ {c), 7(e),9,12; UCC $ 1-103, UCC $ l-201, UCC $ 3-501, UCC $ 3419, UCC $ 3-401; C.R-S. 4*l-1A3, C.R.S. 4-7-2A1,C.R.S. 4-3-501, C.R.S. 4-3-419, C.R.S. 4-34Al.I accept for value and consideratior ell charges, offers and CaseNo. 2016TQ0{a1$ of The People of the State of Colorado Couaty Court, Arapahoe Couaff, Colorado. In retum,I post firll settlement and closure of Case No. 2016T004418. Please use my Private Exemption CUSIP No.215114449, aad use my exemption as principal for firll settlement and closure of Arapahoe County, ColoradoCase No. 2016T0q4418 as the account and case is prepaid and exempt from levy under Rule 8 of the FederalRules of Civil Procedure. Please adjust the aceount and release all the proceeds, products, disbusements,documents and fixtures hereia. Release the order of the courto BID BOND N{-IMBER and CUSIP NUMBER tome immediately.

I kindly thank you for your time and honor Mr. Tobias....

with the Ancestors,

TehutiAll Rights

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United Nations Charter 55&.56 Title 42 U.S.C.$1985/LIN Convention on CivilMay 11, 1955 Congressional Record page A322a Title 50A u.s.c./l91 7 Tradingwith the rnemy Act

TT::ltlXlli:11P] T1:v::*.:yt^ii:X:l"Ji9i *t no bond orrecord to initiate the matrer regardingArapfioe Countv Combined CEil@rM, Bailor and third oartv i

.2a16Ta04418 and associated accounts. I, Tehuti shu Maat AmenRarjllg)rm, Barlor and third parry intervenor in the matter of Case No-2016T0044_LE, do hereby issue this AcceptanceFor Value Returned For Value For Full Settlement *a Ctor*" of tt " account on behalf of DAMIEND9VAUGHN JORDAN@TM' I want and accounting of the total amount of the Bill of the full settlement andclosure of the account: CUSIP/AUTOTRIS No. 21i114449; case No. 2016T00441g. I want to know what thetotal amount of the Bill is post settlement and closure of this account. TIIE STATE oF coLoRADo and therespectful citizens thereof regarding the said matter in accord with: Title 3l U.S.C. $ 5l lg(d)2, public Law 73-10, House Joint Resolution 192 and, Title 50 u.s.c. Appendix $ 7(c), 7(e), g,12;|JCC $ 1-103, ucc $ 7-201,ucc $ 3-501, ucc $ 3-419, ucc $ 3-40r; c.R.s. 4-I-t02, c.n.s. q-i-ioi,c.R.s. 4-3-s0t,c.R.s. 4-3-419,C'R.S. 4-3-401.I accept for value and consideration all charges regarding Case No. 2016T00441g of ArapahoeCountyCombinedCourt.Inrefurn,IpostfullsettlementandclosurJofCombinedco@.Please use my Private Exemption CUSIP No. 2151 14449, and use my exemption as principal for nU settlementand closure of Arapahoe County, Colorado Case No. 2U6TAA4418 asthe account *d^.ur* is prepaid and exemptfrom levy under Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Please adjust the accounianh release all theproceeds, products, disbursements, documents and fixtures herein. Release the order of the court. CUSIPNUMBER AND BID BOND NTIMBER to me immediately.

cc: Federal Reserve Bank ofAtlant4 Brian Bowling, Senior Vice President and General Auditorcc: Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico, Juan C. ZoragozaGomezcc: International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.)cc: World Bank

Attachments enclosed 40 pages: HJR 194, HJR 192 (Public Law 73-10); Title 28 U.S.C. $ 1360, Title 48 U.S.C.

$ 874, Title 3l U.S.C. $ 5312; C.R.S. 30-10-105; US Treasury January 15,2004 Press Release.

JuratUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples-

(http ://www.un. org/esa/socdev/unpfi i/documents/DRlPS-en.pdOLINDRIP, UNCESC& UN Charter Articles 55&56; Presidential Proclamation 7500, HJR 194, S. Con. Res. 26,s. 1200, HJR-3.

ArlAffirrned to and subscribed before me this auy or ( \il,.t4{ 74 . ,016, by:

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caie is prcpaid ald exentpt liorn l*r1' undcl ltule B of the l;eclcral ltules ol'{livil l}toc*durc. l)lt';rsr-- itr'ljttst the

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ol'the court ttt nrc inttrscliatclt'.

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Frivecy ActstetsmgntEthnicity Bfld fiFa inbnnatior is requeeted undar the authority cf 42 U.$.C Ssr::r iil,i*.- i e:: : ic-.i;:€rcewith th€ Ofitce of trlE*ryrarent and Buclgafs 1987 Ravisirxs to tte Standsrds b: r"e ;€s&isa€i- .: FederalData on Race ami E$nhiU- Provldtng &b infonnalion is vcluntary and has no ln:a;i cx ]';;. a.-cicy.,nen:sBtl,q but in tla lnsE BB of mis$ing lnbrnaton, your employtng agercy will attemp:':c issn:f,iathnidty by visual ohservalion.

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Statutory Declgration

ln the matter of Disrict of Columbia Deparrraerr of Health, Vital Records Division # tag73-g4

I. Damien Devaughn Jordan. to be Now know n as: Tehuti Shu Maat AmenRa Ei L [care of l . Warren Pl. DD I08.Aurora, Colorado]:Turtle-I sland/:Atlanl:Amexem, do solemnly swear in accord witb: the l93l Statute of Westm inster{::,,,:: .l , l:.' ::. .t:r. _. ' :

Victoria on the Bargain 1835, 1777 Articles1665 Agreement between Dekis and Queen

of confederation and Perpetual union -Art. xI, lgl4 Treafy ofGhent; 1794Jay Treaty ; 1836 Treaty of Marrakesh(Moroeco) all recognized and valid treaties, Congress is no longer bound by its

constitutional svstem of delegated powers-congressionar Record {page A322a) statement of carr g- Rix on May I r, 1955,1948 Chalbr of the Unnterl Nations, LrN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples

ndigeuous People. : .. ,'and the United Nat ions 2"d Decade of &e World 's I

upon discovering that the-,

-r---registration of a Live Birth of June 9- 1g73.in the City Statc of washington. Dc- *ur u "ontraet

between my mother andthe govern ment lYho did not tel I her t at she was selling me, a flesh and blood child,to &e UNITED STATES @istrict of

Col umbi a) as their ChattEl Propeay /blave. which is a violation of H uman Rights. I hereby void the conrract a6 initio forfraud. Since Iam aFlesh andBlood (Amaru/Olmec-X ilAni-Yu"wiya. Tsa-la-gi (Cherokee) Moor) in accord with; HJR-194

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Nations tleclaration onthe Rights of krdigenous Peopbs -.-.:.;.,j1:.i., l_1r...r,-;i'i::r-r.::j-jl',:jli:jr':,1 ,-:,,,,i11.':-::.=:1.':,- '

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; HJR-3 Native Peoples Apology -':::.', . r - , .EEGINAV.JAHeasenumber:T2Afi7746_l(See:' " - '''..', '

"' ' ',.', ,',)OnMay t4,2A I latSouthwarkCrown Court"DefendantJohnAnthony Hallinthe United Kingdom proved beforean englishjury that Elizabeth AlexandraMary Windsor,Mountbatten Battenburg, Elizabethknew-both then and now-that she rvas crowned on a Ibke coronation stone instead of the real

-- ..i'n, which meant aot only was she never propedy crowned. but she was also knowingly and ilaudulently conning thepublic. and that is why she didnt want her coronation televised.(See: j . tt

-- : ',declare that name. DA MI EN DeVAUG HNJORDAN, in u pper and lower case on the registration of LiveBirth and SSN

card is acorporation and that, Damien DeVaughn Jordan,isan Indigenous flesh &blood man. I,Tehuti ShuMaatAmenRaEil" do hereby claim my Indigenous Standing in Law in accord with LINDRIP and deny corporate existence under 1 8 USC

$ 9. I give notice Intemat ionally, Domestically and Universally via this Declaration. I am not a corporation, artilicial persorr

natural person- fictitious entity or vessel ofthe United States nor cm persons ofAfrican descent be citizens- Under resewation

ofAll My Rights Unalienable and otberwise, I am lndigenous,a$ochthon to this planet and I make this solemn declaration

conseientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that it is ofthe same force and effect as if made under oath.

JuratUnled

UN Dectaration on the Rights of ndigenous Peoples, nternational Covenant on Economic, Socialand Cultural

Rights, United NationsCharterss&86, CongressionalRecord P.A3z2omay 11 1955, PresidentialProclamation

7SOO,Pope FrancisApologytothelndigenousPeoples&WortdDayof PeaceLetter,lDFPAD'

Motu PrcprioJuly 201 3, HJR-194, HJR-3.

Affirmed to and subscribed before methis 2..1l.Hay ot..D"c t""bi"- 2A15'

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I' Darnisl DeVaughn Jordan, now known as: Tehuti Shu Maat A-urenRa EiI, rndigenous, Autochthonous Flesh and BloodMan (Amaruiolmec-Xi/Ani-Yuviy4 Tsa-la-gi (chemkee) vro* ), craim o,v rt rut t in Accord with: the udtedNations Declaration on the Rights oilodig"ooos peoplesPresidential Proclamarion 750b; HJR_igi' _

am:ot dead.(l540 Cesmi eue vie.tcq roo6 bestui eue vi.;;i r7o7 cesrui eue vie Act

::::::::11"^9:lts-"d 1. alive. According." Rf MAlluAL 2t.7.13.3.2.2i2i,An iora,,t is the decede,,r oran

- Declaration of assumptive death is a fiction: G.R. No.ld0258 Republicof The Philippines v. Gloria Bermudez-Lorino:

MANUAL: 2l-7 -13-3.2,2(2),1am not a decedent: (Black's Law Dictionary 8& Ed., p. 435 -decedent n. A dead person.esp. one who has died recentlY). I am no longer liable for; a) Maritime Liens being enforced against me, b) securitiesbeing taken out of the estate. AII maritime Liens currently being enforced against me f hcreby claim invalid, null & void,

Art. 45, 46, &,55 of the Hague Convention [V Oct. 18,19A7 ' :

I am the infant who does have an SSN number which makes me the beneficiary of this trust. The SSN and the Name vesrsrvithin me: an Lrdigenous Autochthonous Living Maa. Being that the IRS warks in Admiralty, the IRS according to itsowu codE. can no longer enforce any maritime Liens against myself, as I havE now claimed my Lifo Estate: I am not lostat sea, nor am I a decedent/ vessel in commerce (18 USC $9) (1707 Csstui Que Vie Act U.K.).

JuratUnihd ilaUons Dedaration on the RighE of Indigenous Peoples

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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, LIN Convention on Economic' Social &

Cultnral Rights, United Nations Charter; Articles 55 & 56;Motu Proprio July 2013, World Day

of Peace: No Longer slaves, POpe Francis Apology,IDFPAD, Presidential Proclamation 7500'

HJR-194, HJR-3, Executive Order 13LAT '

Affirmed to and subscribed before me this

Personally KnownProduced Identificati on0e,0.)4)ao ot) 53

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-*_*.*.,Mrer'--i Debtor: (OrganizatiqltlNAme: DAMIEN DeVAUGHN JORDANAddressl: c/o 19913 East Oberlin PlaceAddress2:City: AURORAProvince:

Colorado Sccretary of $tateDal6and TimB: 0410112016 11:07:23 tsftti,,lasler l0: 20162029406Valktatim Number: 2O1 S20294G8

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StatCI: CO ZlPlPostalCode: 8G013

Country: United SiatesThc debtor is a transmitting ulility.

Name: JORDAN. DAMIEN DeVAUGHNAddressl: P.O. BOX 33008Address2:City: BaltirnoreProvince:

State: MD ZlPFostalCode:21290-3008Country: United States

State:COCountry: United States

The debtor is a transrnitting utifity.

l$ecured Party: (lndividqql) . __.-____lLast name: AmenRa Eil First name: Tehuti Middle name: Shu Maat $uffix:Addressl: c/o 19913 East Oberlin FlaceAddress2:City:AuroraProvince:

Z|PlPostal Coele: [8001 3J

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-JDescription:Deblors: DAMIEN DeVAUGHN JORDAN, JORDAN, DAMIEN DeVAUGHN are CF$TUIQUE VIE TRUSTSutilized incommerce for the benefit of the secured Party. The secured party is a 3dimensional living soul, flesh andblood Melaninite Male Who is Autochthonous, lndigenous and Descendant of the original peoples of: Turtlelsland, Muu-Lan, Altan, Amexem, Land of the FrogstMISNOMER: North Americal. The Secured Party$ecures All Riqhts, Tilles lnterests to All Collateral as received by Carporate / Govemment Registries, relatedCorporations ahd Pledge represented by the same but not lrmlted to: Prgnus, Hypolnerca, Frerelonameinrs, resand The Energy and the ALL CAPS names of Debtorsffransmitting Utilities as rye! ats any and all derivativesand variations 6f an all capitals name. Secured Party Aecepts for Value, Honor & Consideration ALLendorsements front and b'ack of ALL Adhesions contrEicts, trusts and instruments atiributed to thedebtors(UCC 3401).

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Deacriptlon:This Llen is NOT dischargeable in Bankruplcy Court, ALL amendments to this filing-witl-le, py_the. Red Wet lnkSignature of the Secured party in aceord witr Commercial Seeurity 4grgeryE${q09732016 Registered.mailRalceipt number-RE7954E967-GUS. Third-Party lnteryeners are hareby BARBED from involvement with thistransdcfion. Tehuti Shu Maat AmenRa Eil SecureA Party Signatfure. UCC 1-308 All Rights Reserved-

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ln our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational organized crime, the

improper use of the markets and of the economy, as well as by tenorism.

It is therefore necessary for the intemalional community to adopt adequate legal instruments to

prevent and counter criminal activities, by promoting intemalionalfudicial cooperation sn criminal

matters.

ln rafifying numerous international conventions in these areas, and acting also on behalf of

Vatican City $tate, the Holy See has con$tantly maintained that such agreenrents are effective

means to prevent criminalactivities that threaten human dignity, the common good and peace.

With a view to renewing the Apostolic See's comrnitment to cooperate to these ends, by means of

this Apostolic Letter issued Motu Prcprio,l establish that:

1. The competent Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State shall also exercise penaljurisdiction

OY€T:

a) oimes committed against the sectrrity, the fundamental interests or ihe patrimony of the Holy

See;

b) erimos refened to:

- in Vatican Cib State Law No. Vlll, of 11 July 2013, coniaining Supplementary ftlams ofi Criminal

Law Matte.rs6

- in Vatican City Stete Law No. lX, of 11 July 2013, containing Amendments to the CriminalCade

and the CriminalProcedure Code:

when such crimes are committed by the persons referred to in paragraph 3 below, in the exercise

of their functions;

c) any rrlher crime whose prnseculion is required tly an international agreernent ratified by theHoly See, if the perpetrator is physically present in the tenitory of Vatican City $tate and has net

been extradited.

2. The crimes refered to in paragraph 1 are to be judged pursuant to the criminal law in force inVatican City State at the tirne of their commission, without preiudice to the general principles of ihelegal system on the temporal application of criminal laws.

3. For the purposes of Vatican criminal law, the following persons are deemed "public offieials":

a) mombars, ofticials and personnel of the various organs of the Roman Curia and of the

lnstitutions connected to it.

b) papal legates and diplomatic personnel of the Holy See.

c) those persons who serve as representatives, managers or directors, as well a* persons who

even de factomanage or exercise control over the entities direcfly dependent on the Holy See and

listed in the registry of canonical juridical persons kept by the Governorate of Vatican City State;

d) any other person holding an admini$trative or judicialmandate in the Holy See, permanent or

temporary, paid or unpaid, irrespective of that person's seniority.

4" The jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 1 comprises also the administrative liability of iuridicalpersons arising from crimes, as regutated by Vatican City State laws.

5. When the same matters are prosecuted in other States, the provisions in force in Vatican City

State on concurrent jurisdiction shal! applv.

6- The coRtent of article 23 of Law No. CXIX of 21 November 1987, which approves the Judicial

Order of Vatican City State remains in ftrrce.

This I decide and establish, anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

I estabtish that this Apostolie Letter issued Motu Proprio will be promulgated by lts publication in

L,Osservatore Romano, entering into forCe on 1 SeBtgrnbof 2913'

Given in Rane, at the Apostolic Falace, 0y 1l JW 2fi13, tfie first af my Pontifrmte'

FRAFICISCUS

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1. At the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as God's gracious gift to all humanity, I

offer heartfelt wishes of peace to every man and woman, to all the world's peoples and nations, to

heads of state and government, and to religious leaders. ln doing so, I pray for an end to wars,

eonflicts and the great suffering caused by human agency, by epidemics pasi and presenl, and by

the devastation wrought by natural disasters. I pray especially that, on the basis of our common

calling to cooperate with God and all people of good willforthe advancement of harmony and

peace in the world, we rnay resist the temptation to act in a rnanner unworthy of our humani9.

: , I spoke of "the desire for a full life... which includes a longing

for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with others and enables us to see thsm not as enemies

or rivals, but as brothers and sisters to be accepted and ernbraced".: ' Since !/ve are by nature

relational beings, meant to lind fulfilment through interpersonal relationships inspired by justice

and love, it is fundamental for our hurnan development that our dignity, freedom and autonomy be

ac*nowledged and respected. Tragically, the growing $courge of man's exploitation by man

gravely darnages the life of communion and our calling to forge interpersonal relations marked by

respect, justice and krve. This abominabfe phenomenoR, which leads to contempt for ihe

fundamental rights of others and to the suppression of their teedom and dignity, takes manyforms. I would like briefly to considar these, so that, in the light ot Goct's word, t#e can consieter all

men and women 'no longer slaves, but brothers and sisterg.

Listening to Gad's plan tor humanity

2. The theme I have chosen for this year's rnessege is drawn from Saint Paul's letter to PhilemOn,

in which the Apostle asks his co-worker tO welcome Onesimuor fermerly Philemen's slave, ncv.l a

christian and, rherefere, according to Faul, worthy of being congidefgd g brather. The Apostle of

tne gen0les wmes: -Fernaps tnls ls lyny he yya$ paned frorn you for a while, that you mlght have

him back for ever, no longer as a slave bul more than a slave, as a beloved brother' (w. 15-16).

Onesimus became Philemon's brotherwhen he became a Christian- Conversion to Christ, the

beginning of a life lived Christian discipleshp, thus constitutes a new birth (cf. 2 CarS:17; 1 Pet

1:3) which generates fraternity asths fundamental bond of family life and the basis of life in

society.

ln the Book of Genesis (cf . 1:2?-2fl), we read that God made man male and female, and blessed

them so that they could increase and multiply. He made Adam and Eve parents who, in response

to God's command to be fruitful and multiply, brought about the first fmtemity, that of Cain and

Abel. Cain and Abel were brothers because they canne forth from the same womb. Consequentty

they had the same origin, nature and dignity as their parents, whs were created in the image and

likeness of God.

Butfratemity also ernbraces variety and differences between brothers and sisters, even though

they are linked by birth and are of the same nature and digni$. As brothers and sisters, therefore,

all people are in relation with others, from whom they differ, but with whom they share the same

origin, nature and dignity. ln this way, fraternityconstitutes the network of relations €gsential for

the building of the human family created by God.

Tragically, between the first creation reeounted in the Book of Genesis and the new birth in Christ

whereby believers become brothers and sisters of the "first-bom among rnany brethren" (Rorr

8:29), there is the negative reality of sin, which often disrupts human fratemity and constantly

disfigures the beauty and nobility of our being brathers and sisters in the one human family. lt was

not only that Cain could not stand Abel; he killed him out of envy and, in so doing, committed the

first fratricide. "Cain's murder of Abel bears tragic witness to his radical rejection of their vocation

to be brothers. Their story (cf. Gen 4:1-16) brings out the diffcult task to which all rnen and women

are called, to live as one, each taking care of the othef'.,'

This was also lhe case wilh Noah and his children {ct. Gen 9:18-27\. Ham's disrespect for his

father Noah drove Noah to curse his insolent son and to bless the others, those who honoured

him. This created an inequality between brothers bom of the same womb.

ln the account of the origins of the human family, the sin of estrangement from God, from the

father figure and from the brother, becomes an expression of the refusal cf communion. lt gives

rise to a culture of enslavement (c{. Gen 9:25-27}, with all its consequenc€s extending from

generation to generation: rejection of cthers, their mistreatrnent, violations of their dignity and

fundamental rights, and institutionalized inequality. Hence, the need for constant conversion to the

Covenant, fullilled by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, in the confidence that nwhere sin increased,

grace abounded allthe more... through Jesus Christ" lRomS:2O-21). Christ, the beloved Son (cf.

,,/,te.i?r, eme to re-e-t rh- E=rf.-,!.1o.. fo, humanily. Whaeuef heare the GOSfgl And fe$p0ndsto the call to mnversion becomes Jesus' 'brothe4 sister and mothef (Mt 12:5A\ and lhus an

adopted scn of his Father (cf. Eph 1:5).

One does not become a Christian, a child cf the Father and a brother or sister in Ghrist, as the

result of an authoritative divine decree, without the exercise of personal freedom: in a word,

without being freelyconyerted to Christ. Becoming a child af God is necessarily linked toconversion: "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the narne of Jesus Christ for theforgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift <rf tha Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:?A). All those whoresponded in faith and with their lives to Peter's preaching entered into the fraternityot the first

Christian community (ct- 1 Pet2:17:- Acts 1:15-16, 6:3, 15:23): Jews and Greeks, slaves and free

{et. 1 Cor 12:13: Gal3:28). Differing origins and social status did nol diminish enyone'$ dignity orexclude aRyone from belonging to the People of God. The Christian community is thus a place ofcommunion lived in the love shared among brothers and sisters {cf . Rom 1 2:1 S; I Thess 4:9; Heb

13:1; 1 Pet 1:22: 2 Pet 1:7j.

All of this shows how the Good News of Jesus Christ, in whom God makes "a!l things new" {Rev21:5), ,1 is also capable of redeeming human relationships, including those between slaves and

masters, by shedding light on what both have in common: adoptive sonship and the bond sfbrotherhood in Christ. Jesus himself said to his disciples: "No longer do I call you servants, for the

servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for allthat I have

heard from my Father lhave made known to you" (Jn 1515),

The many faces of slavery yesterday and today

3. Frorn time immemorial, different societies have known the phenomenon of man's subjugation by

man. There have been periods of human hi$tory in which the institution of slavery was generally

accepted and regulated by law. This legislation dictated who was born free and who was bern inta

slavery, as well as the conditions whereby a freebom person could lose hls or her freedom or

regain it. ln other words, the law itself admitted that some people were able or required to be

considered the propefi of other people, at their free disposition. A slave could be bought and

sold, given away or acquired, as if he or she were a commercial product.

Today, as the result of a grovuth in our a\ArarenBss, slavery, seen as a crime against humanity,:.1

has been lormally abolished throughout the world. The right of each person nol to be kept in a

state of slavery or servitude has been recognized in intemational law as inviolable.

Yat, aven though the intemationalcommunity nas adopted nurnerouo agreement$ aimed at ending

slavery in all its forms, and has launched various strategies to combat this phenomenon, millions

of people today- chi6ren, women and men of all ages - are deprived of freedom and are forced

ta live in conditions akin to slavery.

I think of lhe many men and we,T,en labourers, including rninors, subjugatedin different sectrrrs,

nhether fonnally or informally, in domestic or agricultural Yvorkplaces, or in the manufacturing or

mining industry; wlrether in countries where labour regulations fail to comply with intemational

norms and rninimum standards, or, equally illegally, in countries which lack leEal protection far

workers'rights.

I think also of the living conditions af many migrants who, in their dramatic odyssey, experiencehunger, are deprived of freedom, robbed of their possessions, or undergo physleal and sexual

abuse. ln a particular way, I think of those among them wfuo, uBon aniving at their destination after

a gruelling journey mqrked by fear and insecurity, are detained in at times inhumane conditions. I

think of those arnong them, who for different soeial, political and economic reasons. are forced to

live clandestinely. My thoughts also tum to those who, in order to remain within the law, agree to

disgraceful living and working conditions, especially in those cases where the laws of a nation

create or permit a structural dependency of migrant workers on their employers, as, for example,

when the legality of their residency is made dependent on their labour contract. Yes, I am thinking

of "slave labou/',

I think also of persans forced into prwtitution, many of whom are minors, as vyell as male andfemale sex slaves.l think of women forced into maniage, those sold for ananged marriages and

those bequeathed to relatives of their deceased husbands, without any right to give or withhold

their consent.

Nor can I fail to think of all those persons, minarc and adalts alike, who are made objects of

traffickingfor the sale of argans,tor recruitment as soldiers,tar begging, for illegalactivities such

as lfie praduetion and salc of nareotics, or lor disguised forms of crass-border adaption.

Finally, I think of all those kidnapped and held captive by tenaist groups. subiected to theirpurposes as combatants, or, above all in the case of young girls and women, to be used as sex

slaves" Many of these disappear, while others are scld several times over, tortured, mutilated or

killed.

Some deeper causes af slavery

4. Today, as in the past, slavery is raoted in a notion of the human perscn which allows him or her

to be treated as an object. Whenever sin comJpts the human heert ano dtstances us from our

Creator and our neighbours, the latter are no longer regarded as beings of equal dignity, as

brothero or si$ters sharing a common humanity, but rather as objects, Whether by coercion or

deception, or by physicalor psycholryical duress, human persons created in the image antl

likeness of God are deprived of their freedsm, sold and reduced to being the propefi of others.

They are trealed as means to an end.

Alongside this deeper cause - the rejection of another person's humaniqr - there are other causes

which help to explain contemporary forms of slavery. Among these, I think in the first place ofpovefi4 underdevelopment and exclusion, eepecially when esmbined with a tack of access to

educationar scarce, even non-existent, employment oppottunities. Not infrequently, the victims ofhuman trafficking and slavery are people who look tor a way oul of a situation of extreme poverty;

taken in by false promises of employment, they often end up in the hands of criminal networkswhich organize human trafficking. These networks are skilled in using modern means ofcommunication as a way of luring young men and women in various parts of the world.

Another cause of slavery is comtption on the part of people willing to do anything for financial gain.

$lave labour and human trafficking often require the complicity of intermediaries, be they law

enforcement personnel, state officials, or civil and military institutione. "This occurs when money,

and not the human person, is at the centre of an economic system. Yes, the pers6n, made in the

image of Goct and charged with dominion over all creation. must be at the ceftlre of every $ocial or

eccnomic system. When the person is replaced by mammon, a subversion of values oecur$".,: _

Further causes of slavery include armed conflicts, violence, crtminal activity and terrorism. Many

people are kidnapped in order to be sold, enlisted as combatants, or sexually exploited, while

others are forced to ernigrate, leaving everything behind; lheir country, home, proper$, and even

members of their family. They are driven to seek an altemative to these terrible conditions even at

the risk of their personal dignity and their very lives; they risk being drawn into that vicious circle

which makes them prey to misery, com.rption and their baneful conseguences.

A sharod commitmantto ending slavery

5. Often, when considering the reality of hurnan trafficking, illegal trafficking of migrants and ather

acknowledged or unacknawledEed forms of slavery, one has the impression that they occur within

a context of general indifference.

Sadly, this is largely true. Yet I would like to mention the enonnous and often silent efforts which

have been made for many years by religious congregations, especially women'G congregations, to

provide support to victims. These institutes work in very difficult situations, dominated at times by

violence, as they work to break the invisible chains bincting victims to traffickers and exploiters,

Those chains are made up of a series of links, each cornposed of clever psychological ploys whieh

make the victims dependent on their exploiters. This is accomplished by blackmail and threats

made against them and their loved ones, but also by mncrete acts such as the confiscation of

their idantity documents and physical violence. The activity of religious oongregations is carried

out in three main erees: in offering assistance to victims, in working fortheir psychol@ical and

edueetional rehabilitation, and in efforts to reintegrate them into the society where they live or from

whicn mey have come.

This irnrnense taslt, rarhich call:s fsr cour=rge, palience and glerseverarrcer deserves theappreciation of the whole Church and society. Yet, of itself, it is not sufficient to end the scourge of

the exploitation of human persons. There ia also need for a threefold commitmeni on the

instrtufional levei lo prevention, to victim protection and to the legal prosecution cf psrpetrators.

Moreover, since criminal organizations employ global networks to achieve their goals, efforts to

etiminate this phenomenon also demand a common and, indeed, a globaleffort on the part ofvarious sectors of society.

Sfafes must ensure that their own legislation truly respects the dignity of the human person in the

areas of migration, employment, adoption, the movement of businesses offshore and the sale of

items produced by slave labour. There is a need for just laws wltich are centred on the humanperson, uphold fundarnental rights and restore those rights when lhey have bean violated. Such

laws should also provide for the rehabilitation of victims, ensure their personal safety, and include

effective means of enforcement which leave no room for comrption or irnpunity. The role of women

in society must also be recognized, not least through initiatives in the sectors of culture and social

communications.

lntergovernmental organizations, in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, are called to

coordinate initiatives for combating the transnational networks of organized crime which oversee

the trafficking of persons and the illegal trafficking of migrants. Cooperation is clearly needed at a

number of levels, involving national and international institutions, agencies of civil society and the

world of finance.

Eusrnessesr.,_ have a duty to ensure dignified working conditions and adequate salaries for their

employees, but they must also be vigilant that forms of subjugation or human trafficking do not find

their way into the distribution chain. Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is

also the socia/ responsibility of consumers, Every person ought to have the awareness thal"purchasing is always a moral - and not simply an econofflic - act".: '

Organizations in civit society, for their part, have the task of awakening consciences and

promoting whatever steps are necessary for combating and upraoting the culture of enslavement.

ln recent years, the Holy See, attentive to the pain of the victims of trafficking and the voice of the

religious congregations which assist them on their path to freedom, has increased its appeal$ to

the internationalcommunity for eooperation and collaboration between difierent agencies in

putting an end to this scourg€.r,;., Meetings have also been organized to draw attention to the

phenomenon of human trafficking aild to facilitate cooperatioa between Yarious agencie$,

including experts from lhe universities and international organizations, police for*es from migrants'

countries of origin, transit, or deetination, end reptesentatives oi ecclesiel groups which work with

victims. lt is my hope that these efforts will continue to expand in years to come'

Globalizing {rcternity, not slavery ar indillerenoe

6. ln her "proclamation of the truth of Chrisfs love in societyr",r.',:1 the Church constantly engages in

charitable activities inspired by the truth of the human person. $he is charged with showing io all

the path to conversion, which enables us to change the way ne see our neighbours, to recsgnize

in every othor person a brother or sister in our human family. and to acknowledEe his or her

intrinsic dignity in truth and freedom. This can be clearly seen from the story of Josephine Bakhita,

the saint originally from the Darfur region in Sudan who was kidnapped by slave traffickers and

$old to brutal masters when $he ura$ fiine yeers cld. $ubsequently - as a result of painful

experiences - she became a "free daughter of God" thanks to her faith, lived in religious

consecration and in service to others, especially the most lowly and helpless" This saint, who lived

at the tum of the twentieth century, is even today an exemplary witness of hope: ' ii: for the many

victims of slavery; she can support the efforts of all those committed to fighting against this "open

uround on the body of contemporary society, a scourgc upon the body of Christ". rl I ,

ln the Iight of all this, I invite everyone, in accordance vvilh his or her specific role and

responsibilities, to practice aets of fratemity towards those kept in a state of en$lavement. Let u$

ask ourselves, as individuals and as communitie$, whether we feel challenged when, in our daily

lives, we meet or deal with porsons who could be victims of human trafftcking, or when we are

tempted to select items which may well have been produced by exploiting others. Some of us, out

of indifference, or financial reasons, or because vye are caught up in our daily concems, close our

eyes to this. Others, however, decide to do sornething about it, tio join civie assoeiations or to

practice small, everyday gestures - which have so much merit! - such as offering a kind word, a

greeting or a smile. These cost us nothing but they can offer hope, open doors, and change the

life of another person who lives clandestinely; they can also change our own lives with respect to

this reality.

we ought to recognize lhat we are facing a globat phenomenon which exceeds the competence of

any one communi$ or country. ln order to eliminate it, we need a mobilization comparable in size

to that of the phenomenon itself. For this reaeon I urgently appeal to all men and women of good

will, and all tho$e near or far, including the highest levels of civil institutions, who witness the

scourge of contemporary slavery, not io becorne accomplices to this evil, not to turn away from the

sufferings of our brothers and sisters, our fellow human beings, who are deprived of their freedom

and dignig. lnstead, may we have the courage to touch the suffering flesh of Christ, , 'r revealed

in the faces of those countless persorls whom he calls 'the least of these my brethren" (Mt25:44,

45).

We know that God will ask eaeh of us: What did you ds for your brother? (cf . Gen 4:9-10). The

globalization of indifference, which today burclens the live* of so manlr of our br<rthers and sisters,

requrres al of us to forge a new worldwide s0lidgfity and ffatsmity Cap0ble of giving lhem new

hope and helping th€m to advance with courage amid the prcblems of our lime and the ne$,

horizons which rhey dlsclose and which Gcrd places in our hands"

From the Vatican, S Deeember 2A14

FRANCISCUS

No. 1.

i ,, Cf, Apostolic Exhortation ,:' .,' ,.. :, -' .,., ,'. , ,11.

l:lCf-.'i,:i:,.r.:: '. 1-:-l;:i'--jt':,','::.;': ,....,' .'., ,-. ',',..:: .,.,23OCtObgf 2O14:

L'Osseruatare Ramano, 24 October 2Q14, p. 4.

L'Qsservatore Romano,29 October 2A14, p.7.. .. i,:.,,,:..r,28 Oetober2Ol4:

1i.1Cf. PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, Vaeation af the Busrness Leader: A

Refrection,2A13.

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p.7.

I : i i "Through the knowledge of this hope she was 'recleemed', no longer a slave, Dm a free cnll0

ef eod- Ehe understood what Paul mcant whcn he rsmindod the Ephceiene thet previouely they

were without hope end without God in the world -without hope because without God" (BENEDICT

XVl, Encyclical Letter ,':, .. '::.,,, , 3)-

1{ April 2014.p.7; cf. ApoetolicExhortaiiorl i.r'.:,rir.::-,''.r,;.,i,:' 'r:,274.

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aunu& ol tbc llal1,d StsiuiFtlt' B*' No''o'

wloo"", tts holdiag qf or dslilg iu gst{ qfec* &9 pullio.iptaret,end ara thorefore eubjec* to propr rqutqEoqEqq ftEtfleGro.u; all€t

qffi HsH, " TffHu*: ;ffi fl ,ffffivcf"ffi T"Ufnlf"ii{llBayment in gold or e pertieular kiad of corn- or crlrrencv or Ens

E?i"ria strteq or in sn "tooirii

it ;,g"y ol tte unitsa s,"f€r-o*i.f tni*tj, .r-t"orot tha porery qi tls Cong"Ge^to regulststbl Vetue Ot tb-tironey ul ths Uuitrd fhetes "qd.ol.

itrcon4etetrtiitt iii-aEtffifiiitf.y "tlt*-C"ngrcr

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irurporta to glve the obligoo a right to require prJrE€Gt in gold o1a particulrr kind of coia or euritrucv. or iu an emount ia mousv ofrh'9.united_Stetec meaergd.a"ttri$ dmlered to be agaiud, pdqIJ

"*,m.Etrbprr,liey; ald ao such provisio;r e}'rli b6 coutrirsd in oi medc- with;'c{oit to any oblisition bercrfter incrlrrad. Everg oblilrtiou. PryuLloh.Eratreritotorc

"rau"".ftZ" incur"ea. whatler or not eny sieh Drfivisidi rar{'ld'

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ccono.mic @orycf by iacrersing agriculhrel pun$$i[g porrer, Arb'.-s''to rols llyuuo tor grErondullET cDalGa urcuane{l Dy 8Erffi orruch emorlancc. to orovids emeriuc; rsliof with re Efut to ari-eultunl ifidG6idtusff. to proridF foi t&c orderly liiuidrtioa-ottbintdoct lsld brnil, end ror othsr purpocr ", rlproied lf,ry 18,igAa, ir amcnded to reid rs follot E: ' '

n Alt eoinr rnd curqgncie-of-the Udt d qt k! {i$IudiDg.F.d- -i{ffperal Berrm ndsr and oirculetios notce ol f,'cdcral Bcaarvc bsnk! -end ratiourl baakhg arrocirtiol) heretorortq or hsrprfter coirdor ieued. shrll bs tcccl tsndcr for dl debtq publio aad priyate.oublic ehirqes tcres. dutie. asd drn qceot thit gold coini. rheri .ibnd. rdrt ldq6itor ths-Eiilaila?e-ilbt td-Urnitbl tofercre trovia"a 6v trr 'a..rtcd&Lfor tbe ehglo pisc6, af,ett be hgel tender *ly it vrlurtiirn inproportion iir tttir ri.tual wcight-r

Approvod, Junc 5, 1CI38, *.{0 p.m.

To provtdr tor iha artrbUabucnt ol r artlood oplo5rmrat ryetm rud forcolxntloa rlth tb.gtr{a la thc pmaotloa of suoh .yaE, aEd fo! otbatFUrpo&r.

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of 'publio_emplqmot o6cer thrl ir herqbycrutetof 'publio emplopot o6cee thm ir herety,qrtate-d-in tho,pep-a*' ffimeit ot LEhir i burcau to be Laorn as thd Unitcd Etrter rryrploy' EE

pbtatlfrhad.&idoar ol

;;t g"-ia. ot tho nmAofwnisL ehsU be s director. The dirfotor ^rDrllrid,do.,d;ffiI fr-;;i"-t"d-b, tlJ-PEA.Ea bry strd witu tac advics rnd Dffi'conrcut of 't[e Seneter'rrd sboll recsiro ri arfary at tbo rats of $8,600r,6r innum-'-itr) Upon the expimtion ol ttrea montFg-eftc-r the qgctrnnt of *tffifj$;|9thil'Act-the emolo-vment servien aow orisaing iu ths Dopartmcht F.q.r'.Dritthii;'i,;bo"-uh"uT; ""illirhaii ira;ti ;*";e; fi"s;.D? Fop"tt, *'(includiag ofrtu equipment)' of the eriating emplo;moent servico

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TITLE 2E . JUOIGIARY AND.'UDICIAL PNOCEDUREPART IV - JURISDICTIOI{ AND VEHUE

GHAPTER E5 . DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION

$ {3so- St te civll iurisdicfion in atons to ufilch lndiam are patfies

(a) Each of the States listed in the following table shall have jurisdiction over civil causes of actionbetween Irdiaas or to which Indians are parties which arise in tfte aras oflndian country listed oppositetbe name ofthc State to the sarne extent that suoh State hasjurisdicfion over other civil causes ofaction,and those civil laws of such State that are of general applicatim to privats persons or p,rivate ploperryshafl have the same foroe and €ff*t lvi&in sucb Indian country as they have elsewhere within the Statc:

$trtcof hdirr toulryrftrtcd

All lffirn counry Bi&in thrstde-

All lndiB'r orgilr' l}ierin thc Srate.

All lndiar cou*ry Rnhis lho State, 6scqx th€ Red LakeReseilatiort

All lndian cannry* Riihin *le StBle-

All lndjg oo.Jiltrl' $'iddn rtE S&re. exept ttE lldnlm$priilt5 Rcs(rtrliil.

All Indian *rn*n g'itlrin thr State.

Alsslia

Calilbmig

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Nelrra:ls

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(b) Nothing in this $ection shall authorize thc alienation, encumbrancq or taxatiorr of any realor personal property, including water righ6, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribg band, orcommunity that is held in trust by the Uaired States or is subject to a restriction against alienationimposed by the United States; or slmll authorize rcgulation of thc use of such propsrry ia a rnanner

inconsist€nt with any Federal treaty, agreement, or satute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto;

or shall confer jurisdiction upon the Shte to adjudicate, ia probate pmceedings or otherwise, theownership m dsht to possession of such property or any interet ttcrcin.(e) Any tribal ordinance or cuitom heretofore or hereafter adopted by an Idian tribe, bnd, orcommunity in the exercise of any authority whieh it may possess shall, if not inconsistent with any

applicable sivil law of the State, be given full force and effect in the determination of civil causes ofaction pursuant to this section.

(Added Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 505, $ 4, 67 Stat 589; amended Aug.24, 1954, ch. 9t0, $ 2, 68 Stat. 795; Fub.

L. E5-6 I 5, $ 2, Aug. 8, 195E, 72 Stat 545: Pub. L. 95-59t, title II, $ 239, Nov. 6' 1978,92 Stat. 2658;

Pub. L.98-353, title l, $ I 10, July I0. 1984,98 Stat. 342.)

Amendmentgl9g{--Subsec. (a). pub- L.9&-353 shuckom -orTenitories" afkt*E{dt ofdte Statcs", sfuckout -or'l'eritorl'- after-state- in 5 places aod suhn(ihrted -t*itrin rtr stafe" firr'.$ifirift thc T€frilory- in item relating to Alaska.

I 9?&*Sub:cc. (a). pub. t,. 95-598 directed the anreildment ofnrlnec. (a) b)' s$ctituting in the lcm re*aling to Alaska.kithin thc Stde- for .-$ithin thc Territorl,". nhicfi atrendnrenf did not hecomc cffcctive prsuant to *ctiofl 4O2(b,

of pub, L. 9!5g8, as amendcd, s€t ortr a! m Elfuivc Dtlc mtc prcccding scction tol of 'fitlc I I' BanlruScy.

tgjg-Sutecc. (a). pub. L. 8fu15 ggve Alaska jurisdiction ovs cisil cames of rctior betll'een kdians s to rvhidt

lndi*ns are partir:s tr.hic.h sise in all Indim coutry sirhia the'l'enits!'gf Ala*a

Ig54-Sutsec. {a}. Acl Aug. 2{ 1954, rought ilE Menffninee Tribe $ith}n tic Fwi3ioos of $is secti6l.

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28 ust 1360

?a ! ? {ret itw: lhtttv-lan.ct*nell.edtttuscflllehEcPthx.html }'\8: tlns unofflctal compilatim ol tle li'S Carle ii rrrfferr, t t rf .lw. ,l'

Effactive Date of 19& AmendmentAm€rtdmerrt b0' pob. L. 9tl -353 elfeelile July tO. 1984. s€c secritrr 122(a) of Put]. l-. 98-353. *l .rut s s l:ll"fective

Date nole utder srction l5l tithis litle.

Admi$ion of Alaska a3 State

AdruissionofAlasluintodELjnionrrasecrrnnplishedJar..l. 1959.onicsur$ceol'Froc'No.3269.Jar.3' 1959.24

l.R 8t,71 Stat. ct6, as rcquircd hy scctimrs I antl 8{c)ofPub. L. 8a-5{}8. Jrdy 7, 1958, 7? Stat' 339, setnuttrs rx}l€s

preccding sectinn 2 I ofTitle 48, Territcriei and lnsular l'assessirxs.

Amendment of State Constituliont To Remove Legnl lmpediment; Effmtive Date

Srction 6 of aa rtug. 15. 1951. pmvidrd that: -Notrith+arding the prot'isirms of an1' Enabling Ael lbr llre admissionof a Statc- tlrc cmxlt of ths Urrited Staics is hercby givcli to the peoplE of asy Slate lo amend. rrhcre nocessary', lheirStafe crxBtitution or exisling slatutes. 6 lhc case nray h, to lcrnove rlny lcgal inrpcdimcnl to lhe assumpai(m ol'civiland criminal jurisdiction in accrrdaaoe with the pravisiols of this Act lf,*ling lhi$ s€dior ard seflimr I t62 oI-I'ifls18, Crinre$ and Criminal Prncedrml: ttavided, 'fhatthe prvisions of thic Ad shall nm becorne effectivetrilh rcspctro such assumplion otjurisdiction b1,any srch Stat€ unti, the people tlereofhaue apprry{ratcl}'enended lheir Stelernnslitutitn u stotntcs as th€ case rrray bc,"

Consant of United $tates to Other $tates To Assurne JurisdlctionAct Aug. 15. 1953, ch. 505. g 7. 67 Stat. 590. $hich gave crrosent oflhe Unitrrl Statcs to ErU' filier Stalc rol havi*gjurisdiction s ith respect to crimirial ofti:nsr-:; or civil G?us€s $f acti{m. or sith reqrcct to hrth- as pmvided ttx in &iss€cli@ ad seetion I 162 ofTitle lS, Crinte':s ad Crinrinal Prceedure. to assume jurisdiction nt such tine and in such

nra*ner as the peoplc of thc State shalr. hy lcgislative acrtion, oblipte srd hind thc State to &isumption therc'of. lt:uirepcaled b3 section 403(b) ofPub. l-. fll-2E4, title IV. Apr. I l. 1968, 82 Stat. 79, such repeal nar lo affect any eession

of.iurisdioinn mad+ prrsuarl to sucli s€cti$r prior to its repeal.

I{etrracessian o{urisdieiion by State asquircd by Stste lxrrsusltt to srict;sr 7 olAcl Aug, 15. 1953. priol'to its r*pual.

se{: rfclioil l32l of 'fitle 25. lndiens.

q se$

colllFrciTlox.,trntted States lllstr{at Seurt for tno Dlttllfll 0f

lltrcito flico" suhstitutod lE t6xt, for "Distrlct Cottrt (,f(!u [fnilc.l At,:{cs for rlucrtc Rico!' ltr view 6I se*tisnI32(E) of Title 28, ,ludiciary and 'Iutl:{:ia! Frceerlure.!9hleA state$ tbat "Tll€re shall ?re tu e*sh Jirdieial.llE-tri{ri a distrlct court shieh rhall he a court, of rsordknoFn s the Unital gtBtB DlstricL Court for ihe dis-t!"ict" and sectlon lI9 of fitle 28, whicb states that"Puerto Rtco cr}nstltut4s oD.e iudiclal di$trict",

l,nro$ Ilacl,lsroNsPraYislo$ slmller to tbBe in l-his se.:tla, Eele con-

t?rlncd rE Acl" Iltar'.2, 15411. (h. atz, l,a,3f $tai.95-3-

CHrtNct: cF NAltl:"Frelto 8'iu3" fiulhlltrted llr trx1. [or'.-Porio Illco-

pufsilaEt to,rct May :?, lsg?. whtch l$ elensifled to se{}tlon ?31a of tbis titlc.$469. Fctcs Irayabla tU UEitcd St:t€ out of rve

nue ofPu€rto Rico$ucb fees ald expenses ac ara payatre by the

ljnil,etl States if eaured or irestta{l iu !:trtlec-'iioE wlth a {tisLrie[ couft of the Unit€d iitateEthail ba pald ft'om f,he reqenr]e of Fnerto Rico ifearne{l or incu-rr€d in conrlection sriLh theUniiod Stat6 Di6trici Caurts fot ibe Disirict clPuert0 Ri{ro.

{Mar'. 2, 1901, ch. S12, 0S. 3l Stat. .*53; May 1?,i933, ch. 190, 4? Stet. 158.)

C(lniFlcA'ito.-"t,$ierl Stat.'s Tlistrict C{urt aol' thrl IltBtrlci 4f

lirrsrto lllco" subeiitute{i lr tert for "DiEtrict CoErt sfihe United States for l}u8rLo Rico" in rlew of E€(rtlonr,U(nl of fttle ,8, ,Jrrdici*r} asd Judkrl&l Frocerlure,which Btetss tfoat "Ther8 shsll ile in each Juiilclal nis-tnct a ilistrict caurf, B'trich:hall te a cotrr't of leccr.lktrosn a3 the Urited Stat*s Dl8trict Courl for thc dls-irict" a.ud s4tioa tl3 0l Title 28 $rhiclr $tsrcs tbal,'Paerto fuco €onFtlt8tca oD6 ltrdlctel dlstr'tat"-Ser:liox sLc nrll cnarttrri s part $f the ?uerto Ei(au

Fcderal FLelLLlons Act whicb corct,ri$c$ this ahRlter.As orifinilly eBactcrl, so mu.h of Eeciion 2 of arll

lrar. 2, 1001, Rs lB lxlrf,lnert here. wff-r as follo]rs: "$llshfees and exlennos as flr€ p.ryllble by the Uni&ed $tatea,if earacd or lsourre0 lB colBectlolr !t1tL a cl$ult ordisl,riot cou[t af the t]nited statcs. shq,ll ho Fald fromthe rer.enues of Porto IUeo, lf earned or ineurrQd ;ncorl'lectlon Frlih tlle rl!$ttJct' coltrt cf t&e Unlted Stitesfor P6rt0 Rico."

cnArgE 0F i"*ilE"r\r6to Ric." $ltlBtitulqrl in t-€r?. fer "pfirto Binr)"

Tlut'$uart ts nct Efsy 1?, 19$?, which iR {lassitled ts sec-i.i,rn ?31a of thts 6itle.

lS?$. fapealed. June 35, lg{8, ch. e{O' t$t' 6EStaL ge,rl

s?clton. aets }lar. 2. l9l?. ch. 145. 546, 38 Stal. Sfi;Feir. 26. 1910, e&. d9. 5S2.4.40 St€t. 118?: Auq. ?. 1883, ch.5t,1, !6, 5:l Staa- 1226, relaierl t{} slaricB (rf rli$t,'ie{. ci,s f,

officialG. Sre s$ction $Ol {if fiClo 2t. Judiclaly and Jrrali'cirl Pr.ocedure

EFI-?:CT1fE DATE flT RET'EAL

Eepeal effrctivo Sept.. l, 1818, sffi sectiotl 38 ef ailt,June 25, I9{*, *et ollt Ls *!i Effeetira Date loto Ersc6tl'inB scctlon I .f fitte Z|. .ludictar9 and 'Iudiciil Proee-rlrtr*.

S87I.omlttcdC()ilrFtcAfloN

s?ct1oll, 4{:1s Ms. 2, 191?, ch. r4$. 5t?' s} s!.at. 96',;ilay l?, Ilit . ch. t90. 47 Stdt. 158. wlictt t?lited to fses

filBe 48

ah.l nrtlFf,ryc rlf lumri und sltlre.irt\. lfl(s supcrs[deil lr.\'se{:rioD5 l8?1. l8?n And 16?1 0fTillC 20. durlhlall nrrd iin.rlir:ial Prr:ce.drar e.

It ?ii. Ifabcas oorpui sandffiGei eeiG ao reatrainseiie*sment or *olle*tion of tares

?he €cpreme ard distriet rrcrutts oI Puerltrflim and the re*pecctve judges thereof :noyHIaltt I^-Ut of hahr:as corpus irr all castss 1!ruhieh t"he same a!"c greotable bg the judges oft,he disl,rici *our.t.s of lhe Unttsd StateB. and thedl$Lrict courte rnay graoL $,rits Gf rnandarnu,s luftll prspur {:ase!r.

No sutt foI -!he llur?ose of rcstraining itre an-sossment or colleciion of &l1}' tsx inlposerl bf tirclaws of PuerLo Eico sball hc maintailerl iu ilr('Uclted States llistlict gourt fou the Distr.iet olPuer,tg Eico.(Mar. 2, l9fl, eh. f{5, ${8. 39 Stat. 36-L Mar. {,19Zt- eb. 50S, t?. 44 Stat. l{21i May U, 193n, eh.iafi. 4? Stst. 158.)

CoDI['tCATI(].\

"lrnitcd gtates Di$ttlct Cour-i for tha Distrinl, ofPEsrto Rico'' subatituted in [exi for "Di$tri(:& Gotu'i oIthe UEtted StBtes fcr Puerto RlcD" in !'1*r of FeorlonI32(a) sf Title 24, Judiolary aBd Jurlicial ltoedure,which gtBtca thal ''?bere Bhell 16 in €ch judicial di8-trict a illgirisi {:ouri Ehich shrl i}e a c$urt of reccrdknown as thB UBitod State! Distrtct Courl fsr tho dis-rricl," ind 6*otiDD lI9 $f ?iile ?8 which stater that"Pue|lo Ricri {:onstittrLei one ludicial disl ric!, ',

Alrl:Nt)rtLtiTJ

192'7-Act Mar. 4, 1927, ndded seco*rl Earagra$r.

cH.l:sc!: OF NAI,E

"*,uertc llico" suEsiituted In texL for "folto n,lco"pu:Euant to act a{a}, 17, 19S2, lrbich is claslfi*d to €+c-tion ?3la af this title.

1473, f,epeald. July 3, IIli0, ch, ifrt6, $6{2), 64gtsL $eg

sectlot!. acta llnr. ?, I9l?. cb. 1rti, a{r. 39 Stnt. 367:rll+y 1?, 19S. oh. lS, il? !3t{t.. 158, relste.l t.o appointrn{}nt o[ lEdges. marsnels alld Eecret6rirls.

EFFE{;TIVE D.!tE oF REFF..I,L

Reoeal efiectice July ?i. lgiE, see nct€ set oui under'seel,ir}n ?t2 0f rhls t,lilr).

l8?3a, Rcpealed. Juae t5,1948, eh.84#, $$0, 62gi{t. SSI

gociion. act Felr. t2, 19{0. cb.25. $r. 54 SLit.2. wb:ciirelai€d to rules gavarnrug ciqil s-ses- $s sctlorr 2tll2qfTitle ?*. JEdlciety sml Judioial Prccetlure.

EFrr:.crIvE Dl?E {Jt' Ae.t'EAL

Re.lFal effacti?a Sslr! l. lglfi. se. sciion XB of actJBnc 25. :9{8,6et oul 6 irn Efffljtlvc oatn uett pr'€etd-ing fRntlo:r I of?it:e 28. ,udiciery atrd.Iu{liciel Pr6.r'(lEtt.

$874. Judtelel proc€s; offtcislr ta be citiaens ofUqited $tctos; oath

Al! Judieial procl',ss sball run in ihe name of"United Siales ol Anrcrica, ss, the Pl'esiilent ()fthe United states", aIld all ;eral ol. ct"lmhaiprosecutiors in ihe local ilourtB shall be cotr-ducted in the :latne ard by th€ author:ity of "ThePeople of Puer'l;,o Rtco." All officiels shall beci8ilens of thc Utrtteal Stat{s, alid, }refor{,"

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lfITLE 48-IEI}RTTOBIES ANI} INSU LiE ]'T]SSF]fi I}IO;T S

I';i$e S9

I'BIOlt Pt01Ils!0l..s

Inotisions sitnllnr to thme ln this ireotlon sctle o{}nl.Aincd lu ar;t. ABr. U, 1S10, cb. fgl. $1S, 3t Sr*t. Sl.

{{g?S, etG. naFo$lcd'. Jum 25, 19/f$, ch.6118, {8O,ma$&t.ffi

S*oti6E trfr, act }tar. 2. 19i7. eh. i45, 555, As Stat. 958.Iel4te.{ ts eontinuaiion of eourl's jurlEdiction.

.Se&ion 8?8. *r:t .I;rn. ?, 1CI3. ch. 6, 3? Iitat. S{8. reiarcdte iempcrary juilFe.

EPrFsn\.L' l1A,rg oF REPriAr,

LclEal efr"ectteo S€pt. i, ISA8. rce rectisn 38 of #t,lEne 2J, 1!lil8, r*t oitt s aa gffeetlTe Date rrote (reced-iIS seotion 1 .!t Tlllo 18, ,Iudiciry aB(t Judicial Froc{r-dure.

SUBCIIAPTER V-RESIDEN? CO}{MISSIONEII

I 891. Besld*nl. Comrni*sione4 €lection

Ths qua:ififd sleototE of PB$'rir Rlco BbellchoosB a rlesiclerl, Commissiorrel. to t]le Unil€dfits,tes et each gener',rl electloa, whose term ofotilce shrll be four year'6 irom the 3{i ofJariuaryfollowilg such genelal ele(rtion, 8nd wlo shallbe Bntitled to reeslv3 official fecognitien essuuh commiseionel hy all of the dapaltments ofthe Govemert of the United gtsLes, utrlor prea-entation. through lhe 06par'Lmeni of Stats, of acerilflcgta of election of the Gcvcrnor of PuertoRilo.(Mal'. 2, 191?, qh. 145. i3€. S Stat. 96.1; May 1?,1.932, clr. 19o,4? stat. 158; June.1, 1934. ch. S30, 55,48 Ste,t. 479.)

CODIFIC.,I?I'}X

Secrion is compri*d of *coud *nten.:o of section 3dof a4t ilar'. g. 1S1?. 'Ite flrit &entfincs o, seotloa 36, Iro-vidi8S ttI etectlotr of a Resl*etrt C$mtnisslonBr kJ theI,tnlted st t$B aL tllo Bsxt gsnenl el6ctlc! fcr a t€rnrr:cint&aqsl$8 wlth dat, of iF6u8Bf4 ortrtiirrcat€ at ele.'bian sd temlnatrng E'ler. 4- 1921. w* amiLtod' Pnt$ oflhe thtrd and fourth Eontsn..;e8 of flltrbion 38 &ro al{si'(ied to Bection &Xl of this tiiie. llhe oLhe!' Frl of tuethird Bette8ce of stciion 38, whir:h fixed Lhs sla,r$ o,l,hp o+mmls8lonEr st s?-fr,s! lHr anR{rn' wsE EJp€ra+YlBttl)r act Feb. f6. 1907, cb. 1635. S4' 34 StiL' ffi. as amenttedb9 zcl l{u'. 4. 192i. t'} itC, g{, 13 Rt4t t$ill 9or PrlorI-rovirioar llotE urder B"ction il of Title ?, ThR Con-

$rers. fbe othet p$tt ol thc fo[rth Fentence df $ec[iorli6. wlrtcb atlowed the comtni&gionsr 35{18 a& milenFe.was 6lsssili6il to fattmer sectloE 'li of Title 2 and **omltterl fr'om tbc code as SullorE{-tlad by fefmcr -{eotioD481}-l of ?tile ?. The fitth *nd sixth *r!tP.n.6s of *clion38 are clnssifisd to sectioB 8St of this titlD'

PIilr)R PRol'rsro.-s

Pr4vtaion-s similar trr t-hoe ie lhiE estlon Y.are eon-t&lneil in ae8 Apr. 12, i900, ch. f01, $61' 3f S-*t.86.

Ttr6 oalEry ailoweil by *csio, sg of act Apr' 1'' 1900'

rvas increaseri bv act Feb. 26. 1S?' eb. 1635' {il' 3il stnt''9!|3.

sa9{

A:\f a,A..IrltEFT*

lm-Aet .Iilne 5. IIL?, clangqd .i{rmtnr}nc(,I'1ont ottelm of |'mce arnm lltar. rl ts Ju. 3 followin,{ i.ha gen-eral

"lection.

$892. {baltfications of Ccumiseiore$ s1rpotrlt"ro€rt 30 &Il veency

Ns per}scn sh*ll be eligible 1,8 election a,3 RF.fil-dant Cortmi$stoaer who is not a bona fide cifi-zr:u of the tlnilcd Statcs end who is rot mcr{}tlrarl 6E'el1tlr-fiv€ ye&r:B of age, ard who {toes rlo[Ieari anrl wlite the En$ii$h languags. Irl Ease ofa vsc*B€y lE the offlc€ of Resident Commi$-eioner by dratlr. rsaigaaqiatx. or. otber.?Iia8, lbagoverno!'. by and wi6h the &dvlce &rrd uonaent oit}le $elrate. shau ap@inE a Resident Comniis-sioDer to fil} ihc r,&caucy. Eho sbali scrve untllthe aext Eonelial ele,ction aBd until hie *uscessori$ el€ct€d and (tualified.(}Iar'. 2, 1$1?, ch. }t5, $36,39 Stat. 9{i3.}

CODIFIclnor-gestiffi i3 cBmlEisrl sf fi{th 6Dr1 *ixt}r *stuD6 o{

seoiion 36 of act tr{ar. 2. I91?. For sla-aaifieation of thercm&indgr of eection 36. 8ee Codific-alioD note Bet outunder Eeciiou Sl of tltls tltle.

PRI0R PRol'Istoss

ProvisloE{ silllller to tfrose in tL16 6€{jUoB $eru {o}r-rRined tlr act Arr'. 1?, l*is, {,.}. 19}. 6:xl, 3l stnt. tt8.

&883. Sslsr? of Commieaionari *llopane€s; frank-ing priwile**

The Re-tident Commissioaer shail receive asalary t)*yablc monthly by the United Stetes-He shell lre allowed tbe etarrre sum foi elationcty&nd lor ihs F.ay of ne{.leesarY clerk hire as is {t1-lowsd itembar.;s of the llous€ of Repres€nialive$of the unlted stetes. F{e shell be aliolved lhefralking erieilego gtented &lomtrsra of Corlgresg-

{Mar', E, 191?, ch. 145, $t6, 30 Sta,t. 9ffi; i{ar- 4-1925, ch. Bt9, i{, 43 Stet. 1301.)

C{}Dr}at,t.Tlo}i

scrllor ts cslnlrised of parts of thtrrt aI,d fourth seE-teDee6 of €ec6ion 36 {r, act lUEr. 2, l9l?' Fo} cl#6lfic8-iirrn (!f lliF rFrlainrlet- rlf *cti(r! 38. $r C<xlifir:al-irri:!nt6 sot otlt urdsr imtior Bl of tht8 tirle.

{ SSa. Salsry eud tr.velhs erp€nra$ psynent

'fhfl salar'y artd lrsveling expsxs€s of Chs &esi-detlt Commlssioner from PueIto lilco to th€Untied St&len shall lrs ga,ld l)v t,he ohief Admi,r-islr*ailve Ofticer of tbe Ilollse of Representat'ivesiB the same frennor as th6 aalaries of tha mem-l*rq of fhr Eouse rrf &epl'e$ntotives:rl? pald-

tJvae 2J, Iffi, eh. &1t{, 81. 34 .Siat" 41?; Mev l?.1932, ch. 190. {? Stet. 158; Pub. L' l&-18f. t'Itle II.g224(l). Aug. ?.0. lS6. 110 8tat. 1?52.t

"TITLE .{& TENRITORII'$ JINI} INSUI,AR PO!i!tESI5IONS

ing; upon tbc rluiie- of their. r€specLive olfices. 'l'hs resident comnl$!.slonef ts6$ *tlased tf&vQllng ex-

shall Lake an oath lo support the censfl[UtiOn Pt0fig$ is eildillBll L* ]1i6 Ealer$. ano tbs conirneaue-

,{. t,hc U'ir,ed Stntes an1- thr lalvti Of p.rtst.du n:enr of }ris lola *-e {irad Ly *$t Jul!, f, 100X, eh, 1583,

Rico. !3' lr2 tiiat. ?li2-Tlle mander oI iul*rrrs Ili!- ialaal altd f,rlrfelrx3 ex-

(M:rr'. 2, 191?, clr, f{i. *10, 39 Stat. 954: May 1?. pentes at tire Esident r:orunissloner s'as fixcd b-r ,- pro,1$32, ch. 1SO. 4? titai. lEB.) risis!! oflrct,Iuile tr. 1906. ch,3i1{, $i.3{ Stilt. {l?,

c'i'lson or N'txE uH.ircE t i' N,{atq"Puel't4 Rico' silhstituied la texi tor' 'r'ortg &tco"

llurs[.nr to ar:t ]Iay i?. 1912, yhieh is cleisified rc *o- "Ijlerlg Rlcs" 5ul]ctllrted iu tegt lor "I'orl.o Rlco,ion ?Ala of tlriF iltis. tlgrsxenl, to acl IIIa}. 13, 193?, $bich is clasified to $ec-

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(a) ln this subchapter-

(1) 'financial agency" means a person acting for a perssn

{oxcept {or a country, a monetary or f*anciat authority acting

as a monstEry or firanciat authority, or an intemationat

financial lnstitulion of which the Unit€d St3tes Govemment is

a member) as a financial institution, had8e, deposilory

trusls€, or agant, oreding in a simBar*ay retated to money.

cr6dit, securitbo, gold, or a haflsactioE ir rnoney. cradit,

s€curatbs, or goB.

(21'financial inslilutioq' meanE-

(Al an irsured bank {as defined in section 3(h) of the

Federal Deposit lnsurance Act {12 U.S C. 1813ih}

(/us6dort'xulzrhi:uss:t; 1 2:s: 181 3:h)));

(E! a commorcial ba*k or tru6l corrlpsnyi

(C) a private banker;

(O) an agency or branch ot s fo{eEn bark ;n the Uniled

StateE;

(E) any credit union;

(F) I thnft,nst'tuhon;

(G) a broker or dealer registered with ths Sacurities andExchange Commiesion undar thg Sesrritles Exchange

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(l) an investment banker r:r inveslmefit CO*p:ny.

{J} a currency exchange;

{K} an issuer. r€deemer. er cashier of trav€lets' checks.

checks, money orders. or similar instrumenls:

{L} an operator of a credit card $ystem:

(M) an insurance company;

{N) a dealer in pr6&ous metels, stGnes. or jewals;

{O} a pawnbroker;

{P} a lsen or finance comr}any:

(Q) s trevel agency;

(R| a iice*sad sendor of mon€y or any other p€rson who

engage$ as a business in the transmission of furds,

rncludrng any person who engages as a b{siness in an

inlorrnal mo$ey trafisfer system or any network of peopla

\,tho eflgage as a businees in f*ciliteting the traBfer of

msney domestic8lly or intemationaliy outsrde of trle

conventionsi financial inslitut;ons system;

($) a telegraph company:

{T) a bucrfless engeged io vehicie sales, including

automobib. airplans, and beat ssks;

(U) persons involved in real eslate closings and

settlemelte:

(Vl the United Stat€s Poslal Service;

(W) an agency of the Unigd Slates Govemmenl or of a

$tate or local govemment canying out a duty or power of

a business descrih€d in this paragraph;

{x} a casino, gtmblrng casifto, or gamitrg eslabl'shmerl

with an annual gaming reYenue o{ tnore than $1.00i'00O

which-

(i) is licensed as a casino. gamblifig casino. or

gamlng €stat lishment uF(kr the taws of any State or

afly politicsl suhdivision sf any Slale; or

(ii) is an lndian gaming operation conducted under

or pursuan! tc the lEdian Gaming Regulatory Act

oher thsn an operation lvhich !s limited tro class I

gaming {ae defrn€d in sectien 4(6) of such Act);

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Bfinry wni$ fiie Escretary 6f mE Treasury dererminss,

by regulsthn. to h an actiuity whic*r is simitar to. relatedto, or a substitute for any activity in which any businessdescribsd in this paragreph is euthorized to sngagei or

(Z) any other business ctes(;nated bU the Secretary

whos€ eesh trensediorrs have a h[h degree ofusefulness in criminal, lax, or regulatory matters.

{3} "moiletary instrumeflts' ffr€,ans-

(A) United Slales eolns and currerc?;

(B| as the Seuetary may presuibe by regutilion, coinsand cunency of a for3ign counlry. travalers'checks,bearer negoliebh ingtrumenB, bearer iavestrneEt

securitbs. beerer s€curitaes, stod( on which title ispa**ed on defivery, and similar manerial: and

(G) as $e Secretary of the Treasury shall provide by

reguletbn for pwposee of sections 5316 and 533f ,

checks, drats, ngtss, maney orders, and other similar

inBirumen8 whici are drawn on or by a foreigfl financial

instilutian and are not in bearer fonn.

{4} }loxrar*rcrel rRADc oR Errsri€*t,-The term 'ftonfinanctal trade or business" meaBs any trade orbusiness other ttBn a fiflancial instifutlon tltat i$ subjeil ro thereporting fequirements of section 5313 and regulalisns

prescribgl under such rsction.

(5) 'Ferson', tn ad{tition to its meaning urder seclion 1 ot title

1 (/uscdeltexUl/'l), includm a trustee, a representative of an

estate and, wh€n thB Secretary pfegcri@, a gov"mrnenlal

entity.

{6} "Uftited Slatas'means tI€ States of the United States, tfEDistrht of Columbia, erd, when tlle $ecretary presrribes by

regulaticn. the Commonwealth of Puerlo Rico, the Virgin

lslands, Guarn, lhe Northem Mariana ralf,nd*, Atn6rican

Samoa, the Trust T€rilory otthe Pacilk lshnd$, a lotdtgry or

poss€sslrln of the united stat6s. or a military or dip,omalic

eslablishrnent.

{b} ln this subchapler*

(1) "domestic rinancial agancy" and Uomeslic firt,llcial

instifutistt" appt, lo on aclion in itle Unitd Slatas at a

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c.R.s. 30.10-501

COLORADO RTVISFD STATUTES

- '''' Ttris docttment reflects ciranges q:urrent through ail laws passed at the First RegularSession

ot the Sisrventieth Gnneral Assembly of the State of Colorado {2O15; *-*''.

'TITLT .tO. (:(}VERflMEN'I-- C<)LJNTVC:OUN]-Y OTFICERS

ARTI CLE lO.COUNTY QT-T"]CHR5PAR'I'5, SHTRIf:I"

c.n.s. :t()- J"0-sor. (2015)

ilO 10'501. Sheriff - election - borrd - insur;lnce

(1) /i sheriff shall be elected in each couniy fnr the term r:f faur years and, except asprovicied in subsection (2-) of this section, before errtering trpon the ciuties oi otTice, shallexccrrts to the people nf the state of Colorado a bonrl, with at least three sufficient $ureties,in the sum of not less than five thousand nor more than twenty thousand dollars, rathich theboarri of county comrnissioners, or, if it is t:ot irr session, tlre county clerk and recorcler,subject to the approval of sur:h board at its rrext session tlrereafter, shall specify andapprove. Y/hen apprc,ved, the bond shall be frled in the office of the county cierk anrirecoreier, and rto persun shall be l'eceived as surety v',liro is not worth al least tr,rro Llrousanr1dollars orrer ancl i:ltovc the surety's just debts.

(2) tn lieu rif the bond required by strbsection (:l ) erf, this section, a couniy rnay prrrchasccriiile insurance coverage in an anlount not less than ten l-housand dollars on behalf oi titesherif,f to protect ttre pr:ople ol the county frorn any rlralfensance cn thc part of tho sherifftrytrile in office.

Source: G.l-. S 489.G.S. S 593,R.S. 0B: ii 17-73.C.1, g 8748.CSA: C. 4s, 595.Ct{5 53: S 3.5-5'1.1...55: p. 128, $ 2. C.R.S. 1863: S 35-5-1.1.2010: Hntire sectiortanreltteri, (l',8 :!.0"106.'2), cir. 1S1, 1.r. 560. g i5, effecrtve Attgitst 13,.

Crossreferences: Forelectionandtermsof ctluntyotficers,se€$$6andBof art, XiV,Colo. Consi., and g S 1.-4-205 and 1-4-2CG; for prohibited appointmertts by outgoingoi'ficrers, see 5 24-50-4O2; for provisions regarcling official bonds, see article 1li nf title 2"i;flr:rr starrrJards of conduct for county officials, see article 1-B of title ?.4.

{-ross references: For sheriffs'fees, see S 30'l-I04,

i-arr,f tevieuls: Forarticle, "County Slrerrffs in Cokrrado: Beyond the Flyth", sce 38 Colo. [-aw.ig (l:ebrrrary 7O09).

Ctross r:oJerences: For the election of county offieer:, eee $ $ of art- ItrV, Colo. Corst., and S

i-4-2o6; for bt,ndg executed Ly srrr'ot! eompenisS, SOe 0 10-4'301; for the appro{at ofofficial ironcls. eac g 24*13-1,16; for bcnds of county officarc. eao S ?O-10-110.

AIUNO'TATIONI

County sheriff is a "per$ofl" fcr the purpo$es sf a civil rights action for darnages under 4?U,S.C. !i 1983. Wigger v. McKee. 8Og P.Zd 999 (Cofo. App. 1g9O); Cortese v. Black, 838 f.lirrpp. 485 (D. Cols" ,1.993).

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PUBLIC I}E,BT }TE,WSDepartment of the Treasury' Bureau of the Publit llebt'lVashington' DC

20239

EOR IMUEpIAIE R-ELEAS_E

January 15, 2txl4

TREASTJRY CALLS 9- I/B PERC]ENT B(}NDS OF 2OO4.O9

The Trca-ruy today anncunced the call for rertemption at par on May 15, 2{X}4, of the g-lltl%o Treasurytsonds of 2004-09, originally issued May 15, 1979, due May 15, 2009 (CUSIP No. 9128lOCCl).T'herc arc $4,('06 rnillion ofthese bonds outctanding, ofwhich "3,109 million are held byprivate

inv*torii. Securiti* tlot redeefited CIn May 15,2004 witl stap eaming interest.

These bonds are being called to reduce tlrc cmt of debt finaneing. The 9- l/tt% interest rate is

sigmfirxntly above lhe curreat crNit of securing financing fbr the fir.c years renraining to &eir maturity. kr

curcntrnar*et conditions, l'rea.sury estimate; ttrat interct savings frorn the call ald refinancing will hc

abcut S544 nrillion.

Payrncnt rrill bc made automatically by the Troasury for bands in book-cntry form. whcther hcld sn the

trooks of the Federal Re"servc Banks or in TrssntyDirect account$. Bonds he ld in coupon or

registered form should be presented forrrdernptian lo financial irxtifirtions ormailed directly to &e

Bureau of dre Rtblic Debt, I'lefinitives Scction, P.O. Box 426, Parkcrsburg, W\'26106'0426. Forprurc intormation emrcerning calld coupon or registereri bcnds, you may cryntact the flefinitives Seetion

at (3o4) 480-7936.

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PUBLIC I}E,BT NE,WSUeparimcni of the Treesury ' Bure*u of fhe Public lle bt ' \ilaslringtot!, DC 20239

TRF:ASURY SECURITY .\TC'I:ON RUSUL?StsUREAU ()T ?HE PUBI,TC DEBT - !{ASI]INC'ION D'-'

: { )R i}4i.if DiATE REl,ij/trS}l CCNTATII: Of f ice cf r'.inanc irrg.+pr:i 1 0?, 2004 202'693'- 335C

RESUITS CIB' I'REAST'RY'Ii AUCTION OF g-YR S.UO IN!'LAT"IOIi-III,]EXED NOTTiJ

thjs issue is a reopening of an inilatien-indexecl n*tc oriqinaJ-Iy issuco,;:lnuar.y 1:t, 2004.

I:)ieresl Rate: 2:. lssue Date: Alrri] 15. 2O0"1Se::ies: A-201 4 ilaied Date: Jaftuary 15, 2004CilSIt' No: 912BZBtsll9 }laturity Dat-e: .lanuary 1'.s, 241 4;j lit C.invei:sion f'actor per $:,0O0 = 5- 412a1121'j i/

i"ligh Yielcl: i.809'.r ;1cijr3slg:6 Pricei iAZ.L89

Ai1 noncompetitive and sul:cessfiri crrmperiiive b-idciers ',rere aliardecisecurities ai lhe hicrh yiel{i- T*nders at the hrgh yie-lri l.;ercaiiotteC 30. 623. AtL tencier:r et Io'.rer: yi-elcis were acer:oteci -in full -

Adjrr-<ied accrued inl,erest ol S 5.02{15 per '91r 0O0 *tusi b8 pcr:cl {c::tne period from iar-'uary i5, 2OO4 to Aori,i 15, 2084.

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Ar':oUNTs TCNDnRED AFlli F.CCEprEI) {in L}r.rrrs::rtds)

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al.rflper,itivei;oriconpet i t iveIIMA !nonr:t:nirei. i f-:-ve l

:r r, i1 r iJ 1$L

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B.rth the unadjusied price of $1.0i"6!iB .ril<l l-ire unacijr:stt--ci accruerl ini-eresi-.:,i' 5 5.O0fl00 wcrc aCiustori by c'n i-iirlc)< r;i ic rf i.rlfr4B3, ior t l1q' !rer'-io.i{r'on ,-Iatruary 15, 2004, f.hrough Aprij i5, ?0C4.

iledian yield 1.?091: 50li of ihe amsunl- of accepted csnpetilj-ve tende::s::'as ten.ierecl at- cr irelor* thai rate- to;* yie.id i.490'*: 5:a of Lire amcluntaf accepteci cornpct-i i i.ic-' t-ancier:s r.ra-s Lenderecl ;tt or br':i.r:rv thaL rate.

!rci-tr:-C6ver Il(iiio = i6,0iI7,538 / 9,Oo'J,01{, = i'?8

Ll This factor i.s used to cair:iilate thc. Arijiisted Valr:es for any'lifN far:ealncuflL alt.i h'i1i be maintained L0 2-dcCimals ot', 56crlq-ent.ry svsterns.

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Subscribed and sworn to before me on this lst du1:f .f*tf"Otl' ' 4O?'

IN TFM MATTER OF THE APPOINTMENT OFKATHLEEN M. JANSKI AS MAGISTRATEOF Ti{E EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTzuCT

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