Journals of the Legislature of the State of Yap [microform]. 1984-1993.

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Journals of the Legislature of the State of Yap [microform]. 1984-1993.

The Journal is compiled by the Office of the Speaker of the Legislature. Issues from 1984-1997 are available here. Each volume is 500-600 pages, ring bound, double-sided photocopies. Digital copies of the Legislature Journal are held by the Office of the Speaker on diskette, including editions of the Journal since 1993. See reel list for more details.

7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7040636

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Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau

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Yap (Micronesia). State Legislature. Office of the Speaker.

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Law making powers in Yap, one of the four states that comprise the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), is vested in the State Legislature. The legislature has operated in its current form since 1983 following the approval by referendum of the State constitution in 1982 (see PMB 1173 for further details). It has 10 members who are elected by universal adult suffrage every four years. However, the Legislature has its origins in the immediate post World War II period when the US Navy...