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| | Superior Court of Guam (History, Early American Government) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | In December, 1933, Governor George A. Alexander issued the executive decree ordering the abrogation of all the previous laws and the establishment of three new codes which were modifications of the California Codes. |
 | | The divisions of the volume were: "The Penal Code of Guam," "The Civil Code of Guam," "Regulations with the Force and Effect of Law in Guam," and "The Probate Code." Based in part on the California Codes, the Codes of Guam were the first printing of the modern laws of Guam. |
 | | Governor Root, on March 23, signed the order of execution in the case of Antonio M. Cepeda, 22 years, a native of Guam, convicted of the murder of Jose S. Quintanilla, November 2, 1932. |
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