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43 U.S.C. § 759 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 759. Survey for and by settlers in township
When the settlers in any township not mineral or reserved by the Government, or persons and associations lawfully possessed of coal lands and otherwise qualified to make entry thereof, or when the owners or grantees of public lands of the United States, under any law thereof, desire a survey made of the same under the authority of such agency as the Secretary of the Interior may designate and shall file an application therefor in writing, and shall deposit in a proper United States depository to the credit of the United States a sum sufficient to pay for such survey, together with all expenditures incident thereto, without cost or claim for indemnity on the United States, it shall be lawful for such agency, under such instructions as may be given by the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, and in accordance with law, to survey such township or such public lands owned by said grantees of the Government, and make return therefor to the general and proper local land office: Provided, That no application shall be granted unless the township so proposed to be surveyed is within the range of the regular progress of the public surveys embraced by existing standard lines or bases for township and subdivisional surveys.
(R.S. § 2401; Aug. 20, 1894, ch. 302, § 1, 28 Stat. 423; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2401 derived from act May 30, 1862, ch. 86, § 10, 12 Stat. 410.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
References to “the Field Surveying Service” changed to “such agency as the Secretary of the Interior may designate” and “such agency,”, respectively; and “Commissioner of the General Land Office” changed to “Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate”, on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Act Mar. 3, 1925, abolished office of surveyor general and transferred administration of all activities in charge of surveyors general to Field Surveying Service under jurisdiction of United States Supervisor of Surveys.
43 U.S.C. § 760 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 760. Deposit for expenses deemed an appropriation
The deposit of money in a proper United States depository, under the provisions of section 759 of this title, shall be deemed an appropriation of the sums so deposited for the objects contemplated by said section, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to cause the sums so deposited to be placed to the credit of the proper appropriations for the surveying service; but any excesses in such sums over and above the actual cost of the surveys, comprising all expenses incident thereto, for which they were severally deposited, shall be repaid to the depositors respectively.
(R.S. § 2402.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2402 derived from Res. July 1, 1864, No. 60, 13 Stat. 414.
43 U.S.C. § 761 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 761. Repayment of excess of deposits to cover cost of surveys of mineral lands
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of the moneys heretofore or hereafter covered into the Treasury from deposits made by individuals to cover cost of work performed and to be performed in the offices of such agency as the Secretary of the Interior may designate in connection with the survey of mineral lands, any excess in the amount deposited over and above the actual cost of the work performed, including all expenses incident thereto for which the deposits were severally made or the whole of any unused deposit; and such sums, as the several cases may be, shall be deemed to be annually and permanently appropriated for that purpose. Such repayments shall be made to the person or persons who made the several deposits, or to his or their legal representatives, after the completion or abandonment of the work for which the deposits were made, and upon an account certified by the office of such agency of the district in which the mineral land surveyed, or sought to be surveyed, is situated and approved by the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.
(Feb. 24, 1909, ch. 180, 35 Stat. 645; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
References to “the United States Field Surveying Service” and “the Field Surveying Service” changed to “such agency as the Secretary of the Interior may designate”, and “the office of such agency”, respectively; and “Commissioner of the General Land Office” changed to “Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate”, on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Act Mar. 3, 1925, abolished office of surveyor general and transferred administration of all activities in charge of surveyors general to Field Surveying Service under jurisdiction of United States Supervisor of Surveys.
43 U.S.C. § 762 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 762. Deposits made by settlers for surveys to go in part payment of lands
Where settlers or owners or grantees of public lands make deposits in accordance with the provisions of section 759 of this title, certificates shall be issued for such deposits which may be used by settlers in part payment for the lands settled upon by them, the survey of which is paid for out of such deposits, or said certificates may be assigned by indorsement and may be received by the Government in payment for any public lands of the United States in the States where the surveys were made, entered or to be entered under the laws thereof.
(R.S. § 2403; Apr. 27, 1876, ch. 84, 19 Stat. 38; Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 170, 20 Stat. 352; Aug. 20, 1894, ch. 302, § 2, 28 Stat. 423.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2403 derived from acts Mar. 3, 1871, ch. 127, 16 Stat. 581; Apr. 27, 1876, ch. 84, 19 Stat. 38.
43 U.S.C. § 763 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 763. Deposits in Louisiana applicable to resurveys
Such sums as have been or may be deposited for surveys in Louisiana by actual settlers, under sections 759, 760, and 762 of this title, may be, in whole or in part, employed in making such resurveys as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.
(Aug. 7, 1882, ch. 433, 22 Stat. 327; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
“Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate” substituted for “Commissioner of the General Land Office” on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 764, 765 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 764, 765. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1, 46 Stat. 1029
text: Section 764, R.S. § 2404, related to augmented rates for surveys of forest lands in Oregon.
text: Section 765, R.S. § 2405, related to augmented rates for surveys of forest lands in California and Washington.
43 U.S.C. § 766 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 766. Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing
There shall be no further geological survey by the Government, unless authorized by law. The public surveys shall extend over all mineral lands; and all subdividing of surveyed lands into lots less than one hundred and sixty acres may be done by county and local surveyors at the expense of claimants; but nothing in this section contained shall require the survey of waste or useless lands.
(R.S. § 2406.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2406 derived from acts July 21, 1852, ch. 66, § 1, 10 Stat. 15, 21; July 9, 1870, ch. 235, § 16, 16 Stat. 218.
heading: Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
text: Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 768, 769 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 768, 769. Repealed. Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 134, § 4, 64 Stat. 93
text: Section 768, R.S. § 2408, authorized Secretary of the Interior to vary lines of subdivisions from a rectangular form to suit the circumstances of the country in extending the surveys of public lands in Nevada. See section 770 of this title.
text: Section 769, R.S. § 2409, authorized Secretary of the Interior to continue geodetic method of survey in Oregon and California.
43 U.S.C. § 770 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 770. Rectangular mode of survey; departure from
The Secretary of the Interior may, by regulation, provide that departures may be made from the system of rectangular surveys whenever it is not feasible or economical to extend the rectangular surveys in the regular manner or whenever such departure would promote the beneficial use of lands.
(R.S. § 2410; Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 134, § 2, 64 Stat. 93.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2410 derived from act Mar. 3, 1853, ch. 145, § 4, 10 Stat. 245.
heading: Amendments
text: 1950—Act Apr. 29, 1950, struck out limitation that, when there are departures from the rectangular surveys, the lands shall not be surveyed into less than 160 acres or subdivided into less than 40 acres, and by substituting a general provision for those departures.
43 U.S.C. § 772 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 772. Resurveys or retracements to mark boundaries of undisposed lands
The Secretary of the Interior may, as of March 3, 1909, in his discretion cause to be made, as he may deem wise under the rectangular system on that date provided by law, such resurveys or retracements of the surveys of public lands as, after full investigation, he may deem essential to properly mark the boundaries of the public lands remaining undisposed of: Provided, That no such resurvey or retracement shall be so executed as to impair the bona fide rights or claims of any claimant, entryman, or owner of lands affected by such resurvey or retracement.
(Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 271, 35 Stat. 845; June 25, 1910, No. 40, 36 Stat. 884; Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Pub. L. 94–579 struck out proviso authorizing that not more than 20 per centum of relevant appropriations be used for resurveys and retracements under this section.
heading: Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the amendment made by section 705(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
heading: Savings Provision
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 773 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 773. Resurveys or retracements of township lines, etc.
Upon the application of the owners of three-fourths of the privately owned lands in any township covered by public-land surveys, more than 50 per centum of the area of which townships is privately owned, accompanied by a deposit with the Secretary of the Interior, or such officer as he may designate, of the proportionate estimated cost, inclusive of the necessary work, of the resurvey or retracement of all the privately owned lands in said township, the Secretary, or such officer as he may designate, shall be authorized in his discretion to cause to be made a resurvey or retracement of the lines of said township and to set permanent corners and monuments in accordance with the laws and regulations governing surveys and resurveys of public lands. The sum so deposited shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, and may be expended in payment of the cost of such survey, including field and office work, and any excess over the cost of such survey and the expenses incident thereto shall be repaid pro rata to the persons making said deposits or their legal representatives. The proportionate cost of the field and office work for the resurvey or retracement of any public lands in such township shall be paid from the current appropriation for the survey and resurvey of public lands, in addition to the portion of such appropriation otherwise allowed by law for resurveys and retracements. Similar resurveys and retracements may be made on the application, accompanied by the requisite deposit, of any court of competent jurisdiction, the returns of such resurvey or retracement to be submitted to the court. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations to carry this section into full force and effect.
(Sept. 21, 1918, ch. 175, 40 Stat. 965; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
“Supervisor of Surveys” changed to the “Secretary of the Interior, or such officer as he may designate,”; “Commissioner of the General Land Office subject to the supervisory authority of the Secretary of the Interior,” changed to “Secretary, or such officer as he may designate,”; and reference to “Supervisor of Surveys or commissioner” changed to “Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate,”, all on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Act Mar. 3, 1925, abolished office of surveyor general and transferred administration of all activities in charge of surveyors general to Field Surveying Service under jurisdiction of United States Supervisor of Surveys.
43 U.S.C. § 774 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 774. Protection of surveyor by marshal
Whenever the President is satisfied that forcible opposition has been offered, or is likely to be offered, to any surveyor or deputy surveyor in the discharge of his duties in surveying the public lands, it may be lawful for the President to order the marshal of the State or district, by himself or deputy, to attend such surveyor or deputy surveyor with sufficient force to protect such officer in the execution of his duty, and to remove force should any be offered.
(R.S. § 2413.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2413 derived from act May 29, 1830, ch. 163, § 2, 4 Stat. 417.
43 U.S.C. § 775 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 775. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–455, title I, 74 Stat. 106, related to contributions for costs of management of lands and for surveying federally controlled lands, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1961, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–60, title I, 72 Stat. 93.
June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85–439, title I, 72 Stat. 156.
July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85–77, title I, 71 Stat. 258.
June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title I, 70 Stat. 258.
June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title I, 69 Stat. 142.
July 1, 1954, ch. 446, title I, 68 Stat. 362.
July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, 67 Stat. 263.
July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 447.
43 U.S.C. § 781 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 781. Repealed. June 29, 1936, ch. 867, title III, § 303, 49 Stat. 2033
text: Section, R.S. § 4744; acts July 25, 1882, ch. 349, § 2, 22 Stat. 175; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to investigation of frauds in connection with bounty-land claims.
43 U.S.C. § 782, 783 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 782, 783. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246
text: Section 782, R.S. § 2442; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, required Secretary of the Interior to prescribe regulations to carry the provisions of section 829 of this title into effect.
text: Section 783, act Dec. 13, 1894, ch. 3, 28 Stat. 594, related to bounty warrants and indemnity certificate receivable in payment for lands.
43 U.S.C. § 784 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 784. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2202(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 162
text: Section, R.S. § 471; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, required Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to perform those duties in execution of bounty-land laws as the President prescribed.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal by Pub. L. 85–56 effective Jan. 1, 1958.
43 U.S.C. § 785 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 785. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246
text: Section, R.S. § 4748; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §§ 1, 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to appointment of a person to sign name of Administrator to warrants for bounty lands.
43 U.S.C. § 786 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 786. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2202(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 162
text: Section, R.S. § 4748; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §§ 1, 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to furnishing of free instruction forms for persons filing claims for land bounty warrants.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal by Pub. L. 85–56 effective Jan. 1, 1958.
43 U.S.C. § 787 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 787. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862
text: Section, R.S. §§ 4746, 4766; acts July 7, 1898, ch. 578, 30 Stat. 718; Aug. 17, 1912, ch. 301, § 1, 37 Stat. 312; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to false certification of documents. See section 289 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal by act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948.
43 U.S.C. § 791 to 808 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 791 to 808. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246
text: Section 791, R.S. § 2418, related to issuance of certificates or land bounty warrants or, at option of Treasury, script for certain amounts for service in the War of 1812 or in any of Indian wars since 1790 and prior to Mar. 3, 1850, and in Mexican War.
text: Section 792, R.S. § 2419, related to entry into service after commencement of Mexican War.
text: Section 793, R.S. § 2420, related to militia, volunteers, and State troops in service between June 18, 1812, and Mar. 22, 1852.
text: Section 794, R.S. § 2421, prohibited benefits under sections 791 to 793 of this title if the person received, or was entitled to receive, any military land bounty under any Act passed prior to Mar. 22, 1852.
text: Section 795, R.S. § 2422, added any period of captivity to actual service in computing service, for purposes of sections 791 to 793 of this title.
text: Section 796, R.S. § 2424, related to rights of widows of persons entitled to benefits.
text: Section 797, R.S. § 2428, related to widows and children of persons entitled to benefits under section 800 of this title.
text: Section 798, R.S. § 2429, related to effect of subsequent marriage of widow.
text: Section 799, R.S. § 2430, related to age of minors within intent of section 797 of this title.
text: Section 800, R.S. § 2425, related to equalization of bounties at 160 acres.
text: Section 801, R.S. § 2426, enumerated classes of persons whose right was dependent on length of service.
text: Section 802, R.S. § 2427, enumerated classes of persons whose right was independent of length of service.
text: Section 803, R.S. § 2431; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to parol proof of military service.
text: Section 804, R.S. § 2432; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to admissibility of prior evidence of service for additional allowances.
text: Section 805, R.S. § 2433, related to allowance for travel time in computing length of service.
text: Section 806, R.S. § 2434, extended provisions of bounty land laws to Indians.
text: Section 807, R.S. § 2435; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to evidence of right of pension being admissible to show right to bounty.
text: Section 808, R.S. § 2438, denied deserters a right to land bounties.
43 U.S.C. § 821 to 835 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 821 to 835. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246
text: Section 821, R.S. § 2414, related to assignment of warrants and locations.
text: For savings provisions affecting this section, see Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246, set out as a note preceding section 781 of this title.
text: Section 822, R.S. § 2436, related to effect of certain written instruments affecting title to warrants prior to issuance of warrants.
text: Section 823, R.S. § 2415, related to location of warrants, and to the payment of any excess value over minimum price.
text: Section 824, R.S. § 2416, related to entry under warrants for services in Revolutionary War and in War of 1812.
text: Section 825, R.S. § 2417, related to time for location of warrants for services in Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
text: Section 826, R.S. § 2437, related to location of warrants free of expense.
text: Section 827, R.S. § 2423, related to issuance of a patent on return of a warrant.
text: Section 828, R.S. § 2439, permitted issuance of a patent notwithstanding loss of a warrant.
text: Section 829, R.S. § 2441, related to assignment of a lost warrant.
text: Section 830, R.S. § 2440, related to loss of or failure to issue a certificate of honorable discharge.
text: Section 831, R.S. § 2443, related to mode of issuing patents to heirs of soldiers entitled to warrants.
text: Section 832, R.S. § 2444; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 1, 46 Stat. 1016, related to death of claimant after establishing right to a warrant but prior to its issuance.
text: For savings provisions affecting this section, see Pub. L. 87–558, § 1, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246, set out as a note preceding section 781 of this title.
text: Section 833, R.S. § 2445, related to right of legal representatives to file proofs for warrants.
text: Section 834, R.S. § 2446, related to relocation of warrants in case of error.
text: Section 835, R.S. § 457, related to issuance and recording of warrants.
43 U.S.C. § 841 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 841. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862
text: Section, act May 21, 1872, ch. 178, 17 Stat. 137, related to offense and punishment of claim agent, attorney or other person for withholding military land bounty warrant. See section 290 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25, 1948.