2013 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 27 - PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA (§§ 1091 - 1134)
Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1091 - 1102g)
Section 1099 - Division into counties before opening to settlement; reservation for county seats

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 27 - PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1099 - Division into counties before opening to settlement; reservation for county seats
Containssection 1099
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditMar. 3, 1891, ch. 543, §37, 26 Stat. 1043.
Statutes at Large References26 Stat. 1043
90 Stat. 2789
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 94-579

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Division into counties before opening to settlement; reservation for county seats - 43 U.S.C. § 1099 (2013)
§1099. Division into counties before opening to settlement; reservation for county seats

Before any lands in Oklahoma are open to settlement it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to divide the same into counties which shall contain as near as possible not less than seven hundred square miles in each county: Provided, That as soon as the county lines are designated by the Secretary he shall reserve not to exceed one-half section of land in each, to be located near the center of said county, for county seat purposes, to be entered under sections 718 and 719 1 of this title.

(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 543, §37, 26 Stat. 1043.)

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Sections 718 and 719 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.

1 See References in Text note below.

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