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1999 U.S. Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 1 - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 10 - Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 1 - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 10 - Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways |
| Contains | section 10 |
| Date | 1999 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 23, 2000 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §5251. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 2 Stat. 606 |
§10. Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways
All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.
(R.S. §5251.)
CodificationR.S. §5251 derived from act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, §12, 2 Stat. 606.
Cross ReferencesBayou Cocodrie, Louisiana, declared nonnavigable, see section 21 of this title.
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