2004 US Code
Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 2 - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
Sec. 22 - Lands open to purchase by citizens
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING CHAPTER 2 - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL Sec. 22 - Lands open to purchase by citizens |
Contains | section 22 |
Date | 2004 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | General Mining Act of 1872 |
Source Credit | R.S. §2319. |
Statutes at Large References | 17 Stat. 91 41 Stat. 437 |
§22. Lands open to purchase by citizens
Except as otherwise provided, all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, shall be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
(R.S. §2319.)
CodificationR.S. §2319 derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, §1, 17 Stat. 91.
Words “Except as otherwise provided,” were editorially supplied on authority of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, popularly known as the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, which is classified to chapter 3A (§181 et seq.) of this title.
Short TitleSections 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 35, 37, 39 to 43, and 47 of this title are based on sections of the Revised Statutes which are derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, 17 Stat. 91, popularly known as the “General Mining Act of 1872”.
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