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Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 21 - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS (§§ 881 - 914)
Section 899 - Limitation of quantity to be conveyed
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 21 - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS Sec. 899 - Limitation of quantity to be conveyed |
Contains | section 899 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 376, §7, 24 Stat. 558. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 24 Stat. 558 |
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43 USC § 899 (2011)
§899. Limitation of quantity to be conveyed
No more lands shall be certified or conveyed to any State or to any corporation or individual, for the benefit of either of the companies herein mentioned, where it shall appear to the Secretary of the Interior that such transfers may create an excess over the quantity of lands to which such State, corporation, or individual would be rightfully entitled.
(Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 376, §7, 24 Stat. 558.)
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