2016 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 2 - Mineral Lands and Regulations in General
Sec. 53 - Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 53 (2016)
Section Name §53. Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title
Section Text

No possessory action between persons, in any court of the United States, for the recovery of any mining title, or for damages to any such title, shall be affected by the fact that the paramount title to the land in which such mines lie is in the United States; but each case shall be adjudged by the law of possession.

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(R.S. §910.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §910 derived from act Feb. 27, 1865, ch. 64, §9, 13 Stat. 441.

Section was formerly classified to section 690 of Title 28 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §1, 62 Stat. 869.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 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. 53 - Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title
Contains section 53
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 13 Stat. 441
62 Stat. 869
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