2019 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 25 - Unlawful Inclosures or Occupancy; Obstructing Settlement or Transit
Sec. 1063 - Obstruction of settlement on or transit over public lands

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 1063 (2019)
Section Name §1063. Obstruction of settlement on or transit over public lands
Section Text

No person, by force, threats, intimidation, or by any fencing or inclosing, or any other unlawful means, shall prevent or obstruct, or shall combine and confederate with others to prevent or obstruct, any person from peaceably entering upon or establishing a settlement or residence on any tract of public land subject to settlement or entry under the public land laws of the United States, or shall prevent or obstruct free passage or transit over or through the public lands: Provided, This section shall not be held to affect the right or title of persons, who have gone upon, improved, or occupied said lands under the land laws of the United States, claiming title thereto, in good faith.

Source Credit

(Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 149, §3, 23 Stat. 322.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

The public land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 25 - UNLAWFUL INCLOSURES OR OCCUPANCY; OBSTRUCTING SETTLEMENT OR TRANSIT
Sec. 1063 - Obstruction of settlement on or transit over public lands
Contains section 1063
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 23 Stat. 322
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