2021 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 43 - Suspended Entries and Claims; Patents
Sec. 2502 - Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 2502 (2021)
Section Name §2502. Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval
Section Text

Every such adjudication shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior and shall operate only to divest the United States of the title to the land embraced thereby, without prejudice to the rights of conflicting claimants.

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(R.S. §2451; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 244; Sept. 20, 1922, ch. 350, 42 Stat. 858.)


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Section was formerly classified to section 1162 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

R.S. §2451 derived from acts Aug. 3, 1846, ch. 78, §1, 9 Stat. 51; Feb. 27, 1877. ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 244.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 43 - SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS
Sec. 2502 - Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval
Contains section 2502
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 9 Stat. 51
19 Stat. 244
42 Stat. 858
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