322.511 Swamp land patents; issuance, application.

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Sec. 1.

That whenever any person of [or] persons shall be entitled to state swamp lands, by reason of the performance of any labor, or the fulfillment of any contract, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of the state land office to cause to be issued such patents and deliver the same to the person or persons entitled thereto, if applied for at the state land office; and in case no such application is made within 30 days from the time such person or persons shall be entitled to such swamp lands, (then in such case), the said commissioner shall file such patent or patents in his office, subject to the order of the person or persons entitled to the same.

History: 1869, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3996 ;-- How. 5447 ;-- CL 1897, 1512 ;-- CL 1915, 734 ;-- CL 1929, 6051 ;-- CL 1948, 322.511

Compiler's Notes: The office of commissioner of the state land office, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the public domain commission by MCL 322.221. The public domain commission was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the department of conservation by MCL 299.2. The department of conservation was subsequently transferred to the department of natural resources by MCL 16.352.