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§ 931. Navigable rivers as public highways

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All navigable rivers, within the territory occupied by the public lands, shall remain and be deemed public highways; and, in all cases where the opposite banks of any streams not navigable belong to different persons, the stream and the bed thereof shall become common to both.

(R.S. § 2476.)

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May 18, 1796, ch. 29, § 9
1 Stat. 468
Mar. 3, 1803, ch. 27, § 17
2 Stat. 235

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§ 931

Navigable rivers as public highways

ActMay 18, 1796, ch. 29, § 9

Stat.1 Stat. 468

ActMar. 3, 1803, ch. 27, § 17

Stat.2 Stat. 235

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