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Code · U.S. Code · Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS · CHAPTER 23— GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS · § 981

§ 981. Indemnity to States on sale of lands

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Upon proof by the authorized agent of the State, before the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, that any of the lands purchased by any person from the United States, prior to March 2, 1855, were “swamp lands”, within the true intent and meaning of the Act entitled “An Act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits”, approved September 28, 1850, the purchase money shall be paid over to the State wherein said land is situate; and when the lands have been located by warrant or scrip, the said State shall be authorized to locate a like quantity of any of the public lands subject to entry, at $1.25 per acre, or less, and patents shall issue therefor.
The decision of the Secretary or such officer shall be first approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
(R.S. § 2482; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
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  • 60 Stat. 1100
  • act Sept. 28, 1850, ch. 84
  • 9 Stat. 519
  • act Mar. 2, 1855, ch. 147, § 2
  • 10 Stat. 634
  • 64 Stat. 1262
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§ 981
Indemnity to States on sale of lands
Stat.60 Stat. 1100
Actact Sept. 28, 1850, ch. 84
Stat.9 Stat. 519
Actact Mar. 2, 1855, ch. 147, § 2
Stat.10 Stat. 634
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