[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC51]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 3--SURVEYS
Sec. 51. Omitted
Codification
Section, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144, which abolished
office of surveyor general and transferred its functions to Field
Surveying Service under Supervisor of Surveys, was superseded by Reorg.
Plan No. 3 of 1946, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat.
1100. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
The office of surveyor general abolished in certain States by acts
July 31, 1876, ch. 246, 19 Stat. 121, and Oct. 2, 1888, ch. 1069, 25
Stat. 525, and discontinued in others pursuant to R.S. Sec. 2218.
So far as they were not already superseded or obsolete by reason of
abolition or discontinuance of the office, or otherwise, the following
provisions were superseded by former provisions of this section:
R.S. Sec. 2207, providing for appointment of surveyors general in
States and territories therein named, and acts Apr. 10, 1890, ch. 77,
Sec. 1, 26 Stat. 53, and July 24, 1897, ch. 14, Sec. 2, 30 Stat. 215,
providing for surveyors general in North and South Dakota and Alaska;
R.S. Secs. 2208 to 2211; acts Apr. 10, 1890, ch. 77, Sec. 2, 26
Stat. 53; July 24, 1897, ch. 14, Sec. 3, 30 Stat. 215, concerning
salaries of particular surveyors general;
R.S. Secs. 2212 to 2214, concerning number and location, of offices,
and place of residence, of surveyors general.
R.S. Secs. 2215 and 2216, concerning bonds of surveyors general;
R.S. Sec. 2217, concerning duration of term of office of surveyors
general;
R.S.
