§ 59. — Official papers in office of surveyor general in California; copies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC59]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 3--SURVEYS
Sec. 59. Official papers in office of surveyor general in
California; copies
All official books, papers, instruments of writing, documents,
archives, official seals, stamps, or dies, which have been authorized by
law to be collected and deposited in the surveyor general's office in
California, shall be safely and securely kept by the Secretary of the
Interior, or such officer as he may designate, in the archives of his
office until disposed of as provided by law; and copies thereof,
authenticated by the Secretary or such officer under his seal of office,
shall be evidence in all cases where the originals would be evidence.
(R.S. Sec. 2229; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144; 1946 Reorg. Plan
No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100; Oct.
25, 1951, ch. 562, Sec. 3(3), 65 Stat. 639.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2229 derived from act May 18, 1858, ch. 39, Sec. 1, 11
Stat. 289.
Amendments
1951--Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted ``until disposed of as provided by
law''.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
``Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate''
substituted for ``Supervisor of Surveys'' on authority on section 403 of
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this
title.
Previously, ``Supervisor of Surveys'' was substituted for ``surveyor
general'' by act Mar. 3, 1925.
