§ 881. — Cost of survey of grants to railroads; payment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC881]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 21--GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
Sec. 881. Cost of survey of grants to railroads; payment
Before any land granted to any railroad company by the United States
shall be conveyed to such company, or any persons entitled thereto under
any of the acts incorporating or relating to said company, unless such
company is exempted by law from the payment of such cost, there shall
first be paid into the Treasury of the United States the cost of
surveying, selecting, and conveying the same by the said company or
persons in interest.
(July 15, 1870, ch. 292, 16 Stat. 305; July 31, 1876, ch. 246, 19 Stat.
121.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 886 of this title.
