§ 891. — Abandoned railroad lands; reentry.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC891]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 21--GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
Sec. 891. Abandoned railroad lands; reentry
When at the time of such withdrawal as aforesaid, valid preemption
or homestead claims existed upon any lands within the limits of any such
grants which afterward were abandoned, and, under the decisions and
rulings of the Land Department, were reentered by preemption or
homestead claimants who have complied with the laws governing preemption
or homestead entries, and shall make the proper proofs required under
such laws, such entries shall be deemed valid, and patents shall issue
therefor to the person entitled thereto.
(Apr. 21, 1876, ch. 72, Sec. 2, 19 Stat. 35.)
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.
