§ 899. — Limitation of quantity to be conveyed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC899]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 21--GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
Sec. 899. Limitation of quantity to be conveyed
No more lands shall be certified or conveyed to any State or to any
corporation or individual, for the benefit of either of the companies
herein mentioned, where it shall appear to the Secretary of the Interior
that such transfers may create an excess over the quantity of lands to
which such State, corporation, or individual would be rightfully
entitled.
(Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 376, Sec. 7, 24 Stat. 558.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 897, 903, 906 of this title.
