§ 123. — Continuance of land offices when required by public convenience.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC123]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 5--LAND DISTRICTS
Sec. 123. Continuance of land offices when required by public
convenience
The Secretary of the Interior may continue any land district in
which is situated the seat of government of any one of the States, and
may continue the land office in such district, notwithstanding the
quantity of land unsold in such district may not amount to one hundred
thousand acres, when, in his opinion, such continuance is required by
public convenience, or in order to close the land system in such State.
(R.S. Sec. 2249.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2249 derived from act Sept. 4, 1841, ch. 16, Sec. 7, 5
Stat. 455.
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.
