§ 762. — Deposits made by settlers for surveys to go in part payment of lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC762]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 18--SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 762. Deposits made by settlers for surveys to go in part
payment of lands
Where settlers or owners or grantees of public lands make deposits
in accordance with the provisions of section 759 of this title,
certificates shall be issued for such deposits which may be used by
settlers in part payment for the lands settled upon by them, the survey
of which is paid for out of such deposits, or said certificates may be
assigned by indorsement and may be received by the Government in payment
for any public lands of the United States in the States where the
surveys were made, entered or to be entered under the laws thereof.
(R.S. Sec. 2403; Apr. 27, 1876, ch. 84, 19 Stat. 38; Mar. 3, 1879, ch.
170, 20 Stat. 352; Aug. 20, 1894, ch. 302, Sec. 2, 28 Stat. 423.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2403 derived from acts Mar. 3, 1871, ch. 127, 16 Stat.
581; Apr. 27, 1876, ch. 84, 19 Stat. 38.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 763 of this title.
