§ 93. — Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC93]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT LAND OFFICES
Sec. 93. Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties
Amounts that appear in the accounts of a district land office as
``Moneys deposited by unknown parties'' shall also be deposited to the
credit of the Treasurer of the United States, accompanied by a list
showing the amount and, if possible, the date of the receipt of each
item; which list shall bear the certificate of the officer designated by
the Secretary of the Interior that, after careful investigation, the
ownership of said moneys could not be determined, and that they have
been reported in the unearned fees and unofficial moneys accounts for
five years or more.
(Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 1245; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114,
Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg.
Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
Codification
This section, as originally enacted, related to receivers of public
moneys for land districts. The office of receiver was consolidated with
that of register by acts Mar. 3, 1925, and Oct. 28, 1921, under which
the office of receiver was abolished. See, also, Transfer of Functions
note below.
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.
Words ``the accounts of a district land office'' substituted for ``a
register's accounts'' and ``officer designated by the Secretary of the
Interior'' substituted for ``register'' on authority of section 403 of
1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 99 of this title.
