Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§1095 Reservations between sections for highway purposes
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1095
Summary
Reserves public highways four rods wide along the lines between each section of land in the former Territory of Oklahoma. When cash is paid for a quarter section, the price is not reduced because of that reservation. If a highway is officially closed, the strip becomes part of the then-owner's original tract.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §1095
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There shall be reserved public highways four rods wide between each section of land in said former Territory of Oklahoma, the section lines being the center of said highways; but no deduction shall be made, where cash payments are provided for, in the amount to be paid for each quarter section of land by reason of such reservation. But if the said highway shall be vacated by any competent authority, the title to the respective strips shall inure to the then owner of the tract of which it formed a part by the original survey.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 1095
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73