Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§881 Cost of survey of grants to railroads; payment
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 881
Summary
Railroad companies or people who will get land must pay the U.S. Treasury for the surveying, selecting, and transferring of the land before it is transferred, unless a law says they are exempt.
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Title 43, §881
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Before any land granted to any railroad company by the United States shall be conveyed to such company, or any persons entitled thereto under any of the acts incorporating or relating to said company, unless such company is exempted by law from the payment of such cost, there shall first be paid into the Treasury of the United States the cost of surveying, selecting, and conveying the same by the said company or persons in interest.
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43 U.S.C. § 881
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73