Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§884 Right of forfeiture of railroad grants not affected
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 884
Summary
Sections 882–885 do not stop the Government from taking back granted land. U.S. rights in that land stay the same, except the lien in section 882.
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Title 43, §884
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Sections 882 to 885 of this title shall not affect the right of the Government to declare or enforce a forfeiture of any lands so granted; but all the rights of the United States to said lands or to any interest therein shall be and remain as if said sections had not passed, except as to the lien mentioned in section 882 of this title.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 884
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73