Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§1099 Division Into Counties Before Opening to Settlement; Reservation for County Seats
Title 43 › Chapter 27— PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1099
Summary
Before opening Oklahoma lands, the Interior Secretary must divide them into counties of at least 700 square miles and reserve up to one-half section near each county center for the county seat, claimed under sections 718 and 719.
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Title 43, §1099
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Before any lands in Oklahoma are open to settlement it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to divide the same into counties which shall contain as near as possible not less than seven hundred square miles in each county: Provided, That as soon as the county lines are designated by the Secretary he shall reserve not to exceed one-half section of land in each, to be located near the center of said county, for county seat purposes, to be entered under section 718 and 719 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
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section 718 and 719 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
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43 U.S.C. § 1099
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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