Title 43Public LandsRelease 119-73not60

§210 Recognition of Equitable Claims on Certain Lands in Oklahoma; Validation of Homestead Entries

Title 43 › Chapter 7— HOMESTEADS › Subchapter III— LANDS SUBJECT TO ENTRY › § 210

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Interior Secretary must accept settlements made before January 1, 1934 as valid claims. Mistaken, suspended, or final‑proof homestead entries are validated if regular, effective on the regular application date.

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Title 43, §210

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to recognize equitable claims to such lands based on settlement made prior to January 1, 1934, and all homestead entries of such lands, the allowance of which was erroneous because the lands were not subject to entry, and all suspended entries and applications to make final proof, are validated if otherwise regular, as of the date of the regular application.

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43 U.S.C. § 210

Title 43Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60