Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§891 Abandoned Railroad Lands; Reentry
Title 43 › Chapter 21— GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 891
Summary
Give a patent to anyone who had a valid preemption or homestead claim on land when it was withdrawn, and who reentered that land after the grant was later abandoned. They must have followed the Land Department’s rules, complied with the preemption or homestead laws, and made the required proofs.
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Title 43, §891
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When at the time of such withdrawal as aforesaid, valid preemption or homestead claims existed upon any lands within the limits of any such grants which afterward were abandoned, and, under the decisions and rulings of the Land Department, were reentered by preemption or homestead claimants who have complied with the laws governing preemption or homestead entries, and shall make the proper proofs required under such laws, such entries shall be deemed valid, and patents shall issue therefor to the person entitled thereto.
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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 891
Title 43 — Public Lands
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Apr 5, 2026
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