Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§891 Abandoned Railroad Lands; Reentry
Title 43 › CHAPTER 21 — GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 891
Summary
When land had valid preemption or homestead claims at the time it was withdrawn, and claimants reentered, followed the rules, and proved their claims under Land Department decisions, their entries are valid and they get official ownership papers.
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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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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102