LAND DISTRICTS. Revised Statutes, Secs. 2248-2255-When land offices may be discontinued by the Secretary of the Interior-Continued --Continued by the President-Change of boundaries-Allowance of rent and clerk hire.... Act of March 3, 1877 (19 Stat., 315)—Entry of land in States where no land offices. Act of August 5, 1892 (27 Stat., 368)-Consolidation of land offices by Secretary of Interior.. Page. 159 160 160 UNITED STATES REVISED STATUTES. Interior. 5 S., 385. by SEC. 2248. Whenever the quantity of public land re- When landmaining unsold in any land-district is reduced to a continued number of acres less than one hundred thousand, it shall Secretary of the by the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to discon- June 12, 1840, tinue the land-office of such district; and if any land in any such district remains unsold at the time of the discontinuance of a land-office, the same shall be subject to sale at some one of the existing land-offices most convenient to the district in which the land-office has been discontinued, of which the Secretary of the Interior shall give notice. office may be con terior. 5 S., 455. SEC. 2249. The Secretary of the Interior may con- When landtinue any land-district in which is situated the seat of tinued by Secregovernment of any of the States, and may continue the tary of the Inland-office in such district, notwithstanding the quantity Sept 4, 1841, of land unsold in such district may not amount to one hundred thousand acres, when, in his opinion, such continuance is required by public convenience, or in order to close the land-system in such State. When land. office may be an nexed to adjacent district by the Mch. 3, 1853, 10 S., 189. SEC. 2250. Whenever the cost of collecting the revenue from the sales of the public lands in any land-district is as much as one-third of the whole amount of revenue President. collected in such district, it may be lawful for the President, if, in his opinion, not incompatible with the public interest, to discontinue the land-office in such district, and to annex the same to some other adjoining landdistrict. Change of locaoffice by the tion land President. Mch. 3, 1853, 1853, 10 S., 244. SEC. 2251. The President is authorized to change the location of the land-offices in the several land-districts established by law, and to relocate the same from time to time at such point in the district as he deems expedient. 10 S., 204; Mch. 3, SEC. 2252. Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the President may order the discontinuance of any land-office and the transfer of any of its business and archives to any other land-office within the same State or Territory. Discontinuance the President. May 30, 1862, of land-office by 12 S., 409. boundaries of the President. Change of SEC. 2253. The President is authorized to change and land-districts by re-establish the boundaries of land-districts whenever, June 29, 1870, in his opinion, the public interests will be subserved thereby, without authority to increase the number of land-offices or land-districts. 16 S., 171. original district in boundaries. 17 S., 192. Business of SEC. 2254. In case of the division of existing landcase of change of districts by the erection of new ones, or by a change of May 31, 1872, boundaries by the President, all business in such original districts shall be entertained and transacted without prejudice or change, until the offices in the new districts are duly opened by public announcement under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. All sales or disposals of the public lands heretofore regularly made at any land-office, after such lands have been made part of another district by any act of Congress, or by any act of the President, are confirmed, provided the same are free from conflict with prior valid rights. Allowance of office rent and SEC. 2255. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized clerk hire for con- to make a reasonable allowance for office-rent for each solidated land-consolidated land-office; and when satisfied of the necesFeb. 18, 1861, 12 sity therefor, to approve the employment by the register offices. S., 131. Public lands in States where no of, etc. of one or more clerks, at a reasonable per-diem compensation, for such time as such clerical force is absolutely required to keep up the current public business, which clerical force shall be paid out of the surplus fees authorized to be charged by section twenty-two hundred and thirty-nine, if any, and if no surplus exists, then out of the appropriation for incidental expenses of district landoffices; but no clerk shall be so paid unless his employment has been first sanctioned by the Secretary of the Interior. ACTS OF CONGRESS PASSED SUBSEQUENT TO THE REVISED STATUTES. Extract from the legislative appropriation act, approved March 3, 1877 (19 Stat 315). That public lands situated in States in which there are land-offices; entry no land offices may be entered at the General Land Office, subject to the provisions of law touching the entry of public lands; and that the necessary proofs and affidavits required in such cases may be made before some officer competent to administer oaths, whose official character shall be duly certified by the clerk of a court of record; and moneys received by the Commissioner of the General Land Office for lands entered by cash entry shall be covered into the Treasury. Consolidation of land-offices. Extract from the sundry civil appropriation act, approved August 5, 1892 (27 Stat., 368). And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to consolidate the district land offices where practicable and consistent with the public interests. Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 614)-Selections confined to vacant surveyed, nonmineral lands... Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., 1264)--Repeals act of June 4, 1897, with certain exceptions.. LIEU SELECTIONS. See "Railroad Grants and Selections" and "State Grants Page. and Selections". 216, 316 Forest lieu selections.-Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat., 36)-Selections in lieu of lands within forest reserves.. 161 162 162 Indian lands. Act of April 21, 1904 (33 Stat., 211)-Selections 163 Act of August 29, 1890 (26 Stat., 369)-Act of June 22, 1874, extended to settlers having unrecorded entries... Act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 733)-Same privileges to settlers on lands granted to wagon roads.. Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat., 1007)—Indians having for five years occupied railroad lands in Arizona, New Mexico, or California Atlantic and Pacific railroad lands.—Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat., 556)-Settlers having for 25 years occupied railroad lands in New Mexico.. Northern Pacific railroad lands.-Act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat., 647)-Settlers on second indemnity belt may select other lands... 163 164 164 164 165 16.6 Act of June 3, 1896 (29 Stat., 245)-Entryman on second indemnity lands in Minnesota-Chippewa lands.. 167 Act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat., 620)-Settlers on railroad lands- 168 Act of March 2, 1899 (30 Stat., 994)—Selections in lieu of lands in 170 Act of March 2, 1901 (31 Stat., 950)-Act of July 1, 1898, extended... 171 Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat., 197)-Same. 171 172 174 Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat., 592)-Preference right to certain 175 Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat., 394)-Survey of lands and preference right to certain States.. 175 Act of March 2, 1895 (28 Stat., 899)-Selections of school lands on Indian reservations opened.... 176 FOREST LIEU SELECTIONS. (30 Stat., 36). Extract from the sundry civil appropriation act, approved June 4, 1897 Selection of That in cases in which a tract covered by an unper- land in lieu of refected bona fide claim or by a patent is included within the linquished limits of a public forest reservation, the settler or owner reserve. thereof may, if he desires to do so, relinquish the tract 22019-16-11 claim in forest 161 |