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46TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Ex. Doc. 47,
3d Session.

U.S. Laws, statutes, etc. Land law
THE EXISTING LAWS

OF THE

Part 1.

285

20

UNITED STATES

OF A

GENERAL AND PERMANENT CHARACTER,

AND RELATING TO THE

SURVEY AND DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN,

DECEMBER 1, 1880.

EMBRACING REFERENCES TO PREVIOUS LEGISLATION, AND CITATIONS
OF DECISIONS FROM THE FEDERAL AND THE STATE COURTS AND
FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

PUBLIC LAND COMMISSION.

COMMITTEE ON CODIFICATION.

PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE "COMMISSION ON THE CODIFI-
CATION OF EXISTING LAWS RELATING TO THE SURVEY

AND DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN."