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Sec.

711 to 736. Repealed.

737. Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska

natives.

738. Repealed.

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43 USC Secs. 711 to 715 01/06/03

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Secs. 711 to 715. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),

Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

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Section 711, R.S. Sec. 2380, authorized reservation of town sites

by President.

Section 712, R.S. Sec. 2381; acts Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1,

42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat.

1100, authorized reserved lands to be surveyed in urban and

suburban lots and their appraisement and sale.

Section 713, R.S. Sec. 2382; acts Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1,

42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat.

1100; Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 904, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 792, related to

procedure for establishment of town or city sites.

Section 714, R.S. Sec. 2383, authorized extension of limits of

towns established on unsurveyed lands.

Section 715, R.S. Sec. 2384; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403,

eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, authorized

Secretary of the Interior to survey and plat cities or towns on the

public domain where interested parties fail to file transcript maps

in twelve months after establishment.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94-579 provided that the repeal made by

that section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

SAVINGS PROVISION

Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any

valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see

section 701 of Pub. L. 94-579, set out as a note under section 1701

of this title.

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43 USC Sec. 716 01/06/03

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Sec. 716. Repealed. Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 904, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 792

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Section, R.S. Sec. 2385, related to size of lots or plat varying

from general rule.

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43 USC Secs. 717 to 728 01/06/03

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Secs. 717 to 728. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),

Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

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Section 717, R.S. Sec. 2386, related to title to town lots

subject to mineral rights.

Section 718, R.S. Sec. 2387; acts Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 4,

26 Stat. 1097, authorized entry by town authorities of town sites

in trust for occupants, under such regulations as may be prescribed

by legislative authority of State or Territory in which the same

may be situated.

Section 719, R.S. Sec. 2388; acts Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat.

1144; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R.

7876, 60 Stat. 1100, related to procedure for entry by town

authorities of town sites in trust for occupants.

Section 720, R.S. Sec. 2389, authorized entry by town authorities

of town sites in proportion to number of inhabitants.

Section 721, R.S. Sec. 2391, made void acts of trustees not in

conformity to regulations alluded to in section 718 of this title.

Section 722, R.S. Sec. 2392, provided that no title was to be

acquired under sections 711 to 715 and 717 to 721 of this title to

any mine of gold, silver, cinnabar, or copper or to any valid

mining claim or possession held under existing laws.

Section 723, R.S. Sec. 2393, provided that provisions of sections

711 to 715 and 717 to 724 of this title were not to apply to

military reservations or to other reservations made by the United

States prior to Mar. 2, 1867, nor to reservations for lighthouses,

customhouses, mints, or other public purposes, whether held under

reservation through the Land Office by title derived from the Crown

of Spain or otherwise.

Section 724, R.S. Sec. 2394, authorized inhabitants of any town

on public land to avail themselves of provisions of sections 718 to

720 of this title and required that they pay, in addition to

minimum price of lands so entered, all costs of surveying and

platting.

Section 725, act Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 113, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 392,

related to requirements as to quantity of land excluded from

homestead entry in towns upon the public lands of the United

States.

Section 726, acts Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 113, Sec. 3, 19 Stat. 392;

Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16,

1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, authorized settlement of excess

lands where a town-site exceeds maximum limits.

Section 727, act Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 113, Sec. 4, 19 Stat. 392,

authorized additional entries by town authorities in cases where a

town site is less than maximum authorized size.

Section 728, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 16, 26 Stat. 1101,

related to town-site entries by incorporated towns and cities on

the mineral lands of United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94-579 provided that the repeal made by

that section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

SAVINGS PROVISION

Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any

valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see

section 701 of Pub. L. 94-579, set out as a note under section 1701

of this title.

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43 USC Sec. 729 01/06/03

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Sec. 729. Repealed. June 14, 1926, ch. 578, Sec. 5, as added June

4, 1954, ch. 263, 68 Stat. 175

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Section, act Sept. 30, 1890, ch. 1121, 26 Stat. 502, authorized,

with limitations, the sale of unreserved public lands to

incorporated cities and towns for cemetery and park purposes. See

section 869 et seq. of this title.

Act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 890, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 1192, formerly set

out as a note under this section, declared this section to be

inapplicable to the Territory of Alaska, and was repealed by act

June 14, 1926, ch. 578, Sec. 5, as added by act June 4, 1954, ch.

263, 68 Stat. 175. See section 869 et seq. of this title.

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43 USC Secs. 730 to 736 01/06/03

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Secs. 730 to 736. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a),

Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

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Section 730, act July 9, 1914, ch. 138, 38 Stat. 454, provided

for issuance of patents to transferees of town lots purchased at

public sale and transferred prior to October 11, 1911, where patent

had not been issued to original purchaser who had since died.

Section 731, act Feb. 9, 1903, ch. 531, 32 Stat. 820, extended

town-site laws to ceded Indian lands in the State of Minnesota.

Section 732, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 11, 26 Stat. 1099,

related to town-site entries in Alaska. Section was formerly

classified to section 355 of Title 48, Territories and Insular

Possessions.

Section 733, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 629,

related to Indian or Eskimo lands in Alaska set aside on survey of

town site. Section was formerly classified to section 355a of Title

48.

Section 734, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 630,

related to extension of streets or alleys across Indian or Eskimo

land in Alaska. Section was formerly classified to section 355b of

Title 48.

Section 735, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 630,

related to a survey of nonmineral public lands in Alaska into lots

and blocks. Section was formerly classified to section 355c of

Title 48.

Section 736, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 630,

related to authority of Secretary to prescribe regulations for

sections 733 to 735 of this title. Section was formerly classified

to section 355d of Title 48.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94-579 provided that the repeal made by

that section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

SAVINGS PROVISION

Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any

valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see

section 701 of Pub. L. 94-579, set out as a note under section 1701

of this title.

JUNEAU INDIAN VILLAGE TOWNSITE

Pub. L. 88-34, May 29, 1963, 77 Stat. 52, which provided that

sections 733 to 736 of this title were extended and made applicable

to all lands of the Juneau Indian Village of Alaska, including

uplands and filled in tidelands occupied on May 29, 1963, was

repealed by section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94-579.

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43 USC Sec. 737 01/06/03

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Sec. 737. Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska

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The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a

townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 (!1) of this

title, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior or his

authorized representative that any Alaska native who claims and

occupies a tract of land within such townsite is competent to

manage his own affairs and has petitioned the Secretary or his

authorized representative for an unrestricted deed, or (!2) shall

issue to such native an unrestricted deed, and thereafter all

restrictions as to sale, encumbrance, or taxation of said lands

shall be removed, but said land shall not be liable to the

satisfaction of any debt, except obligations owed the Federal

Government, contracted prior to the issuing of such deed.

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(Feb. 26, 1948, ch. 72, 62 Stat. 35.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

Sections 732 and 735 of this title, referred to in text, were

repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976,

90 Stat. 2789.

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CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 355e of Title 48,

Territories and Insular Possessions.

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(!1) See References in Text note below.

(!2) So in original.

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43 USC Sec. 738 01/06/03

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Sec. 738. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct.

21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

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Section, act July 24, 1947, ch. 305, 61 Stat. 414, related to

promulgation of zoning laws in Alaska. Section was formerly

classified to section 364 of Title 48, Territories and Insular

Possessions.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94-579 provided that the repeal made by

that section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

SAVINGS PROVISION

Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any

valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see

section 701 of Pub. L. 94-579, set out as a note under section 1701

of this title.

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