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1880, The Existing Laws Of The United States Relating To The Survey And Disposition Of The Public Domain Jun 2016

1880, The Existing Laws Of The United States Relating To The Survey And Disposition Of The Public Domain

US Government Legislation and Statutes

This December 1, 1880, publication sets forth each general subject of legislation in separate chapters with complete references given to the antecedent legislation upon the same subject. Each chapter contains copious citations of all decisions regarding decisions by the Federal courts, the supreme courts of several public-land States and Territories, the Department of Justice, the Secretary of Interior ,and the Commissioner of the General Land Office.


1880, The Public Domain, Its History With Statistics Jun 2016

1880, The Public Domain, Its History With Statistics

US Government Legislation and Statutes

Prepared by Thomas Donaldson, member of the Public Land Commission's Committee on Codification, this publication containing 33 chapters, gives the origin, growth and disposition of the lands in the public domain, tracing several systems from their origin, and providing full statistics of operations under and the results of several acts for the sale and disposition of public lands up to June 30, 1880.