§ 2502. Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval

Type Statute

Publication 2026-03-26

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Department United States Congress

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§ 2502. Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval

Every such adjudication shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior and shall operate only to divest the United States of the title to the land embraced thereby, without prejudice to the rights of conflicting claimants.

(R.S. § 2451; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 244; Sept. 20, 1922, ch. 350, 42 Stat. 858.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1162 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

R.S. § 2451 derived from acts Aug. 3, 1846, ch. 78, § 1, 9 Stat. 51; Feb. 27, 1877. ch. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 244.

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