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43 U.S.C. § 894

Adjustment of land grants to railroads

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed as of March 3, 1887, to adjust, in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court, each of the railroad land grants made by Congress to aid in the construction of railroads and theretofore unadjusted.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1928–1954 · leading case: Anderson v. McKay Sec'y of Interior, 211 F.2d 798 (D.C. Cir. 1954).
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Anderson v. McKay Sec'y of Interior, 211 F.2d 798 (D.C. Cir. 1954). “But during all those years there was no impediment to Anderson’s protection of his complete ownership, and Congress evidently meant to encourage prospecting. Remanded with directions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.”
Evans v. Jackson, 116 So. 168 (La. 1928). “556 [43 USCA § 894 et seq.]), in compliance with departmental instructions of November 22, 1887 (6 Land Dec.”
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