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[CITE: 43USC70]

 
                         TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
 
                    CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT LAND OFFICES
 
Secs. 70 to 73. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 
        1966, 80 Stat. 632, 638, 645, 646
        
    Section 70, act Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 208, 
consolidated offices of register and receiver.
    Section 71, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145, provided for 
consolidation of offices of register and receiver, effective July 1, 
1925.
    Section 72, R.S. Sec. 2334; acts Jan. 27, 1898, ch. 10, 30 Stat. 
234; 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, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 
Stat. 1100, related to duties of Secretary of the Interior concerning 
sale of public lands.
    Section 73, act Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 208, 
related to designation of chief clerk to act in case of death, 
resignation, removal, or disability of register.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to section 71 of this title were contained in the 
following prior appropriation acts:
    Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1179.
    June 30, 1922, ch. 255, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 766.
    May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 557.
    Mar. 24, 1921, ch. 161, 41 Stat. 1397.
    June 5, 1920, ch. 235, 41 Stat. 907.
    July 19, 1919, ch. 24, 41 Stat. 194.
    Act May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 557, abolished land office at 
Springfield and offices of register and receiver thereat.
    Act May 2, 1914, ch. 74, Secs. 1, 2, 38 Stat. 371, 372, abolished 
office of receiver of public moneys at Springfield, Mo., transferred his 
duties and custody of books, records, etc., to register, and contained 
other provisions concerning register's duties.
    Act. Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, Sec. 3, 28 Stat. 807, required 
duplication of reports and returns of registers and receivers to be 
prevented by regulations.
    Act. Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1269, Sec. 2, 26 Stat. 657, concerned taking 
of final proofs by remaining officer in case of a vacancy in office of 
register or receiver.
