Section text and notes
act Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 192 20 Stat. 472 60 Stat. 1100 Section 251, , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, , related to notice of intention to make final proof.
act Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 381, § 7 25 Stat. 855 Section 252, , , related to time of taking testimony for final proof in case of unavoidable delay.
act June 3, 1878, ch. 152 20 Stat. 91 Section 253, , , related to publication of notice of contest.
May 26, 1890, ch. 355 26 Stat. 121 Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208 27 Stat. 593 Mar. 11, 1902, ch. 182 32 Stat. 63 Mar. 4, 1904, ch. 394 33 Stat. 59 Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1 42 Stat. 208 Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 105 42 Stat. 1281 Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462 43 Stat. 1145 60 Stat. 1100 Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2)82 Stat. 1118 Section 254, R.S. § 2294; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, ; , , , related to officers before whom affidavits or proofs may be made, perjury, and fees.
Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 86 40 Stat. 391 60 Stat. 1100 Section 255, R.S. § 2293; , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, , related to affidavits taken by commanding officer for person in military or naval service.
act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 149, § 1 37 Stat. 925 Section 256, , , related to election as to law under which final proof may be made.
May 13, 1932, ch. 178 47 Stat. 153 June 16, 1933, ch. 99 48 Stat. 274 July 26, 1935, ch. 419 49 Stat. 504 June 16, 1937, ch. 361 50 Stat. 303 Section 256a, acts , §§ 1, 2, ; , ; , ; , , related to extension of time for offering final proof, and promulgation of rules and regulations.
act Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 770 49 Stat. 909 Section 256b, , , related to final proof by disabled World War I veterans.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 70290 Stat. 2787 , , , provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after , except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, , insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska.
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 94–579section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579section 1701 of this titleRepeal by not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on , see , set out as a note under .