section 53 of this titleThe field notes, maps, records, and other papers mentioned in , shall in no case be turned over to the authorities of any State, until such State has provided by law for the reception and safe-keeping of the same as public records, and for the allowance of free access to the same by the authorities of the United States.
(R.S. § 2221.)
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Codification
Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 24, § 310 Stat. 152June 6, 1874, ch. 223, § 318 Stat. 62R.S. § 2221 derived from acts , ; , .