30 U.S.C. § 49b | Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska

May 4, 1934ProvidedMay 4, 1934August 1, 191237 Stat. 242March 3, 192543 Stat. 1118The general mining laws of the United States so far as they are applicable to placer-mining claims, as prior to , extended to the Territory of Alaska, are declared to be in full force and effect in said Territory: , That nothing herein shall be held to change or affect the rights acquired by locators or owners of placer-mining claims prior to , located in said Territory under act (, 243) and amendatory act ().

May 4, 1934, ch. 211, § 2 48 Stat. 663(, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

August 1, 191237 Stat. 242March 3, 192543 Stat. 1118May 4, 1934Act (, 243) and amendatory act (), referred to in text, were repealed by section 1 of act . See sections 35 to 37 and 49b of this title.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to sections 119 and 381a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Act May 4, 1934, ch. 211, § 3 48 Stat. 663

May 4, 1934“This Act [enacting this section] shall take effect thirty days subsequent to the date of convening of the first regular session of the Alaska Territorial Legislature which is held after the passage of this Act [].”

, , provided that:

Executive Documents

Admission of Alaska as State

Jan. 3, 1959Jan. 3, 1959Pub. L. 85–508July 7, 195872 Stat. 339 section 21 of Title 48Admission of Alaska into the Union was accomplished , on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, , 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of , , , set out as notes preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions.