43 U.S.C. § 737 — Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held

Page 251 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 751 1 See References in Text note below. 2 So in original. lands to incorporated cities and towns for cemetery and park purposes. See section 869 et seq. of this title. Act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 890, § 2, 54 Stat. 1192, formerly set out as a note under this section, declared this section to be inapplicable to the Territory of Alaska, and was repealed by act June 14, 1926, ch. 578, § 5, as added by act June 4, 1954, ch. 263, 68 Stat. 175. See section 869 et seq. of this title. §§ 730 to 736. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789 Section 730, act July 9, 1914, ch. 138, 38 Stat. 454, pro- vided for issuance of patents to transferees of town lots purchased at public sale and transferred prior to Octo- ber 11, 1911, where patent had not been issued to origi- nal purchaser who had since died. Section 731, act Feb. 9, 1903, ch. 531, 32 Stat. 820, ex- tended town-site laws to ceded Indian lands in the State of Minnesota. Section 732, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 11, 26 Stat. 1099, related to town-site entries in Alaska. Section was for- merly classified to section 355 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. Section 733, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 1, 44 Stat. 629, related to Indian or Eskimo lands in Alaska set aside on survey of town site. Section was formerly classified to section 355a of Title 48. Section 734, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 2, 44 Stat. 630, related to extension of streets or alleys across Indian or Eskimo land in Alaska. Section was formerly classi- fied to section 355b of Title 48. Section 735, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 3, 44 Stat. 630, related to a survey of nonmineral public lands in Alas- ka into lots and blocks. Section was formerly classified to section 355c of Title 48. Section 736, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 4, 44 Stat. 630, related to authority of Secretary to prescribe regula- tions for sections 733 to 735 of this title. Section was formerly classified to section 355d of Title 48. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. SAVINGS PROVISION Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi- nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. JUNEAU INDIAN VILLAGE TOWNSITE Pub. L. 88–34, May 29, 1963, 77 Stat. 52, which provided that sections 733 to 736 of this title were extended and made applicable to all lands of the Juneau Indian Vil- lage of Alaska, including uplands and filled in tidelands occupied on May 29, 1963, was repealed by section 703(a) of Pub. L. 94–579. § 737. Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska natives The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 1 of this title, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative that any Alaska native who claims and occupies a tract of land within such townsite is competent to manage his own affairs and has petitioned the Secretary or his author- ized representative for an unrestricted deed, or 2 shall issue to such native an unrestricted deed, and thereafter all restrictions as to sale, encum- brance, or taxation of said lands shall be re- moved, but said land shall not be liable to the satisfaction of any debt, except obligations owed the Federal Government, contracted prior to the issuing of such deed. (Feb. 26, 1948, ch. 72, 62 Stat. 35.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 732 and 735 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 355e of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 738. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789 Section, act July 24, 1947, ch. 305, 61 Stat. 414, related to promulgation of zoning laws in Alaska. Section was formerly classified to section 364 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. SAVINGS PROVISION Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi- nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. CHAPTER 18—SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS Sec. 751. Rules of survey. 751a. Survey system extended to Alaska. 751b. Surveys in Nome and Fairbanks districts. 752. Boundaries and contents of public lands; how ascertained. 753. Lines of division of half quarter sections; how run. 754 to 756. Repealed. 757. Cost of survey of private land claims to be re- ported and paid. 758. Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey. 759. Survey for and by settlers in township. 760. Deposit for expenses deemed an appropria- tion. 761. Repayment of excess of deposits to cover cost of surveys of mineral lands. 762. Deposits made by settlers for surveys to go in part payment of lands. 763. Deposits in Louisiana applicable to resurveys. 764, 765. Repealed. 766. Geological surveys, extension of public sur- veys, expenses of subdividing. 767 to 769. Repealed. 770. Rectangular mode of survey; departure from. 771. Repealed. 772. Resurveys or retracements to mark bound- aries of undisposed lands. 773. Resurveys or retracements of township lines, etc. 774. Protection of surveyor by marshal. 775. Omitted. 776. Cadastre of Federal real property. § 751. Rules of survey The public lands shall be divided by north and south lines run according to the true meridian,