43 U.S.C. § 91 — Deposit in Treasury of unearned fees and

Page 31 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 92 tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. ‘‘Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate’’ substituted for ‘‘registers’’, ‘‘district land offices’’ substituted for ‘‘their several offices’’, and former last sentence relating to returns to Commis- sioner of the General Land Office omitted on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title. § 90. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act July 1, 1946, ch. 529, 60 Stat. 352, which required authorization of Commissioner of the General Land Office for expenses chargeable to the Government incurred by registers, was omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, set out as a note under section 1 of this title, which abolished the offices of registers and Com- missioner of the General Land Office. Section was not repeated in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1948, act July 25, 1947, ch. 337, 61 Stat. 460. Similar pro- visions were contained in the following prior appropria- tion acts: July 3, 1945, ch. 262, 59 Stat. 323. June 28, 1944, ch. 298, 58 Stat. 468. July 12, 1943, ch. 219, 57 Stat. 455. July 2, 1942, ch. 473, 56 Stat. 511. June 28, 1941, ch. 259, 55 Stat. 310. June 18, 1940, ch. 395, 54 Stat. 412. May 10, 1939, ch. 119, 53 Stat. 692. May 9, 1938, ch. 187, 52 Stat. 297. Aug. 9, 1937, ch. 570, 50 Stat. 569. June 22, 1936, ch. 691, 49 Stat. 1762. May 9, 1935, ch. 101, 49 Stat. 180. Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, 48 Stat. 366. Feb. 17, 1933, ch. 98, 47 Stat. 823. Apr. 22, 1932, ch. 125, 47 Stat. 93. Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 187, 46 Stat. 1117. May 14, 1930, ch. 273, 46 Stat. 283. Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 705, 45 Stat. 1565. Mar. 7, 1938, ch. 137, 45 Stat. 203. Jan. 12, 1927, ch. 27, 44 Stat. 938. May 10, 1926, ch. 277, 44 Stat. 457. June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 395. Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1179. May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 557. June 12, 1917, ch. 27, 40 Stat. 142. Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 75, 38 Stat. 855. § 91. Deposit in Treasury of unearned fees and unofficial moneys Officers of district land officers, as designated by the Secretary of the Interior are authorized, under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- rior or such officer as he may designate, to de- posit to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States all unearned fees and unofficial moneys that have been carried upon the books of their respective offices for a period of five years or more, which sums shall be covered into the Treasury by warrant and carried to the credit of the parties from whom such fees or moneys were received, and into an appropriation account to be denominated ‘‘Outstanding liabilities.’’ (Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, § 1, 34 Stat. 1245; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section, as originally enacted, related to receiv- ers of public moneys for land districts. The office of re- ceiver was consolidated with that of register by acts Mar. 3, 1925, and Oct. 28, 1921, under which the office of receiver was abolished. See, also, Transfer of Functions note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries APPROPRIATIONS Effective July 1, 1935, the appropriation provided for in this section was repealed and provision was made for annual appropriations of sums necessary to meet ex- penditures by act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 17, 48 Stat. 1230, which was repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1074. See section 1322 of Title 31, Money and Finance. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. ‘‘Officers of district land offices, as designated by the Secretary of the Interior,’’ substituted for ‘‘registers’’ and ‘‘Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate’’ substituted for ‘‘Commissioner of the Gen- eral Land Office’’ on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title. § 92. Lists furnished with deposits At the time of making such deposit the officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior shall furnish a list showing the date when the money was paid to him or to his predecessor; the names and residences of the parties; the purposes of the payments and the amounts thereof, which list shall bear the certificate of the officer that the same is correct; that the amounts are due and payable; that diligence has been exercised to re- turn the same, and that the sums specified have remained unclaimed for a period of five years or more. (Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, § 2, 34 Stat. 1245; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section, as originally enacted, related to receiv- ers of public moneys for land districts. The office of re- ceiver was consolidated with that of register by acts Mar. 3, 1925, and Oct. 28, 1921, under which the office of receiver was abolished. See, also, Transfer of Functions note below. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. Words ‘‘officer designated by the Secretary of the In- terior’’ and ‘‘officer’’ substituted for ‘‘register’’ on au- thority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.