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 394 Trrna xxxu.——THE PUBLIC LANDS.—Ch. 2-. Oaths adminis· Sec. 2246. The register or receiyer is authorized, and it shall be their ID N' ..-._. (1 ral Land-Olhce in connection wi e en ry or purchase 0 any 12 June, 1840,c. tr:;: of the public lahds; but he shall not charge or recewe, directly or 35· "·5» P· 38* indirectly, any compensation for admmistenng such oath. Penalty tm- falseSec. 2247. If any person applies to any register to enter any land whatl“f‘?"'““°“ bY ever, and the register knowingly and falsely informs the person so apply- l;°g`°l°r;.._-# ing that the same has already been entered, apd refuses to perm1t the 4 July, 1836, c. r30n so applying to enter the same, such register shall be liable there- 35* '· 13· '· 5* p· lbér to the person so applying, for five dollars or each acre of land which u2` the person so applyin offered to enter, to be recovered by action of debt in any court of recon? having jurisdiction of the amount. CHAPTER THREE. LLHD-DISTRICT!. GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPEUIING CERTAIN LANDS. see. see. 2248. When land—olI·lce msky be discontin- 2253. Change of bounduies of land-dir ued by Secretary o the Interior. tricts by the President. 2249. When land·otHce may be continued 2254. Business of ori `nal district in case by Secretary of the Interior. of change of bhundaries. 2250. When land-oflice may be annexed, 2255. Allowance of office·rent and clerktp atdjacent district by the Presi- 2256 Bhire . ODD S B 1 2251. Chagilge of llocagion of land-office by gpitegvgtgtes on the lst Ndlvenn tn. , . 2252. Dipcéptinnazieoe of land-offices by the r i entt When land-omee Sec. 2248. Whenever the quantity of public land remaining unsold in mm? be di¤c<>¤fin· any land-district is reduced to a number of acres less than one hundred of th;’{¤i’s:;*“’Y tbousat11;d,lit Shag be tpe dnéty of the Segretary olithle Interior tp (discon- .; tinue e an -o ce o suc istrict· an if any n in any suc istrict 12 J¤¤¤» 184*% <=- remains unsold at the time of the discontinuance of a land-office, the same 36* “· 2* "· 5* P· 385* shall be subgect to sale at some one of the existing land-offices most convenient to the district in which the land-office has been discontinued, of which the S€0l‘8l18.!é);(t)f the Interior shall give notice. when 1,,,,,;,0;;;,,, _ Sec. 2249._ The retary of the Interior may continue any land-district ma be continued in which is situated the seat of government o any one of the States, and bygvcry ¤ry<>f ¤l¤¤ may continue the land—0Hice in such district., notwithstanding the unn- tity of land unsold in such district may not amount to one hundred (thou- 4 Sept., 1841, c. sand acres, when, in his opinion, such continuance is required by public 16.**- 7. V- 5» P- *65- corévenience, twin order ttlp close the land-system in such State. Whenland-omce ac. 2250. enever e cost of collecting the revenue from the sales $ybea:nu:el;sed_t¢; of the public lands in any land—district is as much as one-third of the bylmnhdéeaf whole amount of revenue collected in such district, it may be lawful for --. - ..-».. the Pres1dent,1f, in his opinion, not mcompatible with the public interest, 973E1:I:’ibL8s*{b;· to discontinue the land-office in_ such district, and to annex the same to 19k_` ’ ‘ ’’ some other adyoming land·d1strict. GW tg 1;;,,. I 2251; tllre Presidpnt is aiutproritged ttpbpllgzggebthe location of the on o an _-c ce an -0 ces in e severa an - is 10 eslaw, and to relol’_>;_*·h° P’°¤*d°“*- cate the same from time to time at such point in the district as he deems 3 M·r`—;“_, 1853, c. expedient. 97, s. 1, v. 10, p. 204. 3 Mar., 1853, c. 144, v. 10, p. 244. Di¤¤¤¤¢i¤¤¤¤¤¤ Sec. 2252. Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of the Gen- Q£el¥P’£s’f£n°f by eral Land-Oiiice, approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the President .._.._-. . may order the discontinuance of any 1and—oiIice and the transfer of any of 88,3;) €l:yi21l;62°3. it: rpusinass and archives to any other land·office within the same State · ¤ • r · ~ 0 OIT! Ty.
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