SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§§1091 to 1094. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

Section 1091, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §18, 26 Stat. 90, related to homestead entries on Indian lands.

Section 1092, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §20, 26 Stat. 91, related to procedure for homestead entries.

Section 1093, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §21, 26 Stat. 91, related to patents on homestead entries.

Section 1094, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §22, 26 Stat. 91, related to reservation and sale of townsites.

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 terminating 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.

§1095. Reservations between sections for highway purposes

There shall be reserved public highways four rods wide between each section of land in said former Territory of Oklahoma, the section lines being the center of said highways; but no deduction shall be made, where cash payments are provided for, in the amount to be paid for each quarter section of land by reason of such reservation. But if the said highway shall be vacated by any competent authority, the title to the respective strips shall inure to the then owner of the tract of which it formed a part by the original survey.

(May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §23, 26 Stat. 92.)

§§1096 to 1098. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

Section 1096, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §24, 26 Stat. 92, related to fraudulent settlement of open lands.

Section 1097, act May 2, 1890, ch. 182, §27, 26 Stat. 93, related to rights of occupants of lands prior to May 2, 1890.

Section 1098, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 543, §16, 26 Stat. 1026, provided that all lands in Oklahoma be deemed agricultural lands for purposes of entry.

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 terminating 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.

§1099. Division into counties before opening to settlement; reservation for county seats

Before any lands in Oklahoma are open to settlement it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to divide the same into counties which shall contain as near as possible not less than seven hundred square miles in each county: Provided, That as soon as the county lines are designated by the Secretary he shall reserve not to exceed one-half section of land in each, to be located near the center of said county, for county seat purposes, to be entered under sections 718 and 719 ¹ of this title.

(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 543, §37, 26 Stat. 1043.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 718 and 719 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.

¹ See References in Text note below.

§§1100 to 1102g. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789

Section 1100, acts Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 772, §1, 60 Stat. 872; Sept 22, 1950, ch. 983, 64 Stat. 903, granting of patents to certain lands south of Cimarron base line in Oklahoma and north of north line of Texas.

Section 1101, act Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 772, §2, 60 Stat. 872, related to relinquishment by United States of title to townsite plots.

Section 1102, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §1, 69 Stat. 445, related to management and disposition of lands conveyed to United States by Choctaw Nation.

Section 1102a, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §2, 69 Stat. 445, authorized certain powers in Secretary to facilitate administration of such lands.

Section 1102b, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §3, 69 Stat. 446, related to sale or leasing of lands to Oklahoma or other agency.

Section 1102c, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §4, 69 Stat. 446, related to issuance of quitclaim deeds and reservation of mineral deposits.

Section 1102d, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §5, 69 Stat. 446, related to granting of easements, leases or permits for nonmineral resources.

Section 1102e, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §6, 69 Stat. 446, related to acceptance of contributions, donations, etc.

Section 1102f, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §7, 69 Stat. 447, related to issuance of regulations by Secretary of the Interior.

Section 1102g, act Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 498, §8, 69 Stat. 447, related to deposit of moneys received into Treasury.

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 terminating 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.