43-U.S.C.-858
§858 – Grants to Counties For Seats of Justice
Pathway
Title 43 > Chapter 20 > Section 858
Details
- Reference: Section 858
- Legend: §858 – Grants to Counties For Seats of Justice
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
There shall be granted to the several counties or parishes of each State and Territory, where there are public lands, at the minimum price for which public lands of the United States are sold, the right of preemption to one quarter section of land, in each of the counties or parishes, in trust for such counties or parishes, respectively, for the establishment of seats of justice therein; but the proceeds of the sale of each of such quarter section shall be appropriated for the purpose of erecting public buildings in the county or parish for which it is located, after deducting therefrom the amount originally paid for the same. And the seat of justice for such counties or parishes, respectively, shall be fixed previously to a sale of the adjoining lands within the county or parish for which the same is located.
(R.S. §2286.)
Codification
R.S. §2286 derived from act May 26, 1824, ch. 169, §1, 4 Stat. 50.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
43-U.S.C.-49 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Public Lands
In this entry about 43-U.S.C.-49, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to public lands in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States public lands-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
43-U.S.C.-50C in the Legal Encyclopedia: Land
In this entry about 43-U.S.C.-50C, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to land in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States land-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
43-U.S.C.-852 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Grants
In this entry about 43-U.S.C.-852, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to grants in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States grants-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
Leave a Reply