30 USC § 47 - Impairment of rights or interests in certain mining property

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# § 47. Impairment of rights or interests in certain mining property

section 661 of title 43July 9, 1870July 25, 1866

Nothing contained in sections 21, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 48, 50 to 52, 71 to 76 of this title and  shall be construed to impair in any way, rights or interests in mining property acquired under laws in force prior to ; nor to affect the provisions of the act entitled “An act granting to A. Sutro the right-of-way and other privileges to aid in the construction of a draining and exploring tunnel to the Comstock lode, in the State of Nevada”, approved .

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 2344.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 21, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 48, 50 to 52, 71 to 76 of this title and , referred to in text, were in the original “this chapter”, meaning chapter 6 of title 32 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 2318 to 2352.

### Codification

R.S. § 2344 derived from acts , ; , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see , Public Lands.