43 USC § 93 - Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s93"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 93 - Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "93"
section_name: "Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "DISTRICT LAND OFFICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, § 3, 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.)"
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# § 93. Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties

Amounts that appear in the accounts of a district land office as “Moneys deposited by unknown parties” shall also be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, accompanied by a list showing the amount and, if possible, the date of the receipt of each item; which list shall bear the certificate of the officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior that, after careful investigation, the ownership of said moneys could not be determined, and that they have been reported in the unearned fees and unofficial moneys accounts for five years or more.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, § 3, 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This section, as originally enacted, related to receivers of public moneys for land districts. The office of receiver was consolidated with that of register by acts , and , 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 certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out under .

Words “the accounts of a district land office” substituted for “a register’s accounts” and “officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior” substituted for “register” on authority of section 403 of 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under .