43 USC § 758 - Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s758"
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title: "43 USC § 758 - Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "758"
section_name: "Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 499.)"
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# § 758. Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey

In all cases of the survey of private land claims the cost of the same shall be refunded to the Treasury by the owner before the delivery of the patent.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 499.)