§ 146. — Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC146]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 6--WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY
Sec. 146. Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn
Upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized by appropriate patent to convey all the right, title, and
interest in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject,
however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said
Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hundred and sixty
acres shall be sold to any one person: Provided further, That any patent
issued hereunder shall contain a reservation to the United States of all
oil, gas, coal, and other mineral.
(Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, Sec. 2, 41 Stat. 1089.)
