Issuance and signing of patents by Secretary of the Interior; delegation of authority; notice

United States Code

Section: 15

Jurisdiction: US

Bluebook Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 15

All patents for public lands shall be issued and signed by the Secretary of the Interior in the name of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to officers or employees of the Department of the Interior, but notice of any such delegation shall be given by publication in the Federal Register. (Source: (June 17, 1948, ch. 496, § 1, 62 Stat. 476.))

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