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title: "43 U.S.C. § 716"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 716 - Repealed. Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 904, § 2, 68 Stat. 792

## Notes

Section, R.S. § 2385, related to size of lots or plat varying from general rule.