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title: "16 U.S.C. § 489"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 489 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869, § 5, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157

## Notes

Section, act Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 287, related to sale of mature, dead, and down timber.