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title: "43 U.S.C. § 985"
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title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
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chapter_name: "GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS"
section: "985"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 985"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 985 - Omitted

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section, R.S. § 2483, authorized the issuance of patents to purchasers or locators who have made entries on public lands claimed as swamp lands.