30 USC § 53 - Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title

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No possessory action between persons, in any court of the United States, for the recovery of any mining title, or for damages to any such title, shall be affected by the fact that the paramount title to the land in which such mines lie is in the United States; but each case shall be adjudged by the law of possession.

Source

(R.S. § 910.)

Codification

R.S. § 910 derived from act Feb. 27, 1865, ch. 64, § 9,13 Stat. 441.

Section was formerly classified to section 690 of Title 28 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1,62 Stat. 869.

The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 7, 2011, for this section. Updates to a broader range of sections may be found at the update page for containing chapter, title, etc.

The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Friday, May 13, 2011

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30 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large

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36 CFR - Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property

36 CFR 9 - MINERALS MANAGEMENT

43 CFR - Title 43—Public Lands: Interior

43 CFR 3710 - PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955

43 CFR 3730 - PUBLIC LAW 359; MINING IN POWERSITE WITHDRAWALS: GENERAL

43 CFR 3809 -

43 CFR 3810 -

43 CFR 3820 -

43 CFR 3830 - LOCATING, RECORDING, AND MAINTAINING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES; GENERAL PROVISIONS

43 CFR 3831 - MINERAL LANDS AVAILABLE FOR LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES [Reserved]

43 CFR 3832 - LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES

43 CFR 3833 - RECORDING MINING CLAIMS AND SITES

43 CFR 3838 - SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR LOCATING AND RECORDING MINING CLAIMS AND TUNNEL SITES ON STOCKRAISING HOMESTEAD ACT (SRHA) LANDS

43 CFR 3850

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