Us Code § 443 - Limitation of amount of land holdable under assignment of entry
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§ 443. Limitation of amount of land holdable under assignment of entry
No person shall hold by assignment more than one farm unit prior to final payment of all charges for all the land held by him subject to the reclamation law, except operation and maintenance charges not then due.
(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, §13, 38 Stat. 690.)
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References in Text
The reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 472 of this title.
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