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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 753. Lines of division of half quarter sections; how run
In every case of the division of a quarter section the line for
the division thereof shall run north and south, and the corners and
contents of half quarter sections which may thereafter be sold,
shall be ascertained in the manner and on the principles directed
and prescribed by section 752 of this title, and fractional
sections containing one hundred and sixty acres or upwards shall in
like manner as nearly as practicable be subdivided into half
quarter sections under such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and in every case of a
division of a half quarter section, the line for the division
thereof shall run east and west, and the corners and contents of
quarter quarter sections, which may thereafter be sold, shall be
ascertained as nearly as may be, in the manner, and on the
principles, directed and prescribed by the section preceding; and
fractional sections containing fewer or more than one hundred and
sixty acres shall in like manner, as nearly as may be practicable,
be subdivided into quarter quarter sections, under such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
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