[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2565.4]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2560_ALASKA OCCUPANCY AND USE--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart 2565_Non-native Townsites

 

Sec.  2565.4  Deeds.



    (a) Applications for deeds. Claimants should file their applications 

for deeds, setting forth the grounds of their claims for each lot 

applied for, which should be corroborated by two witnesses.

    (b) Issuance of deeds; procedure on conflicting applications. (1) 

Upon receipt of the patent and payment of the assessments the trustee 

will issue deeds for the lots. The deeds will be acknowledged before an 

officer duly authorized to take acknowledgements of deeds at the cost of 

the grantee. In case of conflicting applications for lots, the trustee, 

if he considers it necessary, may order a hearing to be conducted in 

accordance with the part 1850 of this chapter.

    (2) No deed will be issued for any lot involved in a contest until 

the case has been finally closed. Appeals from any decision of the 

trustee or from decisions of the Bureau of Land Management may be taken 

in the manner provided by part 1840 of this chapter.