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43 U.S.C. § 56. — Conditions of delivery to States · Congress.wiki

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43 U.S.C. § 56.Chapter 3

§ 56

Conditions of delivery to States

Title 43

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The field notes, maps, records, and other papers mentioned in , shall in no case be turned over to the authorities of any State, until such State has provided by law for the reception and safe-keeping of the same as public records, and for the allowance of free access to the same by the authorities of the United States.section 53 of this title

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