§ 2544.5 Patent.

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Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior › Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › Part 2540: COLOR-OF-TITLE AND OMITTED LANDS › Subpart 2544: Erroneously Meandered Lands: Louisiana › § 2544.5: § 2544.5 Patent.

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Upon the submission of satisfactory proof, the Bureau will, if no protest or contest is pending, issue patent, such patent to contain a stipulation that all the minerals in the lands described in the application are reserved to the United States with the right to prospect for, mine and remove same.

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