General Land-Office

A bureau in the United States government which has the charge of matters relating to the public lands. It was established by the act of April 25, 1812. It was reorganized by act of July 4, 1836. It was originally a bureau of the treasury department, but was transferred in 1859 to the department of the interior. The statutes on the subject are comprised in U. S. Rev. Stat §§ 446-461. The head of it is the commissioner of the general land-office. He has charge (under the secretary of the interior) of surveying and selling public lands, matters pertaining to private claims of lands, and issuing patents for lands granted by the United States. By act of April 28, 1904, he has all the powers vested formerly in the court of private land claims in the approval of surveys.

In the United States, one of the bureaus of the interior department, which has charge of the survey, sale, granting of patents, and other matters relating to the public lands. As to general "Acceptance," "Administration," "Agent," "Appearance," "Assignment," "Average," "Benefit," "Challenge," "Character," "Charge," "Covenant," "Creditor," "Custom," "Damages," "Demurrer," "Denial," "Deposit," "Devise," "Election," "Execution," "Executor," "Finding," "Fund," "Gaol Delivery," "Guardian," "Imparlance," "Insurance," "Intent," "Issue," "Jurisdiction." "Law," "Legacy," "Letter of Credit," "Lien." "Malice," "Meeting," "Monition," "Mortgage," "Occupant," "Orders," "Owner," "Partnership," "Power," "Property," "Replication," "Restraint of Trade," "Retainer," "Return Day," "Rules," "Sessions," "Ship," "Statute," "Tail," "Tenancy," "Term," "Traverse," "Usage," "Verdict," "Warrant," and "Warranty," see those titles.

Defined under General in Black's Law Dictionary.

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