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According to the text, what is the purpose of the book 'Land Patents' by Ron Gibson?
To inform the reader about the history and law of land patents
What is the legal term for a land patent?
Letters patent
Where does the right of land ownership come from, according to the text?
The Bible
According to the text, what is the highest evidence of title for land?
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What is the Fee in the Government trust until the patent is issued?
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Which type of estate is described as belonging to the owner, alienable by him, and transmissible to his heirs absolutely and simply?
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According to the text, what is the foundation of title at law in Federal Courts?
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According to the text, who has the power to elect public officers in the United States of America?
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When was one of the earliest laws for granting Land Patents passed by Congress?
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What happened to the unappropriated lands in the west after the western state republics entered the post-Civil War Union?
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Which type of land patent is issued to settlers who live on the land for five years and provide proof of cultivation and improvements?
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What is the purpose of a Mill Site Claim Patent?
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What type of land patent is issued for land that does not contain valuable minerals?
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According to the text, what is the purpose of a Railroad Patent?
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Which act granted alternate sections of public land to the State on either side of the rail lines and branches?
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What type of patent was granted to each new State admitted to the Union for internal improvements?
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Under which act were lands identified as swamp and overflowed lands unfit for cultivation granted to the States?
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What is the purpose of a Town Site Patent?
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According to the text, who holds the rights and title to land as a sovereign 'American' Citizen?
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What is the difference between a land patent and a color of title (deed) according to the text?
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According to the text, who are the legal owners of recorded property and real estate?
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What is the only evidence of title to land according to the text?
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According to the text, what is the authority and jurisdiction of a land patent issued by the United States Government?
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What is the meaning of a land patent becoming your fee simple title?
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What is the difference between a warranty deed and a land patent?
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What is the historical origin of U.S. land patents?
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Study Notes
Key facts about Land Patents in the United States
- Land Patents are considered the supreme law of the land according to the United States Constitution.
- The purpose of this book is to provide information and understanding about Land Patents and the laws surrounding them.
- Land Patents are not to be taken as legal advice, but rather as information to inform readers about the concept and history of patents.
- Land Patents have authority and jurisdiction that lasts forever, as stated on the patent itself.
- The right of land ownership is derived from the Bible and is considered allodial, meaning absolute ownership.
- Land Patents are known as "Letters patent" and are evidence of the supreme title to the land.
- Land Patents come in different types, including Cash Entry, Credit, Homestead, Military Warrant, Mineral, Private Land Claim, Railroad, State Selection, Swamp, Town Site, and Town Lot Patents.
- Homestead Patents required a mineral examination to determine if any minerals were found within the claimed boundaries.
- The railroad is the largest patented landowner in the United States, with most of its land still under the original Land Patents.
- Land descriptions cannot infringe on the rights of relevant landowners or the sovereign rights of the grantee.
- Grantees are mandated to accept and acknowledge the title in Fee Simple/Allodium and to record the document known as Nune Pro Tune with their deeds and conveyances.
- Decisions made by the General Land Office regarding Land Patents are binding, and injunctions and mandamus proceedings will not affect them.
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