43 U.S.C. § 6 : US Code - Section 6: Duties of employees to certify, record, etc., patents

Search 43 U.S.C. § 6 : US Code - Section 6: Duties of employees to certify, record, etc., patents

It shall be the duty of such officers or employees of the Bureau
of Land Management as may be designated by the Secretary of the
Interior, in pursuance of instructions from the Secretary of the
Interior or such officer as he may designate, to certify and affix
the seal of the office to all patents for public lands, and to
attend to the correct engrossing, recording, and transmission of
such patents. They shall prepare alphabetical indexes of the names
of patentees, and of persons entitled to patents; and shall prepare
such copies and exemplifications of matters on file or recorded in
the Bureau of Land Management as the Secretary or such officer may
from time to time direct.