43 U.S.C. § 146 : US Code - Section 146: Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn

Search 43 U.S.C. § 146 : US Code - Section 146: Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn

Upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized by appropriate patent to convey all the right, title,
and interest in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale,
subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions
as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one
hundred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one person: Provided
further, That any patent issued hereunder shall contain a
reservation to the United States of all oil, gas, coal, and other
mineral.