R.S. § 2251 derived from acts Mar. 3, 1853, ch. 97, § 1,
10 Stat. 204; Mar. 3, 1853, ch. 144,
10 Stat. 244.
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951,
16 F.R.
5385, set out as a note under section
301 of Title
3, The President.