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Displaying 21 - 25 of 40Chapter 2 of Title 57 of the Trust Territory Code - Land Registration.
This Chapter makes provision for the survey and registration of land in the Trust Territory and provides that for this purpose there shall be a land commission in each administrative district of the Trust Territory. Each commission shall supervise surveys and proceed with the registration of as much of the land as practical within such registration areas within its district as it determines and may determine the ownership of any land in its district. Each commission shall appoint land registration teams and designate registration areas.
Chapter 5 of Title 67 of the Trust Territory Code - Homesteads.
This Chapter concerns the designation of homestead areas and the establishment of such areas and specifies requisites for eligibility and conditions for the entry upon and occupancy of public land in homesteading areas. Lands suitable for agricultural or grazing purposes or for the establishment of community sites, and which are not required for government use or reserved for other purposes by any other provision of law, may be designated by the High Commissioner for homesteading purposes.
Chapter 1 of Title 57 of the Trust Territory Code - General Provisions.
This Chapter makes provision with respect to rights relative to public lands as defined by this Chapter.
Chapter 4 of Title 67 of the Trust Territory Code - Subdivision of Public Land.
This Chapter lays down rules relative to the division of public lands. It specifies powers and duties of the Chief of Lands and Surveys regarding the subdivision of public land and in particular lands that are adjacent to the sea or tidal areas. Reasonable public access shall be secured in public areas to be subdivided or offered for sale.
Chapter 2 of Title 67 of the Trust Territory Code - District Land Office.
This Chapter provides for the creation of District Land Offices for each district in the Trust Territory and the appointment of a District Land Title Officer for each district.The functions of the District Land Offices shall be to: (a) determine the extent of public lands within the district; (b) administer, manage and control such public lands; and (c) administer claims arising out of or pertaining to the use or occupation of private lands by the United States government or any of its agencies, or by the government of the Trust Territory within the district, in accordance with the laws of