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Act No. 2874 Section 9

Act No. 2874 Section 9

Section 9

SEC. 9. For the purposes of their government and disposition, the lands of the public domain alienable or open to disposition shall be classified, according to the use or purposes to which such lands are destined, as follows: (a) Agricultural. (b) Commercial, industrial, or for similar productive purposes. (c) Educational, charitable, and other similar purposed. (d) Reservations for town sites, and for public and quasi-public uses. The Governor-General, upon recommendation by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, shall from time to time make the classifications provided for in this section, and may, at any time and in a similar manner, transfer lands from one class to another.

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CitationAct No. 2874 Section 9 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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