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§10. Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways

33 U.S.C. § 10

All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

(R.S. § 5251.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 5251 derived from act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, § 12, 2 Stat. 606.