Section, act Sept. 30, 1890, ch. 1121, 26 Stat. 502, authorized, with limitations, the sale of unreserved public lands to incorporated cities and towns for cemetery and park purposes. See section 869 et seq. of this title.
Act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 890, § 2, 54 Stat. 1192, formerly set out as a note under this section, declared this section to be inapplicable to the Territory of Alaska, and was repealed by act June 14, 1926, ch. 578, § 5, as added by act June 4, 1954, ch. 263, 68 Stat. 175. See section 869 et seq. of this title.