All returns relative to the public lands shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate. (R.S. § 456; July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 7, 28 Stat. 207 ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946 , 11 F.R. 7876 , 60 Stat. 1100 .) Editorial Notes Codification R.S. § 456 derived from act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, § 9, 2 Stat. 717 . Executive Documents Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior , with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950 , 15 F.R. 3174 , 64 Stat. 1262 , set out under section 1451 of this title . “Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate” substituted for “Commissioner of the General Land Office” on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title .