43 U.S.C. § 16 : Public Lands — Bureau Of Land Management — Engrossing And Recording Patents Date: 9 Feb 2017 TEXT PDF The engrossing and recording of patents for public lands may be done by means of typewriters or other machines, under regulations to be made by the Secretary of the Interior and approved by the President. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 3, 28 Stat. 807.)