25 CFR § 158.53 - Order to change designation of homestead.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s158.53"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 158.53 - Order to change designation of homestead."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "158.53"
section_name: "Order to change designation of homestead."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "OSAGE LANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301. Interpret or apply 62 Stat. 18; 25 U.S.C. 331 note."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10565, Dec. 24, 1957, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "158"
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# 158.53 Order to change designation of homestead.

The application of an Osage allottee, or his legal guardian, may be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, or his authorized representative, and an order issued to change designation of homestead, if it is found that the applicant owns an equal area of surplus land. The expense of recording the order shall be borne by the applicant. The order to change designation shall be made on the form “Order to Change Designation of Homestead.”