25 USC § 402 - Leases of surplus lands
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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s402"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 402 - Leases of surplus lands"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "402"
section_name: "Leases of surplus lands"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 15, 1894, ch. 290, § 1, 28 Stat. 305.)"
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# § 402. Leases of surplus lands
August 15, 1894
The surplus lands of any tribe may be leased for farming purposes by the council of such tribe under the same rules and regulations and for the same term of years as was on , allowed in the case of leases for grazing purposes.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1894, ch. 290, § 1, 28 Stat. 305.)