25 USC § 403c - Identity of lessor; period of lease

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s403c"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 403c - Identity of lessor; period of lease"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "403c"
section_name: "Identity of lessor; period of lease"
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. 9, 1946, ch. 929, § 2, 60 Stat. 962.)"
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# § 403c. Identity of lessor; period of lease

section 380 of this titlesection 403b of this title

Such leases may be made only by the individual Indian owner of the land or by the authorized representatives of the tribe or group of Indians to whom the land belongs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative. Restricted allotments of deceased Indians, when the heirs or devisees cannot agree on a lease, may be leased for them in the manner prescribed by . No lease shall be made by or on behalf of any tribe for a longer period than is or may be authorized by the tribal constitution, charter, or ordinances. Nothing contained in this section or  shall be construed to repeal any authority to lease restricted lands which any Indian, Indian tribe, or official of the Department of the Interior would have in the absence of such sections.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 929, § 2, 60 Stat. 962.)