25 USC § 2211 - Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws
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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s2211"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 2211 - Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "2211"
section_name: "Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws"
chapter_number: 24
chapter_name: "INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 98–608, § 1(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3173.)"
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# § 2211. Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as vesting the governing body of an Indian tribe with any authority which is not authorized by the constitution and by-laws or other organizational document of such tribe.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–459, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 98–608, § 1(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3173.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, which was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title II of , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.