25 USC § 5125 - Acceptance optional

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5125"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 5125 - Acceptance optional"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5125"
section_name: "Acceptance optional"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 18, 48 Stat. 988.)"
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# § 5125. Acceptance optional

June 18, 1934

This Act shall not apply to any reservation wherein a majority of the adult Indians, voting at a special election duly called by the Secretary of the Interior, shall vote against its application. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after , to call such an election, which election shall be held by secret ballot upon thirty days’ notice.

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**Source Credit**: (June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 18, 48 Stat. 988.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Extensions of Time

The time for holding an election under this section was extended to , by , .

, , provided that the periods of trust or the restrictions on alienation of Indian lands should be extended to , in case of a vote against the application of sections 5101 to 5103, 5107 to 5113, 5115, 5116, 5118, 5120, 5121, 5123 to 5125, and 5129 of this title.