25 USC § 5134 - Sale of land by individual Indian owners

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title: "25 USC § 5134 - Sale of land by individual Indian owners"
title_number: 25
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section_number: "5134"
section_name: "Sale of land by individual Indian owners"
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# § 5134. Sale of land by individual Indian owners

June 18, 193448 Stat. 98425 U.S.C. 5101June 26, 193649 Stat. 1967

The Secretary of the Interior, or his duly authorized representative, is authorized in his discretion, and upon application of the Indian owners, to issue patents in fee, to remove restrictions against alienation, and to approve conveyances, with respect to lands or interests in lands held by individual Indians under the provisions of the Act of  () [ et seq.], or the Act of  ().

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**Source Credit**: (May 14, 1948, ch. 293, 62 Stat. 236.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , 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.

Act of , referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Oklahoma Welfare Act, which was classified generally to subchapter VIII (§ 501 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 45A (§ 5201 et seq.) of this title. 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.