25 U.S.C. § 4 — Defective record of deeds and papers legalized
submitted 134 years ago by ch. 256 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 106 words · no verdicts yet
Deeds and papers recorded before July 26, 1892 at the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' office are legally confirmed and treated as valid, as if properly recorded under the law. But this fix does not change whether the underlying deed or paper itself is valid, and it does not count as legal notice to anyone who did not actually know its contents.
The recording of all deeds and papers prior to July 26, 1892, in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is confirmed, approved, and legalized; and said record theretofore made shall be deemed, taken, and held to be good and valid and shall have all the force and effect and be entitled to the same credit as if it had been made in pursuance of and in conformity to law. But shall have no effect whatever upon the validity or invalidity of the deed or paper so recorded, and shall be no evidence of constructive notice to any persons not actually knowing the contents.
Source credit: (July 26, 1892, ch. 256, § 1, 27 Stat. 272.)
- 1892Enacted · Act of July 26, 1892, ch. 256 · 27 Stat. 272
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 256 on 1892-07-26.
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