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25 U.S.C. § 183 — Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence

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When a court case needs to prove that a white man married an Indian woman who belonged to a tribe, several kinds of evidence count: an admission by the person disputing the marriage, general reputation, living together as a married couple, or any other circumstantial evidence pointing to the marriage.

Whenever a court proceeding needs to prove that a white man married an Indian woman who was a member of a tribe, several kinds of evidence are allowed to prove it: the other side's own admission of the marriage; evidence that the couple was generally known as married; evidence that they lived together as a married couple; or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence pointing to that fact.
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Whenever the marriage of any white man with any Indian woman, a member of any such tribe of Indians, is required or offered to be proved in any judicial proceeding, evidence of the admission of such fact by the party against whom the proceeding is had, or evidence of general repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be inferred, shall be competent.

Source credit: (Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, § 3, 25 Stat. 392.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1888Enacted · Act of Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818 · 25 Stat. 392

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 818 on 1888-08-09.

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