25 U.S.C. § 391a — Sale for town site; removal of restriction

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An Indian allottee may want to sell part of their land for a town site. The Secretary of the Interior can remove the sale restriction on that land by order. The Secretary then issues a fee-simple patent under rules the Secretary sets.

To let an Indian allottee sell part of their allotted land for town site purposes, the Secretary of the Interior may, by order, remove the restriction that normally blocks selling that land. The Secretary then issues a fee-simple patent for it, following whatever rules and regulations the Secretary prescribes.

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For the purpose of allowing any Indian allottee to sell for townsite purposes any portion of the lands allotted to him, the Secretary of the Interior may, by order, remove restrictions upon the alienation of such lands and issue fee-simple patents therefor under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.

Source credit: (June 21, 1906, ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 373.)

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1906Enacted · Act of June 21, 1906, ch. 3504 · 34 Stat. 373

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 3504 on 1906-06-21.

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