§ 182. Rights of Indian women marrying white men; tribal property

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1888

   Pub. L. 50–818 § 2 · 25 Stat. 392

   Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 182

   (Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, § 2, 25 Stat. 392.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, § 2, 25 Stat. 392.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. That every Indian woman, member of any such tribe of Indian women marrying white men to become citizens. Indians, who may hereafter be married to any citizen of the United States, is hereby declared to become by such marriage a citizen of the United States, with all the rights, privileges, and immunities of Proviso. Tribal rights. any such citizen, being a married woman; Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall impair or in any way affect the right or title of such married woman to any tribal property or any interest therein.

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