§ 394. Leases of arid allotted lands

Statutory text

Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that the allotted lands of any Indian are arid but susceptible of irrigation and that the allottee, by reason of old age or other disability, cannot personally occupy or improve his allotment or any portion thereof, such lands, or such portion thereof, may be leased for a period not exceeding ten years, under such terms, rules, and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

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.

1916
An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota
Pub. L. 64–125 § 1 · 39 Stat. 123
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 394
(May 18, 1916, ch. 125, § 1, 39 Stat. 128.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(May 18, 1916, ch. 125, § 1, 39 Stat. 128.)

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Credits

(May 18, 1916, ch. 125, § 1, 39 Stat. 128.)