Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 45 — Protection of Indians and Conservation of Resources
§ 5110. New Indian reservations
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to proclaim new Indian reservations on lands acquired pursuant to any authority conferred by this Act, or to add such lands to existing reservations: Provided, That lands added to existing reservations shall be designated for the exclusive use of Indians entitled by enrollment or by tribal membership to residence at such reservations.
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.
Pub. L. 73–576 § 7 · 48 Stat. 984
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5110
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 7, 48 Stat. 986.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 7, 48 Stat. 986.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to proclaim new Indian reservations on lands acquired pursuant to any authority conferred by this Act, or to add such lands to existing Proviso. Additions, for exclusive use of Indians. reservations: Provided, That lands added to existing reservations shall be designated for the exclusive use of Indians entitled by enrollment or by tribal membership to residence at such reservations.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 467 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Credits
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 7, 48 Stat. 986.)