2020 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 45 - Protection of Indians and Conservation of Resources
Sec. 5124 - Incorporation of Indian tribes; charter; ratification by election
25 U.S.C. § 5124 (2020) |
§5124. Incorporation of Indian tribes; charter; ratification by election |
The Secretary of the Interior may, upon petition by any tribe, issue a charter of incorporation to such tribe: Provided, That such charter shall not become operative until ratified by the governing body of such tribe. Such charter may convey to the incorporated tribe the power to purchase, take by gift, or bequest, or otherwise, own, hold, manage, operate, and dispose of property of every description, real and personal, including the power to purchase restricted Indian lands and to issue in exchange therefor interests in corporate property, and such further powers as may be incidental to the conduct of corporate business, not inconsistent with law; but no authority shall be granted to sell, mortgage, or lease for a period exceeding twenty-five years any trust or restricted lands included in the limits of the reservation. Any charter so issued shall not be revoked or surrendered except by Act of Congress. |
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, §17, 48 Stat. 988; Pub. L. 101–301, §3(c), May 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 207.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 477 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS1990—Pub. L. 101–301 substituted "by any tribe" for "by at least one-third of the adult Indians", "by the governing body of such tribe" for "at a special election by a majority vote of the adult Indians living on the reservation", and "twenty-five years any trust or restricted lands" for "ten years any of the land". |
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Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 45 - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES Sec. 5124 - Incorporation of Indian tribes; charter; ratification by election |
section 5124 |
2020 |
January 13, 2021 |
No |
standard |
48 Stat. 988 104 Stat. 207 |
Public Law 101-301 |