2011 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 1 - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (§§ 1 - 17)
Section 4 - Defective record of deeds and papers legalized
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 25 - INDIANS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 1 - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Sec. 4 - Defective record of deeds and papers legalized |
| Contains | section 4 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 26, 1892, ch. 256, §1, 27 Stat. 272. |
| Statutes at Large References | 27 Stat. 272 64 Stat. 1262 |
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The recording of all deeds and papers prior to July 26, 1892, in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is confirmed, approved, and legalized; and said record theretofore made shall be deemed, taken, and held to be good and valid and shall have all the force and effect and be entitled to the same credit as if it had been made in pursuance of and in conformity to law. But shall have no effect whatever upon the validity or invalidity of the deed or paper so recorded, and shall be no evidence of constructive notice to any persons not actually knowing the contents.
(July 26, 1892, ch. 256, §1, 27 Stat. 272.)
Transfer of FunctionsFor transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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