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Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 3 - AGREEMENTS WITH INDIANS (§§ 71 - 88)
Subchapter I - TREATIES (§§ 71 - 72)
Section 72 - Abrogation of treaties
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| 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 3 - AGREEMENTS WITH INDIANS SUBCHAPTER I - TREATIES Sec. 72 - Abrogation of treaties |
| Contains | section 72 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §2080. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 12 Stat. 528 |
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25 USC § 72 (2011)
§72. Abrogation of treaties
Whenever the tribal organization of any Indian tribe is in actual hostility to the United States, the President is authorized, by proclamation, to declare all treaties with such tribe abrogated by such tribe if in his opinion the same can be done consistently with good faith and legal and national obligations.
(R.S. §2080.)
CodificationR.S. §2080 derived from act July 5, 1862, ch. 135, §1, 12 Stat. 528.
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