2017 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 24 - Indian Land Consolidation
Sec. 2211 - Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 2211 (2017)
Section Name §2211. Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws
Section Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as vesting the governing body of an Indian tribe with any authority which is not authorized by the constitution and by-laws or other organizational document of such tribe.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §212, as added Pub. L. 98–608, §1(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3173.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", which was translated as reading "this title", meaning title II of Pub. L. 97–459, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 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 24 - INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
Sec. 2211 - Governing body of tribe; construction of chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws
Contains section 2211
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 98 Stat. 3173
Public Law References Public Law 97-459, Public Law 98-608
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