2017 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 5 - Protection of Indians
Sec. 183 - Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 183 (2017)
Section Name §183. Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence
Section Text

Whenever the marriage of any white man with any Indian woman, a member of any such tribe of Indians, is required or offered to be proved in any judicial proceeding, evidence of the admission of such fact by the party against whom the proceeding is had, or evidence of general repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be inferred, shall be competent.

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(Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, §3, 25 Stat. 392.)

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 5 - PROTECTION OF INDIANS
Sec. 183 - Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence
Contains section 183
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 25 Stat. 392
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