2020 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 5 - Protection of Indians
Sec. 180 - Settling on or surveying lands belonging to Indians by treaty

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 180 (2020)
Section Name §180. Settling on or surveying lands belonging to Indians by treaty
Section Text

Every person who makes a settlement on any lands belonging, secured, or granted by treaty with the United States to any Indian tribe, or surveys or attempts to survey such lands, or to designate any of the boundaries by marking trees, or otherwise, is liable to a penalty of $1,000. The President may, moreover, take such measures and employ such military force as he may judge necessary to remove any such person from the lands.

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(R.S. §2118.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION

R.S. §2118 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, §11, 4 Stat. 730.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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. 180 - Settling on or surveying lands belonging to Indians by treaty
Contains section 180
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 4 Stat. 730
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