2020 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 5 - Protection of Indians
Sec. 194 - Trial of right of property; burden of proof

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 194 (2020)
Section Name §194. Trial of right of property; burden of proof
Section Text

In all trials about the right of property in which an Indian may be a party on one side, and a white person on the other, the burden of proof shall rest upon the white person, whenever the Indian shall make out a presumption of title in himself from the fact of previous possession or ownership.

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(R.S. §2126.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION

R.S. §2126 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, §22, 4 Stat. 733.

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. 194 - Trial of right of property; burden of proof
Contains section 194
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 4 Stat. 733
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