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25 U.S.C. § 496, 497 (INDIANS)
§§ 496, 497. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
text: Section 496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2, 49 Stat. 1250, authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos under sections 280a or 495 of this title, executive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to section 358a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
text: Section 497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts for schools, hospitals, etc., in Alaska for Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Section was formerly classified to section 353a of Title 48.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
heading: Savings Provision
text: Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.
25 U.S.C. § 500 (INDIANS)
§ 500. Purpose
A necessity for providing means of subsistence for the Eskimos and other natives of Alaska is hereby declared to exist. It is also declared to be the policy of Congress, and the purpose of this subchapter, to establish and maintain for the said natives of Alaska a self-sustaining economy by acquiring and organizing for and on behalf of said natives a reindeer industry or business, by encouraging and developing native activity and responsibility in all branches of the said industry or business, and by preserving the native character of the said industry or business thus established.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 1, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Short Title
text: Act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, 50 Stat. 900, as amended, which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known as the “Reindeer Industry Act of 1937”.
heading: Repeals
text: Act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 17, 50 Stat. 902, provided: “All Acts of Congress or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.”
heading: Authorization of Appropriations
text: Act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 16, 50 Stat. 902, authorized the appropriation of $2,000,000 for the use of the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out this subchapter.
25 U.S.C. § 500a (INDIANS)
§ 500a. Acquisition of reindeer and other property
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, to acquire, in the name of the United States, by purchase or other lawful means, including exercise of the power of eminent domain, for and on behalf of the Eskimos and other natives of Alaska, reindeer, reindeer-range equipment, abattoirs, cold-storage plants, warehouses, and other property, real or personal, the acquisition of which he determines to be necessary to the effectuation of the purposes of this subchapter. Any condemnation proceedings undertaken by virtue of the authority granted in this section shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the procedure provided for the condemnation of real estate by section 3113 of title 40, or to that provided by sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 of title 40: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the Secretary of the Interior to consolidate native-owned herds of reindeer with herds owned by others than natives prior to the purchase or acquisition of such herds of others than natives.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 2, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
“Section 3113 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Act of August 1, 1888 (Chapter 728)” and “sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Act of February 26, 1931 (Chapter 307)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
25 U.S.C. § 500b (INDIANS)
§ 500b. Filing claim of title to reindeer by nonnatives
All persons, other than natives of Alaska, who upon September 1, 1937, claim title to any Alaskan reindeer shall, within one year after September 1, 1937, file in Alaska, with the duly authorized agent or agents of the Secretary of the Interior, declarations of their ownership. Similar declarations concerning Alaskan reindeer acquired by any person not a native of Alaska by purchase or by gift at any time after September 1, 1937, shall be filed as aforesaid within thirty days after the date of such acquisition. Records of all declarations thus filed shall be made and kept open to public inspection in Alaska. If any owner of Alaskan reindeer, to whom the foregoing provisions of this section are applicable, shall fail to file the required declaration within the stated period, he shall be barred thereafter from asserting his claim of title.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 3, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250b of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500c (INDIANS)
§ 500c. Acceptance of gifts
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to receive, in the name of the United States, for and on behalf of said natives of Alaska, gifts made for the purposes of this subchapter.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 4, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250c of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500d (INDIANS)
§ 500d. Acceptance and expenditure of Federal funds
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to receive and expend, for the purposes of this subchapter, properly authorized loans, grants, or allocations made to him for said purposes by Federal agencies.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 5, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250d of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500e (INDIANS)
§ 500e. Revolving fund; moneys not to be covered into Treasury
Except as herein otherwise specially provided, none of the moneys collected or received by the Secretary of the Interior in his administration of this subchapter shall be paid into the Treas­ury, but all such moneys shall constitute a revolving fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this subchapter.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 6, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: References in Text
text: Herein, referred to in text, means act Sept. 1, 1937, which comprises this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250e of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500f (INDIANS)
§ 500f. Management of industry by Secretary; aim of management
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to organize and manage the reindeer industry or business provided for by this subchapter in such manner as to establish and maintain for said natives of Alaska a complete and self-sustaining economy and to encourage and develop the activity and responsibility of said natives in all branches of said industry or business.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 7, 50 Stat. 900.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250f of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500g (INDIANS)
§ 500g. Distribution of reindeer, property, and profits to natives
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to distribute the reindeer and other property acquired by the United States under this subchapter among the Eskimos or other natives of Alaska, or to corporations, associations, or organizations of said natives, either in the form of gifts or under such conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and to execute and deliver appropriate instruments of title, or to hold and use the same in trust for the use and benefit of said natives, with a view of effecting the widest possible distribution of such reindeer and other property among those natives of Alaska who are in need thereof and who can make proper use of the same: Provided, That during the period of the trust, income derived directly from the sale of reindeer and reindeer products as provided in this subchapter shall be exempt from Federal income taxation. The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time, in such manner as he determines to be proper for effectuating the purposes of this subchapter, distribute among those of said natives or corporations, associations, or other organizations of said natives, who are engaged in said industry or business or for whose subsistence reindeer are necessary, whatever profits may be earned by that part of the industry or business which is owned by the United States and which may, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, be distributed in accordance with sound business practice.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 8, 50 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 99–514, title XVII, § 1709(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2783.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250g of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Amendments
text: 1986—Pub. L. 99–514 inserted proviso directing that during the period of the trust, income derived directly from the sale of reindeer and reindeer products as provided in this subchapter shall be exempt from Federal income taxation.
heading: Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 99–514, title XVII, § 1709(b), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2783, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect as if originally included in the provision of the Act of September 1, 1937, to which such amendment relates.”
25 U.S.C. § 500h (INDIANS)
§ 500h. Grant of administrative powers to organizations of natives
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to grant, in his discretion and subject to such terms as he may impose, to any corporations, associations, or other organizations of said natives any or all of the powers relating to the administration of the reindeer industry or business herein provided for, upon a finding by him as to each grant that it is in the interests of the said natives of Alaska and will serve the purposes of this subchapter.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 9, 50 Stat. 901.)
heading: References in Text
text: Herein, referred to in text, means act Sept. 1, 1937, which comprises this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250h of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500j (INDIANS)
§ 500j. “Reindeer” defined
“Reindeer” as used in this subchapter shall be understood to include reindeer and such caribou as have been introduced into animal husbandry or have actually joined reindeer herds, and the increase thereof.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 11, 50 Stat. 902.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250j of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500k (INDIANS)
§ 500k. Rules and regulations
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as, in his judgment, are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this subchapter.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 12, 50 Stat. 902.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250k of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500l (INDIANS)
§ 500l. Appointment of natives to administer industry
Whenever, in his judgment, it is practicable and to the best interests of the natives the Secretary shall appoint natives to the supervisory and other positions in the administration of such reindeer industry or business.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 13, 50 Stat. 902.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250l of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500m (INDIANS)
§ 500m. Use of public lands; violation
In order to coordinate the use of public lands in Alaska for grazing reindeer with the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to regulate the grazing of reindeer upon said lands. He may, in his discretion, define reindeer ranges and regulate the use thereof for grazing reindeer; issue grazing permits; regulate and control all round-ups, handlings, markings, and butcherings of reindeer upon said public lands; and may issue rules and regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Any person who willfully violates any of the rules and regulations promulgated for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 14, 50 Stat. 902.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250m of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 500n (INDIANS)
§ 500n. “Natives of Alaska” defined
The term “natives of Alaska” as used herein shall be deemed to mean the native Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of whole or part blood inhabiting Alaska at the time of the Treaty of Cession of Alaska to the United States and their descendants of whole or part blood, together with the Indians and Eskimos who, since the year 1867 and prior to September 1, 1937, have migrated into Alaska from the Dominion of Canada, and their descendants of the whole or part blood.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, § 15, 50 Stat. 902.)
heading: References in Text
text: Herein, referred to in text, means act Sept. 1, 1937, which comprises this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 250n of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
25 U.S.C. § 501 (INDIANS)
§ 501. Acquisition of agricultural and grazing lands for Indians; title to lands; tax exemption
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase, relinquishment, gift, exchange, or assignment, any interest in lands, water rights, or surface rights to lands, within or without existing Indian reservations, including trust or otherwise restricted lands now in Indian ownership: Provided, That such lands shall be agricultural and grazing lands of good character and quality in proportion to the respective needs of the particular Indian or Indians for whom such purchases are made. Title to all lands so acquired shall be taken in the name of the United States, in trust for the tribe, band, group, or individual Indian for whose benefit such land is so acquired, and while the title thereto is held by the United States said lands shall be free from any and all taxes, save that the State of Oklahoma is authorized to levy and collect a gross-production tax, not in excess of the rate applied to production from lands in private ownership, upon all oil and gas produced from said lands, which said tax the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to cause to be paid.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 1, 49 Stat. 1967.)
heading: References to This Section
text: References to this section in subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title deemed to include section 82a of this title, see section 458aaa–10 of this title.
heading: Short Title
text: Act June 26, 1936, ch. 831, 49 Stat. 1967, as amended, which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known as the “Oklahoma Welfare Act” and the “Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act”.
25 U.S.C. § 502 (INDIANS)
§ 502. Purchase of restricted Indian lands; preference to Secretary of the Interior; waiver of preference
Whenever any restricted Indian land or interests in land, other than sales or leases of oil, gas, or other minerals therein, are offered for sale, pursuant to the terms of this subchapter or any other Act of Congress, the Secretary of the Interior shall have a preference right, in his discretion, to purchase the same for or in behalf of any other Indian or Indians of the same or any other tribe, at a fair valuation to be fixed by the appraisement satisfactory to the Indian owner or owners, or if offered for sale at auction said Secretary shall have a preference right, in his discretion, to purchase the same for or in behalf of any other Indian or Indians by meeting the highest bid otherwise offered therefor.
The preference right of the Secretary to purchase shall be considered as waived where notice of the pendency of sale is given in writing to the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes for at least ten days prior to the date of sale and the Secretary does not within that time exercise the preferential right to purchase.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 2, 49 Stat. 1967; Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 458, § 10, 61 Stat. 734.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1947—Act Aug. 4, 1947, provided for waiver of preference by failure to purchase after notice.
25 U.S.C. § 503 (INDIANS)
§ 503. Organization of tribes or bands; constitution; charter; right to participate in revolving credit fund
Any recognized tribe or band of Indians residing in Oklahoma shall have the right to organize for its common welfare and to adopt a constitution and bylaws, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. The Secretary of the Interior may issue to any such organized group a charter of incorporation, which shall become operative when ratified by a majority vote of the adult members of the organization voting: Provided, however, That such election shall be void unless the total vote cast be at least 30 per centum of those entitled to vote. Such charter may convey to the incorporated group, in addition to any powers which may properly be vested in a body corporate under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, the right to participate in the revolving credit fund and to enjoy any other rights or privileges secured to an organized Indian tribe under the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.]: Provided, That the corporate funds of any such chartered group may be deposited in any national bank within the State of Oklahoma or otherwise invested, utilized, or disbursed in accordance with the terms of the corporate charter.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 3, 49 Stat. 1967.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 461 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this title and Tables.
25 U.S.C. § 504 (INDIANS)
§ 504. Cooperative associations; charter; purposes; voting rights
Any ten or more Indians, as determined by the official tribal rolls, or Indian descendants of such enrolled members, or Indians as defined in the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.], who reside within the State of Oklahoma in convenient proximity to each other may receive from the Secretary of the Interior a charter as a local cooperative association for any one or more of the following purposes: Credit administration, production, marketing, consumers’ protection, or land management. The provisions of this subchapter, the regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and the charters of the cooperative associations issued pursuant thereto shall govern such cooperative associations: Provided, That in those matters not covered by this subchapter, regulations, or charters, the laws of the State of Oklahoma, if applicable, shall govern. In any stock or nonstock cooperative association no one member shall have more than one vote, and membership therein shall be open to all Indians residing within the prescribed district.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 4, 49 Stat. 1967.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 461 et seq.) of this chapter. Provisions of the Act defining “Indian” appear in section 479 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this title and Tables.
25 U.S.C. § 505 (INDIANS)
§ 505. Amendment or revocation of charters; suits by and against associations
The charters of any cooperative association organized pursuant to section 504 of this title shall not be amended or revoked by the Secretary except after a majority vote of the membership. Such cooperative associations may sue and be sued in any court of the State of Oklahoma or of the United States having jurisdiction of the cause of action, but a certified copy of all papers filed in any action against a cooperative association in a court of Oklahoma shall be served upon the Secretary of the Interior, or upon an employee duly authorized by him to receive such service. Within thirty days after such service or within such extended time as the trial court may permit, the Secretary of the Interior may intervene in such action or may remove such action to the United States district court.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 5, 49 Stat. 1968; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 29, 62 Stat. 991.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1948—Act June 25, 1948, struck out provisions relating to procedure for removal. See sections 1441 to 1450 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
heading: Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
text: Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 38, 62 Stat. 992, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948.
25 U.S.C. § 506 (INDIANS)
§ 506. Loans to individuals and groups; appropriation
The Secretary is authorized to make loans to individual Indians and to associations or corporate groups organized pursuant to this subchapter. For the making of such loans and for expenses of the cooperative associations organized pursuant to this subchapter there shall be appropriated, out of the Treasury of the United States, the sum of $2,000,000.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 6, 49 Stat. 1968.)
heading: Revolving Fund: Interest-Free Loans to Klamath Indians; Refinancing Lending Agency Loans
text: Use of Revolving Loan Fund for Indians to assist Klamath Indians during period for terminating Federal supervision, see note set out under section 564 of this title. Funds to be administered as a single Indian Revolving Loan Fund after Apr. 12, 1974, see section 1461 of this title.
25 U.S.C. § 507 (INDIANS)
§ 507. Availability and allocation of funds; royalties from mineral deposits
All funds appropriated under the several grants of authority contained in the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.], are hereby made available for use under the provisions of this subchapter, and Oklahoma Indians shall be accorded and allocated a fair and just share of any and all funds appropriated after June 26, 1936, under the authorization herein set forth: Provided, That any royalties, bonuses, or other revenues derived from mineral deposits underlying lands purchased in Oklahoma under the authority granted by this subchapter, or by the Act of June 18, 1934, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, and such revenues are made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior for the acquisition of lands and for loans to Indians in Oklahoma as authorized by this subchapter and by the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984).
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 7, 49 Stat. 1968.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 461 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this title and Tables.
25 U.S.C. § 509 (INDIANS)
§ 509. Rules and regulations; repeals
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this subchapter are repealed.
(June 26, 1936, ch. 831, § 9, 49 Stat. 1968.)