An Act to terminate certain Federal restrictions upon Indians
PL 83-281 (H.R.3409), enacted 08/15/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 281-AUG. 15, 1953 
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Repeal. 
Removal of legal 
irr5)ediment. 
Consent of U. S. 
to other States. 
SEC. 5. Section 1 of the Act of October 5, 1949 (63 Stat. 705, ch. 
604), is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect any pro-
ceedings heretofore instituted under that section. 
SEC. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Enabling Act for the 
admission of a State, the consent of the United States is hereby given 
to the people of any State to amend, where necessary, their State con-
stitution or existing statutes, as the case may be, to remove any legal 
impediment to the assumption of civil and criminal jurisdiction in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided^ That the pro-
visions of this Act shall not become effective with respect to such 
assumption of jurisdiction by any such State until the people thereof 
have appropriately amended their State constitution or statutes as 
the case may be. 
SEC. 7. The consent of the United States is hereby given to any 
other State not having jurisdiction with respect to criminal offenses 
or civil causes of action, or with respect to both, as provided for in 
this Act, to assume jurisdiction at such time and in such manner as 
the people of the State shall, by affirmative legislative action, obligate 
and bind the State to assumption thereof. 
Approved August 15, 1953. 
August 15, 1953 
[H. R. 3409] 
Public Law 281 
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CHAPTER 506 
AN ACT 
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To terminate certain Federal restrictions upon Indians. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Repeals. 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That sections 467 
and 2136 of the Revised Statutes (25 U. S. C, sec. 266) and sec-
tion 2135 of the Revised Statutes (25 U. S. C, sec. 265), all of the said 
laws being laws which forbid the sale, purchase, or possession by 
Indians or personal property which may be sold, purchased, or pos-
sessed by non-Indians, are hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 1157 of title 18 of the United States Code, as 
amended, is further amended by striking the period at the end thereof 
and adding the following: " : Provided^ That this section shall apply 
only to livestock purchased by or for Indians with funds provided 
from the revolving loan fund established pursuant to the Acts of 
June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), and June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967), as 
amended and supplemented, or from tribal loan funds used under 
regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and to livestock issued to 
Indians as loans repayable 'in kind', and to the increase of all such 
livestock, and only until such time as such loans are repaid: Pro-
vided further^ That it shall be the duty of any purchaser of Indian 
livestock to use reasonable diligence to ascertain that such livestock 
are not subject to such loans." 
Repeal. 
(b) Sectiou 1 of the Act of July 4, 1884 (23 Stat. 94, 25 U. S. C, 
sec. 195), is repealed. 
Approved August 15, 1953. 
Livestock. 
62 Stat. 759. 
25 u s e 461-509 
passim. 
August 15, 1953 
[H. R. 4508] 
Public Law 282 
CHAPTER 507 
AN ACT 
To authorize tlie sale of certain lands to the State of Oklahoma. 
Oklahoma. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary