§ 697. — Property of deceased members.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC697]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXX--WESTERN OREGON INDIANS: TERMINATION OF FEDERAL
SUPERVISION
Sec. 697. Property of deceased members
(a) Federal laws not applicable to probate
The Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 855), the Act of February 14,
1913 (37 Stat. 678), and other Acts amendatory thereto shall not apply
to the probate of the trust and restricted property of the members of
the tribes who die six months or more after August 13, 1954.
(b) State, etc., laws applicable to probate
The laws of the several States, Territories, possessions, and the
District of Columbia with respect to the probate of wills, the
determination of heirs, and the administration of decedents' estates
shall apply to the individual property of members of the tribes who die
six months or more after August 13, 1954.
(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 733, Sec. 7, 68 Stat. 726.)
References in Text
Act of June 25, 1910, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 25,
1910, ch. 431, 36 Stat. 855, as amended, which enacted sections 47, 93,
151, 202, 337, 344a, 351, 352, 353, 372, 403, 406, 407, and 408 of this
title, sections 6a-1 and 16a of Title 41, Public Contracts, and section
148 of Title 43, Public Lands, and amended sections 191, 312, 331, 333,
and 336 of this title and sections 104 and 107 of former Title 18,
Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure. Sections 104 and 107 of former
title 18 were repealed and reenacted as sections 1853 and 1856 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62
Stat. 683. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Act of February 14, 1913, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb.
14, 1913, ch. 55, 37 Stat. 678, which amended section 373 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
