§ 72. — Abrogation of treaties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC72]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 3--AGREEMENTS WITH INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER I--TREATIES
Sec. 72. Abrogation of treaties
Whenever the tribal organization of any Indian tribe is in actual
hostility to the United States, the President is authorized, by
proclamation, to declare all treaties with such tribe abrogated by such
tribe if in his opinion the same can be done consistently with good
faith and legal and national obligations.
(R.S. Sec. 2080.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2080 derived from act July 5, 1862, ch. 135, Sec. 1, 12
Stat. 528.
