§ 183. — Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC183]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 5--PROTECTION OF INDIANS
Sec. 183. Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence
Whenever the marriage of any white man with any Indian woman, a
member of any such tribe of Indians, is required or offered to be proved
in any judicial proceeding, evidence of the admission of such fact by
the party against whom the proceeding is had, or evidence of general
repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other
circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be
inferred, shall be competent.
(Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, Sec. 3, 25 Stat. 392.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 181 of this title.
