§ 350. — Surrender of patent, and selection of other land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC350]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 9--ALLOTMENT OF INDIAN LANDS
Sec. 350. Surrender of patent, and selection of other land
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, and
whenever for good and sufficient reason he shall consider it to be for
the best interest of the Indians, in making allotments under the act of
February 8, 1887, to permit any Indian to whom a patent has been issued
for land on the reservation to which such Indian belongs, under treaty
or existing law, to surrender such patent with formal relinquishment by
such Indian to the United States of all his or her right, title, and
interest in the land conveyed thereby, properly indorsed thereon, and to
cancel such surrendered patent: Provided, That the Indian so
surrendering the same shall make a selection, in lieu thereof, of other
land and receive patent therefor, under the provisions of the act of
February 8, 1887.
(Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1214, Sec. 2, 25 Stat. 612.)
References in Text
Act of February 8, 1887, referred to in text, was in the original
``the statute aforesaid'' and ``the act of February eighth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven'', respectively. The act appears in 24 Stat.
388, and is popularly known as the Indian General Allotment Act. For
classification of this act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 331 of this title and Tables.
