§ 405. — Sale of allotment of noncompetent Indian.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC405]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 12--LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS
Sec. 405. Sale of allotment of noncompetent Indian
Any noncompetent Indian to whom a patent containing restrictions
against alienation has been issued for an allotment of land in
severalty, under any law or treaty, or who may have an interest in any
allotment by inheritance, may sell or convey all or any part of such
allotment or such inherited interest on such terms and conditions and
under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may
prescribe, and the proceeds derived therefrom shall be used for the
benefit of the allottee or heir so disposing of his land or interest,
under the supervision of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and any
conveyance made hereunder and approved by the Secretary of the Interior
shall convey full title to the land or interest so sold, the same as if
fee-simple patent had been issued to the allottee.
(Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1018.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
