§ 737. — Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska natives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC737]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 17--RESERVATION AND SALE OF TOWN SITES ON PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 737. Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska
natives
The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a
townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 \1\ of this title, upon
a finding by the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized
representative that any Alaska native who claims and occupies a tract of
land within such townsite is competent to manage his own affairs and has
petitioned the Secretary or his authorized representative for an
unrestricted deed, or \2\ shall issue to such native an unrestricted
deed, and thereafter all restrictions as to sale, encumbrance, or
taxation of said lands shall be removed, but said land shall not be
liable to the satisfaction of any debt, except obligations owed the
Federal Government, contracted prior to the issuing of such deed.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
\2\ So in original.
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(Feb. 26, 1948, ch. 72, 62 Stat. 35.)
References in Text
Sections 732 and 735 of this title, referred to in text, were
repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90
Stat. 2789.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 355e of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
