25-U.S.C.-477
§477 – Incorporation of Indian Tribes; Charter; Ratification By Election
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Title 25 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter V > Section 477
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- Reference: Section 477
- Legend: §477 – Incorporation of Indian Tribes; Charter; Ratification By Election
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The Secretary of the Interior may, upon petition by any tribe, issue a charter of incorporation to such tribe: Provided, That such charter shall not become operative until ratified by the governing body of such tribe. Such charter may convey to the incorporated tribe the power to purchase, take by gift, or bequest, or otherwise, own, hold, manage, operate, and dispose of property of every description, real and personal, including the power to purchase restricted Indian lands and to issue in exchange therefor interests in corporate property, and such further powers as may be incidental to the conduct of corporate business, not inconsistent with law; but no authority shall be granted to sell, mortgage, or lease for a period exceeding twenty-five years any trust or restricted lands included in the limits of the reservation. Any charter so issued shall not be revoked or surrendered except by Act of Congress.
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, §17, 48 Stat. 988; Pub. L. 101–301, §3(c), May 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 207.)
Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–301 substituted by any tribe for by at least one-third of the adult Indians, by the governing body of such tribe for at a special election by a majority vote of the adult Indians living on the reservation, and twenty-five years any trust or restricted lands for ten years any of the land.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
25-U.S.C.-465A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Indians
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