Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§391a Sale for town site; removal of restriction
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 391a
Summary
Secretary can remove sale restrictions and grant full title so an Indian allottee can sell part of their allotted land for townsite use under rules the Secretary sets.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §391a
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For the purpose of allowing any Indian allottee to sell for townsite purposes any portion of the lands allotted to him, the Secretary of the Interior may, by order, remove restrictions upon the alienation of such lands and issue fee-simple patents therefor under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 391a
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73