Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§180 Settling on or Surveying Lands Belonging to Indians by Treaty
Title 25 › CHAPTER 5 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 180
Summary
Anyone who moves onto, surveys, or marks the boundaries of land that a treaty gives or protects for an Indian tribe must pay a $1,000 fine. The President can take measures, including using military force if he thinks it necessary, to remove that person from the land.
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Title 25, §180
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Every person who makes a settlement on any lands belonging, secured, or granted by treaty with the United States to any Indian tribe, or surveys or attempts to survey such lands, or to designate any of the boundaries by marking trees, or otherwise, is liable to a penalty of $1,000. The President may, moreover, take such measures and employ such military force as he may judge necessary to remove any such person from the lands.
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Codification R.S. § 2118 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, § 11, 4 Stat. 730.
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25 U.S.C. § 180
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102