Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§414 Reservation of Minerals in Sale of Choctaw-chickasaw Lands
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 414
Summary
After August 25, 1937, the Interior Secretary may sell Choctaw and Chickasaw tribal lands in Oklahoma while reserving the mineral rights (oil and gas) if he finds it benefits the tribes.
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Title 25, §414
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On and after August 25, 1937, in all sales of tribal lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in Oklahoma provided for by existing law, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to offer such lands for sale subject to a reservation of the mineral rights therein, including oil and gas, for the benefit of said Indians, whenever in his judgment the interests of the Indians will best be served thereby.
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25 U.S.C. § 414
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102