Reajustment of Indian Affairs: Hearings... on H. R. 7902...1934 - 506 pages |
Common terms and phrases
acres administration agent allotment system allottee amendment approval attorneys authorized Board of Indian cattle CHAIRMAN chartered community CHAVEZ chief Choctaw civil Commissioner COLLIER Commissioner of Indian Committee on Indian Congress court of Indian Dady Dawes Act delegates district EDGAR HOWARD election FAHY favor Five Civilized Tribes GREENWAY hearing Ibid Indian Affairs Indian Commissioners Indian community Indian lands Indian offenses Indian Office Indian reservation Indian Rights Association Indian Service Indian tribe individual interest Interior ISABELLA GREENWAY John Collier jurisdiction leasing legislation Lodge Pole matter meeting ment Mission Indians Mohonk Conference O'MALLEY Oklahoma organization Papago PEAVEY present President Pueblo Quapaw question Report restricted Indians ROGERS Rolette County Secretary self-government Senate severalty special court statement superintendent THEODORE CHRISTIANSON thing tion tribal council tribe or community United vote Washington WERNER Wheeler-Howard bill WOOLDRIDGE
Popular passages
Page 247 - An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States...
Page 260 - Indians, under contract approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior...
Page 12 - States as party defendant) ; and the Judgment or decree of any such court in favor of any claimant to an allotment of land shall have the same effect, when properly certified to the Secretary of the Interior, as...
Page 251 - Board, in accordance with the civil-service laws, and whose compensation shall be fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Each such veterans...
Page 260 - This Act shall not apply to any reservation wherein a majority of the adult Indians, voting at a special election duly called by the Secretary of the Interior, shall vote against its application. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the passage and approval of this Act, to call such an election, which election shall be held by secret...
Page 359 - States will convey the same by patent to said Indian, or his heirs as aforesaid, in fee, discharged of said trust and free of all charge or incumbrance whatsoever; Provided, that the president of the United States may in any case in his discretion extend the period.
Page 13 - States shall have like powers and be under like duties to act for and in behalf of said court as pertain to...
Page 293 - ... take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, AB, do solemnly...
Page 61 - ... and individual rights will not be disturbed collaterally for anything done in the exercise of that discretion within the authority and power conferred.
Page 359 - ... that the United States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of...