An Act relative to the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux, 1908

Item

Title
An Act relative to the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux, 1908
Alternative Title
An Act To authorize the sale and disposition of a portion of the surplus and unallotted lands in the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian reservations in the States of South Dakota and North Dakota, and making appropriation and provision to carry the same into effect.
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Standing Rock Sioux
Cheyenne River Sioux
Date Original
29 May 1908
Subjects/Keywords
Description
if there be found any lands bearing coal, the said Secretary is hereby authorized to reserve them from allotment or disposition until further action by Congress:
Description
That Indians residing upon their allotments in townships sixteen north of ranges twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-one east shall have the right to use timber in said townships, except on sections sixteen and thirty-six for domestic purposes only as long as the lands remain part of the public domain.
Is Referenced By
35 Stat. 460
Treaty Type
other
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3324;act-relative-to-the-cheyenne-river-and-standing-rock-sioux-1908-23079
3324