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ployees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§305a. Promotion of economic welfare through development of arts and crafts; powers of Board.

It shall be the function and the duty of the Board to promote the economic welfare of the Indian tribes and the Indian wards of the Government through the development of Indian arts and crafts and the expansion of the market for the products of Indian art and craftsmanship. In the execution of this function the Board shall have the following powers: (a) To undertake market research to determine the best opportunity for the sale of various products; (b) to engage in technical research and give technical advice and assistance; (c) to engage in experimentation directly or through selected agencies; (d) to correlate and encourage the activities of the various governmental and private agencies in the field; (e) to offer assistance in the management of operating groups for the furtherance of specific projects; (f) to make recommendations to appropriate agencies for loans in furtherance of the production and sale of Indian products; (g) to create Government trade marks of genuineness and quality for Indian products and the products of particular Indian tribes or groups; to establish standards and regulations for the use of such trade marks; to license corporations, associations, or individuals to use them; and to charge a fee for their use; to register them in the United States Patent Office without charge; (h) to employ executive officers, including a general manager, and such other permanent and temporary personnel as may be found necessary, and prescribe the authorities, duties, responsibilities, and tenure and fix the compensation of such officers and other employees: Provided, That the Classification Act of 1949 shall be applicable to all permanent employees and that all employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil-service laws from lists of eligibles to be supplied by the Civil Service Commission; (i) as a Government agency to negotiate and execute in its own name contracts with operating groups to supply management, personnel, and supervision at cost, and to negotiate and execute in its own name such other contracts and to carry on such other business as may be necessary for the accomplishment of the duties and purposes of the Board: Provided, That nothing in the foregoing enumeration of powers shall be construed to authorize the Board to borrow or lend money or to deal in Indian goods. (Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 748, § 2, 49 Stat. 891; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106 (a), 63 Stat. 972.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil-service laws, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

The Classification Act of 1949, referred to in text, is classified to chapter 21 of Title 5.

CODIFICATION

Provisions which authorized appointment of executive officers without regard to the civil-service laws, and which provided that the Classification Act of 1949 shall be

applicable to all permanent employees except executive officers, were omitted since executive officers are now in the classified civil service and subject to the applicable compensation schedules.

The authority for covering excepted positions into the classified civil service was given the President by section 631a of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. By Executive Order 8743, Apr. 25, 1941, set out as a note under section 631a of Title 5, the President exercised this authority with respect to many previously excepted positions.

For positions now covered by the Classification Act of 1949, see sections 1081 and 1082 of Title 5. For the power of the Civil Service Commission to determine the applicability of those sections to specific positions, see section 1083 of Title 5.

AMENDMENTS

1949-Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

CROSS REFERENCES

Counterfeiting Indian Arts and Crafts Board trademark, see section 1158 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

§ 305b. Rules and regulations; submission to Secretary of Interior.

The Board shall prescribe from time to time rules and regulations governing the conduct of its business and containing such provisions as it may deem appropriate for the effective execution and administration of the powers conferred upon it by sections 305-305c of this title: Provided, That before prescribing any procedure for the disbursement of money the Board shall advise and consult with the General Accounting Office: Provided further, That all rules and regulations proposed by the Board shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and shall become effective upon his approval. (Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 748, § 3, 49 Stat. 892.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

The function of disbursement of moneys of the United States by any agency was transferred to the Treasury Department and, together with the Office of Disbursing Clerk of that Department, was consolidated in a Division of Disbursement by section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 6166, June 10. 1933, set out in note to section 132 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Division of Disbursement was consolidated in the Fiscal Service by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 1 (a) (3), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, set out in note under section 133t of said Title 5.

§ 305c. Appropriation.

There is authorized to be appropriated out of any sums in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such sums as may be necessary to defray the

expenses of the Board and carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 305-305c of this title. All income derived by the Board from any source shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States and shall constitute a special fund which is appropriated and made available until expended for carrying out the purposes and provisions of said sections. Out of the funds available to it at any time the Board may authorize such expenditures, consistent with the provisions of said sections, as it may determine to be necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes and objectives of said sections. (Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 748, § 4, 49 Stat. 892.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with certain exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 305c-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-23, § 2, Apr. 24, 1961, 75 Stat. 45.

Section, act May 10, 1939, ch. 119, § 1, 53 Stat. 699, provided for a limitation of $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence on amount that may be paid to members of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and is covered by section 305 of this title.

§ 305d. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 748, § 5, 49 Stat. 892 related to counterfeiting of a trade mark and penalty, and is now covered by section 1158 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

§305e. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 748, § 6, 49 Stat. 893, related to offering for sale without trade mark goods as Indian goods, and is now covered by section 1159 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

§ 306. Expenditures for encouragement of industry and self-support; repayment.

On and after May 9, 1938, the expenditures for the purpose of encouraging industry and self-support among the Indians and to aid them in the culture of fruits, grains, and other crops shall be under conditions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for repayment to the United States on or before the expiration of five years, except in the case of loans on irrigable lands for permanent improvement of said lands, in which the period for repayment may run for nor exceeding twenty years, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. (May 9, 1938, ch. 187, § 1, 52 Stat. 302.)

§ 306a. Advances for support of old, disabled, or indigent allottees; lien against land.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to make advances to old, disabled, or indigent Indian allottees, for their support, to remain a charge and lien against their land until paid; such advances for fiscal years after 1939 to be made from appropriations specifically

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§ 307. Establishment of vocational school for children and housing and training center for adults; transfer of property; supervision.

The Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, without reimbursement or transfer of funds for use by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a vocational school for Indian children and a center for housing and training adult Indians for off-reservation employment and placement, the property known as the Bushnell General Hospital near Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, comprising two hundred and ninety-eight and five-tenths acres, more or less, together with roads, buildings, and other betterments thereon. (Mar. 17, 1949, ch. 22, § 1, 63 Stat. 14; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 105, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

The functions, records, property, etc., of the War Assets Administration were transferred to the General Services Administration and the War Assets Administration was abolished by section 105 of act June 30, 1949. Section 105 is set out as section 630c of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 308. Same; property taken over by Secretary of the Interior.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take over the property as soon as Congress has appropriated the necessary funds to provide for alterations, maintenance, and operation. (Mar. 17, 1949, ch. 22, § 2, 63 Stat. 14.)

§ 309. Vocational training program; eligibility; contracts or agreements.

In order to help adult Indians who reside on or near Indian reservations to obtain reasonable and satisfactory employment, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to undertake a program of vocational training that provides for vocational counseling or guidance, institutional training in any recognized vocation or trade, apprenticeship, and onthe-job training, for periods that do not exceed twenty-four months, and, for nurses' training, for periods that do not exceed thirty-six months, transportation to the place of training, and subsistence during the course of training. The program shall be available primarily to Indians who are not less than eighteen and not more than thirty-five years of age and who reside on or near an Indian reservation, and the program shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. For the purposes of this program the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with any Federal, State, or local govern

mental agency, or with any private school which has a recognized reputation in the field of vocational education and has successfully obtained employment for its graduates in their respective fields of training, or with any corporation or association which has an existing apprenticeship or on-the-job training program which is recognized by industry and labor as leading to skilled employment, or with any school of nursing offering a three-year course of study leading to a diploma in nursing which is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary. (Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 930, § 1, 70 Stat. 986; Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88230, § 1(a), 77 Stat. 471.)

AMENDMENTS

1963-Pub. L. 88-230 authorized the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a program for nurses' training for periods not exceeding 36 months and to enter into contracts with accredited schools of nursing offering a 3-year course of study leading to a diploma in nursing. §309a. Same; authorization of appropriations.

There is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of sections 309 and 309a of this title the sum of $12,000,000 for each fiscal year, and not to exceed $1,500,000 of such sum shall be available for administrative purposes. (Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 930, § 2, 70 Stat. 986; Sept. 22, 1961, Pub. L. 87-273, 75 Stat. 571; Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88–230, § 1(b), 77 Stat. 471.)

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any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indian under any laws or treaties but which have not been conveyed to the allottee with full power of alienation. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 832, § 4, 31 Stat. 1084.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Condemnation of lands allotted in severalty to Indians under laws of States, see section 357 of this title.

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 312. Rights-of-way for railway, telegraph, and telephone lines; town-site stations.

A right of way for a railway, telegraph, and telephone line through any Indian reservation in any State or Territory, except Oklahoma, or through any lands reserved for an Indian agency or for other purposes in connection with the Indian service, or through any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indian under any law or treaty, but which have not been conveyed to the allottee with full power of alienation, is granted to any railroad company organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory, which shall comply with the provisions of sections 312-318 of this title and such rules and regulations as may be prescribed thereunder: Provided, That no right of way shall be granted under said sections until the Secretary of the Interior is satisfied that the company applying has made said application in good faith and with intent and ability to construct said road, and in case objection to the granting of such right of way shall be made, said Secretary shall afford the parties so objecting a full opportunity to be heard: Provided further, That where a railroad has heretofore been constructed, or is in actual course of construction, no parallel right of way within ten miles on either side shall be granted by the Secretary of the Interior unless, in his opinion, public interest will be promoted thereby: Provided also, That as a condition precedent to each and every grant of a right of way under authority of said sections, each and every railway company applying for such grant shall stipulate that it will construct and permanently maintain suitable passenger and freight stations for the convenience of each and every town site established by the Government along said right of way. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 1, 30 Stat. 990; Feb. 28, 1902, ch. 134, § 23, 32 Stat. 50; June 25, 1910, ch. 431, § 16, 36 Stat. 859.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Acquisition of lands for reservoirs or materials, see section 320 of this title.

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title. Rights of way for

Pipelines, see section 321 of this title.

Telephone and telegraph lines, see section 319 of this title.

§ 313. Width of right-of-way.

Such right of way shall not exceed fifty feet in width on each side of the center line of the road, except where there are heavy cuts and fills, when it shall not exceed one hundred feet in width on each side of the road, and may include grounds adjacent thereto for station buildings, depots, machine shops, sidetracks, turn-outs, and water stations, not to exceed two hundred feet in width by a length of three

thousand feet, and not more than one station to be located within any one continuous length of ten miles of road. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 2, 30 Stat. 990; June 21, 1906, ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 330.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 314. Survey; maps; compensation.

The line of route of said road may be surveyed and located through and across any of said lands at any time, upon permission therefor being obtained from the Secretary of the Interior; but before the grant of such right of way shall become effective a map of the survey of the line or route of said road must be filed with and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and the company must make payment to the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the tribe or nation, of full compensation for such right of way. including all damage to improvements and adjacent lands, which compensation shall be determined and paid under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in such manner as he may prescribe. Before any such railroad shall be constructed through any land, claim, or improvement, held by individual occupants or allottees in pursuance of any treaties or laws of the United States, compensation shall be made to such occupant or allottee for all property to be taken, or damage done, by reason of the construction of such railroad. In case of failure to make amicable settlement with any such occupant or allottee, such compensation shall be determined by the appraisement of three disinterested referees, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, who, before entering upon the duties of their appointment, shall take and subscribe before competent authority an oath that they will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their appointment, which oath, duly certified, shall be returned with their award to the Secretary of the Interior. If the referees cannot agree, then any two of them are authorized to make the award. Either party being dissatisfied with the finding of the referees shall have the right within sixty days after the making of the award and notice of the same, to appeal, if said land is situated in any State or Territory other than Oklahoma, to the United States district court for such State or Territory, where the case shall be tried de novo and the judgment for damages rendered by the court shall be final and conclusive.

When proceedings are commenced in court as aforesaid, the railroad company shall deposit the amount of the award made by the referees with the court to abide the judgment thereof, and then have the right to enter upon the property sought to be condemned and proceed with the construction of the railway. Each of the referees shall receive for his compensation the sum of $4 per day while engaged in the hearing of any case submitted to them under sections 312-318 of this title. Witnesses shall receive the fees usually allowed by courts within the district where such land is located. Costs, including compensation of the referees, shall be made part of the award or judgment, and be paid by such railroad company. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 3, 30 Stat. 991; Feb. 28, 1902, ch. 134, § 23, 32 Stat. 50.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 315. Time for completion of road; forfeiture.

If any such company shall fail to construct and put in operation one-tenth of its entire line in one year, or to complete its road within three years after the approval of its map of location by the Secretary of the Interior, the right of way granted shall be deemed forfeited and abandoned ipso facto as to that portion of the road not then constructed and in operation: Provided, That the Secretary may, when he deems proper, extend, for a period not exceeding two years, the time for the completion of any road for which right of way has been granted and a part of which shall have been built. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 4, 30 Stat. 991.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 316. Rights of several roads through canyons.

The provisions of section 935 of Title 43 relating to the rights of several railroads through any canyon, pass, or defile are extended and made applicable to rights of way granted under sections 312-318 of this title, and to railroad companies obtaining such rights of way. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 6, 30 Stat. 992.)

§ 317. Regulations.

The Secretary of the Interior shall make all needful rules and regulations, not inconsistent with sections 312-318 of this title, for the proper execution and carrying into effect of all the provisions of said sections. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 7, 30 Stat. 992.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 318. Amendment or repeal of sections.

Congress reserves the right at any time to alter, amend, or repeal sections 312-318 of this title or any portion thereof. (Mar. 2, 1899, ch. 374, § 8. 30 Stat. 992.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 318a. Roads on Indian reservations; appropriation. Appropriations are authorized out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for material, equipment, supervision and engineering, and the employment of Indian labor in survey, improvement, construction, and maintenance of Indian reservation roads not eligible to Government aid under the Federal Highway Act and for which no other appropriation is available, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. (May 26, 1928, ch. 756, 45 Stat. 750.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Highway Act, referred to in text, is act Nov. 9, 1921, ch. 119, 42 Stat. 212, which was repealed by Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919. See Title 23, Highways. See, also, note to section 1 of Title 23, Highways.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1950 AND 1951 Section 4 (c) of act June 29, 1948, ch. 732, 62 Stat. 1105, authorized the appropriation of $6,000,000 for fiscal years 1950 and 1951, respectively, for the carrying out of the provisions of this section.

§318b. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-767, § 2 [19, 23], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919.

Section, acts June 16, 1936, ch. 582, § 6, 49 Stat. 1521; Sept. 5, 1940, ch. 715, § 10, 54 Stat. 870; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(a), 63 Stat. 380; 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 7, § 1, eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 14 F. R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070, related to location and design of roads by the Bureau of Public Roads.

§ 319. Rights-of-way for telephone and telegraph lines. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered to grant a right of way, in the nature of an easement, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of telephone and telegraph lines and offices for general telephone and telegraph business through any Indian reservation, through any lands held by an Indian tribe or nation in the former Indian Territory, through any lands reserved for an Indian agency or Indian school, or for other purpose in connection with the Indian service, or through any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indian under any law or treaty, but which have not been conveyed to the allottee with full power of alienation, upon the terms and conditions herein expressed. No such lines shall be constructed across Indian lands, as above mentioned, until authority therefor has first been obtained from the Secretary of the Interior, and the maps of definite location of the lines shall be subject to his approval. The compensation to be paid the tribes in their tribal capacity and the individual allottees for such right of way through their lands shall be determined in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, and shall be subject to his final approval; and where such lines are not subject to State or Territorial taxation the company or owner of the line shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior, for the use and benefit of the Indians, such annual tax as he may designate, not exceeding $5 for each ten miles of line so constructed and maintained; and all such lines shall be constructed and maintained under such rules and regulations as said Secretary may prescribe. But nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt the owners of such lines from the payment of any tax that may be lawfully assessed against them by either State, Territorial, or municipal authority; and Congress expressly reserves the right to regulate the tolls or charges for the transmission of messages over any lines constructed under the provisions of this section: Provided, That incorporated cities and towns into or through which such telephone or telegraphic lines may be constructed shall have the power to regulate the manner of construction therein, and nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to deny the right of municipal taxation in such towns and cities. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 832, § 3, 31 Stat. 1083.)

CODIFICATION

Section is comprised of the first par. of section 3 of Act Mar. 3, 1901. The second par. of such section 3 is classified to section 357 of this title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, application of section, see section 322 of this title.

§ 320. Acquisition of lands for reservoirs or materials. When, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, it is necessary for any railway company owning or operating a line of railway in any Indian reservation to acquire lands in such Indian reservation for reservoirs, material, or ballast pits for the construction, repair, and maintenance of its railway, or for the purpose of planting and growing thereon trees to protect its line of railway, the said Secretary is authorized to grant such lands to any such railway company under such terms and conditions and such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the said Secretary.

When any railway company desiring to secure the benefits of this provision shall file with the Secretary of the Interior an application describing the lands which it desires to purchase, upon the payment of the price agreed upon the said Secretary shall cause such lands to be conveyed to the railway company applying therefor upon such terms and conditions as he may deem proper: Provided, That no lands shall be acquired under the terms of this provision in greater quantities than forty acres for any one reservoir, and one hundred and sixty acres for any material or ballast pit, to the extent of not more than one reservoir and one material or gravel pit in any one section of ten miles of any such railway in any Indian reservation: And provided further, That the lands acquired for tree planting shall be taken only at such places along the line of the railway company applying therefor as in the judgment of the said Secretary may be necessary, and shall be taken in strips adjoining and parallel with the right of way of the railway company taking the same, and shall not exceed one hundred and fifty feet in width.

All moneys paid for such lands shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the tribe or tribes, and the moneys received by said Secretary as damages sustained by individual members of the Indian tribe, which damages shall be ascertained by the Secretary of the Interior and paid by the railway company taking such lands, shall be paid by said Secretary to the Indian or Indians sustaining such damages. The provisions of this section are extended and made applicable to any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indian under any law or treaty, but which have not been conveyed to the allottee with full power of alienation; the damages and compensation to be paid to any Indian allottee shall be ascertained and fixed in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct and shall be paid by the railway company to said Secretary; the damages and compensation paid to the Secretary of the Interior by the railway company taking any such land shall be paid by said Secretary to the allottee sustaining such damages. (Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 263, 35 Stat. 781. 782; May 6, 1910, ch. 204, 36 Stat. 349.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Acquisition of lands, see section 465 of this title.

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