Reed v. Welty

Citations

• 197 F. 419
• 1912 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1432

Syllabus

<p>Indians (§ .15*) — Alienation of Lands — Allotments to Heibs of Enrolled Ceeek Citizen.</p> <p>Section 7 of the Original Creek Agreement (Act March 1, 1901, c. 676, 31 Stat. 863), and section 16 of the Supplemental Agreement (Act June 30, 1902, c. 3323, 32 Stat. 503), under which allotments of lands were made, providing that lands allotted to citizens shall not in any case be alienable before the expiration of five years from the ratification of the agreements respectively, did not apply to lands allotted to heirs of an enrolled citizen who died before receiving his allotment, and as to such lands the said agreements imposed no restriction npon the right of alienation.</p> <p>TEd. Note. — For other eases, see Indians, Cent. Dig. §§ 17, 29, 37-44 ; Dec. Dig. § 15.*]</p>