25 U.S.C. § 403
Section 403 · Leases of lands held in trust
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Hampton v. Ewert (1927)
Most recently applied in Wright v. United States (September 1994)
How often courts cite this section
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Any Indian allotment held under a trust patent may be leased by the allottee for a period not to exceed five years, subject to and in conformity with such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and the proceeds of any such lease shall be paid to the allottee or his heirs, or expended for his or their benefit, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.
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Cross References
Leases of restricted allotments and arid allotted lands, see sections 393, 394 of this title.