U.S. Code as of: 01/02/2006
Section 86. Encumbrances on lands allotted to applicants for enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes; use of interest on tribal funds

      Land allotted to any applicant for enrollment as a citizen in the
    Five Civilized Tribes whether an Indian or freedman, shall not be
    affected or encumbered by any deed, debt, or obligation of any
    character contracted prior to the time at which said land may be
    alienated under the laws of the United States: Provided further,
    That the interest accruing from tribal funds and deposited in banks
    in the State of Oklahoma may be used as authorized by the Act of
    March third, nineteen hundred and eleven, under the direction of
    the Secretary of the Interior, to defray the expense of per capita
    payments authorized by Congress.



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