Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 180


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 180. Settling on or surveying lands belonging to Indians by treaty

      Every person who makes a settlement on any lands belonging,
    secured, or granted by treaty with the United States to any Indian
    tribe, or surveys or attempts to survey such lands, or to designate
    any of the boundaries by marking trees, or otherwise, is liable to
    a penalty of $1,000. The President may, moreover, take such
    measures and employ such military force as he may judge necessary
    to remove any such person from the lands.



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