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43 U.S.C. § 737 — Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska natives
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The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative that any Alaska native who claims and occupies a tract of land within such townsite is competent to manage his own affairs and has petitioned the Secretary or his authorized representative for an unrestricted deed, or 22 So in original. shall issue to such native an unrestricted deed, and thereafter all restrictions as to sale, encumbrance, or taxation of said lands shall be removed, but said land shall not be liable to the satisfaction of any debt, except obligations owed the Federal Government, contracted prior to the issuing of such deed.
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The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative that any Alaska native who claims and occupies a tract of land within such townsite is competent to manage his own affairs and has petitioned the Secretary or his authorized representative for an unrestricted deed, or 22 So in original. shall issue to such native an unrestricted deed, and thereafter all restrictions as to sale, encumbrance, or taxation of said lands shall be removed, but said land shall not be liable to the satisfaction of any debt, except obligations owed the Federal Government, contracted prior to the issuing of such deed.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 353a, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, which authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts in Alaska for school, hospitals, etc. for the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of Alaska, was transferred to [section 497 of Title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section497&num=0&edition=prelim), Indians, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 354, act Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, § 2, 38 Stat. 1215, which set aside a site for an agricultural college and school of mines, is set out as note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
Section 354a, acts Jan. 21, 1929, ch. 92, §§ 1–7, 45 Stat. 1091–1093; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–620, 74 Stat. 408, which made additional grants for an agricultural college and school of mines and imposed certain conditions and limitations, is set out as a note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 355, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 11, 26 Stat. 1099, which permitted lands to be entered for town-site purposes and set out the requirements for the proper execution of the trust created thereby, was transferred to [section 732 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section732&num=0&edition=prelim), and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355a, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 1, 44 Stat. 629, which authorized town-site trustee to issue a deed setting aside lands on survey of town site for Indian or Eski
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 751
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original.
lands to incorporated cities and towns for cemetery and
park purposes. See section 869 et seq. of this title.
Act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 890, § 2, 54 Stat. 1192, formerly set
out as a note under this section, declared this section
to be inapplicable to the Territory of Alaska, and was
repealed by act June 14, 1926, ch. 578, § 5, as added by act
June 4, 1954, ch. 263, 68 Stat. 175. See section 869 et seq.
of this title.
§§ 730 to 736. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII,
§ 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Section 730, act July 9, 1914, ch. 138, 38 Stat. 454, pro-
vided for issuance of patents to transferees of town lots
purchased at public sale and transferred prior to Octo-
ber 11, 1911, where patent had not been issued to origi-
nal purchaser who had since died.
Section 731, act Feb. 9, 1903, ch. 531, 32 Stat. 820, ex-
tended town-site laws to ceded Indian lands in the
State of Minnesota.
Section 732, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 11, 26 Stat. 1099,
related to town-site entries in Alaska. Section was for-
merly classified to section 355 of Title 48, Territories
and Insular Possessions.
Section 733, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 1, 44 Stat. 629,
related to Indian or Eskimo lands in Alaska set aside
on survey of town site. Section was formerly classified
to section 355a of Title 48.
Section 734, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 2, 44 Stat. 630,
related to extension of streets or alleys across Indian
or Eskimo land in Alaska. Section was formerly classi-
fied to section 355b of Title 48.
Section 735, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 3, 44 Stat. 630,
related to a survey of nonmineral public lands in Alas-
ka into lots and blocks. Section was formerly classified
to s
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