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PUBLIC LAW 887-AUG. 1, 1956

Public Law 887

CHAPTER 843 AN ACT

To provide for the termination of Federal supervision over the property of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and the Individual members thereof, and for other purposes.

August 1, 1956 IS. 3970]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Wyandotte Tribe, United States of America in Congress assemiled, That the purpose of Okla. this Act is to provide for the termination of Federal supervision over Termination of the trust and restricted property of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma Federal supervision. and the individual members thereof, and for a termination of Federal services furnished to such Indians because of their status as Indians. Definitions. SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Tribe" means the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma. (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (c) "Lands" mean real property, interest therein, or improvement thereon, and include water rights. (d) "Tribal property" means any real or personal property, or any interest in real or personal property, that belongs to the tribe and either is held by the United States in trust for the tribe or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States. SEC. 3. The tribe shall have a period of six months from the date of Membership roll. this Act in which to prepare and submit to the Secretary a proposed P roll of the members of the tribe living on the date of this Act, which FR.u b 11 c a t i o n in shall be published in the Federal Register. The proposed roll shall bs prepared in accordance with eligibility requirements prescribed in the tribe's constitution and bylaws. If the tribe fails to submit such roll within the time specified in this section, the Secretary shall prepare a proposed roll for the tribe, which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any person claiming membership rights in the tribe or an interest in its assets, or a representative of the Secretary on behalf of any such person, may, within sixty days from the date of publication of the proposed roll, file an appeal with the Secretary contesting the inclusion or omission of the name of any person on or from such roll. The Secretary shall review such appeals and his decisions thereon shall be final and conclusive. After disposition of all such appeals by the Secretary, the roll of the tribe shall be published in the Federal Register, and such roll shall be final for the purposes of this Act. Personal SEC. 4. Upon publication in the Federal Register of the final roll as erty rights. p r o p provided in section?> of this Act, the rights or beneficial interests in tribal property of each person whose name appears on the roll shall constitute personal property which may be inherited or bequeathed, but shall not otherwise be subject to alienation or encumbrance before the transfer of title to such tribal property as provided in section 5 of this Act without the approval of the Secretary. Any contract made in violation of this section shall be null and void. Transfer disSEC. 5. (a) Upon the request of the tribe, the Secretary is author- tribution oforpropized within three years from the date of this Act to transfer to a cor- erty. poration or other legal entity organized by the tribe in a form satisfactory to the Secretary title to all or any part of the tribal property, or to transfer to one or more trustee designated by the tribe and approved by the Secretary title to all or any part of such property to be held in trust for management or liquidation purposes under such terms and conditions as may be specified by the tribe and approved by the Secretary, or to distribute pro rata among the members of the tribe all or any part of such property, or to sell all or any part of such property and make a pro rata distribution of the proceeds of sale among the members of the tribe after deducting, in his discretion, reasonable costs of sale and distribution.

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