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[CITE: 25USC677h]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
 SUBCHAPTER XXVIII--UTE INDIANS OF UTAH: DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS BETWEEN 
 MIXED-BLOOD AND FULL-BLOOD MEMBERS; TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION 
                  OVER PROPERTY OF MIXED-BLOOD MEMBERS
 
Sec. 677h. Sale or other disposition of certain described lands; 
        funds; relief of United States from liability; assigned lands
        
    The business committee of the tribe for and on behalf of the full-
blood members of said tribe, and the duly authorized representatives for 
the mixed-blood members of said tribe, acting jointly, are authorized, 
subject to the approval of the Secretary, to sell, exchange, dispose of, 
and convey to any purchaser deemed satisfactory to said committee and 
representatives, any or all of the lands of said tribe described as 
follows, to wit:

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                  Description                      Section      Acres
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Township 1 North, Range 1 East:
  NW/4 SW/4....................................          35        40.00
                                                ========================
Township 1 North, Range 1 West:
  W/2 NE/4.....................................          20        80.00
  SE/4 SW/4....................................          21        40.00
  NE/4 NW/4; N/2 SW/4..........................          28       120.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       240.00
                                                ========================
Township 2 North, Range 1 West:
  E/2 SW/4 NE/4................................          35        20.00
                                                ========================
Township 1 South, Range 1 West:
  NW/4 SE/4....................................           6        40.00
  Lot 3........................................           7        40.51
  S/2 NE/4; NE/4 SE/4; W/2 SW/4 NW/4; W/2 NW/4           16       160.00
   SW/4........................................
  E/2 SE/4.....................................          17        80.00
  E/2 NE/4.....................................          20        80.00
  SE/4 SE/4....................................          29        40.00
  Lot 2........................................          30        40.26
  SW/4 NW/4; SW/4 SE/4.........................          35        80.00
  SW/4 NE/4....................................          36        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       600.77
                                                ========================
Township 1 South, Range 2 West:
  NW/4 SW/4....................................          12        40.00
  S/2 NE/4; N/2 SE/4...........................          14       160.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       200.00
                                                ========================
Township 1 South, Range 3 West:
  SW/4 E/4.....................................           8        40.00
  NW/4S NW/4...................................          16        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................        80.00
                                                ========================
Township 1 South, Range 8 West:
  W/2 SW/4.....................................           3        80.00
  NE/4 SE/4....................................           4        40.00
  All..........................................           5       721.00
  All..........................................           6       695.40
  NE/4 NW/4....................................          10        40.00
  NE/4 SW/4....................................          12        40.00
  SW/4 NW/4....................................          14        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,656.40
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 1 West:
  S/2 SW/4; SE/4 SE/4..........................           1       120.00
  Lot 3; SE/4 NW/4.............................           4        81.28
  Lots 1 & 2; E/2 NW/4; W/2 NE/4...............           7       237.78
  NW/4 NW/4....................................          12        40.00
  SE/4 NE/4....................................          13        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       519.06
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 1 East:
  Lot 2; SE/4 NW/4.............................          18        79.71
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 2 West:
  S/2 S/2......................................           2       160.00
  N/2..........................................          12       320.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       480.00
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 3 West:
  E/2 NE/4.....................................          17        80.00
  NE/4 SW/4; S/2 SE/4..........................          19       120.00
  NW/4 SW/4....................................          29        40.00
  Lots 1 & 2; E/2 NW/4; NE/4...................          30       316.36
  Lot 2; SE/4 NW/4.............................          31        78.40
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       634.76
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 4 West:
  SW/4 SW/4....................................           1        40.00
  SE/4 SW/4; SW/4 SE/4.........................           9        80.00
  W/2 NE/4.....................................          16        80.00
  NE/4.........................................          28       160.00
  N/2 SE/4.....................................          32        80.00
  Lots 3 & 4; N/2 SW/4.........................          33       167.31
  NE/4 SW/4; N/2 SE/4; Lots 1 & 2..............          36       200.46
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       807.77
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 5 West:
  NW/4.........................................          10       160.00
  NE/4 NE/4....................................          29        40.00
  N/2 NE/4; SE/4 NE/4..........................          33       120.00
  W/2 NW/4; SE/4 NW/4; N/2 SW/4; SE/4 SW/4; S/2          34       320.00
   SE/4........................................
  NW/4 SE/4....................................          36        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       680.00
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 7 West:
  NE/4 SE/4; SW/4 SW/4.........................          13        80.00
  NE/4 NE/4; SW/4 NW/4; N/2 SW/4; SE/4 SW/4; W/          14       320.00
   2 SE/4; SE/4 SE/4...........................
  W/2 NE/4; SE/4 NE/4..........................          15       120.00
  N/2 NE/4.....................................          23        80.00
  N/2 N/2; SE/4 NE/4...........................          24       200.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       800.00
                                                ========================
Township 2 South, Range 8 West:
   SE/4 SW/4...................................          31        40.00
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 1 East:
  Lot 2; SE/4 NW/4; S/2 NE/4...................           7       158.12
  N/2 SW/4; SW/4 NE/4; NW/4 SE/4...............          16       160.00
  Lots 1, 2 & 3; NE/4 SW/4.....................          18       155.35
  E/2 NE/4.....................................          30        80.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       553.47
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 2 East:
  Lot 8........................................           6        35.49
  SW/4 SW/4....................................          25        40.00
  SE/4 NW/4; E/2 SW/4..........................          36       120.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       195.49
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 1 West:
  N/2 SE/4.....................................           3        80.00
  Lots 1-8, Incl...............................          22       331.46
  Lots 1-4, Incl.; S/2 N/2.....................          23       338.28
  Lots 1-4, Incl.; S/2 N/2.....................          24       341.20
  W/2 SE/4.....................................          25        80.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,170.94
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 2 West:
  S/2 S/2......................................           9       160.00
  S/2 SE/4.....................................           7        80.00
  SW/4 SW/4....................................           8        40.00
  W/2 SW/4.....................................          15        80.00
  NE/4 SW/4; NW/4; SE/4........................          16       360.00
  SW/4 SW/4....................................          17        40.00
  NE/4 NE/4....................................          18        40.00
  N/2 NE/4.....................................          21        80.00
  N/2 NW/4.....................................          24        80.00
  W/2 SW/4.....................................          33        80.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,040.00
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 3 West:
  S/2 NW/4; NE/4 SW/4; N/2 SE/4................           2       200.00
  NW/4 SE/4; N/2 SW/4..........................          17       120.00
  All (Lots 1-4, Incl., E/2 W/2; E/2)..........          19       633.87
  SW/4 SW/4....................................          20        40.00
  E/2 SW/4.....................................          21        80.00
  N/2 NW/4; S/2 NE/4; NE/4 SE/4................          29       200.00
  W/2 NE/4; NE/4 NW/4; Lot 1...................          30       158.66
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,432.53
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 4 West:
  SW/4 NW/4....................................          11        40.00
  S/2 SE/4; SE/4 SW/4; N/2 S/2.................          13       280.00
  NE/4; NE/4 NW/4..............................          24       200.00
  SE/4 NE/4; W/2 NE/4; E/2 NW/4................          26       200.00
  E/2 NE/4.....................................          30        80.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       800.00
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 5 West:
  Lots 1 & 2; SE/4 NE/4........................           3       118.86
  Lot 4; SW/4 NW/4; W/2 SW/4; SE/4 SW/4........           2       199.58
  S/2 NE/4; N/2 SE/4...........................           5       160.00
  NW/4; W/2 NE/4; NE/4 SW/4; NW/4 SE/4.........          11       320.00
  W/2 E/2......................................          12       160.00
  W/2 E/2......................................          13       160.00
  SW/4 NW/4; N/2 SW/4; SW/4 SW/4...............          21       160.00
  E/2 NE/4.....................................          34        80.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,358.44
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 7 West:
  Lots 3 & 4...................................           7        66.55
  S/2..........................................          13       320.00
  NW/4 SW/4....................................          16        40.00
  E/2 SE/4; SW/4 SE/4; W/2 NW/4................          17       200.00
  E/2 NE/4; Lots 1 & 2.........................          18       147.16
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       773.71
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 8 West:
  E/2; NW/4; E/2 SW/4..........................          35       560.00
  S/2 S/2......................................           1       160.00
  SW/4.........................................           2       160.00
  W/2 SE/4.....................................           3        80.00
  Lots 3; SE/4 NW/4; NE/4 SW/4.................           6       120.04
  SE/4.........................................           9       160.00
  NE/4.........................................          10       160.00
  S/2 NW/4.....................................          11        80.00
  NW/4; SE/4...................................          12       320.00
  N/2 NE/4; SE/4 NE/4; SE/4; NE/4 NW/4.........          13       320.00
  NE/4; S/2....................................          14       480.00
  S/2..........................................          15       320.00
  W/2 NE/4; S/2 NW/4...........................          27       160.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     3,080.04
                                                ========================
Township 3 South, Range 9 West:
  SW/4 NW/4; NW/4 SW/4.........................          27        80.00
                                                ========================
Township 4 South, Range 2 West:
  Lot 3; NE/4 SW/4; N/2 SE/4...................           7       159.70
  E/2 NE/4; SW/4 NE/4..........................          12       120.00
  E/2 NW/4; SW/4 NW/4..........................          16       120.00
  SE/4 NE/4; NW/4; NW/4 SW/4; N/2 SE/4.........          17       320.00
  Lot 1........................................          18        39.91
  SE/4, S/2 NE/4; S/2 SW/4.....................          21       320.00
  S/2..........................................          22       320.00
  W/2 SW/4.....................................          23        80.00
  Lot 4........................................          26         6.89
  Lots 1-4, Incl...............................          27        26.59
  Lots 1-4, Incl...............................          28       126.64
  Lots 1-6, Incl.; NE/4; E/2 NW/4..............          30       475.16
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     2,114.89
                                                ========================
Township 4 South, Range 3 West:
  Lot 10.......................................           2        40.90
  E/2 NE/4; NE/4 SE/4..........................          13       120.00
  Lots 1 & 2; N/2 SE/4; SW/4; N/2..............          25       622.29
  All..........................................          26       640.00
  Lots 1-6, Incl.; NW/4 NW/4...................          35       237.96
  Lot 1........................................          36        25.75
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     1,686.90
                                                ========================
Township 4 South, Range 4 West:
  S/2..........................................          25       320.00
Township 4 South, Range 8 West:
  N/2..........................................          29       320.00
                                                ========================
Township 4 South, Range 9 West:
  S/2..........................................           9       320.00
  All..........................................          10       640.00
  All..........................................          11       640.00
  S/2..........................................          12       320.00
  N/2; N/2 S/2; SE/4 SE/4......................          13       520.00
  N/2..........................................          14       320.00
  N/2..........................................          15       320.00
  N/2..........................................          16       320.00
  N/2..........................................          17       320.00
  Lots 3 & 4; E/2 SW/4; SE/4...................          18       319.09
  Lots 1 & 2; E/2 NW/4; NE/4...................          19       319.37
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................     4,358.46
                                                ========================
Township 4 South, Range 10 West:
  S/2..........................................          13       320.00
  SE/4 NW/4; E/2 SW/4..........................          17       120.00
  NE/4 NW/4....................................          20        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       480.00
                                                ========================
Township 5 South, Range 7 West:
  S/2 SW/4.....................................          35        80.00
                                                ========================
Township 5 South, Range 9 West:
  SE/4 NW/4; S/2 NE/4..........................          34       120.00
  SW/4 NW/4....................................          35        40.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       160.00
                                                ========================
Township 6 South, Range 9 West:
  SW/4 SE/4....................................           5        40.00
  W/2 NE/4; NW/4 SE/4..........................           8       120.00
                                                ------------------------

    Total..................................................       160.00
                                                ========================

    Grand total............................................    27,043.34
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All such sales, exchanges, or other dispositions shall be made upon such 
terms as said committee and said authorized representatives shall deem 
satisfactory and may be made pursuant to bids or at private sale, and 
all funds or other property derived from such sales, exchanges, or other 
dispositions shall be subject to the terms of this subchapter. Consent 
by the tribal business committee and said authorized representatives to 
the sale, exchange, or other disposal of the lands herein described 
shall relieve the United States of any liability resulting from such 
sale, exchange, or other disposition. The tribal business committee and 
said authorized representatives are further authorized to sell or 
dispose of tribal assigned lands to the assignees thereof under such 
terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the said tribal business 
committee and said authorized representatives with the assignees, 
subject, however, to the approval of the Secretary.

(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1009, Sec. 9, 68 Stat. 869.)
