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UNITED STATES V. BARTLETT, 235 U. S. 72 (1914)
235 U. S. 72U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Bartlett, 235 U.S. 72 (1914)
United States v. Bartlett
No. 251
Argued October 22, 1914
Decided November 16, 1914
235 U.S. 72
Syllabus
The Act of May 27, 108, c.199, 35 Stat. 312, extending to April 26, 1931, the period of restriction upon the alienation of certain Indian allotments, contained an excepting clause declaring that "nothing herein shall be construed as imposing restrictions removed by or under any prior law;" held that restrictions which had been terminated by lapse of time as contemplated by the law imposing them were "removed from the land by or under" a prior law within the meaning of the excepting clause.
203 F.4d 0 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the construction of the Act of May 27, 1908, extending restrictions on alienation of Indian allotments, are stated in the opinion. clubjuris