Joseph McKenna

“ Provided, however, That the title to lands acquired by any Indian by virtue hereof shall not be subject to alienation or encumbrance, either by voluntary conveyance or the judgment, decree, or order of any court, and shall be and remain inalienable for a period of five years from the date of the patent issued therefor: . . .'
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105) . ”

“ Congress has undoubtedly by its legislation indicated a policy to protect Indians against a hasty and improvident alienation of their lands, and the government has cited a number of statutes. But, as we have pointed out, such policy was satisfied by the act of 1875, and we do not think there is anything in the history of the act of 1884 which sustains the contention that it was intended to be an amendment of the act of 1875, or to indicate that the latter act was not sufficiently potent for the purposes of protection. ”

“ After issue joined and hearing had the district court, successor of the circuit court, entered a decree in accordance with the prayer of the bill. 195 Fed. 790. The decree was reversed by the circuit court of appeals, and the case remanded to the district court, with directions to dismiss the bill. 123 C. C. A. 194, 204 Fed. ”