43 U.S.C. § 737 : US Code - Section 737: Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska natives

Search 43 U.S.C. § 737 : US Code - Section 737: Unrestricted deeds for townsite lands held by Alaska natives

The trustee or trustees to whom a patent has been issued for a
townsite surveyed pursuant to section 732 or 735 (!1) 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 (!2) 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.