Section
270–1, acts May 17, 1906, ch. 2469, § 1,
34 Stat. 197; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 891, § 1(a)–(d),
70 Stat. 954, authorized making of homestead allotments to native Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos and provided for conveyance of allotted lands. Section was formerly classified to section
357 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section
270–2, act May 17, 1906, ch. 2469, § 2, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 891, § 1(e),
70 Stat. 954, permitted allotments of land in national forests if land was certified as chiefly valuable for agricultural or grazing uses. Section was formerly classified to section
357a of Title
48.
Section
270–3, act May 27, 1906, ch. 2469, § 3, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 891, § 1(e),
70 Stat. 954, prohibited making of an allotment unless person made satisfactory proof of substantially continuous use and occupancy of land for five years. Section was formerly classified to section
357b of Title
48.