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].
