In any action brought by an Indian or Indians for the recovery of lands owned by Indians, or sequestered for their use by the General Assembly or by any town agreeably to law, the defendant shall not plead the statute of limitations, except as against an Indian or Indians authorized by law to convey Indian lands, or as against a town authorized by law to convey Indian lands.
(1949 Rev., S. 7170.)
Cited. 180 C. 474.
Cited. 22 CA 229; judgment reversed, see 217 C. 612.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 47 - Land and Land Titles
Section 47-59. - Overseer of Indians.
Section 47-59a. - Connecticut Indians; citizenship, civil rights, land rights.
Section 47-60. - Reservation land held in trust by state. Conveyances by Indians void.
Section 47-61. - No title by possession against an Indian.
Section 47-62. - Taking wood from land of Indian.
Section 47-64. - Use of reservations. Restriction of leases. Escheats.
Section 47-65a. - Hunting and fishing on reservations.
Section 47-66. - Tribal funds.
Section 47-66a. - Indian housing authorities. Creation and powers.
Section 47-66b. - Commissioners.
Section 47-66c. - Area of operation.
Section 47-66d. - Lease of tribal property to housing authority.
Section 47-66g. - Management of Indian affairs.
Section 47-66h. - Trust agreements between Governor and willing indigenous tribes.
Section 47-66i. - Method of selecting tribal leaders. Disputes.