FEDERAL · 25 U.S.C. · Chapter 1
Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities
25 U.S.C. § 12
Title25 — Indians
Chapter1 — BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
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25 U.S.C. § 12.
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The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized to send a special Indian Agent, or other representative of his office, to visit any Indian tribe for the purpose of negotiating and entering into a written agreement with such tribe for the commutation of the perpetual annuities due under treaty stipulations, to be subject to the approval of Congress; and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall transmit to Congress said agreements with such recommendations as he may deem proper.
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History
(Apr. 30, 1908, ch. 153, 35 Stat. 73.)
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Indian Agents
The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set out under section 64 of this title.
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Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Indian Agents
The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set out under section 64 of this title.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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