25 U.S.C. § 62 (2024)
This is the official text of 25 U.S.C. § 62 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Discontinuance and transfer of agencies
Official statutory text
The President shall, whenever he may judge it expedient, discontinue any Indian agency, or transfer the same, from the place or tribe designated by law, to such other place or tribe as the public service may require.
(R.S. §2059.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §2059 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, §4, 4 Stat. 735.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
(R.S. §2059.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §2059 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, §4, 4 Stat. 735.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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