Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73

§199 Access to records of Five Civilized Tribes

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 199

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized representative access to records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes anytime, even if held by tribal or Oklahoma officers.

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Title 25, §199

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The Secretary of the Interior, or his accredited representative, shall at all times have access to any books and records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes, whether in possession of any of the officers of either of said tribes or any officer or custodian thereof, of the State of Oklahoma.

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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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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 199

Title 25 — Indians

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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