Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§375c Disbursement of sums not exceeding $500 to heirs or legatees
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE › § 375c
Summary
Interior Secretary may pay up to $500 from a deceased Five Civilized Tribes member's funds to heirs or people named in a will if no land at death or land was lawfully alienated. After proof, the Secretary's decision is final and payment is not taxable.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §375c
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The Secretary of the Interior is granted authority to disburse to the heirs or legatees of deceased members of the Five Civilized Tribes any sum of money on deposit to the credit of such deceased Indian or Indians, not exceeding $500, where said decedent died seized of no lands or the lands have since been lawfully alienated. Said funds shall be disbursed on proof of death and heirship or bequest satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and his finding thereon shall be final and conclusive: Provided, That such transfer of funds so disbursed shall not be taxable.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 375c
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73