Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§11 Employee or Employees to Sign Approval of Tribal Deeds
Title 25 › CHAPTER 1 — BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS › § 11
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can name Department staff to sign on his behalf approvals of tribal deeds for allottees, town and unallotted lot buyers, reserved‑land holders, and the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma.
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Title 25, §11
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to designate an employee or employees of the Department of the Interior to sign, under the direction of the Secretary, in his name and for him, his approval of tribal deeds to allottees, to purchasers of town lots, to purchasers of unallotted lands, to persons, corporations, or organizations for lands reserved to them under the law for their use and benefit, and to any tribal deeds made and executed according to law for any of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma.
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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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25 U.S.C. § 11
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102