Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§122 Limitation on Application of Tribal Funds
Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER II — DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 122
Summary
Use tribal treaty funds only for what the treaty or a clear law allows; they cannot be moved to other uses.
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Title 25, §122
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No funds belonging to any Indian tribe with which treaty relations exist shall be applied in any manner not authorized by such treaty, or by express provisions of law; nor shall money appropriated to execute a treaty be transferred or applied to any other purpose, unless expressly authorized by law.
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2097 derived from act July 26, 1866, ch. 266, § 2, 14 Stat. 280.
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25 U.S.C. § 122
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102