Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§132 Mode of Distribution of Goods
Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER II — DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 132
Summary
When goods for a tribe arrive, the agent must give them to the chiefs in their original packages, with tribal leaders present if possible; the chiefs then distribute them to the tribe as they think best.
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Title 25, §132
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Whenever goods and merchandise are delivered to the chiefs of a tribe, for the tribe, such goods and merchandise shall be turned over by the agent or superintendent of such tribe to the chiefs in bulk, and in the original package, as nearly as practicable, and in the presence of the headmen of the tribe, if practicable, to be distributed to the tribe by the chiefs in such manner as the chiefs may deem best, in the presence of the agent or superintendent.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2090 derived from act Apr. 10, 1869, ch. 16, § 2, 16 Stat. 39.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Indian AgentsThe services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set out under section 64 of this title.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 132
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102