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Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102

§160 Custody of Stocks or Bonds Held in Trust for Tribes

Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER III — DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS › § 160

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

All stocks, bonds, and other securities the Secretary of the Interior held in trust for certain Indian tribes on June 10, 1876 must be handed over within thirty days to the Treasurer of the United States, who becomes their keeper. The Treasurer must collect any interest, put it into the U.S. Treasury, and issue certificates of deposit to the Secretary of the Interior as trustee for the tribes. The Treasurer will also keep any bonds or stocks bought later for the tribes and will make purchases or sales of such securities when the Secretary asks, if treaties or acts of Congress allow. This change does not remove the Secretary’s supervisory or appellate duties in Indian affairs, except for custody of the securities and collecting their interest.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §160

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All stocks, bonds, or other securities or evidences of indebtedness held by the Secretary of the Interior on June 10, 1876, in trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes shall, within thirty days from that date, be transferred to the Treasurer of the United States, who shall become the custodian thereof; and it shall be the duty of said Treasurer to collect all interest falling due on said bonds, stocks, and so forth, and deposit the same in the Treasury of the United States, and to issue certificates of deposit therefor, in favor of the Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for various Indian tribes. And the Treasurer of the United States shall also become the custodian of all bonds and stocks which may be purchased for the benefit of any Indian tribe or tribes after the transfer of funds herein authorized, and shall make all purchases and sales of bonds and stocks authorized by treaty stipulations or by acts of Congress when requested so to do by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That nothing in this section shall in any manner impair or affect the supervisory and appellate powers and duties in regard to Indian affairs which may be vested in the Secretary of the Interior as trustee for various Indian tribes, except as to the custody of said bonds and the collection of interest thereon as hereinbefore mentioned.

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Transfer of Functions

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Transfer of Functions

of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 160

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102