Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§199 Access to Records of Five Civilized Tribes
Title 25 › CHAPTER 5 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 199
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior, or an approved representative, must always be allowed to see any books and records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole tribes, whether held by tribal officers or by any Oklahoma state officer or custodian.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §199
Indians, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the Interior, or his accredited representative, shall at all times have access to any books and records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes, whether in possession of any of the officers of either of said tribes or any officer or custodian thereof, of the State of Oklahoma.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For
Transfer of Functions
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
25 U.S.C. § 199
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102