Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§261 Power to Appoint Traders with Indians
Title 25 › CHAPTER 6 — GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — TRADERS WITH INDIANS › § 261
Summary
Gives the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sole authority to appoint traders and to set which goods, how much, and the prices sold to tribes.
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Title 25, §261
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The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall have the sole power and authority to appoint traders to the Indian tribes and to make such rules and regulations as he may deem just and proper specifying the kind and quantity of goods and the prices at which such goods shall be sold to the Indians.
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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. § 261
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102