Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73not60

§376 Oaths in Investigations

Title 25 › Chapter 10— DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE › § 376

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

After August 1, 1914, special examiners named by Interior officials may administer oaths in heirship investigations, except for Osage Indians and the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma.

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Title 25, §376

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After August 1, 1914, any officer or employee appointed or designated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs as special examiner in heirship cases shall be authorized to administer oaths in investigations committed to him: Provided further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the Osage Indians nor to the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma.

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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. § 376

Title 25 — Indians

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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