Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§62 Discontinuance and Transfer of Agencies
Title 25 › CHAPTER 2 — OFFICERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS › § 62
Summary
The President must, whenever he decides it is appropriate, close any Indian agency or move it from the place or tribe named by law to another place or tribe that the public service needs.
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Title 25, §62
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The President shall, whenever he may judge it expedient, discontinue any Indian agency, or transfer the same, from the place or tribe designated by law, to such other place or tribe as the public service may require.
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2059 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 4, 4 Stat. 735.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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25 U.S.C. § 62
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102