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RESERVATIONS 01/06/03

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

-HEAD-

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

-MISC1-

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

Sec.

211. Creation of Indian reservations.

212 to 228. Repealed.

229. Injuries to property by Indians.

230. Depositions by agents touching depredations.

231. Enforcement of State laws affecting health and

education; entry of State employees on Indian lands.

232. Jurisdiction of New York State over offenses committed

on reservations within State.

233. Jurisdiction of New York State courts in civil

actions.

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

241 to 250. Repealed.

251. Setting up distillery.

252. Repealed.

253. Wines for sacramental purposes.

254. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

261. Power to appoint traders with Indians.

262. Persons permitted to trade with Indians.

263. Prohibition of trade by President.

264. Trading without license; white persons as clerks.

265, 266. Repealed.

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 211. Creation of Indian reservations

-STATUTE-

No Indian reservation shall be created, nor shall any additions

be made to one heretofore created, within the limits of the States

of New Mexico and Arizona, except by Act of Congress.

-SOURCE-

(May 25, 1918, ch. 86, Sec. 2, 40 Stat. 570.)

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 640d-4 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Secs. 212 to 215 01/06/03

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Secs. 212 to 215. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62

Stat. 862

-MISC1-

Section 212, R.S. Sec. 2143, related to arson. See section 1153

of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Section 213, R.S. Sec. 2142, related to assault. See section 1153

of Title 18.

Section 214, R.S. Sec. 2138; act June 30, 1919, ch. 4, Sec. 1, 41

Stat. 9, related to removing cattle from Indian country.

Section 215, R.S. Sec. 2144, related to forgery and depredations

on the mails. See sections 1151 and 1152 of Title 18.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 216. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-634, Sec. 4, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat.

469

-MISC1-

Section, R.S. Sec. 2137, prohibited hunting by non-Indians on

Indian lands except for subsistence. See section 1165 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

-End-

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Secs. 217 to 218. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62

Stat. 862

-MISC1-

Section 217, R.S. Sec. 2145, related to general laws as to

punishment extended to Indian country. See sections 1151 and 1152

of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Section 217a, act June 8, 1940, ch. 276, 54 Stat. 249, related to

jurisdiction of Kansas over offenses committed by or against

Indians or reservations. See section 3243 of Title 18.

Section 218, R.S. Sec. 2146; act Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, Sec. 1,

18 Stat. 318, related to exceptions as to extension of general

laws. See sections 1151 and 1152 of Title 18.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

-End-

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Secs. 219 to 226. Repealed. May 21, 1934, ch. 321, 48 Stat. 787

-MISC1-

Section 219, R.S. Sec. 2134, related to foreigners entering

Indian country without passports, penalty for such entry and

contents of passports.

Section 220, R.S. Sec. 2147, related to authority to remove

person from Indian country and to use of military force.

Section 221, R.S. Sec. 2148, related to person returning after

removal from Indian country.

Section 222, R.S. Sec. 2149, related to authority to remove

person from Indian reservation and use of necessary force.

Section 223, R.S. Sec. 2150, related to employment of military.

Section 224, R.S. Sec. 2151, related to detention and treatment

of persons apprehended by military.

Section 225, R.S. Sec. 2152, related to arrest of absconding

Indians, use of military force to apprehend such Indians and to

prevent tribal hostilities.

Section 226, R.S. Sec. 2153, related to posse comitatus in

executing process.

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Secs. 227, 228. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62 Stat.

862

-MISC1-

Section 227, R.S. Sec. 2154, related to reparation for injuries

to Indian property. See section 1160 of Title 18, Crimes and

Criminal Procedure.

Section 228, R.S. Sec. 2155, related to payment of reparation

where offender is unable to. See section 1160 of Title 18.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

-End-

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 229. Injuries to property by Indians

-STATUTE-

If any Indian, belonging to any tribe in amity with the United

States, shall, within the Indian country, take or destroy the

property of any person lawfully within such country, or shall pass

from Indian country into any State or Territory inhabited by

citizens of the United States, and there take, steal, or destroy,

any horse, or other property belonging to any citizen or inhabitant

of the United States, such citizen or inhabitant, his

representative, attorney, or agent, may make application to the

proper superintendent, agent, or subagent, who, upon being

furnished with the necessary documents and proofs, shall, under the

direction of the President, make application to the nation or tribe

to which such Indian shall belong, for satisfaction; and if such

nation or tribe shall neglect or refuse to make satisfaction, in a

reasonable time not exceeding twelve months, such superintendent,

agent, or subagent shall make return of his doings to the

Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that such further steps may be

taken as shall be proper, in the opinion of the President, to

obtain satisfaction for the injury.

-SOURCE-

(R.S. Sec. 2156.)

-COD-

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 2156 derived from acts June 30, 1834, ch. 161, Sec. 17,

4 Stat. 731; Feb. 28, 1859, ch. 66, Sec. 8, 11 Stat. 401.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-MISC1-

INDIAN AGENTS

The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note

set out under section 64 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 230 of this title.

-End-

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 230. Depositions by agents touching depredations

-STATUTE-

The superintendents, agents, and subagents within their

respective districts are authorized and empowered to take

depositions of witnesses touching any depredations, within the

purview of sections 227, 228 (!1) and 229 of this title, and to

administer oaths to the deponents.

-SOURCE-

(R.S. Sec. 2157.)

-REFTEXT-

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Sections 227 and 228 of this title, referred to in text, were

repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62 Stat. 862, and

are covered by section 1160 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal

Procedure.

-COD-

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 2157 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, Sec. 18,

4 Stat. 732.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-MISC1-

INDIAN AGENTS

The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note

set out under section 64 of this title.

-FOOTNOTE-

(!1) See References in Text note below.

-End-

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25 USC Sec. 231 01/06/03

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 231. Enforcement of State laws affecting health and education;

entry of State employees on Indian lands

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior, under such rules and regulations

as he may prescribe, shall permit the agents and employees of any

State to enter upon Indian tribal lands, reservations, or

allotments therein (1) for the purpose of making inspection of

health and educational conditions and enforcing sanitation and

quarantine regulations or (2) to enforce the penalties of State

compulsory school attendance laws against Indian children, and

parents, or other persons in loco parentis except that this

subparagraph (2) shall not apply to Indians of any tribe in which a

duly constituted governing body exists until such body has adopted

a resolution consenting to such application.

-SOURCE-

(Feb. 15, 1929, ch. 216, 45 Stat. 1185; Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 930, 60

Stat. 962.)

-MISC1-

AMENDMENTS

1946 - Act Aug. 9, 1946, permitted proper State officers to

invoke penalties of State compulsory school attendance against

Indian children, their parents, or other persons in loco parentis.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-End-

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 232. Jurisdiction of New York State over offenses committed on

reservations within State

-STATUTE-

The State of New York shall have jurisdiction over offenses

committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations within the

State of New York to the same extent as the courts of the State

have jurisdiction over offenses committed elsewhere within the

State as defined by the laws of the State: Provided, That nothing

contained in this section shall be construed to deprive any Indian

tribe, band, or community, or members thereof,(!1) hunting and

fishing rights as guaranteed them by agreement, treaty, or custom,

nor require them to obtain State fish and game licenses for the

exercise of such rights.

-SOURCE-

(July 2, 1948, ch. 809, 62 Stat. 1224.)

-FOOTNOTE-

(!1) So in original. Probably should be followed by "of".

-End-

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY

-HEAD-

Sec. 233. Jurisdiction of New York State courts in civil actions

-STATUTE-

The courts of the State of New York under the laws of such State

shall have jurisdiction in civil actions and proceedings between

Indians or between one or more Indians and any other person or

persons to the same extent as the courts of the State shall have

jurisdiction in other civil actions and proceedings, as now or

hereafter defined by the laws of such State: Provided, That the

governing body of any recognized tribe of Indians in the State of

New York shall have the right to declare, by appropriate enactment

prior to September 13, 1952, those tribal laws and customs which

they desire to preserve, which, on certification to the Secretary

of the Interior by the governing body of such tribe shall be

published in the Federal Register and thereafter shall govern in

all civil cases involving reservation Indians when the subject

matter of such tribal laws and customs is involved or at issue, but

nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent such courts

from recognizing and giving effect to any tribal law or custom

which may be proven to the satisfaction of such courts: Provided

further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to require

any such tribe or the members thereof to obtain fish and game

licenses from the State of New York for the exercise of any hunting

and fishing rights provided for such Indians under any agreement,

treaty, or custom: Provided further, That nothing herein contained

shall be construed as subjecting the lands within any Indian

reservation in the State of New York to taxation for State or local

purposes, nor as subjecting any such lands, or any Federal or State

annuity in favor of Indians or Indian tribes, to execution on any

judgment rendered in the State courts, except in the enforcement of

a judgment in a suit by one tribal member against another in the

matter of the use or possession of land: And provided further, That

nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing the

alienation from any Indian nation, tribe, or band of Indians of any

lands within any Indian reservation in the State of New York:

Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed

as conferring jurisdiction on the courts of the State of New York

or making applicable the laws of the State of New York in civil

actions involving Indian lands or claims with respect thereto which

relate to transactions or events transpiring prior to September 13,

1952.

-SOURCE-

(Sept. 13, 1950, ch. 947, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 845.)

-MISC1-

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 2 of act Sept. 13, 1950, provided: "This Act [this

section] shall take effect two years after the date of its passage

[Sept. 13, 1950]."

-End-

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CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Secs. 241 to 250 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

Secs. 241 to 250. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62

Stat. 862

-MISC1-

Section 241, R.S. Sec. 2139; acts Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, Sec. 1,

19 Stat. 244; July 23, 1892, ch. 234, 27 Stat. 260; June 15, 1938,

ch. 435, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 696, related to sale of intoxicating

liquor. See sections 1154 and 1156 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal

Procedure.

Section 241a, act Mar. 1, 1895, ch. 145, Sec. 8, 28 Stat. 697,

related to punishment for sale of intoxicating liquors. See section

1155 of Title 18.

Section 242, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 146, Sec. 17, 39 Stat. 983;

June 13, 1932, ch. 245, 47 Stat. 302, related to manufacture and

sale of alcohol in Osage County, Oklahoma. See section 1154 of

Title 18.

Section 243, R.S. Sec. 2139, act July 23, 1892, ch. 234, 27 Stat.

261, related to complaints, arrests, and convictions. See section

3041 of Title 18, and rule 5 of Title 18, Appendix.

Section 244, acts May 25, 1918, ch. 86, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 563;

June 30, 1919, ch. 4, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 4, related to possession of

intoxicating liquor in Indian country. See section 1156 of Title

18.

Section 244a, act Mar. 5, 1934, ch. 43, 48 Stat. 396, related to

repeal of certain liquor laws affecting former Indian Territory now

a part of Oklahoma. See sections 1154 to 1156 of Title 18.

Section 245, act May 18, 1916, ch. 125, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 124,

related to possession of intoxicating liquor as prima facie

evidence of unlawful production. See sections 3113 and 3488 of

Title 18.

Section 246, R.S. Sec. 2140, related to searches and seizures.

See section 3113 of Title 18.

Section 247, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 146, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 970,

related to seizure of vehicles. See section 3618 of Title 18.

Section 248, act Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1017, related

to powers of special agents and deputies to suppress liquor

traffic. See section 3113 of Title 18.

Section 249, act July 4, 1884, ch. 180, Sec. 1, 23 Stat. 94,

related to officers and soldiers of Army furnishing liquor to

Indians. See section 1154 of Title 18.

Section 250, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 388, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 519,

related to powers of chief special officer and deputies to suppress

liquor traffic. See section 3055 of Title 18.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

-End-

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

Sec. 251. Setting up distillery

-STATUTE-

Every person who shall, within the Indian country, set up or

continue any distillery for manufacturing ardent spirits, shall be

liable to a penalty of $1,000; and the superintendent of Indian

affairs, Indian agent, or subagent, within the limits of whose

agency any distillery of ardent spirits is set up or continued,

shall forthwith destroy and break up the same.

-SOURCE-

(R.S. Sec. 2141.)

-COD-

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 2141 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, Sec. 21,

4 Stat. 732.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-MISC1-

INDIAN AGENTS

The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note

set out under section 64 of this title.

SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

No appropriation for any superintendent of Indian affairs has

been made since act Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 271.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 252 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

Sec. 252. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62 Stat. 862

-MISC1-

Section, act May 18, 1916, ch. 125, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 124, related

to application of sections 246 and 251 of this title to search and

seizure and setting up a distillery. See section 3113 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 253 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

Sec. 253. Wines for sacramental purposes

-STATUTE-

It shall not be unlawful to introduce and use wines solely for

sacramental purposes, under church authority, at any place within

the Indian country or any Indian reservation, including the Pueblo

Reservations in New Mexico.

-SOURCE-

(Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 388, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 519.)

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 254 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER II - TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS

-HEAD-

Sec. 254. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, Sec. 21, 62 Stat. 862

-MISC1-

Section, act June 27, 1934, ch. 846, 48 Stat. 1245, related to

inapplicability of liquor laws to lands outside reservations free

from restrictions against alienation. See sections 1154 and 1156 of

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 20 of act June 25,

1948.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS 01/06/03

-EXPCITE-

TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-HEAD-

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 261 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-HEAD-

Sec. 261. Power to appoint traders with Indians

-STATUTE-

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.

-SOURCE-

(Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 289, Sec. 5, 19 Stat. 200.)

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 262 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-HEAD-

Sec. 262. Persons permitted to trade with Indians

-STATUTE-

Any person desiring to trade with the Indians on any Indian

reservation shall, upon establishing the fact, to the satisfaction

of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that he is a proper person

to engage in such trade, be permitted to do so under such rules and

regulations as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs may prescribe for

the protection of said Indians.

-SOURCE-

(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 832, Sec. 1, 31 Stat. 1066; Mar. 3, 1903, ch.

994, Sec. 10, 32 Stat. 1009.)

-COD-

CODIFICATION

Act Mar. 3, 1901, restricted provisions to the Osages and the

Osage Indian Reservation. Act Mar. 3, 1903, extended the provisions

to all Indian reservations.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 263 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-HEAD-

Sec. 263. Prohibition of trade by President

-STATUTE-

The President is authorized, whenever in his opinion the public

interest may require the same, to prohibit the introduction of

goods, or of any particular article, into the country belonging to

any Indian tribe, and to direct all licenses to trade with such

tribe to be revoked, and all applications therefor to be rejected.

No trader to any other tribe shall, so long as such prohibition may

continue, trade with any Indians of or for the tribe against which

such prohibition is issued.

-SOURCE-

(R.S. Sec. 2132.)

-COD-

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 2132 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, Sec. 3, 4

Stat. 729.

-End-

-CITE-

25 USC Sec. 264 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

-HEAD-

Sec. 264. Trading without license; white persons as clerks

-STATUTE-

Any person other than an Indian of the full blood who shall

attempt to reside in the Indian country, or on any Indian

reservation, as a trader, or to introduce goods, or to trade

therein, without such license, shall forfeit all merchandise

offered for sale to the Indians or found in his possession, and

shall moreover be liable to a penalty of $500: Provided, That this

section shall not apply to any person residing among or trading

with the Choctaws, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Creeks, or Seminoles,

commonly called the Five Civilized Tribes, residing in said Indian

country, and belonging to the Union Agency therein: And provided

further, That no white person shall be employed as a clerk by any

Indian trader, except such as trade with said Five Civilized

Tribes, unless first licensed so to do by the Commissioner of

Indian Affairs, under and in conformity to regulations to be

established by the Secretary of the Interior.

-SOURCE-

(R.S. Sec. 2133; July 31, 1882, ch. 360, 22 Stat. 179.)

-COD-

CODIFICATION

R.S. Sec. 2133 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, Sec. 4, 4

Stat. 729.

Act July 31, 1882, inserted "of the full blood" and "or on any

Indian reservation" and added the two provisos.

-TRANS-

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, Secs. 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 USC Secs. 265, 266 01/06/03

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TITLE 25 - INDIANS

CHAPTER 6 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS

SUBCHAPTER III - TRADERS WITH INDIANS

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Secs. 265, 266. Repealed. Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 506, Sec. 1, 67 Stat.

590

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Section 265, R.S. Sec. 2135, prohibited certain purchases and

sales within Indian country by persons other than Indians.

Section 266, R.S. Secs. 467, 2136, prohibited sale of arms in

district occupied by uncivilized or hostile Indians.

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