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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 5 — Protection of Indians

§ 174. Superintendence by President over tribes west of Mississippi

Statutory text

The President is authorized to exercise general superintendence and care over any tribe or nation which was removed upon an exchange of territory under authority of the act of , “to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the States or Territories, and for their removal west of the Mississippi;” and to cause such tribe or nation to be protected, at their new residence, against all interruption or disturbance from any other tribe or nation of Indians, or from any other person or persons whatever.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. (R.S. § 2114.)

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 174

    (R.S. § 2114.)

    Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (R.S. § 2114.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 2114 derived from act May 28, 1830, ch. 148, §§ 7, 8, 4 Stat. 412.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

American Indian Policy Review Commission

Pub. L. 93–580, , 88 Stat. 1910, as amended by Pub. L. 94–80, §§ 1–4, , 89 Stat. 415, 416; Pub. L. 95–5, , 91 Stat. 13, provided for the establishment, membership, etc., of the American Indian Policy Review Commission, and for investigations, studies, and a final report respecting Indian tribal government affairs, with the Commission to cease to exist three months after submission of the final report but not later than , and Congressional committee reports to Congress within two years after referral to committee of the final report by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House.

Credits

(R.S. § 2114.)

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