§ 111. — Payment of moneys and distribution of goods.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC111]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER II--DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES
Sec. 111. Payment of moneys and distribution of goods
The payment of all moneys and the distribution of all goods
stipulated to be furnished to any Indians, or tribe of Indians, shall be
made in one of the following ways, as the President or the Secretary of
the Interior may direct:
First. To the chiefs of a tribe, for the tribe.
Second. In cases where the imperious interest of the tribe or the
individuals intended to be benefited, or any treaty stipulation,
requires the intervention of an agency, then to such person as the tribe
shall appoint to receive such moneys or goods; or if several persons be
appointed, then upon the joint order or receipt of such persons.
Third. To the heads of the families and to the individuals entitled
to participate in the moneys or goods.
Fourth. By consent of the tribe, such moneys or goods may be applied
directly, under such regulations, not inconsistent with treaty
stipulations, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, to
such purposes as will best promote the happiness and prosperity of the
members of the tribe, and will encourage able-bodied Indians in the
habits of industry and peace.
(R.S. Sec. 2086.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2086 derived from acts June 30, 1834, ch. 162, Sec. 11, 4
Stat. 737; Mar. 3, 1847, ch. 66, Sec. 3, 9 Stat. 203; Aug. 30, 1852, ch.
103, Sec. 3, 10 Stat. 56; July 15, 1870, ch. 296, Secs. 2, 3, 16 Stat.
360.
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.
