§ 151. — Deposits in bank by disbursing agents.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC151]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER III--DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS
Sec. 151. Deposits in bank by disbursing agents
Any United States Indian agent, superintendent, or other disbursing
agent of the Indian Service may deposit Indian moneys, individual or
tribal, coming into his hands as custodian, in such national bank or
banks as he may select: Provided, That the bank or banks so selected by
him shall first execute to said disbursing agent a bond, with approved
surety, in such an amount as will properly safeguard the funds to be
deposited. Such bond shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary
of the Interior.
(Apr. 30, 1908, ch. 153, 35 Stat. 73; June 25, 1910, ch. 431, Sec. 1, 36
Stat. 855; Mar. 3, 1928, ch. 122, 45 Stat. 161; Apr. 30, 1934, ch. 169,
48 Stat. 648.)
Codification
This section is also set out in the last two provisos of section 372
of this title.
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.
Transfer of disbursement functions of all Government agencies with
certain exceptions to the Fiscal Service, Treasury Department, see note
set out under section 53 of this title.
Indian Agents
The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set
out under section 64 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 353, 406, 564h, 697, 747 of
this title.
