§ 159. — Moneys due incompetents or orphans.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC159]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER III--DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS
Sec. 159. Moneys due incompetents or orphans
The Secretary of the Interior is directed to cause settlements to be
made with all persons appointed by the Indian councils to receive moneys
due to incompetent or orphan Indians, and to require all moneys found to
be due to such incompetent or orphan Indians to be returned to the
Treasury; and all moneys so returned shall bear interest at the rate of
6 per centum per annum, until paid by order of the Secretary of the
Interior to those entitled to the same. No money shall be paid to any
person appointed by any Indian council to receive moneys due to
incompetent or orphan Indians, but the same shall remain in the Treasury
of the United States until ordered to be paid by the Secretary to those
entitled to receive the same, and shall bear 6 per centum interest until
so paid.
(R.S. Sec. 2108.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2108 derived from act July 5, 1862, ch. 135, Sec. 6, 12
Stat. 529.
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.
