§ 163. — Roll of membership of Indian tribes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC163]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER III--DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS
Sec. 163. Roll of membership of Indian tribes
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, wherever in his
discretion such action would be for the best interest of the Indians, to
cause a final roll to be made of the membership of any Indian tribe;
such rolls shall contain the ages and quantum of Indian blood, and when
approved by the said Secretary are declared to constitute the legal
membership of the respective tribes for the purpose of segregating the
tribal funds as provided in section 162 \1\ of this title, and shall be
conclusive both as to ages and quantum of Indian blood: Provided, That
the foregoing shall not apply to the Five Civilized Tribes or to the
Osage Tribe of Indians, or to the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, or the
Menominee Indians of Wisconsin.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(June 30, 1919, ch. 4, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 9.)
References in Text
Section 162 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act
June 24, 1938, ch. 648, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 1037. See section 162a 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.
