§ 376. — Oaths in investigations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC376]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 10--DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE
Sec. 376. Oaths in investigations
After August 1, 1914, any officer or employee appointed or
designated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs as special examiner in heirship cases shall be authorized
to administer oaths in investigations committed to him: Provided
further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the
Osage Indians nor to the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma.
(Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 586.)
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.
