§ 178. — Fees on behalf of Indian parties in contests under public land laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC178]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 5--PROTECTION OF INDIANS
Sec. 178. Fees on behalf of Indian parties in contests under
public land laws
In contests initiated by or against Indians, to an entry, filing or
other claims, under the laws of Congress relating to public lands for
any sufficient cause affecting the legality or validity of the entry,
filing or claim, the fees to be paid by and on behalf of the Indian
party in any case shall be one-half of the fees provided by law in such
cases, and said fees shall be paid by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, on an
account stated by the proper land officers through the Secretary of the
Interior or such officer as he may designate.
(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 209, Sec. 1, 27 Stat. 631; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,
Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
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.
``Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate''
substituted in text for ``Commissioner of the General Land Office'' on
authority of section 403(d) and (e) of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, which abolished office of Commissioner
of General Land Office and transferred functions of General Land Office
to Secretary of the Interior or such officers and agencies of Department
of the Interior as he may designate.
