25 U.S.C. § 9 — Regulations by President

Page 12 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 7 § 7. Fees for furnishing certified copies of records The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall have the custody of said seal, and shall furnish cer- tified copies of any such records, books, maps, or papers belonging to or on the files of said of- fice, to any person applying therefor who shall comply with the requirements of said office, upon the payment by such parties at the rate of 10 cents per hundred words, and $1 for copies of maps or plats, and the additional sum of 25 cents for the Commissioner’s certificate of verification, with the seal of said office; and one of the employees of said office shall be des- ignated by the Commissioner as the receiving clerk, and the amounts so received shall, under the direction of the Commissioner, be paid into the Treasury of the United States; but fees shall not be demanded for such authenticated copies as may be required by the officers of any branch of the Government or by any Indian who shall satisfy the Commissioner by satisfactory legal evidence that he or she is not able, by reason of poverty, to pay such fees, nor for such unverified copies as the Commissioner in his discretion may deem proper to furnish. (July 26, 1892, ch. 256, § 4, 27 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 229(b), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 208.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which re- quired the receiving clerk to give a bond in the sum of $1,000. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 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. § 8. Accounts for claims and disbursements All accounts and vouchers for claims and dis- bursements connected with Indian affairs shall be transmitted to the Commissioner for admin- istrative examination, and by him passed to the Government Accountability Office for settle- ment. (R.S. § 464; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 464 derived from act July 9, 1832, ch. 174, § 3, 4 Stat. 564. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to sec- tion 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under sec- tion 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesig- nated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Pre- viously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in text for ‘‘proper accounting officer of the Department of the Treasury’’ pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties of the Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other employees of the Treas- ury to the General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 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. § 9. Regulations by President The President may prescribe such regulations as he may think fit for carrying into effect the various provisions of any act relating to Indian affairs, and for the settlement of the accounts of Indian affairs. (R.S. § 465.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 465 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 17, 4 Stat. 738. § 10. Employee to sign letters The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may designate an employee of the Indian Office to sign letters of that office requiring the signa- ture of the commissioner or assistant commis- sioner, and all signatures of such employee while acting under such designation shall have the same force and effect as if made by said commissioner or assistant commissioner. (Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 263, 35 Stat. 783.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from the Indian Department Appropriation Act, 1910. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 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. § 11. Employee or employees to sign approval of tribal deeds The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to designate an employee or employees of the De- partment of the Interior to sign, under the di- rection of the Secretary, in his name and for him, his approval of tribal deeds to allottees, to purchasers of town lots, to purchasers of