The President shall, whenever he may judge it expedient, discontinue any Indian agency, or transfer the same, from the place or tribe designated by law, to such other place or tribe as the public service may require.
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The President shall, whenever he may judge it expedient, discontinue any Indian agency, or transfer the same, from the place or tribe designated by law, to such other place or tribe as the public service may require.
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§ 62. Discontinuance and transfer of agencies
The President shall, whenever he may judge it
expedient, discontinue any Indian agency, or
transfer the same, from the place or tribe des-
ignated by law, to such other place or tribe as
the public service may require.
(R.S. § 2059.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 2059 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 4,
4 Stat. 735.
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of author-
ity vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No.
10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under
section 301 of Title 3, The President.
§ 63. Consolidation of agencies
The President may, in his discretion, consoli-
date two or more agencies into one, and where
Indians are located on reservations created by
Executive order he may, with the consent of the
tribes to be affected thereby, expressed in the
usual manner, consolidate one or more tribes,
and abolish such agencies as are thereby ren-
dered unnecessary.
(May 17, 1882, ch. 163, § 6, 22 Stat. 88; July 4, 1884,
ch. 180, § 6, 23 Stat. 97.)
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of author-
ity vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No.
10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under
section 301 of Title 3, The President.
§ 64. Services of agents dispensed with
It shall be the duty of the President to dis-
pense with the services of such Indian agents
and superintendents as may be practicable; and
where it is practicable he shall require the same
person to perform the duties of two agencies or
superintendencies for one salary.
(R.S. § 2053; June 22, 1874, ch. 389, § 1, 18 Stat. 147;
Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 132, § 1, 18 Stat. 421.)
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