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25 U.S.C. § 199 — Access to records of Five Civilized Tribes

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The Secretary of the Interior can always access records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes. This applies no matter who currently holds those records. A representative chosen by the Secretary can do this too.

The Secretary of the Interior, or someone the Secretary officially designates, must always be allowed to look at the books and records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes — together known as the Five Civilized Tribes. This right of access applies no matter who is currently holding those records. It covers records held by officers of either tribe, and records held by any officer or custodian of the State of Oklahoma.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Secretary of the Interior, or his accredited representative, shall at all times have access to any books and records of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Tribes, whether in possession of any of the officers of either of said tribes or any officer or custodian thereof, of the State of Oklahoma.

Source credit: (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1027.)

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  • 1907Enacted · Act of Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285 · 34 Stat. 1027

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 2285 on 1907-03-01.

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