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25 U.S.C. § 12

Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities

United States · Title 25 — INDIANS · Status: effective

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25 U.S.C. § 12, Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/459366
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The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized to send a special Indian Agent, or other representative of his office, to visit any Indian tribe for the purpose of negotiating and entering into a written agreement with such tribe for the commutation of the perpetual annuities due under treaty stipulations, to be subject to the approval of Congress; and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall transmit to Congress said agreements with such recommendations as he may deem proper.

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