25 U.S.C. § 133
Section 133 · Rolls of Indians entitled to supplies
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Red Lake, Pembina & White Earth Bands v. United States (1964)
Most recently applied in 671 F. Supp. 220 - New York ex rel. Abrams v. Anderson (October 1987)
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For the purpose of properly distributing the supplies appropriated for the Indian Service, it is made the duty of each agent in charge of Indians and having supplies to distribute, to make out, at the commencement of each fiscal year, rolls of the Indians entitled to supplies at the agency, with the names of the Indians and of the heads of families or lodges, with the number in each family or lodge, and to give out supplies to the heads of families, and not to the heads of tribes or bands, and not to give out supplies for a greater length of time than one week in advance.
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Cross References
Indian agents abolished, see note under section 64 of this title.