25 U.S.C. § 10
Section 10 · Employee to sign letters
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Loyal Band or Group of Creek Indians v. United States (1951)
Most recently applied in Matter of J.B., YINC (August 2025)
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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 signature of the commissioner or assistant commissioner, 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.
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Codification
Section is from the Indian Department Appropriation Act, 1910.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain 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.