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• United States Code
• TITLE 25 - INDIANS
• CHAPTER 10 - DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE

      After August 1, 1914, any officer or employee appointed or
    designated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Commissioner of
    Indian Affairs as special examiner in heirship cases shall be
    authorized to administer oaths in investigations committed to him:
    Provided further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall not
    apply to the Osage Indians nor to the Five Civilized Tribes of
    Indians in Oklahoma.