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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 657. Revision of roll of Indians
The Secretary of the Interior, under such regulations as he may
prescribe, is authorized and directed to revise the roll of the
Indians of California, as defined in section 651 of this title,
which was approved by him on May 16, 1933, in the following
particulars: (a) By adding to said roll the names of persons who
filed applications for enrollment as Indians of California on or
before May 18, 1932, and who, although determined to be descendants
of the Indians residing in the State of California on June 1, 1852,
were denied enrollment solely on the ground that they were not
living in the State of California on May 18, 1928, and who were
alive on May 24, 1950; (b) by adding to said roll the names of
persons who are descendants of the Indians residing in the State of
California on June 1, 1852, and who are the fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, uncles, or aunts of persons whose names appear
on said roll, and who were alive on May 24, 1950, irrespective of
whether such fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, or aunts
were living in the State of California on May 18, 1928; (c) by
adding to said roll the names of persons born since May 18, 1928,
and living on May 24, 1950, who are the children or other
descendants of persons whose names appear on said roll, or of
persons whose names are eligible for addition to said roll under
clauses (a) or (b) of this section, or of persons dying prior to
May 24, 1950, whose names would have been eligible for addition to
said roll under clauses (a) or (b) of this section if such persons
had been alive on May 24, 1950; and (d) by removing from said roll
the names of persons who have died since May 18, 1928, and prior to
May 24, 1950. Persons entitled to enrollment under clause (a) of
this section shall be enrolled by the Secretary of the Interior
without further application. Persons claiming to be entitled to
enrollment under clauses (b) or (c) of this section shall, within
one year after May 24, 1950, make an application in writing to the
Secretary of the Interior for enrollment, unless they have
previously filed such an application under this section. For the
purposes of clause (d) of this section, when the Secretary of the
Interior is satisfied that reasonable and diligent efforts have
been made to locate a person whose name is on said roll and that
such person cannot be located, he may presume that such person died
prior to May 24, 1950, and his presumption shall be conclusive. The
Secretary of the Interior shall prepare not less than five hundred
copies of an alphabetical list of the Indians of California whose
names appear on the roll approved on May 16, 1933, giving the name,
address, and age at time of enrollment of each such enrollee,
together with such other factual information, if any, as the
Secretary may deem advisable as tending to identify each enrollee,
and shall distribute copies of this list to the various communities
of California Indians. The Indians of California in each community
may elect a committee of three enrollees who may aid the enrolling
agent in any matters relating to the revision of said roll. After
the expiration of the period allowed by this section for filing
applications, the Secretary of the Interior shall have until June
30, 1955, to approve and promulgate the revised roll of the Indians
of California provided for in this section. Upon such approval and
promulgation, the roll shall be closed and thereafter no additional
names shall be added thereto.
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