Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 871


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 871. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; finality of determination

      The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to
    prepare a roll of the Indians of the blood of the Otoe and
    Missouria Tribe whose names appear on the allotment rolls of the
    tribe approved December 7, 1899, June 1, 1906, and January 17,
    1907, and who are living on May 9, 1958, and the descendants of
    such allottees who are living on May 9, 1958, regardless of whether
    such allottees are living or deceased. Applications for enrollment
    shall be filed within six months after May 9, 1958. The
    determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an
    applicant for enrollment shall be final and conclusive.



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