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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 82. Payments under contracts; aiding in making prohibited contracts
No money shall be paid to any agent or attorney by an officer of
the United States under any such contract or agreement, other than
the fees due him for services rendered thereunder; but the moneys
due the tribe, Indian, or Indians, as the case may be, shall be
paid by the United States, through its own officers or agents, to
the party or parties entitled thereto; and no money or thing shall
be paid to any person for services under such contract or
agreement, until such person shall have first filed with the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs a sworn statement, showing each
particular act of service under the contract, giving date and fact
in detail, and the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of
Indian Affairs shall determine therefrom whether, in their
judgment, such contract or agreement has been complied with or
fulfilled; if so, the same may be paid, and, if not, it shall be
paid in proportion to the services rendered under the contract.
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