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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 229. Injuries to property by Indians
If any Indian, belonging to any tribe in amity with the United
States, shall, within the Indian country, take or destroy the
property of any person lawfully within such country, or shall pass
from Indian country into any State or Territory inhabited by
citizens of the United States, and there take, steal, or destroy,
any horse, or other property belonging to any citizen or inhabitant
of the United States, such citizen or inhabitant, his
representative, attorney, or agent, may make application to the
proper superintendent, agent, or subagent, who, upon being
furnished with the necessary documents and proofs, shall, under the
direction of the President, make application to the nation or tribe
to which such Indian shall belong, for satisfaction; and if such
nation or tribe shall neglect or refuse to make satisfaction, in a
reasonable time not exceeding twelve months, such superintendent,
agent, or subagent shall make return of his doings to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that such further steps may be
taken as shall be proper, in the opinion of the President, to
obtain satisfaction for the injury.
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