2012 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 14 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 441 - 1300n-6)
Subchapter XXXIV - CREEK NATION OF INDIANS (§§ 781 - 788h)
Section 788a - Disposition of judgment funds; preparation of Indian roll; eligibility
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 25 - INDIANS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 14 - MISCELLANEOUS SUBCHAPTER XXXIV - CREEK NATION OF INDIANS Sec. 788a - Disposition of judgment funds; preparation of Indian roll; eligibility |
Contains | section 788a |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 90-504, §1, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 855. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 82 Stat. 855 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 90-504 |
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The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a roll of all persons who meet the following requirements: (a) they were born on or prior to and were living on September 21, 1968; (b) their names or the names of lineal ancestors appear on any of the documents identified herein or on any available census rolls or other records acceptable to the Secretary, which identify the person as a Creek Indian, including ancient documents or records of the United States located in the National Archives, State or county records in the archives of the several States or counties therein or in the courthouses thereof, and other records that would be admissible as evidence in an action to determine Indian lineage:
(1) The Final Rolls of Creeks by Blood which were closed as of March 4, 1907;
(2) Claims of Friendly Creeks paid under the Act of March 3, 1817 (H.R. Doc. 200, 20:1, 1828);
(3) Census of the Creek Nation, 1833, made pursuant to article 2 of the treaty concluded March 24, 1832 (Senate Doc. 512, 1835, Emigration Correspondence, 1831–1833, pages 239–395);
(4) Land Location Registers of Creek Indian Lands, made pursuant to the Treaty of March 24, 1832;
(5) Any emigration or muster rolls of Creek Indians;
(6) Any lists of self-emigrant Creek claimants (including those contained in Senate Ex. Doc. 198, 50:1, 1888, and H.R. Ex. Doc. 238, 51:2, 1891).
Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the manner and within the time limits prescribed for that purpose. The determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an applicant shall be final.
(Pub. L. 90–504, §1, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 855.)
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