§ 155. Disposal of miscellaneous revenues from Indian reserva tions, etc. All miscellaneous revenues derived from Indian reservations, agencies, and schools, except those of the Five Civilized Tribes and not the result of the labor of any member of such tribe, which are not required by existing law to be otherwise disposed of, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States under the caption "Indian moneys, proceeds of labor", and are made available for expenditure, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the benefit of the Indian tribes, agencies, and schools on whose behalf they are collected, subject, however, to the limitations as to tribal funds, imposed by sections 123 and 142 of this title. (Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 141, § 1, 22 Stat. 590; Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 320, 24 Stat. 463; May 17, 1926, ch. 309, § 1, 44 Stat. 560; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1, 45 Stat. 991.) REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 142 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1, 45 Stat. 986, 992. REPEALS Act May 29, 1928 repealed the provisions of acts Mar. 3, 1883 and Mar. 2, 1887, which related to Indian moneys, proceeds of labor. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2 eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. CROSS REFERENCES Acquisition of Indian lands, payment for, see section 835e of Title 16, Conservation. Indian moneys, proceeds of labor to be classified on books of Treasury as trust fund, see section 725s of Title 31, Money and Finance. Tribal funds included in fund "Indian Money, Proceeds of Labor" to be carried in Treasury Department in separate accounts for the respective tribes, see section 16lb of this title. Ute Indians, division of trust funds, shares to be credited to existing accounts established pursuant to this section, see section 672 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 597a, 672 of this title. UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 25-INDIANS CHAPTER 7-EDUCATION OF INDIANS § 271. Employment of instructors for Indians. The President may, in every case where he shall judge improvement in the habits and condition of such Indians practicable, and that the means of instruction can be introduced with their own consent, employ capable persons of good moral character to instruct them in the mode of agriculture suited to their situation; and for teaching their children in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and performing such other duties as may be enjoined according to such instructions and rules as the President may give and prescribe for the regulation of their conduct, in the discharge of their duties. A report of the proceedings adopted in the execution of this provision shall be annually laid before Congress. (R. S. § 2071.) DERIVATION Act Mar. 3, 1819, ch. 85, 3 Stat. 516. CROSS REFERENCES Education of Indians, provisions for, see sections 452-454 and 471 of this title. § 272. Superintendent of Indian schools. There shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a person of knowledge and experience in the management, training, and practical education of children, to be Superintendent of Indian Schools, whose duty it shall be to visit and inspect the schools in which Indians are taught in whole or in part from appropriations from the United States Treasury, and report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, what, in his judgment are the defects, if any, in any of them in system, in administration, or in means for the most effective advancement of the pupils therein toward civilization and self-support, and what changes are needed to remedy such defects as may exist, and to perform such other duties in connection with Indian schools as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. (Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 412, § 10, 25 Stat. 1003.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 272a. Same; other duties. The Superintendent of Indian schools shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1479, § 1, 33 Stat. 1049.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 273. Detail of Army officer. The Secretary of the Army shall be authorized to detail an officer of the Army, not above the rank of captain, for special duty with reference to Indian education. (June 23, 1879, ch. 35, § 7, 21 Stat. 35.) CODIFICATION The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3011-3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a. Secretary of the Army. CROSS REFERENCES Vacant military posts or barracks to be used as schools. Army officer to be detailed for duty at each school so established, see section 276 of this title. $274. Employment of Indian girls and boys as assistants. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall employ Indian girls as assistant matrons and Indian boys as farmers and industrial teachers in all Indian schools when it is practicable to do so. (June 7, 1897, ch. 3, § 1, 30 Stat. 83.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. CROSS REFERENCES Preference to Indians qualified for duties, see section 45 of this title. § 275. Leaves of absence to employees. Teachers in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs may be allowed, in addition to annual leave, educational leave not to exceed thirty workdays per calendar year, or sixty workdays in every alternate year, for attendance at educational gatherings, conventions, institutions, or training schools, if the interest of the Government requires, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe; and no additional salary or expense on account of such leave of absence shall be incurred. (Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 388, § 1, 37 Stat. 519; Aug. 24, 1922, ch. 286, 42 Stat. 829; May 8, 1928, ch. 510, 45 Stat. 493; July 10, 1957, Pub. L. 85-89, 71 Stat. 282.) CODIFICATION Act Aug. 24, 1922 increased the educational leave allowance from 15 to 30 days. AMENDMENTS 1957-Pub. L. 85-89 substituted "Teachers in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs" for "Teachers of the Indian schools and physicians of the Indian Service". 1928-Act May 8, 1928, made the section applicable to physicians of the Indian Service. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the perfomance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. CROSS REFERENCES Reduction in leaves of absence of Government employees, see chapter 63 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 276. Vacant military posts or barracks for schools; detail of Army officers. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to set aside, for use in the establishment of normal and industrial training schools for Indian 63-794-76- -7 youth from the nomadic tribes having educational treaty claims upon the United States, any vacant posts or barracks, so long as they may not be required for military occupation, and to detail one or more officers of the Army for duty in connection with Indian education. under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, at each such school so established: Provided, That moneys appropriated or to be appropriated for general purposes of education among the Indians may be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the education of Indian youth at such posts, institutions, and schools as he may consider advantageous. or as Congress from time to time may authorize and provide. (July 31. 1882, ch. 363, 22 Stat. 181.) CODIFICATION The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 601. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10., 1956. eh. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3011-3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army. SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE For transfer of certain functions relating to real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order Nos. 14 [§ 2 (29) ], eff. July 1, 1948, and 40 [App. A(53)], July 22, 1949. CROSS REFERENCES Detail of Army officer, see section 273 of this title. § 277. Former Apache military post established as Theodore Roosevelt Indian School. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to establish and maintain the former Fort Apache military post as an Indian boarding school for the purpose of carrying out treaty obligations, to be known as the Theodore Roosevelt Indian School: Provided, That the Fort Apache military post, and land appurtenant thereto, shall remain in the possession and custody of the Secretary of the Interior so long as they shall be required for Indian school purposes. (Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1187.) LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE Pub. L. 86-392, Mar. 18, 1960, 74 Stat. 8, provided: "That all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands, together with the improvements thereon, included in the former Fort Apache Military Reservation, created by Executive order of February 1, 1877, and subsequently set aside by the Act of January 24, 1923 (42 Stat. 1187) [this section], as a site for the Theodore Roosevelt School, located within the boundaries of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the White Mountain Apache Tribe, subject to the right of the Secretary of the Interior to use any part of the land and improvements for administrative or school purposes for as long as they are needed for that purpose." § 278. Repealed. Pub. L. 90-280, § 1, Mar. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 71. Section, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 146, § 21, 39 Stat. 988, declared the settled policy of the Government to be opposed to the making of any appropriations whatever out of the Treasury of the United States for the education of Indian children in any sectarian school. See section 278a of this title. § 279. Rations to mission schools. Mission schools on an Indian reservation may, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, receive for such Indian children duly enrolled therein, the rations of food and clothing to which said children would be entitled under treaty stipulations if such children were living with their parents. (June 21, 1906, ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 326.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of those officers, agencies, and employees by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 280. Patents of lands to missionary boards of religious organizations. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to issue a patent to the duly authorized missionary board, or other proper authority, of any religious organization engaged in mission or school work on any Indian reservation for such lands thereon as were prior to September 21, 1922, set apart to and were on that date being actually and beneficially used and occupied by such organization solely for mission or school purposes, the area so patented to not exceed one hundred and sixty acres to any one organization at any station: Provided, That such patent shall provide that when no longer used for mission or school purposes said lands shall revert to the Indian owners. (Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 367, § 3, 42 Stat. 995.) § 280a. Land in Alaska for schools or missions; general land laws. The Indians or persons conducting schools or missions in the Territory of Alaska shall not be disturbed in the possession of any lands actually in their use or occupation on June 6, 1900, and the land, at any station not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, occupied on said date as missionary stations among the Indian tribes in the section, with the improvements thereon erected by or for such societies, shall be continued in the occupancy of the several religious societies to which the missionary stations respectively belong, and the Secretary of the Interior is directed to have such lands surveyed in compact form as nearly as practicable and patents issued for the same to the several societies to which they belong; but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to put in force in the Territory the general land laws of the United States. (June 6, 1900, ch. 786, § 27, 31 Stat. 330.) REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in the text, means Act June 6, 1900. For distribution of Title I of Act June 6, 1900, in the Code, see Tables Volume. Title II of such Act provided for the Alaska Civil Code. SIMILAR PROVISIONS Similar provisions were contained in act May 17, 1884, ch. 53, § 8, 23 Stat. 26, which provided in part that the Indians or other persons in the district should not be disturbed in the possession of any lands actually in their use or occupa |