25 USC § 374 - Attendance of witnesses

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title: "25 USC § 374 - Attendance of witnesses"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "374"
section_name: "Attendance of witnesses"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; HEIRS OF ALLOTTEE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222, § 1, 38 Stat. 586.)"
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# § 374. Attendance of witnesses

section 24 of title 35

The authority delegated to judges of the United States courts by  is conferred upon the Secretary of the Interior to require the attendance of witnesses at hearings, upon proper showing by any of the parties to determine the heirs of decedents, held in accordance with sections 372 and 373 of this title, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222, § 1, 38 Stat. 586.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

“” substituted in text for “” on authority of , , section 1 of which enacted Title 35, Patents.