{"data":{"id":"us/25-u.s.c.-45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 U.S.C. § 45","heading":"Preference to Indians qualified for duties","body":"In all cases of the appointments of interpreters or other persons employed for the benefit of the Indians, a preference shall be given to persons of Indian descent, if such can be found, who are properly qualified for the execution of the duties.","path":["Title 25—INDIANS","CHAPTER 2—OFFICERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc25@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:08Z","sha256":"ff54ace1d54bad1e97ffe15892ba8d6aaa0675785b5fac38b2d3bfbcad9d5535","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/25-u.s.c.-44","next":"us/25-u.s.c.-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}