§ 46.
Preference shall at all times, as far as practicable, be given to Indians in the employment of clerical, mechanical, and other help on reservations and about agencies.
([May 17, 1882, ch. 163, § 6], [22 Stat. 88]; [July 4, 1884, ch. 180, § 6], [23 Stat. 97].)