The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-01

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ing any Office under the United States P5Svidsa,
That If any Perfon, other than public profeeutor,
tan give Information of any fuch offence upon which
a proiecurion and conviction fhall be had, half
of the aforeiaid penasy when received, hai be for
the afe Of the perfon giving fuch Information Ard
Preceded alto, That iffach mifdemeanor be commit
ted by the fuperntendant Of Indian trade, by any
agent, il hall be deemed breach Of the condition Of
his bond, aud the penalty thereofmay be recovered
IN any court having competent juriidiesion OF the
| fame.
Sec. Z. dxd Be h srt5ey enos7ed, That the price,
of goods fupplied to, and he paid for by the In
dams. hall be regulated in fach manner, that the
capitol aoek, furnifaed by the United States, fhall
| not be din,ni.hed.
Sec. 8. dadSe Il farf5c, <ral7ed, That during the
e'iuuaree OF this act, the annua fun of three thou
iand dollars be, and the fame is hereby appropriated
for the payment of the faary of the pernendant of
Indian trade and his clerks, to be paid out Of any
money in the treaury of the United States other
wife appropriated.
Sec. 9. lind be it rrf5ey esal.S; That during the
continuance of this att the Prsiiden, of the United
States be, and he is hereby authorized to draw anf-
ally from the treaf,ry of the United States fun not,
exceeding ten thou!and dollars, be applied under
his dire9on to the payment OF the agents and clerks
which agents fha be allowed draw of the pub
Inc iuPplies two ratons each, and each clerk
ton, per day.
OF two hundred and fxty thorfand dollars incudin.
the iums heretofore appropriated, and applied to the
like purpoie and executive Of the faary of the fuper-
ntendant of Indian trade, and Of the allowances TO
agents and clerks, be, aud the fame is hereby appro
pratsd for the purpofe of carrying trade and in
tereoure with the Indian nations, the mariner aore-
aid to be paid of any monies in the treafury of
the United States, not otherwife appropriated
Sec. ~. IND be II ffytbsy enasiea, That if any a.
gent or agents, their clerks. other perfon employ
ed by them, hall purchafe receive from any Indi-
an, IN the way of trade barter, any gum or other
article commonly ued in hunting any infrument of
hufbandry cooking uten, of the kind ufually OBJ
tanned BY Indians in their intercourse with white pro-
pie, or amy article of cothing, excepting kins r.
he or they ihal reipe vey forfeit the fun OF hun
dred dollars, for each offence, be recovered by ac
ton OF debt, in the and to the ufe of the u S.
in any court having jurifdiaion in ike cafes: Pro-
OAd, That no fuit hall be commenced except in the
tate or territory within whic. the oaufe OF action
hall have arilen, in which the defendant rlay re-
iite And it fhall be the duty of the fuperintendant
of Indian trade of the uperin,endsrits of Indian
affairs, aud their deputies repeively to whom nfor-
nation of every fnch offence ,all b. given to col
let the requite evidence If attansbe to proiecute
the offender without delay.
Sec. IL. find be it fuyt5er enacted, That il fsll be
the duty of the faid superintendent of Indian trade
under the direction of the preGdent of the u S. TO
cauie the fd urs and petry be fold at public aust
OIL, public notice whereof hall be given three weeks
previous to fuch fae, in different part, of the u S.
making equal diltribution of the fame in proper.
tion to the demand of the market, and as may be
deemed moif advantageous the u. s. and upoa inch
terms and conditions hal be preribed by the fe-
cretary of Proviad That there 1a,l no, be ler,
than fix annual public faes, of e fad f.rs and p.ltry
and that the superintendent If indian made fha not
hold than fnch fales in any nate, during any
one year.
Sec. is. da9'b<h f,ysyr eaz.tfd, Tha. this aet
hab in force FOR and during the of three years.
and no longer.
NATTiL. MACON,
SPEAKER Of tbs Hogjf Of Resrei.atat;vri
S. SMITH,
PrEfisSt s'fds Ssnate, Pro tempcz..
April 81, 1906.
APPROVED,