Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-06-08

demanded by the party, his agent or
attorney, to report forthwith to the agent
Of the Treasury Department the balance
due, and it shall be the duty Of said agent,
within sixty days thereafter, to order
suit 10 be commenced against such de-
faulter.
Washington, May 4, 1922.
Approved. JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to abolish the United States Trading
Establishment with the Indian Tribes.
BE il enacted BY tie Senate and House
Of Representatives. IF the United States
Of .4merica in Congress assembled, That
the President of the United States shall
We, and hereby IS, authorized and requir-
ed to cause the business of the United
States trading houses among the Indian
tribes, to be closed, and the accounts Of
the Superintendent Of Indian trade, and
o! the factors, and b-factors, to be set
lied; and, for thar purpose, he President
is hereby authorized to select, from
among the Indian agents. or others, a
competent number of fit and Suitable
persons, TO be and appear at the office Of
Indian trade in Geor1 etown, in the Dis
trlct oil Columbia, and at each of the trad
ing houses established among Indian
tribes, on or before the third day Of June
next, OF as soon thereafter as Can con-
venlenty be done, to demand and rec eve
OF and from the Superinten Of Indian
Trade, and of the respective fac ors, and
sub-factors, all the goods, wares, and
merchandise, turs, peltrles, evidences of
debt, and property and effects OF every
Kind, winch may be in their power or
possession, by virtue Of their respective
offices, and justly due and belonging to
The United States; and the said agents,
selected for the purpose aforesaid, shall
be furnished with the copies of the latest
quarterly returns of the said superin-
tendent, factors, and sub-tartors, as rem
Tered by them TO them to the Treasury
department, and copies of any other pa
pers in The said Department which will
Shew what is, or ought to be due and
coming TO the United States, from the
said Office of Indian trade in Georgetown,
aud from each of the trading houses es-
tabhshed among Indians. And the per.
sons so selected shall enter into bond,
with good and sufficient security, in such
sums as may be required by the Presi-
dent OF The United States, for the faithful
discharge of the duties enjoined on them
by the provisions of this act. And, from
and after the thlrd day of June next, the
act OF the second Of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and eleven, entitled
" An act tor establishing trading houses
with Indian tribes" shall be continued
IN force for the purposes only of enforce
ing all bonds, debts, contracts, demands,
and rights, which may have arisen, and
all penalties and punishments which may
have been, or may be incurred, under
the provisions of the said act, and for the
settlement OF the accounts of the super.
lrtendent, factors, and sub-.actors, at the
Treasury Department
Sec. Q. .4nd be it further enacted.
hat the GOODS, wares, and merchandise.
which Shall be delivered over to the
agents of the United States, under the
provisions of his act, shall be placed at
the disposition of the President of the
uated States, subject, under his orders,
towards satisfying or extinguishing the
treaty obligations on the part of the
United States, 10 keep up trading houses
with the Indians; also, towards the pay
ment OF annultIes due, or to become due,
to Indian tribes also, in making the
customary presents to tribes or indivi-
duss in amity with the United States,
aud the surplus, it any, NAV b. sold 10
the best advantage, under the orders OF
the President, and the proceeds paid over
to the Treas ~ Of the United States.
Sec. 5. find be it .jurther enacted,
That the turs, peilries, effects, and pro-
perry, received under the frs. section of
Ii L. i 1.