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! WIN 10 tnc agent OF the lftdSufA DSs
partment, the balance due; and il Shall
be the duly oft said agent, within sixiy
lays thereafter, to order suit to BE- COM
menced against such delinquent ano his
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| Washington, March 5, 1928.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT making further appropriations for
/ the military service of the United staies,
for theyear one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-three, and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted by the Senate ana House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America IN Congress assembled, Tat
the following sums be, and the same arc
hereby, appropriated, to wit:
For pay allowed by law to the superinten.
dent of Indian affairs at st. Louis, and the se-
veral indian Agents, twente-sx thousand five
hundred dollars
For pay allowed by law to Sub-Agente.
eleven thousand dollars.
For presents to Indians, as autho rlzed by
the law fone thousand eight hundred ard twos
fifteen thousand dollars
For contingent expenses Of The Indian De.
partment, ninety thousand dollars:
To enable the President of the United States
10 take such measures as may BIZ necessary TO
purchase the right title, and interest which
certain Indians have IN three several tracts Of
land of four hundred acres each, lying IN the
county of Tuscaroras, in the State Of Ohio
which were granted by Congress in seventeen
hundred and ninety-six, to the Society # Unit-
ed Brethren, on trust, for the sole henef Of
said Indians, the purchase to be made Wit the
consent Of sasd Society, one thousand dollars
In ntrcbaSe certain of land in tho
State of Georgia, reserved to the Indians, in
fee, by the treaties with the Creek Indians, Of
the ninth day of August, one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen, and of the eighth day
OF January, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-one and by the treaties with the Che.
rokee Indians. of he eighth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and on
he twenty -seventh day Of February, one thou
sand eight hundred and nineteen, fifty thou.
sand dollars.
Sec. 2. ind be H.further enacted, That
the several sums hereby Thereby ] APP
propriated, shall be paid oui of any mo-
neys in the Treasury not otherwise APP.
propriated: ProUided however, That
no money appropriated by this &C, shall
DC paid to any person who is IL arrears
o the United States, until such person
shall have accounted for, and PAID alio
the Treasury, all SUMS for which he NAV
be liable: PROVIDED, further, That 10.
| thing IN this section contained shall OK.
end to balances arising solely from tho
| depreciation OF Treasury notes, received
by such person to be expended in the
public service; but in all cases where
the pay or salary of any such person is
| withheld, IN pursuance of this act, it
shall be the duty OF the accounting off,
GERS, if demanded by the party, his agent,
II attorney, to report Forthwith, 10 the
| Agent ofthe Treasury Department, the
Balance due; and it shall be the duty OF
| SAID Agent, within sixty days thereafter.
20 order sait to be commenced against
| -uch deli quent and his surslies.
SEE 8. ind be il further enacted That
so much OF the appropriation OF slxiy.
| i've thousand dollars, made by the act
| Of the third March, eighteen hu, trcd
and twenty-one, tor carrying into effect
the Treaty of the eighteenth October.
| eighteen hundred and twenty, with the
Chactaw Chociow Indians, as rep ans
unexpended, may, under the direction of
the President of the United States. be
employed in obtaining such a modi6ca.
ton OF said Treaty, as 70 have establish
ed as the Eastern boundary OF the ces.
sion made by that treaty to the Choctows,
and as the Western boundary of the
Territory OF Arkansas, line due south
from the southwest corner Of The State
OF Missouri TO Red River; and for run.
ming the line thus modified, and remoy.
ing all DISTINCTIONS to a due execution of
the s,ipulations of the Treaty Of ciyh.
teen hundred and twenty.
Washington, March 3, 1928.
approved: JAMES MONROE.