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by AUTHORITY.
laws Of the United states.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TwENrY.FoURru CONGRESS.
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[PupLro.-No. 30
AN ACT to authorize and sanction tho sales
of reserves, provided for Creek Indians ~
tho treaty of March 24th, 1882. in eersain
cases, and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By The Senate and House "
Representatives. Of the United States q Ameri-
ca ia Congress assembled, That the frcsident
of the United States may, and he rs hereby au-
thorizcd TO, cause all the reserves belonging 10
the Creek Indians by virtue OF tho provisions
of the treaty of March 2ith, 1882, whlch shaii
remain unsoli on the fourth day OF Aprii next
70 be sold at public auction in the Creek coun.
tire after giving at least sixty days notice OF
the time, place and terms of sale IN the pubic
prints, and to cause patents 10 be issued to tho
purchasers ofsaid reserves.
SEC. =. And be 10 further enacted, lhat tho
President of the United States may, and nc is
hereby authorized to, colfrm the sales by the
widow, the widow and children, tho children
or the lawful administrator creek ih"i'ns
who have died, or who may die, prior TO inc
fourth day of April next, without having legal.
disposed OF said reserves, and to receiVo tho
purchasc.money. or such portions oil 1t as may
not have been lid TO the persons eniitied 10 IT,
and TO cause patents to be issued therefor 10
tho purchasers :. Provided, That salos mado
Inv las full administrators shall be entitled TO
preearenc: over sales made by WIDOWS ana
children.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, Thatth
President may, and he Is hereby outnoriIeu w.
nav tho persons entitled thereto, the money
witch may be received from the purchasers
of reserves under the authority given IN tho
two precedinr sections, al such times ana IN
s,oh amounts as he shalt deem best for the
par,ios concern cd :or, if he think 10 invest the
whole or any Part of said purchase-mohey IN
stocks. and pay the interest TO the persons en-
.tled. in such amounts, and in such manncr,as,
in his opinion, will be most advantageous lot
them: Provided, That he may cause tho prin,
ciual of the sum or sums so invested TO be paid
TO the persons entitled thereto, whenever nc
NAV think proper And prOpded further, That
tbe nrovisions of this act shall be executed un.
dor such reuul atoms and restrictions as the
President may prescribe.
SEC, Q. And be 10 further enacted, That 1t
may be lawful for the President of the United
States TO cause the sum OF one dollar andtwen-
ty.fve cents per acre 10 be paid TO the Creek
Indians, whose names were omitted TO be en-.
tered on the cersus-ro taken under the treaty
Of 1892, and to those whose names appear on
aid roll. but for whom no locaiion have been
made, who shall! appear from proper evidence
10 be Justly entitled to reservations under the
provisions of said treaty; Prerided, That the
sums thus payable under this section may DO
invested in stocks upon the same terms ana
conditions, and under the same regulations and
restrictions as are herein before prescribed in
respect to moneys payable under the first and
second sections of this act Prooided further
That no transfer by the person entitled under
this sectien shall be valid.
SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That, for
the purpose Of carrying into effect tho proyi'
sions of the throe frs. sections Of this act, tho
sun of ten thousand dollars bo and the sarno 10
hereby appropriated, together with such sum as
may be necessary to carry into effect the fourth
section thereof
JAMES X. POLK,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
w. Il. KING,
President of the Senate. pro. tempore.
APPROVED, March 2d, 1897.
ANDREW JACKSON.