The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-13
IPuHLIC-No. 16. |

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AN ACT amend entitled San act to provide Tor
the better organization of the department of Indian ai-
fairs" and entitled San regulate trade and
on the frontiers, approved June thrteth, eighteen hun
bred and thuty-tour, and for other purposes
BE it enacted by tie and House Of Representatives Of
the United of 4nica Congress assenbcd That the
limits Teach snerlnendeney, agency, and suoageney
tribes geographical boundaries and the superntendens
agents and shall be furnished with offices for the
transaction of the public business and the agents and sub
agents with for their residences, the of
the United States and with the assent of the Indians be
permitted cultivate such portions OF land the President
. SEC 4 And be it faiher e'neied. That the twentieth
section of the regulate trade and intercourse with
the Indian tribes and to peace on the frontiers
approved June hrteh, eighteen hundred and thirty
be- and the is hereby amended that IN addition
the fines thereby imposed, any person who shall SELL ex-
change barter dispose any spirtnous qno or
wine Indian, in the Indian country or who shall m
roduce, attempt Introduce any sprituous liquor or
wine no the Indian csps y M sh aes d G
troops of the service under the direction OF the War De-
such person on a. e5s a before e ne
be subject to imprisonment for period not ex
ceedng two years, and 10 he ef case no, = one
and crminality OF the offence And in all prosecn-
section Of the act to regulate trade with the
Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the foner a
which this is amendment, Indians shall be competent
witnesses
the department Of Indian affairs approved June trteth
by so amended as to provide that all annuilies other
moneys and all goods, stipulated by treaty to be paid or
President Secretary of War instead of being paid over
the chiefs such persons they shall DIES gnate be
dviduals entitled participate therein with the con
of the tribe be applied to such purposes as will best
Of under such regulations shall be prescribed by the Sec
rotary OF War; inconsistent with existing treaty spula
tons. And such aunuitie moneys, goods, SHAH
be paid distributed the Indians while they are under
the influence any description Of intoxicating liquor nor
lsIt
agents whose duty itmay be to make such payments or
drbntion for believing that there is any species inox
icang liquor within convenient reach of the Indians nor
until the chiefs and headmcn of the tribes shall have pledged
themselves all their influence and TO make all proper
exeron to prevent the introduction and sale such liquor
in their country and all executory contracts made ana en-
shall be deemed and held be null and void, and of no
SEC l. And be il further enacted, That from and after
the reth day Of June next, of the cerkshps of a
thousand dollars in the office OF Indian affairs shall be DIS
continued the salary of chief clerk Of said office
there shall be added the Of hundred dollars, and TO
salaries of thousand dollars the sum OF two
SEC s. And be it further enacted, That in aid Of the
possessed by the department OF Indian affairs
Appropriated the sum of five thousand dollars enable the
department. under the direction of the Secretary OF
War; collect and digest such statistics and materials
may illustrate the history the present condition. and -
prospects the Indian tribes Of the United States
of presents for the Cunanche and other Indians OF Texas
and the paes them h IN eighteen
year. the OF twenty thousand dollars be, and the same
hereby appropriated out OF any money in the treasury NOT
otherwise appropriated. Provded That much OF this
amount, not exceeding one-hat, as may be found me-
cessy on proper settlement of the account OF MesTs
Terry and brothers, be paid them for presents which
they advanced the year eighteen hundred and orysix
the War Department not having the authority to furnish
them
SEC T. And be 1t further enacted That for compensation
of special agent aud interpreters Tor one year, TO en-
able the War Department keep up such communicn-
ton with the said Indians may be necessary towards the
preservation OF good understanding with them, and Sc
curing peace on the frontier the OF three thousand six
hundred and fifty dollars be, and the is hereby APP
proprated OF any money in the treasury not o,herwse
and that the of ten thousand dollars pc,
and the same is hereby, appropriated carry into effect the
treaty with the Cumanche and other tribes OF Indians
SEC g. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the OF SIX
thousand dollars be- and the hereby, appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro
priaed and placed discretion of the President TO de
fny the expenses the commission sitting under the
treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Indians
| of eighteen hundred and thry-fve and six.
| APPROVED March 3, lSi7