The Arkansas banner., 1847-05-12
Pablie-No. A6.
AN ACT.

AN ALI. To amesd an szt entitled sAn act to provide for the
 better organization of the department of Indian
 affairss and an act entitled s'An act te regulate
 trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and
 to preserve peace on the frontiers," approved
 June thirtielh, eighteen hundred and thirty -foar
 and for other purposes.
 Be t saacted bytaS Senate and House ef Rspre- ssnfatises Q the Uhissd Ststes of .anerica n Con grsss assembled. That the limits of each superin. tendency, agency, and sab-ageney shall be estab- ished by the Secretary of War, either by tribes geographical boundaries; and the saperintendents, agents, and sub-agents shail be furnished with of-
 fees for the transaction of the public business, and the agents and sab agents with houses for their idences at the expense of the United States and, with the assent of the Indians, be permitted 10 eui tivate such portions of land as the President &c., cretary of War may deem proper.
 Sec 2. find De u further enacted, That the twentieth section of the act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to pre- serve peace on the frontiers, approved June thir teth eighteen hundred and thirty four, be- and the same is hereby amended that, in addition to the fines thereby imposed, any person who shall sell, exchange barter, give, og dispose of any spirit uous liquor or wine to an Indian, in she Indian country, or who shall introduce, or attempt 10 in troduce, any spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country, except such supplies as may be ne-
 
 troops of the service, under the direction of the War Department, such person, on conviction there of before the proper district court of the United States shall in the former case be subject 10 impri sonrnent for period not exceeding two years, and in the latter case not exceeding one year, as shall be prescribed by the court according to the extent and cfiminality of the offence And in all prose- cations arising under this section, and under the twentieth section of the act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes. and to preserve peace on the frontiers, approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty -four, 10 which this is an amendment Indians shall be competent witnes- ses.
 Sec. 3. Be II farther snaeied, That the eleventh section of the 'act to provide for the better organi ration of the department of Indian affairs, apProy ed June thrtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty -four be, and the sane is hereby, so amended as to pro- vide that all annuiiies or other moneys, and ali goods, stipulated by treaty 10 be paid or furnished to any Indian tribe, shall, at the discretion of the President or Secretary of War, instead of being paid over to the chieis or to such persons they shall designate, be divided and paid over to the heads of families and to other individuals entitled to participate therein. with the consent of the tribe be applied tO such purposes as will best pro- mote the happiness a0d prosperity of the members thereof, unoer such regulations as shall be pre- scribed by the Secretary of War, not inconsistent with existing treaty stpnlations And no such an- naities, or moneys goods, shall be paid or dis tTibuted to the Indians while they are under the - Guence of any description of Intoxicating liquor, TOT while there are good and sufficient reasons for the officers or agents. whose duty 1t may be 10 make such payments or distribution, for believing that there any species of intoxicating liquor within convenient reach of the Indians, until the chiefs and headmen of the tribes shall have pledged them selves to us all their influence andto make all prop exertions 10 prevent the introduction ard sale of A,ffa tracts made and entered into by any Indian for the payment of money or goods shall be deemed and beId to be huli and void, and of no binding effect whatsoever.
 Sec. 4. fad Dc u fisrtker enacted, That from and aiaer the thirteth day of June next, enc of the elerkshps of thousand dollars in the office of Indian affairs shall be discontinued, and that to the salary of chief clerk of said office there shall be added the sum Of one handr,d dollars, and to of the salaries of thousand dollars the sum ot two hundred dollars.
 Sec. 5. fad be Il further enacted. That in aid of the means now possessed by the depart ment of Indian affairs through its existing organi. ..9o s:s De- and as,y n .a ss ss partment. under the direction of ihe Secretary of War, to collect and digest such statistics and ma terials may illustrate the history, the present coalition, and fatme prospects of the Italian tribes of the uaited States,
 Sec. 6. -and De II fxytksr enacted, That Tor the purchase of presents for the Camsnche and cther Indians of Texas and the southwestera prai- rles. promised them in eighteen handred and hiFty- sixs and for the sans object the present year the san of twenty thousand dollars be- and the saiae IS hereby, appropriated out of any money in tho tsea sary not otherwise appropriated, PTcridsd. That 90 mach cf ihas amount, not exceeding one-hah, &s mAy be toand necessary on a pfoper settlement of the account of Messrs. Terry k Brothers, h pad to them for presents which they advanced m the year eighteen hundred and isrty-six, the War Dc raFtnent aot having the asshorsy to furnish them.
 Sec. 2. .dad be II further enacted, That fOt seRpsnsstsna sf special agent ssd two inter. preteEs fer one year, to enAble the War Depart nsent to keep up such csmmanicaticn wIth the said Indians as may De necessary towards the pres sFsssisa ef Ssssa a=assss=sssss w::h ...sss, ssA