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The President of the Commission for Foreign Affairs.
! To A. DUDLEY MANN, esq., NC.
| Indians Intoxicating Liquors.
The Indians have suffered severely in their health,
property and morals by the excessive Of ardent spr
its that the government of the United States have deter
mined to make effort to arrest the abuse. Congress
have passed laws prevent the introduction of inoxi-
eating liquors among the Indian tribes, and the following
regulations from the Secretary of War have been issued
for the purpose of carrying out these laws becomes
our duty to circulate them as widely as possible:
| Regulations.
The attention Of all the officers and agents of the govern
ment in the Indian country, and of all persons residing
the 2O and 2ls of the act Of June Both, 1884 and
to the I'd section of act approved the Sd OF March, uti-
mo- the great object Of which is Indian popua
ton from the rnous effects of the use of intoxicating Ii
These laws impose upon commanding officers of military
s p1s,s sllia the following duties: ~
lst To promptly to be prosecuted any and all per-
linuof or wine to an Indian in the Indian country or
introducing, attempting to Introduce the same therein
hundred dollars and imprisonment for years and in
the other fine of three hundred dollars and imprson-
2d To search for any spirtuous liquor wine which
there is believe has been, about being intro
duced into the Indian country, which is intended
part of the military supplies authorized by this department,
and if found destroy it and seize upon the property
NAV be found and deliver the proper officer 10
be proceeded against by libel in the proper court such
normer and the other that Of the United States 1t is
also the duty ofnny on any way IN Inc R Gym int
dano destroy piriuous liquor or wine found in the
| Indian country.
3D. If the person guilty of Introducing of attempting
to Introduce sprtuous liquor wine into the Indian
try be trader is the duty of the proper superintendent
agent or subagen Immediately revoke his license and
to put his bond in suit
M a spp in ne 20 S %
person persons who may erect or carry
o san sd dons preybed for such oence 0
provided that in all prosecutions for the offences
in the first OF the foregoing heads Indians shall
All military officers in the Indian country, and super
s1s asams and to vant and
the of the duties imposed upon them by these
Information as to the and of respective
duties and expected that all other in the
ployment of the government, who licensed per-
tted to be Indian country, WILL every occasion,
aid officers and agents in the most eectual manner in
ANY omission on the part of the officers of and persons
employed in the Indian Department. particularly on the
part of those licensed permitted be in the Indian
ry to do all that Justly and fairly be done put end
the nfanou, traffic with tho Indians in or through ntox-
catng liquors. will be regarded good for their
mova the case in the other for the revocation
of their licenses permits
courts for the purpose Of further enabling the government
best interests and happiness is expected that the chiefs
Others who desire the welfare and prosperity of their
people viii cooperate with agents the government
arresng this great of mischief 10 the Indian
Those who fail do by every proper in their
BY the 3D. section of the act of the Sd utmo provd
cd that No annutes or moneys, or goods shall be paid
ence of any description of intoxicating liquor while
there good and sufficient reasons for the officers
agents. whose duty it may be make such payments
distribution for believing that there is any species of in
oxcang liquor within convenient reach OF the Indians
until the chiefs and head men OF the tribe shall have
pledged themselves all their influence, and make
all proper exerions to prevent the introduction and sale of
'''0' w L. MARCY.
WAR DEPARTMENT, April l3, 1917
GAN ACT to regulate trade intercourse with the Indian
tribes and to preserve peace on the frontiers, approved
CSC TO- And be further enacted, That if any person
liquor wine Indian lin the Indian country)
such person shall forfeit and pay the of five hundred
roducc any spruous liquor wine into the Indian
except speh supplies as shall be NECESSARY for the Off
the direction of the War Department such person shall for
snd iqd any pay n nan agen
or sub-agcnt, commanding officer of military post has
Indian is about to Introduce has introduced any spirit
liquor wine into the Indian country, in violation of
the provisions of this section, IL shall be lawful for suoh
pernienden Indian agent subagent, military officer,
agreeaby such regulations may be established by the
packages, and places of depose of such person be
searched and if any such puons liquor wine is found,
sha be seized and delivered to the officer and shall
be proceeded against by libel in the proper court and for
half to the use of the United States aud if such person is
trader his license shall be revoked and his bond put in suit
And il shall be avfu for any person in the
vice of the United States for Indian, TO take and
destroy any ardent spirits wine found in the Indian
country, excepting military supplies mentioned in this
section.
SEC. 81 And be il further enacted That if any person
whatever shall within the limits OF the Indian country
any dstcry for manufacturing ardent spir-
its he shall forfeit and pay penalty of thousand dol
and il shall be the duty of the superintendent of In
dian affairs Indian agent subagent within the limits of
with destroy and break up the and it shall be law
full TO employ the military force OF The United states IN exc
cutting that duty
GAN ACT to amend entitled 'An act provide for
the better organization of the Department of Indian AZ
fairs and entitled An act to regulate trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace
ON the frontiers,'" approved March I'd, 1917
SEC. g. And be IL further enacted, That the twentieth
section of the regulate trade and intercourse with the
indian Tribes and to peace on the oners APP
proved June thrteth eighteen hundred and thiour, be,
ana the same is hereby amended that in addition to
me nnes thereby imposed any person who shall sell,
cnahge OF barter give dispose Of any spiruos liquor
or wine 10 am INDIAN in the Indian country, who shall
ntoouce or attempt to Introduce, any spruous liquor
WINE INTO e indian country, such supplies
be for the officers the United States and the
nent such person. conviction thereof before the proper
district of the United States, shall in the former case
be subject imprisonment for period exceeding
years, and in the latter exceeding year. shall
be prescribed by the court according the extent and
crimnay of the offence. And in all prosecutions arising
under this section, and under the twentieth the
trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes,