Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-28

culties existing among the StockbrIdge and
| Munsee Indians of Lake Winebago, In
the State of Wisconsin, arising out of the
acts of Congress of third of March, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-three, and August
sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, and
the treaty of twenty-forth of November,
eighteen hundred and forty-eight, in such
manner as may be just to the Indians, and
| with their assent, and not inconsistent with
the legal rights of white persons who may
| reside on the Stockbridge reserve, of the
claim of the United States under the treaty
of eighteen hundred and forty-eight, the
sum Of fifteen hundred dollars.
For the completion of the collection of
| the sixth and last volume of the statistics
and other information of Indian tribes, aII-
| thorized by the act of the third of March,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and
subsequent acts, the sum of seventeen thou
sand two hundred dollars: PROVIDED, That
said volume shall be so condensed as to
embrace all the material now, or to be col
lected, and not inferior In any respect to
the proceeding volumes; and to be COM
pleted within two years from the passage
of this act: find proUided, further, That
said compilation shall be subjected, be-
fore publication, to revision by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, with view. to the cur
tailment in the work of ali matters useless,
irrelevant, or inconsistent with the objects
of the work.
Sec. 2. find be 1T further enancted,
That section four of the "Act making ap-
preparations for the current and contingent
expenses of the Indian Department, and
for fulfilling treaty stipulations with vari-
Gus Indian tribes, for the year ending June
thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and
filty-fve, and for other purposes" approx
ed thirty-frst July, eighteen hundred and
fifty-four, shall not be so construed as to
interfere with an act entitled, 'An act to
authorize the President of the United
States to cause to be surveyed, the tract of
land in the Territory of Minnesota, be-
longing to the half-breeds or mixed bloods
of the Dacotah or Sioux nation of Indians,
and for other purposes" approved July sew
enteen eighteen hundred and fifty-four:
ProUided, that SO much of the money, ap-
proprlated by the first-named act, as may
be necessary to carry out the last-named
act, shall be applicable thereto.
SEC. 3. find be 1T further enacted. That
the Secretary Of the Interior is hereby au-
thorized ano required, to cause to be paid
to the North Carolina Cherokees embraced
In the roll of John G. Mullay. OF the legal
representatives of such of them as have
died since their enrolment, the sum of fifty
three dollars and thirty three cents, respec-
lively, for the expenses of their removal
and substance, now held in trust by the
United States, according to the terms of
the fourth section of the act of twenty
ninth July, Ammo Domini, eighteen hum
dred and forty-eight; for which purpose
there is hereby appropriated the sum of
torty- two thousand two hundred and nine
ty dollars and sixty-nine cents: Provided,
That each and every Indian so receiving
such payment in full, shall give his assent
thereto: find proUided, further, That said
Secretary shall be first satisfied that the
State OF North Carolina has. before such
payment, by some appropriate act, agreed
that sad Cherokes may remain permanent
| ly III that State, any thing in the treaty of
eighteen hundred and thirty-five six to the
contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. a. find be 1T further enacted, That
the eighth section of the act approved thir-
| ty-first July, eighteen hundred and fifty
| four, authorizing the payment of per capt.
| ia allowance to Cherokess east of the Mis-
sissippi, be SO amended as te authorize the
payment Of all such Cherokees, as being
properly entitled, were omitted on the roll
| OF u. w. SIler, from any cause whatever.
Sec. 5. find be 1T further enacted. That
to enable the President of the United
States to carry out, in good faith, the re-
| cent treaties with the Ottoes and Missou-
rlas, Omahas, Delawares, Ioways, Sacs
| and Foxes of Missouri, Kickapoos. and
| the united tribes of Kaskaslkias and Peori-
as, Pinkeshaws and Weas, Shawnees and
Miamies, there shall be, and hereby is, ap-
propriated, the sum of twenty thousand
dollars, in addition to the appropriations
| heretofore made, for the execution Of the sur
veys required by said treaties; and where the
net proceeds of the lands ceded by either
OF said treaties are required to be paid
over to the Indians, the President shall
cause said lands, or such thereof as he may
deem proper, to be classified and valued,
and when such classification and valuation
have been made to his satisfaction, he shall
cause said lands to be offered at public
sale, by legal subdivisions or town lots, al
such times and places, and in such man.
ner and quantity, as to him shall appear
proper and necessary to carry out faithful
ly the stipulation in said treaties; and said
lands shall not be sold at public or private
sale for a less price than that fixed by the
valuation aforesaid, nor shall any land be
sold at less price than one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, for three years
and thereafter as may be directed by law
pursuant to the treaty.
Sec. 6. find be 1t further enacted, That
there shall be appointed, as now provided
by law, an additional agent, at the annual
salary of one thousand dollars, to reside
among the Kansas Indians, as required
by the sixth article Of the treaty of Janury
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and for.
ty-six, and to be charged with the duties
therein specified, and to continue as the
President may deem such agency to be ad.
vanta ageous to the said Indians; and also
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