The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
lITLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST l4 855

P,ovidea That so much of the act approved on the 31st of July last, as requires that no more than 10000 dollars shall be drawn by the Su- perintendent of Indian Affairs, or be in his hands unexpended at one and the same. time, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
 For the purpose of enabling the President to treat with, and arrange the difficulties existing among the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians of Lake Winnebago, in the State of Wisconsin, arising out of the acts of Congress of Sd of March, 1843, and August 9th, 1946, and the treaty of 24th of November, 1848, in such manner as may be just to the Indians, and with their assent and not inconsistent with the le- gal rights of white persons who may reside on the Stockbridge reserve, of the claim of the United States under the treaty of 1048, the sum of 300 dollars.
 ! For the completion of the collection of the 9th and last volume of the statistics and other information of Indian tribes, authorized by the act of Sd of March, 1847, and subseouent acts, the sum of IF 200 dollars: Providel That said volume shall be so condensed as to embrace all the material now, or to be collected, and not inferior in any respect to the preceding volumes; al to be completed within two years from the pas ge of this act: And p,ooided, ti4rtter, That Salu c-npilation shall be subjected before pub. .io.'on' revision by the Secretary of the h. 'erlof w!lne 'ne view to the curtailment in the "oh oi ail III -ters useless, irrelevant, or ncon- ''',e,1' Nl'h the .bjects of the work.
 4i .h A'lo oe It -,rther enacted, That section on tne I Ac' iliah..y appropriations for the Gu'lole anu contingent expenses of the Indian Depa'.lhIn' ana TOT iuHling treaty stipula S,ola "'n 'allous anoiaii ,fhes, for the yeal approved 31st July, 1854, shall .ot ba io , con. strued as to interfere with an act ei.;tIoJ GA, act to authorize the President of thl I1n;tol States to to be surveyed the tract f . lan( III the Territory of Minnesota, belonging t. tb, half-breedS or mixed bloods of the Dacotah , Sioux nation of Indians, and for other purpc ses," approved July 17, 1854: Ptovidea Ina so much of the money appropriated by the firs named act, as may be necessary to carry ou the last-named act, shall be applicable thereto
 3. And be it further enacted That tn Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorize and required, to cause to be paid to the Mort Carolina Cherokees embraced in the roll of Joh (. Mullay, or the legal representatives of sue of them as have died since their enrolment tn sum of 53 dollars and 33 cents, respectively for the expenses of their removal and subsis tence, now held in trust by the United States according to the terms of the 4th section ofth act of 29th July, Anno Domin, l849; fo winch purpose there is hereby appropriated tn sum of Az, 29O dollars and 60 cents: Provideo That each and every Indian so receiving sue payment ln full, shall give his assent thereto Aha pror1ded, yfurther, That said Secretary shal be first satisfied that the State of North Caro llna has, before such payment, by some apprc prate act, agreed that said Chcrokees may re mann permanently in that State, any thing i the treaty of 1835-6, to the contrary notwith standing
 2 1. And be 1t further enacted, That tn 8th section of the act approved 3lst July, 1854 authorizing the payment of per capita allow ance to Cherokees east of the Mississippi, be S amended as to authorize the payment of al such Cherokees, as, being properly entitled were omitted on the roll of D. w. Siler, fro1 any cause whatever
 ? }. And be it further enacted. That f. enable the President of the United States t. carry out, in good faith, the recent treaties wit the Ottocs and Mssourias, Omahas, Delawarcs loways, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri Kickapoo. and the united tribes of kaskaskias and Peoria, PlankcShaws and Yeas, Shawnees and Mamie; there shall be, and hereby is, appropriated, tn sum ot 2O,OOO dollars, in addition to the ap preparations heretofore made, for the execution ol the surveys required by said treaties; an where the net proceeds of the lands ceded b. either of said treaties are required to be pai over to the Indians, the President shall caus sad lands, or such parts thereof as he may deer proper, to Dc classified and valued, and whe such classification and valuation have bee made to his satisfaction, he shall cause sai, lands to be offered at public sale, by legal sub dlVslohs or town lots, at such times and places and m such manner and quantity, as to hin snail appear proper and necessary to carry ou faithfully the shpulatlons in said treaties; an, sad lands shall not be sold at public or prvat sale for less price than that fixed by the va uatlon aforesaid, nor shall any land be sold a a less prcc than one dollar and 25 cents ne acre, for years, and thereafter as may b dfected by law pursuant to the treaty.
 O. And be It further enacted That ther shall be appointed as now provided by law, al additional agent, at the annual salary of 1UD dollars, to reside among the Kansas Indians a requued by the 9th article of the treaty of J a nuary l4th, 1916, and to be chused with tn duties therein specified and to continue as lon! as the President may deem such agency to b. advantageous to the said Indians; and also on other agent for the kickapoos, Ut the same sa idlN d!IN ullpI tue 5dlllG tenure.
 | And bo 1t further enacted, That thcr shall be appointed, as now provided by law, al additional lndlan agent, whose salary shall b .5OO dollars per annum, and who shall be as signed, for such time as the President may deen necessary to the Delaware Indians; and th agents for the Kansas, Great Nemaha. ant Usage River agencies, shall hereafter receive tn annual salary of l. 300 dollars, in lieu of the sa larv now allowed by law
 2 5. And be 1t further enacted, That th laws of the United States punishing the crime of forgery, or of depredations upon the mail of the United States, be, and the same ar hereby, extended to- and declared to be ill full force ill the Indian country.
 3. And be it further enacted, That tn sum of l2,Ooo dollars is hereby appropriated, t enable the Secretary of War to execute the con tract entered into by Joel R. Poinsett, late Sc cretary of War, on the 12th day of March, 1839 with Jean B. Faribault, and Pelage, Ms wife pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress. ap proved the 18th February, 1889: Proviaed, Ina the Secretary of War shall be satisfied witt the validity of their title to the lands mention ed in said contract, and that the conveyance t the United States be made sufficient to pass tn said title
 10. And be it further enacted, That In dian agents be, and they are hereby authorized to take acknowledgements of deeds and othe instruments of writing, and to administer oath in Investigations committed to them in the In dian country, pursuant to such rules and reg,1 ations as may be prescribed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior and that at Acknowledgements so taken shall have the sam effect as if taken before justice of the peac, | ApprOved March 2 1SSE