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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session OF the
Thirty-seventh Congress.

LAWS OF T6E UNITED 0IAIEn,
Passed at the second Session Of the
Thirty-scventh Congress.
Public-No. 12S.
AN ACT relating to trust funds Of several Indian
tribes invested by the Government In certain
State bonds abstracted from the custody Of the
late Secretary of the Interior.
Be il enacted by The Senate aud House of Represent
atpes Of the United States Of america s Congress
senbed, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and
hereby is directed to cause to be entered upon the
proper books Of his Department the following cred
its to the Indian tribes herein named, to-wit: To
the Delawares, the sum of four hundred and TWEEN
ty three thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars
and twenty six cents; TO the Iowas, the sum of
sixty six thousand seven hundred and thirty five
dollars; and to the confederate bands Of Kaskas-
kians' Peorias, PiaDkeshaws, and Weas, the sum
of one hundred and sixty nine Thousand six hun
dred and eighty six dollars and seventy five cents
which said amounts are for aud in plac of the
amounts heretofore invested by the Government
under treaty stipulations with said tribes in the
bonds OF the States Of Missouri, Tennessee, and
North Carolina, which were stolen while in the
custody of Jacob Thompson, late Secretary of the
Interior in whose Department they had been de-
posted for safe keeping.
SEC. 2. And be further enacted, That said entries
shall be and remain evidences that the United
States holds the said several sums named in trust
for said tribes respectively, and the Treasurer of
the United States is hereby authorized and directed
to pay to said tribes, respectively requisitions
by the Secretary of the Interior, interest on the
sums credited as aforesaid at the rate of five per
centum per annunl, in semi ann6Ai payments, on
the first days of january and July In each year the
&irst of said payments to be the first day of jan
alary, eighteen hundred and sixty three.
BIC 3. And be 10 further enacted, That all interest
which said tribes may have had In said bonds as
aforesaid, is hereby terminated and the same is
vested in the United States and any recovery or
reclamation Of the same, any part thereof shall
be for the use and benefit of the United States.
SEC. 4. And be itJtTther enacted, That the sum of
fifty thousand and sixty six dollars and sixty four
cents Is hereby appropriated, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
inverted in the bonds aforesaid from the date
Of the last payment of interest on said bonds to the
first day ofJuly, eighteen hundred and sixty two,
to-wit the sum Of thirty two thousand three hun
dred and dollars and ninety cents to said
Delawarcs, five thousond and thirty two dollars and
twenty three cents to said Iowas, and twelve thou
sand seven hundred and twenty six dollarssnd fifty
cents to the said confederate bands of Kaskasias,
Peorias, Piankeshaws, and Weas.
SEC. g. And be Hfrtler enacted, That this act shall
take effect and be in force only in relation to such Of
the tribes aforesaid as shall file with the Secretary
of the Interior their assent In writing 10 so much
thereof as relates to them respectively
Approved July II, 1862.
PUBLIc-NO. 1a9.
AN ACT to provide for the duieting of certain land
titles in the late disputed territory in the State of
Maine and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and Horse of Represent-
atires Of the United States Of 1nerca IL Congress
assembled That the Secretary fthe Treasury be and
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, to Laura A. Stebbins of Bangor, in the State
Of Maine; Catherine G. Ward, Of Roxbury in the
State Of Massachusetts Rufus Mansur, of Houlton
III the State of Maine and James A. Drew, Of Chel-
sea- fin the State of Massachusetts, the sum of thirty
three hundred and fifty three dollars each, being in
all the sum ofthirteen thousand four hundred and
twenty two dollars in full compensation for three
thousand three hundred and fifty three acres ofIafd
including the timber previously taken therefrom,
in the half townshipin the State of Maine, granted
by the State of Massachusetts, to the late General
Eaton, and called the . Eaton grant" to which
said parties lost title by the operation Of the fourth
article Of the treaty ofninth August eighteen hum
bred and forty two to settle and define the boun-
dairy between the United States and the possessions
Of her Britannia Majesty in North America -
Prorided, Thot the said Laura A. Stebbius Cathe-
rine G. Ward, Rufus Mansur, and James A. Drew
shall execute deeds ofreease to the parties holding
" possessory or " equitable possessory claims" TO
three acres Of land, or any portion thereof as de-
scribed in the reports made to e governor and
council of Maine by Ebenezer Hutchinson and 9th.
ers, commissioner under resolution passed BY the
legislature of said State the twelfth day of April
eighteen hundred and fifty four, and the plan 81
surveys aceompanying saIa reports. and ofrecord
That it shall appear TO the satisfaction Of the land
agent of said State Of Maine that such deeds OF re.
lease do eiiectualy convey good title to said lands
except so far said titles have been affected by The
operation Of the treaty aforesaid: Amd prorided
further, That if 1t shall appear to the said land agent
that the aforesaid parties are incompetent to MAXI
such deeds of release to the whole of said lands
then they shall be entitled to receive a pro rats
only of the compensation provided in this act for
much thereof as they shall convey as aforesaid
SEC. 2. and be further enacted That the Secr6
tary Of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized
and required to pay, out Of any inappropriate,
money in the Treasury, to Edmund Monroe an.
Benjamin Sewali, of Boston, in the State of Massa
chusetts the of thirteen thousand five hundre,
and forty dollars, in the proportion ofthrpe fourth
thereof to the former and fourth TO the latter
in full compensation for three thousand three hun
dred and eighty five acres Of land, including III
timber previously taken therefrom, in the westeri
halfof Plymouth township" called, in tn
State Of Maine and the Of six thousand seye
hundred and sixty eight dollars TO Rufus Mansur
ofHoulton, Maine and James A. Drew, of Chelsea
Massachusetts, in full compensation for sixtee
hundred and ninety two acres OF land includin
the timber previously taken fhcrefrom, in the east
ern half said towpship, to which the said partie
severally lost title by the operation OF tho fourt
article OF the aforesaid treaty Pyorided, That tn
regulations, restrictions, and provisions containe
IN the provisions to the first section Of this act shall
DC made, 70 all Antents and purposes, applcabIet
this section.
SEC. 3; And be L further enacted That the secre
tary 1.-THE Treasury be and he is hereby dirccfe
TO pay, out Of any money in the Treasury not ii i
erwse appropriated. to Laura A. Sfebbins Of Rar
gor, Maine, and Catherine G. Ward, of Dorchester
Massachusetts,, the sum Of six thousand six I'M,
dred and forty seven dollarsl; and to Ednsnn
Monroe and Benjamin Scwall. Of the city Of Bostol
in Massachusetts,, the sum of seven thousand 4
hundred aud thirty five dollars, in the proportic
ofthree fourths Of the same 70 said Monroe, and o.
fourth to said Sewali, aud 70 James A. Drew,
Chelsea, Massae husetls, ana hnlns Mansur,
Houton, Maine the sum Of nine thousand thr
hundred and twenty eight dollars; the said sever
sums being in full com cnsaton, at the rate of o
dollar per acre, for timbel taken from lands own
ly said parties respectively, and located IN the
tan grant aud Plymouth township $50 cailed)
the State of Maine, and within the district reco
nizsd as the disputed territory" and which I'll
ber taken of and lost 20 the prDpretors in co
sequence Of the Diplomats arrangement enter
into between the United States aud Great Brta
ineighteen hundred and thirty two, by which DO
parties agreed 70 abstain from the exercise jur