The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-25

the commission may select their presid-
ing officer, aud shall be competent 10 de-
eide all questions arising before them.
Sec 4. ind b Il further enacted, That
said commissioners shall hold their lirst
session at Saint Peters, in the State Of
Minnesota, on or before the first day OF
April next, for the hearing Of claim
ants, and that all claims must be pre-
sented to said commissioners on or before
the first day Of September next, or the
samo shall not be heard by them aud
the said commissioners shall make aud
return their finding, and all the papers
relating thereto, on or before the lrst
day of DecembeFnext.
Sec. o. And Be Il fHrther enacted, That
said commissioners shall receive for their
services and expenses the sum of two
thousand five hundred dollars each And
they are authorized to depute a proper
person TO summon witnesses, who shall
be entitled TO receive his actual expen-
ses, 10 be allowed by said commission.
ers, and the sum of three dollars per day
for his services. Witnesses subpmnaed
in behalf of the United States shall re-
ceive pay for attendance not to exceed
the fees allowed by the laws of Minne-
sofa for witnesses attending justices
courts. And for paying the expense of
said commission, the further sum Of ten
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
out OF The said annuities In the Treasury
of the United States, or so much thereof
as may be necessary TO pay the same.
Sec. 9. And b IL further enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Interior, immedi-
ately after the passage Of this act, shall
cause the same 10 be published in four
of the newspapers of the State of MIN
nesota which, in his opinion, will give
the most publicity to the same among
the people who have suffered by said
depredations, and give notice OF the first
meeting Of said commissioners, the ex-
penses TO be paid out of TIE sum appro-
pristed in the next preceding section.
Sec. Ind Be 10 further enacted, That if
the complainant or any witness testify
ing before said commissioners, shall be
guilty OF perjury, upon conviction there
of in the proper court Of the United
States, he shall suffer the pains and pen-
alties prescribed by the laws Of the
United States for that offence.
Sec. 8. And be 10 further enacted, That
the said commissioners may make rules,
net consistent with this act, prescribing
the order and mode of preseniins, prose-
cutting, aud proving said claims before
them, which rules shall bc published in
one newspaper in the city Of Saint Paul
and one in Saint Peter for at least two
weeks prior 10 the first session of said
commission, TO be held at Saint Peter, as
directed in the fourth section of this act,
and the expenses of this act, and the ex-
penses of such publication shall be paid
out Of the funds appropriated in thf Ffth
section of this apt
Secs Ald belt flrtier enac5ed, That the
Secretary of the Interior is hereby
authorized 10 set apart Of the public
lands, not otherwise appropriated, eight
acres in seVerAlty to each individual Of
the before named bands who exericd
himself in rescuing the whites from The
late massacre of said Indians. The
land so set apart shall not be subject TO
any tax, forfeiture, or sale by process of
law, and shall not be aliened or devised,
except by the consent Of the President
Of the United States, but shall be an in-
heritance 10 said Indians aud their heirs
forever. f--.o
Sec. 10. And Be Il further enacted, That
said commissioners, before entering upon
the discharge Of their duties as such,
shall give bonds in the usual forEr 70 the
United States, in the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars each, with good and srf-
ficient security, to be approved by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, faithfully to
discharge their duties as such, and 10
account for any money which may come
into their hands.
Approved, February 16, 1868,