Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
Approved March 3, 1883.
[PrRI.Ic-No. 9S.

PUBIIC-NO. 9S.
An ACr for the removal Of the SiSsGtOn, Wahpaton,
Mcdawakanton, and Wahpakoota bands of Sioux
Dakorah Indians, and for the disposition oftheir
lands in Minnesota and Dakota.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
seRtGfiues of the United States of Americs in Con-
gress assembled. That the President is authorized
and hereby directed TO assign to and set apart fer
the Sisseton, Wahpaton, Mcdawakanton, and Wah.
pakOota bands Of Sioux Indians tract of unoccupi-
ed land outside the limits OF any State sufficient in
extent TO enable him to assign to each member oI
said bands (whO are willing to adopt the pursuit of
agrculturuD eighty of good agricultural lands
the same to be well adapted for agricultural pur-
poses.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted That the sew
eral tracts OF land within the reservations of the said
Indians shul b. surveyed under the direction Of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, into legal
subdivisions 20 confoIm to the surveys Of other pub
lie lands. And the Secretary of the Interior shall
cause each leg Al subdivision OF the said lands 10 be
appraised by discreet persons. to be appointed by
him for that purpose. And in each instance where
there are Improvements upon any legal subdivision
of said lands the improvements shall be separately
appraised. But no portion Of the said lands shall
be subject TO pre-emption settlement entry. r oca
tion, under any act of Congress unless the party
pre.emptDg, settling UPON, OF locating any portion
of said lands shall pay therefor the full appraised
value thereof including the value Of the said i'm.
prCNeNentS onOer sucH regulations nS hereinafter
provided.
Section ;. And be IL further enacted. That after
The survey Of the said reservations the same shall be
spen to Precmpton, entry and settleTnenl IN the same
manner other public lands: Provided. before an
person shall be entitled to enter any portion of the
said lands, by pre-empton otherwise. previous TO
their exposure to sale the highest bidder. at public
outcry, he shall become actual bona tde settler
| thereon, and shall conform 10 all the regulations
now provided by law in cases of pre-emptlon, shall
pay within the term Of year from the date Of hs
settlement, the full appraised value Of the land, and
the improvements thereon, to the land officers Of the
district where the lands situated; and the poF-
tons OF the said reservations which may not be set
tied upon as aforesaid may be sold at public auction,
as other public lands Sold after which they shall
be subject to sale at private entry, other public
lands Of the United States, but portion thereof
shall be sold for less than their appraised val
ue. before the first Of January, ammo Domni eigh-
teen hundred and sixty five. for less price than
one dollar aud twenty.fv cents per acre, until 9th.
| erwise provided by law
Section 4. And be 1t further enacted, That, the
money arising from said sale shall be invested by
the Secretary Of the InerO' for the benefit Of said
Indians in their new homes, in the establishing them
in agricultural pursuits PrOUided, That shall b
lawful for said Secretary to locate any meritoriou,
individual Indian Of said bands who exerted hmsel
TO the lives of the whites in the late massacr,
upon said lands which the improvements sit
uated, assigning the same to him to the extent o
eighty acFes to be held by sbch tenure is maj
be provided by law: And prOUided further. That M
more than eighty acres shall be awarded to any ont
Indian. under this or any other act
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That tn
msney TO be annually appropriated for the benefit
the said Indians shall be expended in such manne
as will. in the Judgement of the Secretary Of the Il
terror. best advance the said Indians in agriculture
and mechanical pursuits. and enable them to sustain
T themselves without the aid of the Government; ba
E no portion of said appropriations shall be paid il
}, money to said Indians: and in such expenditure
4 said Secretary may make reasonable discrminatio
= in favour ofIhe chiefs who shall be found faithful
the government Of the United States and efficient
maintaining its authority and the peace Of the In
r dians, Said Indians shall be subject to the laws
The United States, and to The criminal laws Of tn
o State or Territory in which they may happen tn
C side. They also shall be subject TO such rules
regulations for their government the Secretary
the Interior may prescribe; but they shall be incap,
C BILE Of making any valid civil contract with any pei
Il other than a native member of their trbe wit
out the consent Of the President. The Secretary
f the Interior shall also make reasonable provision
r for the education OF said Indians according to thei
J, capacity aud the at his command.
d Approved March 3, 1868.