St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

jeetsd. 1h0 tesfii1e0y q u WIZ III, aSS9f''
II P1amilssl"a esstS sQhp1ai4psSaldl -
rjsAesd y writing, Sig6ed I'D Ssi441 81
them. respectfully. and shall, with the petit
tien and 81 M nnpSekrlleti4glS each aa1e ;
with tho andilg Ijkssct nAfslcn; be s
n,lssed TO the Secretary Of The Inferior for Els
approval, rejection, or modification, to Do by
him laid before ths,aext Congress. ~ A. mAjori-
" Of the Commission may select their prssid-
ing officer. and shall be competent to decide
slAAueldons arising bsfoye tAeu., s"r, s.-z-s
SD. - And Be- Il JGrtksr erected, Thst~
said Commissioners shall hold their drst ses.
sion at St.. Peters, in the State Of Minnesota,
on or before the first day Of April 1e1t, for the
Tearing Of claimants, and, sthaA M ssls,ms
must be presented to said sCohmila Sen
Eof before the first day Of Ss7tsmbsf nsxh, y
the same shall not be heard BY 1shsm ~ The
said Commissioners shsll make AID Istosa
their; fnding, and all the papers relsti 4lsrs:
to, on or before tho FIRST day of.Oees I6Sr next.
SEC. 81. And be it. further ssscted, That said
Commissioners shall receive for their services
+sld axpsnses the sum of two thousand five
i.sa to bsbps1 s5s sss
witnesses, who shall be entitled to receive his
actual expenses, to De allotted BY said Com
misadoners, and the sum Of three dollars per
day for his services. Witnesses subpoenea
in behalf Of the United States shall receive pay
for attendance, not TO exceed the fees allowed
by the laws of Minnesota for witnesses attend.
ing Justices courts. And, for paying the expen-
ses 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 80 much thereof IS may Be
necessary to pay the same.
SEC. +. And be It further enacted, That the
Secretary Of tho Interior. immediately after
the passage Of this act, shall cause tie Ssme to
be published in four Of the newspapers Of the
State Of Minnesota, which, in his opinion, will
give the most publicity to the same among the
people who have suffered by said depredations
AMI give notice of the first meeting Of said
Commissioners, the expenses to be paid out of
the sum appropriated in the next preceding
SEC. Z. And BE- j}4,tatr snnae.!.a, That il
the complainant or any witness terrifying be-
fore the said Commissioners shall be guilty of
perjury, upon conviction thereof ii the proper
Court Of the United States, he shall suffer the
pains and penalties prescribed by the laws Of
the United States for that offence. - .,
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That the
said Commissioners may make rules, not in
consistent with this act. prescribing the order
and mode o. presenting. prosecuting and prov.
ing said claims before them, which rules shall
be published in one newspaper in the city of
Saint Paul, and one in Saint Peter, for at
least two weeks prior to 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 such publication shall be paid
out of the fund appropriated in tho fifth Sec
ton of this act.
SEC. 9. And be il further enacted, That tho
Secretary Of the Interior is hereby authorized
to Set apart Of the public lands, not otherwise
appropriated, eighty acres in severalty, 10
each individual of the beforeuamed bands who
exerted himself in sreseuing the whites from
the late massacre Of said In dians. The land
so set apart shall not be subject to any tax,
forfeiture or sale, by process Of Inv, and shall
not be sliened or devised, except by the con-
sent of the President Of the United States, but
shall be an inheritance to said Indians and
their heirs forever. .
SEc. TO-. And Be Il farther enacted, That
sNd Commissioners, before entering upon the
discharge Of their duties us such, shall give
bonds, in the usual form, to the United States,
in the sum Of twenty thousand dollars each,
with good and sufficient security, to be approv-
ed by the Secretary Of tho Treasury, faithfully
to discharge their duties so such, and to &C.
count for any money which may come into
their hands. y
Approved, February l6, 1863