Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-04-19
Omoial.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed al The First Session Of The Thirty Eighth
Congress.

PUBLIC-No. 80
An ACT to provide for the better organization Of
Indian Affairs in California.
BE il enocted By The Senate and House Of Repre-
ssHtdtiUes If he United States Of America in Con-
sress assembled, That, from and after the first
day Of April, ammo Domini eighteen hundred and
sixty four the State Of California shall, for In
dian purposes, constitute one superintendency,
for which there shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, superintendent Of
Indian affairs for said supeIintendency, at
salary Of three thousand six hundred dollars per
annum, who shall reside at point within said
State, to be selected by the Secretary of the
Interior, and who, upon executing bond, upon
suon terms and such sum as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Interior, and Iaking the
usual oath of Office shall have under his control
and management, in like manner and subject to
like rules and regulations as are prescribed for
superintendents Of other superinIendenoies, the
Indians and Indian reservations that are or may
hereafter he established in said Stote Provided,
That the superintendent shall be authorized to
appoint clerk, at a compensation not to exceed
eighteen hundred dollars per annum.
Sec .. Ind Be il further enacted That there
shall be set apart by the President, and at his
discretion, not exceeding four tracts of land,
within the limits of said State, to be retained by
the United States for the purposes of Indian
reservations, which shall be of suitable extent
for the accommodation Of the Indians of said
State, and shall be located as remote from white
settlements as may be found practicable, having
due regard to their adaptation to the purposes
for which they are intended Provided, That at
! least one Of said tracts shall be located in what
| has heretofore been Known as the northern dis
trict: ARd proUids1, Jlrtker, That if it shall be
found impraoticable to establish the reservations
herein contemplated without embracing improve
ments made within their limits by whlA persons
lawfully there, the Secretary of the Interior is
! hereby authorized and empowered to contract
for the purchase Of such improvements, at q
price not exceeding a fair valuation thereof tC
be made under his direction. But no such con.
tract shall be valid, nor any money paid thereon
until upon report of said contract and Of said
valuation to Congress, the same shall be ap-
proved aud the money appropriated by law fol
that purpose; ARd propidsd, further, That sale
tracts to be set apart as aforesaid may, or may
not as in the discretion Of the President may bl
deemed for the best interests of the Indians L
be provided for, include any OF the Indian reser
vatons heretofore set apart in said State, ant
that in case any suah reservation is 80 included
the same may be enlarged to such an extent a
in the opinion Of the President may be necessary
in order to its complete adaptation to the pur
poses for which il ia intended.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That tn
several Indian reservations in California Whic
shall not be retained for the purposes of India
reservations under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section of this act, shall, by the Commit
sioner of the General Land Office, under tn
direction Of the Secretary of the Interior, b
surveyed into lots parcels Of suitable size, an
as far as practicable in conformity to the survey
of the public lands, which said lots shall, unde
his direction, be appraised by dsinterested pei
sons at their cash value and shall thereupor
after due advertisement as now provided by la
in case Of other public lands, be offered for sal
at public oulcry, and thence afterward shall /
held subject to sale at private entry, accordin
to such regulations ~ the Secretary Vf ths IL