The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-04
lOFFICIAL.1
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed NJ the First session of the Thirty
Eighth Congress

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AZ ACT to provide better organization u lldi
/ Afairs IA California.
Beg enacted ~ tis Ssaas and House Of Reprsssnai.re
cf tie Jl.ited States Of A1erIcd COgTcSs GsgcEo.5i
That from and after the rsL DAY % April Suuo Louu
eighteen hlnlrod AID Ky four the sale o. CaOrla
shall for Indian purpose constitute one sGperIntena
ency, i0r which there shall be appointed by The fres
det Il Tie United states by with Tie advice and
consent 0i the senate lperllleudclt oi ln-al alr'
i0r ssli slp-r-t lt-lcy. 90 saary g. ihrer iAousa1
Elk hundred dollars Der auugm. who shall reside ~
point within STATE ts be .rCtsl ~ tl- Selrvt4ry
Of liz Interior, aa- ~l1, GI1l executing bont. llu
such ami such may be prescribed IS te
Secretary - ie Ilterllr an taxing The us-a' o--
Office shall have under lis cuutro. aud mlla.. rleLt
Ike manner Ind subject o. llSc rlrs -nl regulations as
pr fo- perHtcudclts of other S-pcrIlte
dences tue Indians and Indian reservations that
may hereafter be established ln said tate lrO lei
That the superintendent shall be atlorizet o. appoint
clerk al compensation Mt 10 eAcoe- stes h-nlrcd
doliars per anuum.
apart by the President, an a. his discretion, not
excssliug Of lad within the limits Of
STATE be rsailed by the Uned t4tss Tor tie pgr-
poses ~ Indian ressrva atoms which shall be ~ suitable
snt Tor the accommodation o. the Indians VI said
State and E1a be located remote from white
nsnts may found practicAbs having due regard 10
Iheir adaptation 70 the purposes FOR which they
tended PrCrlde Thai at least u said tracts shall
be iOcstad In what has heretofore been known the
northern district; AHd pr0rlfed further. That II u
slail Dc found lnpraclcADe 10 eslADsl the reserv-
lions herein contemplated without embracing improve
nents made within their liI Is By white persons law
fully there Secretary of the Interior hereby az
th0rzed and empowered 10 contract for the purchase
such improvem.nts, al price not exceeding lair
cation thereof % be made under hl- direction Bat
such contract shall be valid any money paid there
on until upon report Oi s-I coctiacl -ud 90 -si val
uAoa % Congress tie saAi De approved AMI the
money apprOpr ty laN far that purpose 4d pro
rfcd further ilat sal tracts 10 be set apart
may may not, i the discretion 81 tie Prcei
dent may deemed for ine bet t,rcsis Of the lni
ana 90 b. provided fnr. include any ~ the Indian
heretofore set apart said tate and
n case ay s-e reservation Is s. iacaiei, tae same
may ~ enlarged o. such extent the opinion of
the PresIdent may bc Necessary. order 10 com
pete ad- ttlpn % the purposes for which IL s inten-
dec
See g. Ind Je At further essaetod, TAat the several
Indian reservations ia California winch shall not be
tanned the purposes o nian reservations under The
PROV i-9r- ~ The preceding section Oh tins act SHALL by
tia t.Inuslruer uf the GcIltg Iln1 Onrc under the
direction Of te Secretary ci te Ltoror be surveyed
into lot. l4Iccs oi suitable slzc ALI far prcti-
cable n conformity o. the -llveys ~ tbs public lands
which sal lts shall, under As direction bs APPRAISED
by dsntcreste1 persons a. their c.sA value, aud shall
thorcupOn, after due advert cmeut provided
by Aw IN case Of other public lanas, be offered
pubic ogtcry and thence afterward shall be held sub
% sale Al private entry according regua
lions As the secretary or tn Interior may prescr be
Frouidef, That no ot shall be disposed Of ~ than
the appraised value, at less than one dollar and
twenty i've per And yrorided further That
Ead sale shall be conducted by the register and receiver
or the Land oce the district in which rcserv-
ton MAY be situated in accordance th
tie instructions Of the department. guatng the OF
public lands.
Sec J. And Je IL further endcteI That the President
OF the United states be and he hereby authorized bv
and with the advice and consent Of the senate 70 ap
point Indian agent FOR each OF the reservations which
shall be established under the provisions Of this act
which said agent shall reside upon the reservation for
which he shall be appointed, and shall discharge all The
duties hereafter to be required of Indian agents
by law or by rules and regulations adopted or to be
adopted for the regulation Of the Indian service So far
the may be applicable Each of the agents ap-
p0int. aforesaid shall before enIering upon the du-
ties OF hs ONCE give bond such penalties and with
Secretary Of the Interior may require and shall hold his
Office for the four years unless sooner removet
by the President and shall annual salary Al
the gate Of eighteen hundred dollars
Sec ). And Be Il further enacted, That there nav
be appointed, IN the manner prescribed by law for
each u said reservations IN the opinion Of the Secre
tary Of the Interior the welfare OF said Indians shall re
qIre IT, physician one blacksmith ons assistant
blacksmith one farmer and one carpenter who shall
each receive cOmpens~'i~- - - -
the Secretary Of the Interior not exceeding hty ooafs
Sec 8 And Je II further enacted, That hereafter
when shall become necessary % survey any Indian or
other reservations or any lands the shall be
veysd under the direction and control Of the General
Land ONCE and nearly as may be ID conformity TO
rules and regulations under which other public lands
are surveyed
sec = And be Il further eaact,5, That all Indian
agents shall reside at their respective agencies and shall
in DO be permitted 10 visit the city OF Washington
except when ordered do hy the Commissioner OF
Ind an Aairs And it is hereby made the duty Of the
said Commissioner report all Of the violation OF
this section the President with the request that the
agents dsregarding the provisions herein contained be
At once removed fgOn Office.
Sec s And be Il further endctef. That all acts
parts of conflict with the provisions of this
act be ani the are hereby repealed; and all on
css and employments connected with Indian affairs
are hereby abolished
Approved April 5 1864.