The Montana post., 1868-09-25

near the other buildings herein author
lied, a good steam saw-mill with grist-
mill and shingle machine attached, the
same TO cost not exceeding eight thous-
and dollars.
ARTICLE ". The Indians herein
named agree, when the agency house
and other buildings shall be constructed
on the reservation named, they will
make said reservation their permanent
home, and they will make no permanent
settlement elsewhere, but they shall
have the right to hunt on the unoccu-
pied lands of the United States so long
as game may be found thereon and as
long as peace subsists among the whites
and Indians on the borders of the hunt
ing districts.
ARTICLE V. The United States agrees
that the agent for said Indians shall in
the future make his home at the agency
building; that he shall reside among
them end keep an Office open at all times
for the purpose of prompt aud diligent
inquiry into such matters of complaint,
by and against the Indians, as may be
presented for investigation under the
provisions of their treaty stipulations, AS
also for the faithful discharge of other
duties enjoined on him by law. In all
cases of depreciation on person or prop
eTlNy ne Sndli cause tllc SNlucnCe 10 Uc
taken in writing and forwarded, togeth-
er with his finding. to the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, whose decision shall
be binding on the parties to this treaty.
ARTICLE vi. If any individual be,
longing to said tribes of Indians, or le-
gally Incorporated with them, being the
head of a family, shall desire to com-
mence farming, he shall have the priv
ilege to select, in the presence aud with
the assistance of the agent then in
charge. tract of land within said reser-
walton, not exceeding three hundred and
twenty acres in extent, which tract, when
so selected, certified, and recorded in the
Land Book" as herein directed, shall
cease to be held in common, but the
same may be occupied and held in the
exclusive possession of the person Sc
lecting it, and of his family, so long as
he or they may continue to cultivate it.
Any person over eighteen years of age,
not being the head of a family, may in
like manner select and cause to be Ger
titled TO him or her, tor purposes of cul-
tiv alton, quantity of land not exceeds
ing eighty acres in extent, and thereup
on be entitled to the exclusive posses,
sion of the same as above directed.
For each tract of land so selected a
certificate, containing description there
of, and the name of the person selecting
! il with a certificate endorsed thereon
that the same has been recorded. shall
be delivered to the party entitled to it
| by the agent after the same shall have
been recorded by him in book to be
kept in his office, subject TO inspection,
which said book shall be known as the
Grow Land Book
The President may at any time order
survey of the reservation, and, when
so surveyed. Congress shall provide tor
protecting the rights of settlers in their
Improvements, and may fix the charac-
ter of the title held by each. The Uni
ted States may pass such laws on the
subject ot alienation and descent of prop
erty as between Indians, and on all sub
jects connected with the government of
| the Indians on said reservations and the
internal police thereof. as may be
| thought proper. ..
| AKTICLE VII. In order TO insure the
civilization OF the tribe entering into this
| treaty, the necessity of education is adj
mitted, especially by sUch of them as are
or may be, settled on said agricultural
reservation aad they therefore pledge
| themselves TO compel their Children,
male and female, between the ages of
six and sixteen years, to attend school ;
4 and il is hereby made the duty of the
agent tor said Indians to see that this
stipulation is strictly complied with
| and the United States agrees that or
every thirty children, between said
ages, who can be induced or compelled
to attend school, a house shall be pro-
yided, and a teacher competent TO teach
the elementary branches of an English
| education, shall be furnished, who will
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discharge his or her duties as q teacher.
! The provisions of this article to continue
| for twenty years.
! ARTICLE VIII. When the head of q
family or lodge shall have selected
lands and received his certificate as
above directed. aud the agent shall be
satisfied that he intends in good faith
TO commence cultivating the soil for a
/ living, he shall be entitled To receive
seeds and agricultural implements for
the frsL year in value one hundred dol
lars. and for each succeeding year he
shall continue To- farm, for a period of
three years more, he shall be entitled
to receive seeds and implements as afore-
said in value twenty FIVE dollars per an
mum.
Aud it is further stipulated that such
persons as commence farming shall re-
ceive instructions from the farmer here
in provided for, and whenever more than
one hundred persons shall enter upon
the cultivation of the soil a second
blacksmith shall be provided, with such
iron, steel, and other material as may be
required.
ARTICLE TX. In lieu of all sums of
money or other annuities provided to be
paid to the Indians herein named, under
any and all treaties heretofore made
with them, the United States agrees to
deliver at the agency house, on the res
ervation herein provided for, on the first
day of September of each year for thirty
years, the following articles, to wit
For each male person, over fourteen
years of age, suit of good, substantial