The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ct The Second Session of The
Fortieth Congress.
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the Indian department, anu TOT lul
filing treaty stipulations with vari
GUS Indian tribes for the year end.
ing thirtioth June, eighteen hun.
bred and sixty-nine, and for Other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress-
assembled, That the following sum:
be, and they are hereby, appropriated
out Of any money In the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the pur-
rose of paying the current and con
tinpent expenses of the Indian de
pertinent and fulfilling treaty stipula.
tiCns with the various Indian tribes
For the current aud contingent ex.
pcnses Of the Indian department
namely:
For the pay of superintendent Of
Indian affairs and Of Indian agents,
one hundred and thirteen thousand
five hundred and fifty dollars, as fol-
lows:
Superinteudents Of Indian Affairs.
Three superintendents for the tribes
east Of the Rocky Mountains; one
for Oregon; one for Washington Ter
ritory; one for the Territory Of New
Mexico; one for the Territory of
Utah; one tor California; one for the
State of Nevada; one for the Terri
tory of Arizona; and one for Mon
tana and Idaho; the salary of said
last named superintendent shall be
three thousand dollars per annum.
For vaccination of Indians and
furnishing vaccine matter, one thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars
Indian Agents.
Three for the tribes in Oregon;
four for the tribes In New Mexico ;
one additional for the Indians in New
Mexico; one for the tribes Ia New
Mexico; one for tribes In Utah; one
additional for the Indians In Utah !;
one for the tribes in the Terri
tory of Utah; eleven for the
tribes east Of the Rocky noun
tains; two for the tribes east of the
Rocky mountains; four for the In
dams east Of the Rocky mountains,
viz: Sioux and Seminoles, the Omaha,
-Kickapoo, Kansas, and Neosho agen-
cies; three for the tribes east Of the
Rocky mountains; one for the In
diaas in the State of New York; one
for the Delaware Indians; one for
Green Bay, Wisconsin; three for the
tribes in Washington Territory; one
for the Wichitas and neighboring
tribes west of the Choctaws and
Chickasaws; one for the tribes east
of the Rocky mountains; one fer the
Indians i'm the Territory of New Mex
leo; one for the Ponca tribe; one for
the Pawnees; one for the Yaneton
Sioux; three for the tribes in the
Territory of Washington; one for the
Grand River and Uintah bands of In
dians in the Territory of Colorado 1;
two for the Upper Missouri and the
country adjacent thereto; one for
the Ottawas, Chippewas of Swan
creek and Black river, and Chris
tain Indians in Kansas; four agents
for the State of California;; one for
the Kiowas, Apache, and Camanche
Indians, one for the Slsseton and
WarpetOn bands of the Dakota or
Sioux Indians; one for the bands Of
Saes and Foxes Of the Mississippi
now in lama county, Iowa, one tor
the Indians in the State of Nevada
Provided. That it shall be the duty OF
the President to dispense with the
services of such Indian agents, herein
mentioned as may be practicable
and where 1t Is practicable, he shall
require the same person to perform
the duties OF two agencies for one
saary.
For pay of sub-agents, six thousand
dollars
For pay of clerk to superintendent
of centra superlutendeney, one thou
sand two hundred dollars.
For pay of clerk to superintendent
of Indian affairs In California, one
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For temporary clerks to superin.
tenuents OF Indian affairs, five thou
sand dollars.
For pay of Interpreters, twenty
thousand four hundred dollars.
For buildings at agencies and re
pairs thereof, FIVE thousand dollars.
For contingencies of the Indian de
partment, twenty FIVE thousand dol
lars.
fulfilling treaty stipulations will
various Indian tribes:
AssinoboiRes.
For second of twenty payments t
be made during the pleasure of Con
gross. to be expended at the discre
ton of the President, in such article:
goods, aad provisions as he ma
from time to time determine
ten thousand dollars of whlcl
may be expended in the purchase c
stock, animals and agricultural i'm
plements, in instructing in agricul
tnral aud mechanical pursuits, in em
plOyirg mechanics, In educating thel
children, providing necessary an
-,rDVnr v,,nJsaspou nd y,aaOfoal otto N
ance, care for and support of thei
aged, inirm, and sick, for their help
less orphans, aud in any other respeC
to promote their civilization, comior
aud Improvement, and also for pay {
head chief, thirty thousand dollars.
AricEarees, eros Ventres, and MAJ
dams.
For second payment, to be mad
during the pleasure of Congress
to be expended in such good
provisions, and other astieles 1
the President may from tin
to time determine, FIVE thousan
of which may be expended In th
purchase of stock animals, and agr
cultural implements, in instructing
agricultural and mechanical pursuit
IN employing mechanics, educatlr
their children, providing medicine
and medical attendance, care for ar
support of the aged, sick and iDfru
for the helpless orphans of said Ind
ans, and IN any other respect to pr
mote their civilization, comfort an
Improvement; and also for pay
head chief, soldier chiefs, secor
chief, and Pierre Gavaeaux, for h
services to the Arlckarees, forty tho
sand dollars.
Apaches, Kio,0as and Conaanches.
For the first of thirty installmer
provided to libel expended under t
tenth article Of the treaty of Octot
twenty first. eighteen HUNDRED a