The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-08
U. S. GRANT.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. Ill

GENERAL NATURE-No. Ill
AN ACT TO authorize the sac OF certa lands re-
served oI the use OF the enUm0nee tribe OF In
dlans, in The State OF Wisconsin.
Be 1t enacted by the S.nate and House Of Repre-
gre assfmb ed. Tnat .he secrei AIRY OF the luieio
IS 0ereby authorized to cause to ne tub viueu, sp-
praised, ami sod portion OF the lands, not exceed
ing SIX TOWNSHIP. =, re- eIved tor the use VI The Me-
nOmODer tribe Of Indians, iB the county shawn
nav. aud State Wisconsin,. as follows: The raid
ted appras. rs, be se;ecied appointed BY aid
secretary, eighty acre lots to the pub
lie survey such appraisal shall state the quaiil, u
soil, the qualiey, quantity, and value OF The TIM
Der growing Oh ca n or: and, when returned the
land 9th OF the dis Ct in VIII Gu sqch snds sit
ua ell hall to SUBJECT to public INSPECTION Tor at
least sixty days the day appointed tor the sac
OF said nds, hereinafter PROVIDED. o. copy OF
said Appra'sa al shall De mace an returned " the
land OuI OF the district in which suca lands ale
sIuited with SIX mouths from the tsklng effel Vi
this ac lana auuplicaie thereof to The SECRETARY
the interior, and The persons APPOINTED to make
such appraisal sh all Give such LOT
IN If Sc vices as may he fixed by thu secretary VI
SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That the lands
appraised a. olesad shall advertised IoI sale bs
notice OF not less than three hs be publ he'd
in at least three newspapers OF The sad ul.trict hay
ing gene al cir. ula ion, and ha be of ,red, ut puo-
lie a1cti ID, at the nearest Government land Utice
within the Green Bav Agency, To the highest bidder
be sold for less than the appraised Va ne thereof,
None of said lands shall be subject to private entry
Until Tue same snail nave be, Onered a. Aforesaid
and Il eu only at the p Ice fixed w such sppfa SAL
All OF sal land. rem lining unsUld ut the expiration
OF one year after they shdH have been offered AZ
aforesaid sLa he again advertised and offereu, at
pubic aucIiun, at the nearest Government land Of
ice with n the Green Bay agency, at not less than
the 10 nimum of ole dollar and twenty-five cells
Per acre. and thereafter shall be subject To Irvate
entry at the Latter price, and shall in all cases be
SEC. 3 And be it further enacted. That the town
shins thus selected for kale sba.i be in compact
hody, aud consist. if practicable, of uhoccupied
lanus: Prorided T. at such psrtous OF the same as
may be occupied and improved. If any, by members
Of the frioe not exceeding eight, acres TO each
tier. shall sold without the cons mt OF the
par IN possession, but SHALL be vaurd az her sub
DIVISIONS, the appraisers Ieporti separately The
value or the int rovrmentS tbeleOn which tracts
may then, with the consent OF the occupants, be d.
and The price OF The Improvements rad over to the
IeSp3ciive Occupauts.
SEC. And De it further enacted, That from the
hrtt procesus OF the sale Of lands, herenuefore
provided, shsl be paid III. expenses OF survey, ap-
praisal. aud sale thereof; and The residue OF such
proceeds shal be pxil to unds for the benefit Of
sa,d :rioe. ia such manner the Prs sident, with
the assent OF ,he chiefs and headmen Of SAID tribe
may determIne. =
SEC 5. And be It further enacted, That this act
shal he anu renal popera i've, as 10 the first ii ve
shall have been placed the flies OF the Office Of
Com ssioDer OF lnUian fairs that the sales here
IN authorized have the sanction Of the trib. evil
uenced ny orders or agreement Laken IN full council
JIG ELAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
oCHUYLEk COLraX,
p'ce' President Of the Uuited States and President
Of the Senate.
Received by the President February !, 1871.
mote BY The DEPARTMENT OF SrATE.-The
foregoing at having beeD presented the President
OF the United states for his approval, aud not
ing been returned by him 10 the house OF Congress
I'D winch Il originated within the time pi escIibed by
the Constitu ion of the United states, has be ONE
law Without his approval