Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-25
OFFICIAL
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed Of Third Session Of fsrty. arst Congress,
GENERAL SArUgy-yo IsI

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get apart Tor the OF the StOckbridse aud Muosse
tsry Of the Interior, be exarsined and apprsi, by
two or more disnterested appraisers to he srted
. such sppr.sa .ha state fne 5 ~ 9ng Of sue M
son, ihe lusnttt lualty, and value Of thu tn.bsr
nst less thae one dollar per Thousand and the vaue
9, nj aa prosements, any. made thereon, With the
~ the sAehem aud councillors OF said tribe, and,
when returned to the land once cf the district in
for least thirty da before tue day ap
pointed for the sale Of sueh lands hereinafter pro
returned T. eS land oca ~ tSs sisriet and dn
Iicais thereof to the secretary of the Interior,
the person appointed to make .uch appraisal snail
&c allowed such compensation for their services
hsa ny ssaes That t the said two
s,p. Of lane shall be adyerised for sale, by no
general Circulation, and Shall be oerss AZ nnbse
auction, at the nearest Government land eiFice
within the Gre n Bsy agency to the hfghes Il bidder
not be SOLD tor Ia. tha rae agprsi 9sa on ha sa
SoGe OF said lands shall be subIect 70 entry until
only at the price fixed by such appraisaI. All Of
ss lands remaining unsold AZ the expiration OF one
year after they shsi have been oered As sfoTesaii
sisil be again advertised sad offered st public suc-
t!ob ~ Inc nearest government land Office within he
dollar and twenty five cenfs Der acre, aad there
alter shall be sTtJecS 10 private entry at the latter
PToridsd Aeusrs,. That the Secretary OF the Inte
rior ls hereby authorized 20 reserve from sale a
quantitytf said lands not exceeding eighteen con
tguOus SECTIONS, embracing are act uaIIy
occupied and improved, and best adapted to az.
ricuit1rsl purposes, subject 70 allotment to mem
bers Of the Indian party Of said tribe hereinsfesr
SIC. And b. ~ further sn1rfst Ths. from ,,a
first proceeds Of tie sale of lands as provided m the
second Sc ton OF this act shall he paid thu
TO individuals for mprove ents as refurnci by the
appraisers and the amount Of the debts cont, acted
TRIES amounting TO the sum of eleven thousand
dollars, according 10 schedule TO be certified by
Affairs.
&c T. Ard b, tlrythsr enacted. Thlt. Immediately
alter the rstuLDs shal be received at the General
Dand Oice OF tho last public sale according 20 The
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:zS,hi i'm the sEoss sToua. OF moneys realized
deductins thsrsfron the sums appropristed b, ,be
rrscedng seciians OF this act to which said amount
:h ana &c AIDED the value Of the land. remaining
T,y cents per acre also the sIln of six thoas ,ad
n G Us. o Of Il. Of s sh
Munsee tribes OF Indians, under the treaty OF
amount thereof shall constitute tho entire sum OF
ney se IRON tns Of the United state,
70 be pad , AMI ,pyropriatsd for their beAeit as
hereinafter ca ssted
money thus iouI said tribes shall be divided
between the citizen and Indian parties Of sad tribe
according to rolls thereof, made std returned Ia
e9niormIty with the Provisions Of this act to the
r
sail sem belonging 10 the ci.izen party shall be
equally divided saong them per capita: and aid 70
party; that portion said sum beonging to the In
si 9th 81 :h BE ps = ss, credit tn
interest at the rate Of fivsper eentom per annsm,
Psyshls .em annually, and said interest shall De
agricultural imp -niens, paid in such other MAJ.
ner the President may direcr: PrOrid.d horsrc,,
sxeseeng thirty thousand dollars. may a the T re
sxp.nSed !. s.durin ~ I..niofs OF SAID tribe be
and III reno. ID aud aiding them to establish them
sci. Is ~ thei[ nty home an In case Of their pro-
time the said sghtesn sectinnsof Land reserved Tor
soid il the manner therein provided and the NJ -
ce-ds thereof J." placed to their credit as sfOre-ais
p Il determining the PERSONS who are mernl,ers Of
sara tTi'cs and tire future relation Of each 10 the
gcveIrm' II Of tie United states there shall bs pre
pared, under the direction Of ne ComrissiSYsr If
inIlsn Anars, r such prisons as may be selected
dsn minated the ciizsn roll to enbracs the ns1,cs
such per-ons Of full and their families a.
aid tribe, and t, become citizeas Of the Il,ited
state tn other lie dc nominated the Indian rrIi
tain tEeIr TT bal character aud continue U1der he
car and Tiianship Of the United SJatcs; Will
Ssd rolls shall be signed by the sachem ard sourci,
Ius the came, and returned t. the Commissioner OF
inian Affairs but no person Of full age snail Z. e.
tered pm said citizen roll W thout his or herf and
Tree consent ~ given to m Pc ~ -in
n her desceEdsEts, be entered upoa O.. To-. ~
heretofore
tr'le and received allotment Q: Land - -., 3. ..;
o. congress Tor the reIief OF the stool 5fI ..sf
forty three, aud amendment Of August six, ti!htean
hubCr.d and forty six, or uLdsr the treaty o. Feb
i .bsT nye' esh,e.a hundred and hity si. who
After the said rolls shall be made ana returned a,
surrender ana rc.,Dguishment ~. The mart OF the
s sI.,ssn g ef se ss;s and them Of ali
Der. Of 'sia nib. o! ia any manner interested in
any pIov-l"n htTrji9Ef or her after to be made by
OF sai trit es an they and their desoendan,. sbii
IN. forth be admitted to ali the rights an nrT
das :. q 5,' ma .sa eai'; That after III.
said rolls shall have bsen made and returned, me
the stocSbiiec ;fbs Of indsns % and dn1 %.a =.
Gated upon Lands reserved by the ec0nd section OF
cured for them. with the assent OF the council of
seia tJIne anc mr. adoption among them OF any
ina i idusi' Tot OF lncian descent shall DO null and
SEC. :. And te AZ further eaaeted, That a. 500, a,
pracscablc, alter suitable and permsne Mt roserya
zion shall be obtaiued and zee pied by said tribe
either a; their PRINT hom. Or sl'svh.r. tns sans
Interior, be survey I'd ard subivisd 10 cerrs.p6od
tribe Of the gent Of 'a ba
nitsd sts; ,s shs max. Just and fair allotment
quisi, among the inii, idusls and families com pos
InS sad tribe, 80 follows Each hsad OF q
f.y se,. 81 n i1u n y .h, receive
thas fpuT psTs1ns, AZ the discretion Of the
Sm or her each . p. more a may % ,,Gqsd 70
tees years no: iLcluded in family shall receive
0'Ghty acres. each female person above the ase OF
eighteen years not member OF any family aid .ark
orphan child shall receive fortS acres the Ia ds a.
signed and allotted rs atoress id shall be hsld in
senable. and in Oftbe death OF Any person his
or her right thereto hall descend hts or sr heirs
members OF said tribe. ana if hs or she dies with
out heirs capable OF nhertipg the land shall revert
20 and bscsne the COMMON property Of ssid tribe:
there shall Alec ~ set apart and APPROPRIATED
o. lot exceedir forty acres to b. held com mon
pToperfy on WHICH to erect church, parsonage,
school house, and Oher i'm prov eInsnts nscsssary
for the ion OF said tribe Pr0r ided That
any female shall marry out Of said tribe. she shall
'h.rsb, forfeit ali right TO hold any of said lands a.
If deceased.
SIC 9 And Be e. fpr,asr snae,ed. That tn. sIro..
nsnts contemt lated il the previous sections of this
act, shall be nase and certified copy thereof re-
turned to the Commissioning of Indian Aiisirs within
one year after the resery alton shall have been made
aud accepted BY said tribe aud thereafter title
of the LANDS described therein shall be held by the
To whom the same were allotted. The surplus lands
emb, sced in tucb reservation remaining after
akiDg such alloiments shall be held in like m amer
By the United States subject to be allotted % indi
vieuss OF said tr be ho may not Rave received any
portion II said alton, 10 be dis posed
the common benefit Of said tribe Prorifsd. That
no change or addition shall be made in the allotment
reiurned to the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
unless the same shall be approved by the Secretary
u the INTERIOR
10. BLAINE,
SCHUYLER C0LfAX,
Vac President Of the United States
aaG PreS1isaf Of ths SsHats
Received by the Presidant yapuary &