New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14

records in the Office of the said clerks Ill
said eastern district; and such transcripts,
when SO made by either OF said clerks, sLali
he certified to be true and correct by tue
clerk making the same, and the same "hth
So made and certified shall be evidence IN
all courts and places equally with sad
originals. III.
SIC II. And be it further enacted. II hat
,b,s act shall not affect the completion OF
rLe census of the State OF Virginia. tor the
year eighteen hundred and seventy: ana
nothing herein shall affect existing laws or
existing officers except as herein Moaihea
and provided. ,,o-,
Approyed, February 3, 1911
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 13.I
AN ACT for the relief of the StockbTldGe
and Nunsee tribe Of Indians, IN tie STATE
of Wisconsin.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That the
two townships of land. situated III the
co,nty of Shawanaw, and State OF " iscol-
sin. set apart for the use OF the StockbrlG@e
and Nunsee tribe Of Indians. snail, uhter
direction OF the Secretary OF the Interior pe
examined and appraised, by two or more
disintcrested appraisers to Oe selecleo ny
him. in eighty-acre lots, according 70 pubic
survey: such appraisal shall stare ths
ouality of the soil, the quantity. Quailty and
value Of the timber growing Oh each lot,
estimating the pine timber at not less than
one dollar per thousand, and the value OF
all improvements, if any, made thereon,
with the name OF the owner OF sucn I'M
proyements, as certified by the sacheln and
councillors of said tribe, and. when returned
70 the land office Of the district II winch
said lands are situated, be subject 10 pub
IAnCf pI =
the dav appointed for the sale OF such
lands. as hereinafter provided. One copy
of said appraisal shall be made and re-
turned to the land office OF the district. and
a duplicate thereof to the Secretary OF the
Interior. within six months from the pas
sage of this act and the person appointed
to make such appraisal shall be allowed
such compensation tor their services as
may he fixed by the Secretary OF The In
terror.
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted. That
the said two townships Of land shall he add
vertised for sale. by notice OF not less than
three. months, to be published III az least
three newspapers of the district having
general circulation and shall be offered at
public auction. at the nearest Government
land office within the Green Bay agency. to
the highest bidder. in lots OF not exceeding
eighty acres each. but shall not be sold for
less than the appraised value thereof.
None of said lands shall he subject to entry
until they shall have been offered atore-
said. and then only at the price Fixed by
such appraisal. All of said lands remain
ing unsold ut the expiration OF one year
after they shall have been offered atore-
said shall be again advertised ANA offered
at public auction at the nearest govern
mcnt land office within the Green Bay
agency. at not less than the minimum OF
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
and thereafter shall be subject to private
entry at the latter price. and shall in all
cases be sold for cash only: Provided.
however. That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior is hereby authorized to reserve from
sale quantity of said lands not exceeding
eighteen contiguous sections. embracing
such as are now actually occupied and i'm
proved and are best adapted to agri-
cultural purposes. subject to allotment to
members of the Indian party Of said tribe
as hereinafter provided
SEC 3. And be it further enacted. That
from the first proceeds of the sale of lands.
as provided in the second section of this
| act. shall be paid the expenses of appraisal
and sale of said lands, the amount due to
individuals for improvements as returned
by the appraisers. and the amount of the
debts contracted by the sachem and cOun-
cillors for the benefit of said tribes.
amounting to the sum of eleven thousand
dollars, according to a schedule to be GER
| titled by them, and returned to the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs.
! SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That
Immediately after the returns shall be re-
! ceived at the General Land Office OF the
! last public sale according to the provisions
| OF this act, statement shall be made up
under the direction of the Secretary Of tho
| Interior, exhibiting the gross amount OF
| ~, al. 90 a., :.
two townships OF land after deductin.
thereIrom the sums appropriated by the
| preceding sections of this act. to which saG
amount shall he added the value of the
lands remaining unsold OF said two town
ships. estimating the same at sixty cent
per acre: also the sum of six thousand dol
lars held in trust by the government Of til,
United Suites for the use of the Stockbritg 9,
| and Munsee tribes of Indians, under the
| treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty nine
| ami the total amount thereof shall consti
| tute the entire sum of money due from til,
| government of the United States to tn
said Stockbridge and Munsee tribes Of In
dams, to he paid and appropriated for thei
benefit as hereinafter directed.
SEC. >. And be it further enacted. Tia
the sum of money thus found due to tn
said tribes shall be divided between til,
citizen and Indian parties of said tribes, il
proportion to the number of each respec
lively, according to rolls thereof made an,
returned in conformity with the provision
of this act to the Commissioner of India1
Affairs: That portion OF said sum belongin
to the citizen party shall be equally divide,
among them per capita, and paid to tn
heads of families and adult members @
sad party; that portion of said sum he
! longing to the Indian party shall be place,
to their credit ON the books of the Treas
urer of the United States, and bear in
terest at the rate of five per centu
per annum, payable semi-annuallv. an,
said interest shall be applied TO til
support OF schools, the purchase o
agricultural implements, Or paid in sue]
other manner ~ the President NAV direc,
Provided, however, That part of salt
sum due the lndian party, not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars, NAV, on the re
quest OF the >a,hem and councillors of SAT-
tribe, be expended iii securing new loca
ticn for said tribe, and in removing an,
aiding them to establish themselves il
Their new home; and in case OF their pre-
curing and removal to such new location
at any time, the said eighteen sections q
land reserved for their use by the secon,
section of this act shall be sold in tn
manner therein provided, and the proceed
thereof be placed to their credit as afore
said.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That