New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-11
GENERAL. NATCRE-NO, 1871

GENERAL NATURE-NO. IL.
AN ACT for the relief of. the Stockbridge
and Munsee tribe of Indians, in the State
of Wisconsin.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. OF the United States Of
America in Congress assembled. That the
two townships of land, situated in the
county of Shawanaw, and State of WiscOn-
sin. set apart for the use of the StOckbridgc
and Munsee tribe of Indians. shall, under
direction Of the Secretary Of the Interior. be
examined and appraised, by two or more
disinterested appraisers to be selected by
him, in eighty-acre lots. according to public
survey; such appraisal shall state the
quality of the soil. the quantity, quality and
value of the timber growing ON each lot,
one dollar per thousand. and the value Of
all improvements, if any, made thereon.
with the name of the owner of such I'M
provements. as certified by the sachem and
councillors of said tribe, and when returned
to the land Office of the district in which
said lands are situated, be subject to pub
lie inspection for at least thirty days before
the day 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
Interior, within six months from the pas
sage of this act, and the person appointed
to make such appraisal shall be allowed
such compensation for their services as
may be fixed by the Secretary Of the In-
terror.
SEC. .. And be it further enacted. That
the said two townships of land shall be ad-
vertised for sale, by notice of not less than
three months, to be published in at 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 be subject to entry
until they shall have been offered as afore-
said, and then only at the price fixed by
such appraisal. All of said lands remain
ing unsold at the expiration of one year
after they shall have been offered as afOre-
said shall be again advertised and offered
at public auction at the nearest govern
ment 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 schedule to be GER
titled by them, and returned to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That,
after the returns shall be re-
ccived 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 the
Interior, exhibiting the gross amount OF
moneys realized from the sale OF the said
two townships of land, after deducting
thcrefrom the sums appropriated by the
sections Of this act, to which said
amount shall be added the value of the
lands remaining unsold Of said two town.
ships, estimating the same at sixty cents
per acre; also the sum Of six thousand dol
lars held in trust by the government Of the
United States for the use of the Stockbridge
and Munsee tribes of Indians, under the
treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty nine;
and the total amount thereof shall cOnsti-
tute the entire sum Of money due from the
of the United States to the
said Stockbridge and Munsee tribes of In
dams, to be paid and appropriated for their
benefit as hereinafter directed.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the sum OF money thus found due to the
said tribes shall be divided between the
citizen and Indian parties of said tribes, in
proportion to the number Of each respec-
lively, according to rolls thereof, made and
returned in conformity with the provisions
of this act to tho Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs: That portion Of said sum boloneipe
% the citizen paxty shAll 10 equally divided
Ineng tAeA pr capita, and pad e ths