New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-01

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TO toW1h ~ - landt ~ Geduqe11g
thege1lum ~ Bume sappropE1ate4 ~ the
preQeaAG eeet3cao Of tn - - - o1 :!
amount ahaH be added TIE ve1ne g The
lands re1aiping ulsold of ssaid two town
shtpA estimating the same . eixty cene
pr ecro; Also tho sum OF AK Thousand dot-
Lar. held n trust BY the government q the
United States for the usc Of tho SeockoF,dge
and Aunsee tribes OF Indians, under the
treaty q eighteen hundred ana .t thirty ,n,ns;
and the total amount thereof enai! coneta-
tute the entire sum Of money due from tho
government Of the United STATES 70 the
said Stuck bFidge and Munsee tribes OF IN
dams, to be paid and approprlated Tor thelr
benent g hereinafter directed.
SEC. >. Aud be it further enacted. mat
the sum Of money thus found due to the
said TRIBES shall be divided between INC
citizen and Indian parties Of said tribes, IN
proportion to tho number. Of each respec.
lively, according to rolls thereof, made and
returned in conformity with the provisions
Of this act to tho Commissioners OF Indian
Affairs: That portion of said sum belonging
to the citizen party shall be equally divided
among them per capita, and paid to the
heads of families and adult members OF
said party; that portion OF said sum be.
longing to the Indian party shall be placed
to their credit on the books of the Treas
nrer Of the United States, and bear in
terest at the rate of five per centum
per annum, payable semi-annualiy, and
said interest shall be applied to the
support of schools, the purchase Of
agricultural Implements, or paid in such
other manner as the President may direct:
Provided, however, That part Of SAID
sum due the Indian party, not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars, may: on the re-
quest of the sachem and councillors OF said
tribe, be expended in securing anew loca-
ton for said tribe, and in removing and
aiding them to establish themselves in
their new home; and in case of their pro
curing and removal T. such new location,
at any time, the said eighteen sections of
land reserved for their use by the second
section of this act shall be sold IN the
manner therein provided, and the proceeds
thereof be placed to their credit - afore-
said.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That,
for the purpose Of determining tho persons
who are members OF said tribes and the
future relation Of each to the government
OF tho United States, there snail pc pre-
pared, under the direction OF the COmmls
sioner Of Indian Affairs, or such person -
may De selected by him to superintend the
same, eWO rolls, one to % denOmnated the
citizen rou, to embrace the names OF all
sucn persons OF tull age, ana their iamiles,
Is slenuy tner 9esiro 10 sepaf1te tncif u! 70
iatons wltn sald tr1De, anu 70 become CRU
1ens OF tne vnlted Sta!es; me osner 70 %
aenominateo IN the 1nolan roil, ana 10 en-
brace the names Of all such q desire to re-
tam sneir trosi cnarac!er ana commune un,
ger the care ana 9uar9iansnip OF the Onited
StsSos; wnlcn sao rolis Snan % signe0 ~
tne sacnem ana counchlors Oh saad ulDo'
ceruned Dy the person attending tne same
ana returned 20 the Comm1sS,oner OF Anaan
Anairs, Out no person OF i9al age snel 0e
entere1 uP9n sara cluzon rol wItngut nv OF
net iuil anu iroe consent, Pefsonatiy gwen
othe person experimenting such enroll
his or her descendants, be entered upon
either OF SAID rolls who may nave heretofore
separated from said tr1De ana received
allotment OF lands 'nnder the sct OF Con
gress Tor the relief OF the St0ckorldge trOe
OF Indians, OF March thlrd, eighteen nun.
dred and fOrty-three, anu amenoment OF
August SIX, eighteen hundred ana forfy ,six,
o. under the treaty OF feoruafy 1ve,
eighteen hundred ana nity,slx, OF VINO snail
not 0e OF StcckorIdge OF Munseo descent.
After the SAID rolls shall De made and re,
he held as Q iull surrender ana rennqulsn-
ment ON the part OF the ciuIen party, eacn
and every one OF them, OF AL CLAIMS 70 %
thereafter known OF CONSIDERED rs members
OF said tribe, or IN any manner interested
IN any provision heretofore or nereaIter 70
be made by any treaty or law OF the United
States for the beneht OF sald tribes. and
they and their descendantss snail thenceiorth
De admitted 70 al! tne rlgnts ana privileges
Clf1ZanQ United Mates.
SEC. Z. AnG Do IL Iurtner enacteo' Ah6s
after the SAID rolls snall nave oeen mace
and returned, the sald lndlan party s1ali
thenceforth be known as the STOCK 0rldge
trloe OF Indlans, anu may 0e iocated upon
lands reserve0 ~ the secOno section Oh tniH
act, or euch otncr rescrvauon ~ may De
procured ior tnem. with the assent Oh !ne
counc'i OF sala triOe: ana tneiF aHoPti4n
among tnem OF any MI,slo9aI nVS VI IL
dlSn uescenL s1an % nun. anu YOU.
PEG. o ana oe ~ iut.ser enaS.e a. a MAJ
as suon :. prsServat;cr shsIi he obte;nsS
permanent 1eservation snan po ovts xn:a
ana accepte0 oy ssM saoe' 1a.nes ~ slJa1
present no5 5; ot o,sc~ ~ .h r sso ss ~
9nue. sn6 unec.Ou ~ ca,0 TS:C13 v ~ sl.0
lntcrlos' De sufvcyeu an9 suuuavueu = c1I-
respono WIN me Puunc seIsoy, ~! suo
COUNCIL OF said trioe, unaer t1e supornten-
Gence OF tnc aSens 9i .no TnL.cu $780, :.
snail make JUST anu iair sllC'Mens =. 81
mucn tnereol lin cOmPae: !1sml ~ my 70
required, among tne lnuvla .M anu T 1.mt
lies composing sara trDe, a. IceoWs: E.acu
mead OF !aml? eons.sung o. tcaa pess S =
snan receive elgnsy acIes VI .anu, anu ~ ~. y
CONSISTING OF more tnan io9r persons, ~ sno
dlscret1on OF tne couaclI' elensy acles moSo
may De assigned 70 nun OF ner, eacn maze
person ABOVE the age OF eig1seen years, NOT
lncluded N any fanny, snal receive elgnty
acres; eacn female person ABOVE the age OF