New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-17

.;t;ycn roll. to embrace the names OF all
such persons Of full age, and their families,
,s signify their desire to separate their re-
l,t;ons with said tribe, and to become citi-
ynn. nf the United States; the other to be
Jonominated in the Indian roll. anu to en-
L,,cc the NAMES of all such rs desire to re
tain their tribal character ana continue u'i,
der the care and guardianship Oh 'lt' on'''u
States: which said rolls Shall DE- sl:ne" ny
the sachcm and councillors Oh s.,'" 'ii"e'
certified Nv the person attending tHa same,
and returned to the Commissioner OF Indian
Af,,;rs. Int no ,mrso. OF full age sEaf u"
entered NOON said citizen roll without MS OF
her fuU and free consent, personally |i'rh
q t!,c person experimenting snch thf"il-
mrn.: nor shall any person OF
hi. 81. her descendants, be entered "po'
either Of said rolls who may hav" heretofore
s,.laratcd from said tribe ana Nrcei'e''
allotment OF lands under the ::ct OF |o''-
DRESS for The relief of the StocNnr!H@' ,i"'
uf Indians of March third, eighteen nun
lrc,i ana forty-threc, and amendment ol
Auu,is, six. eighteen hundred and tor;y-slX,
or urlcr tie treaty OF February Evr,
,ivl,t,rn hundred and tifty-Si.s or VIII" siihll
moi he OF Stoc!,brii.c or M,;ii>ce descent.
After the said rolls shall be maae ana r.,
tu,und ~ herein provided, tine saline Si'',ii
he held ~ Il t,l! surrender and reilniHis'i-
yarnt On the pay; Of the citizen party, cacA
and every one OF them. OF all ciaii- 10 DE
thereafter know, or considered as lirHi"eIS
o.! sai,; tribe. or i'll any ihanntr lnt"fts'r"
in any provision heretofore or heIralti: 10
be made by any treaty or law OF the United
States for the benefit of SAID tribes. ami
tl,ry and rhr,rIe-ccnlan;ss shall tl iirrfor'h
ht. admitted TO ii! fine rights and privilege:
of citizens of lie United States.
SEC. +. And hr i: i'irtncr enacted, i:i;.e
after the said .rl,. shall have been Ini'i
and returned. IA. SAID in.iian party si!hl!
tlencetnrth be known as ~" .>fo:&hflt'S'
tribe OF ilii;ans." aid may be located upon
land, reserved by ID" second section OF tins
act. OF such other reservation as may y:
,,rocace. for them. Wit, TIE assent OF the
council Of sai'. tribe. and their adoption
among them OF any individual! not OF In
dian descent shall Dr nail and void.
SEC. =. Ans! oc it further enacted. That
us soon as practical bic after Il suitable and
l,i.iiilanent reservation shall lie obtained
A.!,l accepted by said tribe. either at their
Orestn. home or elsewhere. IN" same shall
under TIE direction of the Strl"taiT "i the
Interior h., SURVEYED and subilivited to cor
co,!Hcil 9t said tribe. under the >upcrinten-
.l"nrc ot the agent of the United States
shall make Il Just and fair allotment OF so
much thereof in compact iorin) as may !'e
required, among the individuals and t:tml-
lies composing said tribe. rs follows: Each
head OF Il i;,iIii: consisting of tUtir persons
shall rtcei.e eight: acre, OF land, and II
consisting OF mere than four persons. ut the
discretion ui the colacil eighty acres more
may be assigned to him or her: each male
person above the age of eighteen years. not
included il: any family. shalt receive eighty
acres: each female person above the age of
eighteen years. not il member OF amy
t.;milr, and each orphan child. shall receive
forty acres: the lands ssisncd and allotted
as aforesaid! shall be held inalienablc and
III ease of the death OF any person. his OF
her right thereto shall descend to his ur ncr
heirs. ii members of said tribe. and ii he
or she dies without heirs capable OF inherit
ing. the land shall revert to and become
the common property OF said tribe: there
shall also he Sc apart and appropriated
lot. not cxccc':ing forty acres, to be llclh rs
common property OF which to erect Il
church. parsonage. sc.iool-loiise. and other
improvements necessary for the acconlmo-
,iation OF said tribe: provided, that II any
female shall marry OUT OF SAID tlli@. sac
shall Thereby forfeit al. right "a llol;. any OF
said lands. a. ii deceased.
SEC ,. And be it further enacted. That
the aiiotncnts contemplated i'll the pre-
vioi!s sections OF tni> act shall BE- made.
and Il certified copy thereof returned to
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. within
one year after til" reservation shall EaNe
been madc and accepted by said tribe and
thereafter the title of the lands described
therein shall be held by the United States
i'll trust 10, dviGiuai, a:,l :nrir heirs TO
wllu!a the same We're allotted The surplus
lands embraced in such reservation remain
ny after making such allotmrnt> shall be
held in like manner Ivy the United States.
subject to he allotted - Individuals of said
tribe who may not have received any nOr-
ton ot said reservation. or ~ be disposed
of FOR the common benefit OF said tribe:
Provided that no change or addition shall
he made in the ;lotm"n: returned TO the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs. unless til D.,
sam" sA:tll be approved by the Secretary o..
the interior.
J. G.. BLAINE.
Spe.,.n, of the HouSc of Rcpvcscntafiv
SCHUYLER COLFAE.
Wee Pres! dcnt of the United States anu
President of the Senate.
Received hy the President JANUARY -
1871.
NuTi: BY TIE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The tore.oiu" act lavin. been presented to
the President OF the United States for his
approval. and not having been returned by
him 10 the house OF Congress in which it
originated within the time prescribed by the
Constitution of the United States. has be-
come Il law without his approvall
(REsoLUT:oS OF GENERAL NATuRi.-No. 2. |
a RESOLUTION 10 authorize the restor,-
ton OF Benjamin S. Richards to the acti,yc
list of the navy
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America i'll Congress assembled. That the
President of the United States be and he is
authorized. by and with the ddrise Iadvice
and consent OF the Senate. to appoint En-
sign Benjamin 5. Richards Il master on the
active list of the navy. to date from the
twenty-sixth day of March. eighteen ihun-
dred and >iNty-nine. with the pay OF that
grade from that date.
Approved, January TO- 1871.
[GENEHAL NATrHE-NO. 81
AN ACT granting to the Utah Central Rail
road Company ii right of way through
the public lands for the construction of a
railroad and telegraph.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. OF the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That the