The Weekly Arizonian., 1871-01-14

made on any public lands of the United States
 subject to sale at private entry within the State
 of Minnesota. And he said Winnebago In
 diaus. and all others being members of said
 tribe lawfully residing in the State oi Mime
 se;a, shall hereafter he entitled to receive
 their pro rata dstributive proportion of all an
 nuities in goods, money or property, and any
 other meneys to which said tribe is or may be
 entitled under law or treaty now in foFce at
 their homes in Minnesota, the same as though
 they had removed west and settled with the
 western WinEebagoe2
 Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That if al
 any time hereafter any of the said Indins shall
 desire to become citizens of the United States, they shall make application to the Judge of the district court of the United States for the dstrc of Minnesota, and iu open court make the same proof and take the same oath of allegiance as is provided by law for the naturalization of aliens, and shall also make proof to the satisfaction of said court that they are sufficiently intelligent and prudent to control their affairs and interests; that they have adopted tho habits of civilized life and have for the last five years previous thereto, been able to support themselves and families rhereupon they shall be declared by said court to
 Q citizens of the United States, which docIara~
 ion shall be entered on record and certificate thereof given to said party. On the presentation of sad certificate the Secretary of the Interior with satisfactory proof of identity, he may at the request of such person persons, cause the lands held by then 10 be conveyed to them by patents in fee simple, with power If alteration, and may at the same time cause to be paid to them their propolt tion of all the moneys and effects of said ! tiibo held in trust by or under the provision of any treaty or law Of the United States And on such patents being issued, and such payments be- ing ordered to be made, such persons shall cease being members of said tribe, and thereafter the land so patented to them shall be subject to levy, la xaton, and sale, io like manner with the prop c1ty of other citizens.
 See. Y. And be it further enactsd, that tho eastern band of the Cherokee Indians, by that name and style be, and they are hereby, author ized and empowered 10 carry on suit or suits n law OF equity in the district or circuit courts of the United States against tue present or former Indian agent CT agents of said band, their ad-
 nistrators, executors, and heirs, and agans, the
 entities of such ageat or agents, their adminis-
 tors, executors, curators or trustees for all
 Ius, causes of suit or right, in law or equity hat said band may have against them or either of hoil and the law of limitation shall apply to uch claims causes of action, and rights from and liter he day this act takes effect. Itshall be the luty of the district atto1neys and the Attorney ieueral of the United States to institute and ,rose cute all .uits, cause for which may arise uu- Ter this section.
 Sec. 12, And be it further enacted, That when yer the Great and Little Osago Indians shall gree thereto, in such manner as the President may rescribe, it shall be the duty of the President to emore said Indians from the State of Kansas to lnds provided or 10 be provided for them fer a ermareut home in the Indian Territory, to con- st of a tract of land in compact form equal in aantity to hundred and six ty acres for each lember Of said tribe, CT such part thereof as said indians may desire to be paid for out of the pro- eeds of the sales of their lands in the State of -ansss, the prsc0 per acre fer such lands to be rocursd iu the Indian Territory not to exceed the rice paid to be paid by the United States fer le same. And to defray the expenses of said req oval, and te aid in the subsistence of said In ieGS AullAA tlG LIst ttt, lHtEd lS LSIoUy dppIO- -iated out of the treasury, cut of any money not herwise appropriated, to be expended under the reetion sf the Secretary of the Interior, the sum fifty thousand dollars, to be reimbursed to the nited States from the proceeds of tue sale
 tho lands of the said Indians in Kansas in udiug the trust lands north of their present di q inished resery stion, which lands shall be open
 settlement after survey, excepting the sik eenth Id th irty-sixeh sections, which shall be reserved
 the State of Kansas for school purposes, and aIl be sold to actual settlers snly, said settlers sing heads of families, twenty -one years age, in quantities not exceeding one hundred Id sixty acres, in square form. to each ettIer,
 the price of one dollar and twenty five cents sr acre Payment to be made in cash within on. sar from date of settlement or of the passage Of lis act and the United tes, in consideration the reiiLquishment by said Indians of their H -nds ip Kansas, shall pay annually interest on e amount of money received as proceeds of salesa said lands, at the rate of five per centum, toH expended by the President for the benefit of ld Indians, in such manner as he may deem ! -opsf. And for this purpose an accurate account la be keptby the Secretary If the Interior of ina