New Orleans Republican., 1871-03-23


Said 'Stockbrdge and Munscc tribes of T.
d;ans, to be paid and appropriated for the,
benefit as hereinafter directed.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted Tn.
the sum OF money thus found due to n
said tribes shall be divided between ii,
citizen and Indian parties of said tribes.
nroportion 20 the number of each resn.
lively. according to rolls thereof made an
returned in conformity with the provision
of tli. act to the Commissioner of lndis
Affairs: That portion of said sum belonpS
to the citizen party shall be equally dividt
among them per capita, and paid to Il
heads of families and adult lncmbers
said party: that portion OF SAID sum b.
longing to the Indian party shall be place
to their credit Oh the books of the Trea
urer of the United States, and bear i
trrest at the rate OF fVc per centu
per annum. payable scIni-annually, an
said interest shall be applied to Il
support of schools. the purchase
agricultural Implements. or paid in SUD
other manner as the President may diree
Provided. however. That Il part of sa
sum due the Indian party. not exceedn
thirty thousand dollars. may. on the
oucst of the Sichen and councillors OF So
tribe. he expended Iii securing Il new lOcs
,inn for said tribe, and III removing az
aiding them to establish themselves i
their new home; and Ill case of their ph
curing and removal to such new locati0
a, anv tin,e. the said eighteen sections
land reserved for their use by the SecOl
section OF this act shall be sold III Ii
,unxnc. therein provided. and the pYoce(
thereof he placed to their credit as ator
said.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. Tha
io, the purpose Of determining the rcssol
who are. members OF said tribes and Ii
future relation of each to the goveTnme
of the United States. there shall ne ph
pared. under the direction Of the Comm
sioll,.r of Indian Affairs. OF such person
may be selected by him to >upel1ntend L
sai4!,. two rolls. one to be 'lenoln.nated L
citizen roll to embrace the names OF
such persons oI full age, and their ianilit
as signify their desire TO separate their
la.ionS with said tribe. and 70 become cI
zenS OF the United States: the other to
drnominated in the Indian roll and TO e.
brace the names of all such as desire 10
tain their tribal character and continue
der the care and guardianship OF the INIT
States; which said rolls shall be signed
the Sachem and councillors of sad trlI
certified by the person attending the san
and returned to the Commissioner of lnd
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entered upon said citizen roll without his
her full and free consent, personally give
. the person experimenting such enro
ment: nor shall any person.
his or her descendants. be entered upc
either of said rolls who may have herctOfe
separated from said tribe and receive
allotment OF lands under the act OF Co
gress for the relief of the StOckbridge tlit
of Indians of March third, eighteen hui
lred and fOrty-three. and amendment
August six. eighteen hundred and forty-sl
or under the treaty of February hv
eighteen hundred and tifty-siX or who shs
After the said rolls shall be made and r
turned as herein provided. the same sha
be held as a full surrender and relinquis
lnent on the part of the citizen party. eat
and every one OF them. OF all claims to
thereafter known or considered as membe
of said tribe. or i'll any manner lnterests
in any provision heretofore or hereafter
be made by any treaty or law OF the Init
States for the benefit of said tribes al
they and their descendants shall thencefor
bc admitted to all the rights and privilea
of citizens of the United States.
SEC. :. And be it further enacted. Tn
after the said rolls shall have been MAJ
and returned. the said Indian party sha
CltIttloTIU Dt klD"H iS tllt 'Stoch DTIu.
tribe OF Indians. and may be located ups
lands reserved by the second section of ii
act. or such other reservation as may
procured for them. with the assent OF I,
council OF said tribe, and their adopti
aiuOno them of any individual not OF /
dian descent shall be null and void.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. Th
as soon as practicable after Il suitable al
permanent reservation shall he obtalM
and accepted by said tribe. either at The
present home or elsewhere. the same sha
under the direction of the Secretary ot d
Interior. be surveyed and Subdivided tocG
respond with the public survey. and Il
council of said tribe, under the superinte
deIIcc of the agent of the nlted State
shall make IA Just and fair allotment of
much thereof lin compact form As may
required. among the indiv duals and fan
lies composing said tribe. as follows: Fac
head OF !. tamil: consisting OF tour person
shall receive eighty acres OF land. and
consisting OF more than four persons. at Ii
discretion of the council. eighty acres MOI
may be assigned to him or her: each Ina
person above the age of eighteen wears. no
included i'll any family. shall receive eight
acres: each female person above the ageO
eighteen wears. not a member OF an
family. and each orphan child. shall rceelV
forty acres: the lands assigned and allOtte
as aforesaid shall be held inalienable, an
IN case of the death OF any person. his
her right thereto shall descend to his or ne
heirs. If members of said tribe. and II
or she dies without heirs capable OF inherit
Ing. the land shall revert to and becom
the common property of said tribe: the'
shall also be set apart and appropriated
lot. not exceeding forty acres. to be helda
common property on which to erect
church, parsonage. school house. and Oth
improvements necessary tor the acc0nm
datlon OF said tribe: provided. that If an
female shall marry out of said tribe. sh
shall thereby forfeit all right to hold anyc
said lands. as if deceased
SEC. }. And be it further enacted. Tbs
the allotments contemplated i'll the prr
vlous sections of this act shall be mad
and certified copy thereof returned
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. with
one year after the reservation shall hav
been made and accepted by said tribe: an
thereafter the title of the lands describe
therein shall he held by the United State
i'll trust Tor individuals and their heirs
whom the same We're allotted. The surplu
lands embraced i'll such reservation remalI
ing after making such allOtmrnts shall
held in like manner by the United State:
subject to be allotted to individuals of sal
tribe who may not have received any POI
ton of said reservation. or to be dispose
OF for the common benefit of said tribe
Provided that no change or addition sha
be made Ill the allotment returned TO th
Commissioner of Indian Affairs unless tn
same shall be approved by the Secretary
the Interior.
j. G.. BLAINE
Speaker OF the House of Representative;
SCHUYLER COLFAN.
Vice President of the United States an
President of the Senate
Received by the President January .
1871.
NOTE EI TIE DEPARTMENT OF STNTE-
The foregoing act having been prcSentedt