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MISCELLANEOUS.
L A w s
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS.

PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1871
AN ACT tor the relief OF the Stock bridge and Num-
see tribe OF Indians, in the Safe OF Wisconsin |
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentasves OF the United States OF America in Con-
gress assembled That the townships OF land. Sit
ua ed in the county of Shawanaw and State OF Wis
consin, set apart the OF the Stockhr'dge and
Munsee tr be OF Indians, shall, under direction of
the Secretary OF the Interior. be examined and APP
praised, nv iwO more dislnrerei ed rasers to
lie selected by him. in eehty-ac lots, according to
public such appraisal shall state the quality
timber grow az on each lot, estimating Ii pine tim
Der at not less than one DOLLAR per thousand aud
on, with the nsme OF the owner Of such improve.
ments, as certified bv the saciem and councirs of
said Tribe, and woen returned TO the land Office OF
the district in bch said lands situated, be ub-
ect to public ctor Tor least thirty days be-
tore the DAY for the sale OF such ian is as
hereinafter provided. One copy Of SAID app ais !.
shaft be made ami return ed to the land Office OF
district, and duplicate thaeo to the Secretary
the Interior, within months irom the passage of
this AIT and the person appointed to make such at
praisal Shalt be allowed such compen, alton Tor their
srv as may be fxad by the Secretary Of the In
terror.
SEC. Q. And be it further enactcd That the said
two townships OF lanu shall be advertised tor sale,
BY note Ut not less than three months, to te pub
s hed IN at least three newspapers of the district
having general circulation, snail be off red at
nub IL aicton. at the nearest Government iand OF.
nee WITHIN The Green Bay agency. to the highest
bidder 10 lots Of not exceeding ahty EACH but
soll' not be sold fOr less than The appraised value
until ,bey shall have been offered as aforesaid, and
then only at the price fixeu bv such appraisal All
year after they shat, have been ed as aure-
SAID shall De again advertised offered at publ
tie Grce0 Bay agency at not IS than the nllni-
mum VI one dollar and tive ty five c,pis per acre,
and thereafter sLa be subject to private eny at
ouly: P'Orid d, however Tia the Secretary OF the
Interior Is heI eby authorized to IRON sale
quantity o, aid lands no. exeeenIng eight n
ngu"u- sections, emb. acng tuch now actually
occupied ana mprove', and aie best adapted 10 az
rrultural poses, jtc, to allotment to members
NJ a lndian patty Of said tribe hereinafter pro.
vidsd.>
SIC. 8. And be it further enacted That from the
second SCI ton Of his act shall he ta the expenses
Of appraisal and sal. OF said ,ands tue amount due
aPri aisers and the amount the debis acted
by the sa.hem and council Iors the benefit OF sail
Tribe amounting 10 the sum OF eleven Thousand
dollars, according to schedule to be certified nv
m and returned 10 tho Commissioner OF indian
:, .. f. And be it Further enacted That imredi-
atey at er the returns shall he eceived at the Gen
eral Land Office OF the last public ding to
the prov soDs Of this ACT. statement shalt be made
up, under tie diie hon OF the Secretary OF the In
er0f exhibiting The gross amount OF moneys real.
I'd from The -ae OF he said two townships Of land,
the preceding sections OF tbis act, to which said
am nut shall be adued the value Of the lands re-
| mal0lng nns0d OF said two townships, estimating
the sane al sixty ceuts per acre: aso the sum Of
thousand dollars held III by the gov rnment OF
the United States .Or the use of the SfO kbridge and
Muusee tribes OF Indians, under the treaty Of egh-
teen hundred anu thirty ,iue and the tot al .mouut
thereof shall Con tilute the entr, sum OF money due
| IRON the government OF the Unied States to The
| said Strkoidge ami MuBsee tribes Of Indians. TO
paid ara appropriated or their benefit as herein
| SEC 8. I'D be it further enacted, That the sum
Of money thus tou nj due the SAID tribes thall be
vided between the cnizen and Inoiau parties Of
sad tribes ia proportion to The lumber OF each
respectively, according IL thereof. made and
turned 10 ormity with the provisions ti. act
Of i'd sun Del0ngng to the cIzsn parry shall be
equally divided among them per capita. and paid to
party that potion Of said sum belnelog to the In
ulan party shall be placed to their credit ON the
books OF tue Treasurer Of the United States, aud
bear interest a. the rare o. five per eentum
num- payable mi-anLually. and sail interest shall
be applied o the support OF schools. the purchase Of
ner as the President may direct: Provid.d Iowersr
| That part OF sau sum due the lnliau party, NOT
exceeding thirty thousand dollars. may, on the re-
quest OF the sa:heM and councio 9 said trib,, be
expended In securing new location tor said tribe
an ID removing an al ing th. m to establish theuI-
cu,ing ard removal su. new locati.n, vt any
ti.Ae The SAID eighteen sections of land Tor
sold ID the mann r therein provided and the pro,
ceeds thereof be placed to their credit aforesaid
SEC 6. Ard be it further enacted. That, 10, the
purpose OF determ ming the PERSONS who men,
hers Of said tribes aud the future relation each 10
the government Of the I'm Ted Stales there shall be
prepared, undr The direction of The Comm ISL lner
OF lnuan Affairs or such person may be selected
by him to SUI erinlend the sane, two rol to be
denomina ed the citizen ROLL to EN- brace the names
Of all sucn persons OF full age, their fam lies rs
signify thril desire to sepaiste their Relations wi
said tribe, and to become CIT zeis OF the Unit d
Sates NE other 10 be denomit ated the indian roll
and to embrace the names Of all euch as desire 70
reain their tribal character and continue under the
said rolls shall I've ii ned by the sar hem and c.uoc,-
Tors Ut said tribe, certified by tue per on super in
tending tie same, and returned to the Comm ssoner
OF lndau Affairs, but M person OF full age shall
ent. red upJn said citizen roll without bis her ui
aud tree consent personally given to the person So
perintenning such enro lment; shall any person.
Or his or her ue-ce ndants be entered upon either OF
sal rolls who may have hereto ore separated from
said tiibe received alto ment OF lands under the
act OF Congress Tor the r. Ell OF tue St0ckhrdge
tribe OF Ind ans, OF March third. eighteen hundred
AID three, and amendment OF August six,
eighteen hund ell ADD tort, six, under the treaty
OF February five, eighteen hunred aud htty- il or
vno shall not be OF Stockbri Mnnsee descent.
herein pr0vided, he same shall be he'd tull sur
render an REIMBURSEMENT the part OF the citizen
par y escn anu every one OF them, OF all claims TO
san tribe, or III any maoDer interested any pro-
vision h.reiofore or hereafter to be made by any
treaty OF law OF the United states tor the benefit
said TRIES. aud Hey and their descendants shall
theucetmth De admitted all the rights and pr.vi-
leges OF citizens OF the United States.
$50. Z. And be it further enacted That after the
sad rolls shall have oeea maae end retu ned, the
sa;d indian party shall ihenceiorth be known as tn;
"Stockbri1ge ribe OF Indians. and ma, be locale
upon lands reseI we'd by The teco section OF this
act, or such other reese may be procured for
and their adoption among item OF any individual,
not Of lnd,ao IL scent shall III, am. voio
ora icaoe s,.p ahIe sno mat az sonn as
On snail be obtained and accep ed by said tribe
ei her at the present home here, The aame
sha un e. h. drec, ion OF the secretary Of the
Interior be snrveyen and subdiv ted 10 correspond
WIN the public vey. sud he council o, sau tIlbr,
uade' the superiu' ensnce OF the agent of the Uni
Ell 5 ates, shall make just aud lair aliuIment of
20 nncb thereof (in compact f'nm) as may he re-
nag said tribe, follows: Each mead o. a family con.
ss'ing II TOUR pes ms shall receive eighty Of
iand, AM II consisting OF mo'e tina taur persons,
at he I'll c1etlOn OF the couuc, eighty acres
may re as-iened him or hel each male PEI aoove
the age OF elgh cen years, MOI iuclaued IN any
aoose the aye o eighteen Yeas, not a member OF
any family. and each orphan child. shall receive |
SAID shall be held inalenab!e, and in case tie
death OF any person, his or her right thereto shall
descent t" his or her hArs, it m mbeis raj trIne
aud If be or she al w'tnout heirs CAPABLE inber-
thug, the land shall revert AMI bccon the com-
mot oper OF said tribe; there sba,l also he SCI
apart and - pr priaed lot. not exceeding fMry |
a'aes. to be held as common roperty which to |
erect church, parsonage, school house. and other
improvement, necessary TOR lbe accommodation OF |
sad rioe: Provided That ii any fema. snaIl marry
"ui OF SAID trbe she shall thereby oeit all right t.
hold a of said lands, az If deceased.
SEC. 8. -znd Be it fu,th = enacted That the allot-
ments contemplated in the previous sections VI this
acr shall be made and u certified copy thereof re-
turned 10 he Commissioner OF inuian Affairs, wuh-
in one year after the reservation shall have been
made am accepted by sari trioe and thereafter The
lie OF the lanos described therein hall be he'd by
the United yates ia trust individuals and their
beirs to whom The same were ALLOTTED The surp US
lands emhra ed in such reserv alton .ning after
making such allotmens shaft he held 10 ike manner
by the United states, subject to be allotted to indi
vouals OF said tribe who may cot have receive any
porh OF said reser Walton, or to be d. posed tor
the con- mon benefit Of said tribe: rrousded That M
chan, or add tlon shall lie made IN the allotment
rel urned to the mmiGsoner IE0ian AFFAIRS un-
less the same shall be approved by the Secretary Of
the Interior.
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of RfpresentqSsvas.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Ties President Of the United States ana President
Of the Senate.
Received by the President January %, 1871.
mote BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE-Tbe |
iegoinR act having been presented the President
o. The United States for his approval, aud net hav-
ing been returnsi by him to he house OF Congress
10 winch 1t within the time prescribed by
the '"nstiutiou OF tn. Unlled States, has become
law without his approval.l |