The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09

for Indian depredations shall hereafter be
paid until Congress shall make special ap-
preparation therefor; aud all acts aud parts
Of rcta Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
sEc. s. And be It further eaEeted. That
so much Of an act entitled IAN act max
ing appropriations for the current and con.
tingeut expenses Of the Indian Department
aud for fulfilling treaty stipulatiOus with
various Ipdiap tribes for the year ending
June thirty. eighteen hundred aud seven-
ty.u approved April ten, eighteen bgndred
aud sixty nine. relating to POi,aEatomie
Indians. as provides that no part Of the
mouey dpe or belonging to minor children
Rhall be paid to them. or to any person for
them, until such children shall have at-
tanned the age Of twenty-oue years, being
in conflict with tho third article Of the treaty
with said indians Of November fifteen
eighteen hundred aud sixty.oue, as podi-
ied BY subsequent treaties, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
SEc. 9. And be il further enacted,
That tho President be, and hc is hereby,
authorized to discantinue any one or more
Of the Indian sppeFi0tcndsncies and tq
require the Indian agents OF such saperin-
tendencies to report directly to the Com.
missioner Of Iudisn Afairs.
SIC. I. And be Il further enacted,
That the net approved March three, eight.
cen hundred aud sixty three. entitled an
"Act for the removal Of the Sisseton, Wah.
petop, Nledawaksnton. and Wapakoota
baads of Sioux or Dak4tQ Indians. snd for
the dispositioq Of their lands in Minnesota
and Dakota be so amended % to make
the proceeds OF the sale of the reservations
in said act ordered to be sold applicable
alike to all the reservations upon which
Nledawakanton aud Wakapoota and siese-
ton and WuhpetOp haye been or may here
after be located.
SIC. 8. Aud be II further enacted,
That said proceeds shall be distributed and
paid equitably to the said Indians in pro-
portion to their numbers. under the direct
ion Of the Secretary Of the Interior, apd in
accordance with existing laws Provided.
That.this provision shall apply only to the
funds to be hereafter distributed.
SEQ. 8. And be il further enacted.
That the Secretary ofth Interior be. and
hereby, is directed to cause to be lnyesti-
gated aud to determine the claims OF GER
tain Iudians'of the Winnebago tribe now
lssfaliy residing in tho Stete Of Minncso:
,taito issps patents yitksSt sthe tight ! 81 q,
heretofore allotted to them in sevcdalty, or.
which may have been 6esigbatea by thets
for alignment. under the provisions Of the
treaty ratified March sixteen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, er Of an act entitled
."An act for the removal Of the Winpeb4.
20 Indians, aud for the sale Of their ressr-
vation ip Minnesota for their benefit ap:,
proved February twenty .one. eighteen
bppdred and sixty .threes and which may
not have been sold Or dispOsed Of BY tho
United States; and 10 case Of sach sale,
then such land os may be hereafter desig.
mated by them for allotment as aforesaid
out Of any any unsold lands within The limits
of said Winnebago reservation in Mime
sofa, and shopld il be impracticublO to
make such allotmeBts within the limits OF
said reservation on good agricultural lands.
then they may bc made on any public lands
Of the United States subject to sale at pri-
vate entry within the State Of Minnesota.
And tho said Yinpebage indians, aaeaaa al
others being members q said tribe lawful.
ly residing in the State OF Minnesota. shall
hereafter bc entitled to receive their pro
rata distributive proportion Of all annuities
10 goods, money. or property, and any
other moneys to which said tribe is or may
be entitled uP4sr any lazy " treaty now ln
force. at their BONES 10 Minnesota. ne
same as though they had removed west and
settled with the western WiRnebagocs.
sro. TO- And be It further enacted.
That If at any time hereafter any Of the
said indians shall desire to become citizens
Of the United States they shall make ap.
plication to the Judge Of the district court
Of the United States for the District Of
Minnesota. aud in open court make the
same proof and take the same oath OF allc-
glance as is provided by law for the natu-
aliza,ion Of aliens. and shall also make
proof to the satisfaction Of said court that
they are sufficiently intelligent apd prudent
to control their affairs and interests; that
they have adopted the habits Of civilized
life, and have for at least Eve years previ-
GUS thereto been able tc support themsesves
and families; whereupon they shall be de-
clared by said court to be citizens OF the
United States, which declaration shall be
entered of record, and certificate thereof
given to said party. ou the presentation.
Of the said certificate to the Secretary Of
tho Interior, with satisfactory proof OF