New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-04

among them OF any INDIVIDUAL not Of In
dian descent shall he null and void. IL
SEC g. And be it further enacted Tb..
as soon as practicable, after a suitab bic and
permanent reservation shall be obtain.1
and accepted by said tribe, either at tLe;,
present home OF elsewhere, the same nI.Iss
under the direction of the Secretary of ~
Interior. be surveyed and snbdivided to co
respond with the public survey, and n,
council Of said tribe, under the superinten
dencc of the agent OF the United States
shall make a just and fair allotment of ~
much thereof lin compact form as NAV IN
req uired, among the individuals and FAM
lies composing said tribe. as follows: Each
head Of 4 family consisting of four person.
shall receive eighty acres of land, and Il
consisting Ut more than four persons, at tba
discretion of the council, eighty acres mora
may be assigned to him or her; each mai
person above the age OF eighteen years, NOT
Included in any family, shall receive eighty
acres; each female person above the age Of
eighteen years. not member of anv
family and each orphan child shall receive
forty acres: the lands assigned and allotted
as aforesaid shall be held inalicnab. and
in case of the death of any person, his Or
her right thereto shall descend to his or her
heirs, if members of said tribe. and if he
or she dies without heirs capable of inherit
ing, the land shall revert to aud become
the common property of said tribe them
shall also be set apart and appropriated
lot. not exceeding forty acres, to be held a.
common property TN which to erect A
church, parsonage. school house, and other
improvements necessary for the ;ccommo-
dation of said tribe; provided, that if any
female shall marry out OF said tribe she
shall thereby forfeit all right TO hold any Of
said lands. as if deceased.
SEC. >. And he it further enacted. That
the allotnlcnts contemplated in the pre-
yious sections of this act shall be made,
and a certified copy thereof returned to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, within
one year after the reservation shall have
been made and accepted by said tribe; and
thereafter the title Of the lands described
therein shall be held by the United States
in trust for individuals and their heirs to
whom the same were allotted. The surplus
lands embraced in such reservation remain 4
ing after making such ali"tments shall be
held in like manner by the United States,
subject to be allotted to individuals of said
tribe who may not have received any por
ton OF said reservation. or to be disposed
of for the common benefit of said tribe:
Provided that no change or addition shall
be made in the allotment returned to the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, unless the
same shall be approved by the Secretary Of
the Interior.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Received by the President January 9,
1871.
1NOTE by TIE DEPARTMENT OF STATE-
The foregoing act having been presented to
the President of the United States for his
approval, and not having been returned BY
him to the house Of Congress in which it
originated within the time prescribed by the
Constitution of the United States. has be-
come law without his apprOval.l
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL MATURING. 4.
A RESOLUTION authorizing the ap-
pOintment of commissioners in relation to
the Republic OF Dominica.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That tho
President OF the United States be author
lied to appoint three commi ssioners, and
also a secretary, the latter to be versed in
the English and Spanish languages, to pro-
coed to the Island of San Domingo, and to
such other places, if any. as such commits
sioners may deem necessary, and there to
inquire into, ascertain, and report the pO-
litical state and condition of the republic of
Dominica, the probable number Of inhabi-
tants, and the desire and disposition of tho
people of the said republic to become an
nexed to and form part of the people of the
United States; the physical. mental, and
moral condition of the said people, and
their general condition as to material wealth
and ind ustrial capacity; the resources of the
country; its mineral and agricultural
products: the products of its waters and
forests; the general character of the soil
the extent and proportion thereof capable
OF cultivation; the climate and health Of the
country; its bays, harbors and rivers its
general meteorological character, and the
existence and frequency of remarkable
meteorological phenomena: the debt Of the
government and its obligations, whether
funded, and ascertained. and admitted. or
un;sdjusted and under discussion: treaties
or engagements with other powers: extent
of boundaries and territOry-what proper
ton is covered by foreign claimants or by
grants or concessions. and generally what
concessions or franchises have been granted,
with the names Of the respective grantees;
the terms on which the Dominican govern
ment may desire to be annexed to and be-
come part of the United States "a one Of tho
Territories thereof; such other information
with respect to the said government or its
territories as to the said commissioners
shall seem desirable or important with
reference to the future incorporation Of tho
said Dominican republic into the United
States as one Of its Territories.
SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That
the said commissioners shall, as soon as con.
veniently may be, report to the Presidento Of
the United States, who shall lay the report
before Congress.
SEC. 3. And be it further resolved, That
the said commissioners shall serve without
compensation, except the payment of eI-
penses; and the compensation of the secre-
State. with the approval OF the President;
Provided: that nothing in these resolutions
contained shall be held, understood, or con-
strued as committing Congress to the policy
Of annexing the territory of said republic of
Dominica.
Approved January r. 1871.
GENERAL NATCRE-No. 6.
AN ACT ceding certain jurisdiction to the
State of Ohio.