New Orleans Republican., 1871-03-23
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed nf the Third Session of the Forty.
First Congress.
GENERAL. NATVEE-NN. Is

IENEEAL NATt tEE-Np. 10.
AZ ACT for the relief of the >tockbridgc
;nd Gun>cc tribe OF Indians. in the State
-: Wisconsin.
81 il enacted by the Senate and House OF
l. representatives OF the United >tateS III
Alucrica i'll Congress assembled. That the
Iwo townships OF land. situated in the
county OF Shawanaw. and State o: Wi,con
sin. st apart for the Use OF the Stool kb-idgt
and Mun>ce tribe of Indians snail. under
direction of the Secretary OF the Interior. be
examined and appraised. by two or more
di-Intcrt>ted appraisers to he selected by
him. i'll ei.hty-acrc lots. according To public
survey: such appraisal shall state tie
quality OF the soil. the quantity. quality and
value ot the timber CROWN. on each lot.
estimating the pine tim Der at not less than
one dollar per Thousand. and the Nalue "
all improvements. if any. made thereon.
with tie name of the owner of such i'm
provclncnt>. as certified by the SacAcln and
councillors OF said tribe. and. when returned
70 the Land office OF the district i'll which
said lands are situated. be subject 10 pub
lie inspection for at least thirty days before
the day appointed for the sale of such
lands. as hereinafter provided. Dne copy
ot said appraisal shall be made and re-
turned to the land office of the district. ana
"A duplicate thereof to the Secretary oI the
Interior. within six months from the pas
sag of this act. and the person appointed
I" make such appraisal shall be allowed
such compensation for their services as
may he fixed by the Secretary of the In
terror.
SEc. ,. And be it further enacted. That
the said two townships of land shall be adj
vcrt>cd for sale. by motto" of not less than
three months, to be published i'll at least
three newspapers OF the district having
general circulation. and shall be offered az
land office within the Green Bay agency to
the highest bidder. III lots of not cNcet,lin.
eighty acres each. but shall not be sold for
less than the appraised value thereof.
None of said lands shall he subject to entry
until they shall have been offered as ;torr-
said, and then only at the price fixed wv
such appraisal. All OF said lands remain
iny uE>old ut the expiration OF one wear
after they shall have been offered as atorc-
said shall be again advertised and offered
at public auction AT the nearest govern
mcnt land office within the Green BAY
agency. at not less than the minimum of
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
and thereafter shall be subject to private
entry at the latter price and shall i'll all
ca>t> he sold tor cash only: ProVI'ted.
however. That the Secretary of the late
rior is hereby authorized to reserve from
sale quantity of said land> not exceeding
eighteen contiguous sections. embracing
such as are now actually occUpl"G amt mn
proved, and are best adapted to a-rl-
cultural purposes. subject to allotment to
members of the Indian party oi >ild tribe
as hereinafter provided
SEC. g. And be it further enacted. That
from the first proceeds of the sale of lands,
as provided in the Sccond section of this
act shall he paid the expenses of appraisal
and sale of said lands. the amount due to
individuals for improvements as returned
by the apprai>erS, and the amount OF the
debts contracted by the sachem and couu-
cillor, for the benefit of said tribes.
amountin. to the SUN of eleven thousand
dollars. according to a schedule to hc GER
titled by them, and returned to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs
SEC /. And be it further enacted. That.
Immediately after the returns shall he re-
ccivcd at the General Land Office of the
last pnbllc sale according to the provisions
OF TINS act. statement shall be made uD.
under the direction of the Secretary ot til.
Interior, exhibiting the gross amount of
moneys realized from the sale of the said
Two townships of land. after dcductinr
thtrelr"m the sums appropriated hv tll,.
preceding sections of this act to which said
amount shall be added the value Of the
lands remaining unSOld of said two t,wn-
shlps, estimating the same at sixty cents
per acre; also the sum Of six thousand dol
lars held i'll trust by the government of the
l nlted States for the use of the Stockbridgc
and Munsee tribes of Indians. under the