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

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Approved, February 3, 1871. l-,.,s -s,,.s ,,--s.
GENERAL NArURE-NO. 81
AN ACT for the relief Of the Stoc hbrldse
and Munsec tribe of Indians, in the State
of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House OF
Representatives. OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. Anat tne
two townships OF land; situated in the
county of Shawanaw, and State OF " l>coii-
sin set apart for the use OF the Stochbrldg &C
and Munste tribe of Indians, shall, under
direction of the secretary of the Interior, be
examined and appraised, by two or more
disintcrested appraisers to be selected Dy
him, in eIghty-acrc lots, according to public
survey; such appraisal shall state the
quality of the soil, the quantity, quality ana
value of the timber growing ON each LOT,
estima ting the pine timber at not less than
one dollar per thousand, and the value OF
all improvements, if any, made thereon.
with the name of the owner OF such I'M
provemcnts, as certified by the saclicm and
councillors of said tribe, and, when returned
to the land office of the district in which
said lands are situated, he subject to pub
lie inspection for at least thirty days before
the day appointed for the sale of such
lands, as hereinafter provided. One copy
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turned to the land office OF the district, and
a duplicate thereof to the Secretary of the
Interior, within six months from the pas
sage of this act. and the person appointed
to make such appraisal shall be allowed
such compensation for their services as
may be fixed by the Secretary OF the ln-
terror.
SEC. , And be it further enacted. That
the said two townships of land shall be adj
vertised for sale, by notice of not les, than
three months, to be published i'll at least
three newspapers Of the district having
general circulation and shall be offered at
public auction, at the nearest Government
land office within the Green Bay agency, to
the highest bidder, in lots of not exceeding
eighty acres each, but shall not be sold for
less than the appraised value thereof
None of said lands shall be subject to entry
until they shall have been offered as afore-
said, and then only at the price fixed by
such appraisal. All OF said lands remain
ing unsold ut the expiration of one year
after they shall have been offered AS afOre-
said shall be again advertised and offered
at public auction at the nearest govern
nent 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 in all
however. That the Secretary of the Inte
riOr is hereby authorized to reserve from
sale IA quantity OF said lands not exceeding
eighteen contiguous sections, embracing
such as are now actually occupied and im
proved, and are best adapted to agri
cultural purposes, subject to allotment to
members of the Indian party of said tribe
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
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as provided i'll the second section of this
act shall be paid the expenses Of appraisal
and sale Of said lands, the amount due to
individuals for improvements as returned
by the appraisers, and the amount Of the
debts contracted by the sachem and coun-
cillors for the benefit of said tribes,
amounting to the sum of eleven thousand
dollars, according to a schedule to be GER
tilted by them, and returned TO the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
SEC 4. And be ii further enacted, That,
immediately after the returns shall be re-
ceived at the General Land Office Of the
last public sale according to the provisions
Of this act. a statement shall be made up.
under the direction of the Secretary Of the
Interior. exhibiting the gross amount Of
moneys realized from the sale Of the said
two townships OF land, after deducting
theretrOm the sums appropriated by the
preceding sections of this act, to which said
amount shall be added the value OF the
! lands remaining unsold Of said two town
ships, estimating the same at sixty cents
per acre: also the SUM OF six thousand dol
lars held in trust by the government of the
United States tor the use of the Stoekbridge
and Munsee tribes Of Indians. under the
treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty nine
and the total amount thereof shall consti-
tute the entire sum Of money due from the
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said StoCkbridge and Nunsec tribes of In
dians. to he paid and appropriated for their
benefit as hereinafter directed.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That
the sum of money thus found due to the
said tribes shall be divided between the
citizen and Indian parties of said tribes. in
proportion to the number of each respec-
lively, according to rolls thereof, made and
returned in conformity with the provisions
of this act to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs: That portion Of said sum belonging
to the citizen party shall be equally divided
among them per capita, and paid to the
heads of families and adult members Of
said party: that portion Of said sum be-
longing to the Indian party shall he placed
to their credit on the books of the Treas
urer of the United States, and bear in
terest at the rate Of five per centum
per annnm. payable semi-annually, and
said interest shall be applied to the
support of schools, the purchase of
agricultural Implements, or paid in such
other manner as the President may direct:
Provided, however, That part Of said
sum due the Indian party, not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars, may, ON the re-
quest OF the sachem and councillors of said
tribe, be expended in securing a new loca-
ton for said tribe, and in removing and
aiding them to establish themselves in
their new home; and in case of their pro-
curing and removal to such new location,
at any time, the said eighteen sections Of
land reserved for their use by the second
section of this act shall be sold in the
manner therein provided. and the proceeds
thereof be placed to their credit as afore-
said
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted That,
for the purpose of determining the persons
who are members of said tribes and the
future relation OF each to the government
OF the United States, there shall he pre-
pared, under the direction of the Commits
siOner Of Indian Affairs, or such person as
may be selected by him to superintend the
same, two rolls, one to be denOminated the
citizen roll. to embrace the names OF all
such persons of full age, and their families.
as signify their desire to separate their re-
lations with said tribe, and to become citi-
zens of the United States; the other to be
denOminated in the Indian roll. and to en-
brace the names of all such as desire to re-
tain their tribal character and continue I'M
der the care and guardianship of the United
States; which said rolls shall be signed by
the sachem and councillors of said tribe,
certified by the person attending the same,
and returned to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, butt no person of full age shall be