Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-24

any Kind shall be male by any person With
any tribe OF Indians, or Individual Indiaps or
Indians, not u citizen Of tho Unitcd sale. for
tho payment or delivery Of any money or
other thing ofva!ue, in present OF IN prospcs;-
I've, or for the granting Or procuring any ptiy-
persons In confederation OF scfviees for said
Indians relative 10 their lands, Or t. any Gains
growing out OF, or In referaDce u, ~annuili,s
ins;allments, or other moneys claims de.
the United States, or oficialacts ofauy oncers
thereaL or in any way connected With o. dun
from the United States, unless such ,uontr9ct
or agreement be In wiring, and exeoutod and
approved In the manner hereinafter direct.
Sec {. That all contracts or agreements be-
tween such parties and for su;h purposes rs
named IN the tirSt section Of this act shall bo
In writing, q duplicate or COPY Of which shall
be dlivcred to cash party thereto, as herein.
amer provided. All such contrahts khall be
executed before Q Judge OF q court Of record
and approved in writing thereon by the Secrc-
tary OF the Interior and commissioner Of IndL
an Affairs. Such contract or agreement shall
contain the names OF all parties In .inlerust,
their residence and occupation (: but those
made with . triIe by their tribal authorities,
the scope Of authority AND the reason for ex.
ercising that authority shall be given specific
ally. Such contracts or agreements shall
state the time when anil place where maile,
the particular purpose Tor which made, the
special thing or things 10 DO done under It,
and, flor the collection OF money, the basis
OF the claim, the soIrce from whlGhit is to lie
collected, the disposition 10 bemade oft when
collected, the amount or rate per centum Of
the fee In all cases ; and If any contingent mat
ter or condition constitutes a lart OF the con-
tract or agreement Il shlll u specifically set
forth /: Provided, That all such contracts shall
have 4 fixed limited time TO run, and shall Ike
invalid unless so limited: And provided, That
such contracts shall not b assignable, In
whole or In part, unless the names OF the rs
signees and their residences aud occupations
be entered In writing upon The contract, and
and Commissioner Of Indian Affairs to such
assignment be also endorsed thercont ADd,be
II further provided, That the Judge before
whom such contract or agreement Ii executed
shall certify officially the time when
and place where such sontrct or agreemeit
and who are the Interested parties thereto, Ms
stated TO him ut the time, the parties present
making the same; the source anti extent OF
authority claimed at the time by the contract
ing 'arties to make the contract or agreement,
and whether made in person or by agent or by
attorney Of either party or parties,
SEC. ). ThA no money shall be paid 70 any
| agent or attorney by an officer OF the United
States under stch contract or agreement, 9th.
| er than the fees due him for services repdcred
t~ntreuuucr uuL Tue ulVncyo uuo lno iiiEV,
Indian, or Indians, as thecase may be, shallbe
paid by the United States, through lis " Of
tiscrs or agents, to the party or parties enti-
tied thereto: Provided, That no money or
thing shall be paid to any person for services
under such contract or agreement, until such
! person shall have first filed with the COmmis-
sioner Of Indian Affairs n sworn statement,
showing each particular act OF service nnder
the contract, giving date aud fact In detail, and
| the Secretary Of the Interior II Commission
! er of Indian Affairs shall determine therefrom
whether, in their judgement, such contrast Or
II 50, the same may be paid, and II not, II shall
be paid In proportion to the services rendered
under the contract PROVIDED, That all such
contracts or agreements hereafter made In Vio-
lation Of the provisions OF this act arc hereby
declared null and void, and all money or other
thing of yalne paid to any person by any In
dian or tribe, or any one else for or on his or
their behalf, on account Of such services, In
excess Of the amount approyedby said Com
missioner and Secretary Tor such services, may
be recovered by suit In the name OF the Uni
ted States In any court Of the United States,
regardless Of tho amount In controversy, one
half OF which shall lic paid to the person sning
for the same, and the other half shall be paid
into the treasury Of the United States for tho
use Of the Indian or tribe by or for whom It
was paid /; and the person 50 receiving said
money, aud his aiders and abettors shall, In
addition to the forfeiture Of raid sum, be sub
Jet to prosecution for mlsdemeanur In any
court Of the United States, and, on conviction,
! shall be lued not less than one thousand dol
lars and imprisoned not less than SIX months;
and II shall be the duty Of all district attorneys
OF the United States 10 prosecute such cases
when applied to to do so, aud their hilure anl
! refusal shall bc grounds for their removal
from oficc !; and any Indian agant or other
person IN the employment Of the United States
who shall, In violation Of tho provisions ofthis
act, advise, sanction, or In any way aid In the
making Of such contracts or agreements, IN
making such payments as are here prohibited,
shall, IN addition 10 the punishment herein
! imposed on the person making said contract
or receiving said money, be, on conviction,
; dismissed from the service OF the United
States, and be forever disqualified from hold
Ing any Office Of profit ortrust under The same.
Apprved, May 81, 1872.