The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-19

gushing le,ween improvements marie ily
members Of sald Indian iIiie, The UTiietl
Siaies, and white settlers. and make return
thereof 10 the Commissioner tf lndinn ai-
flirs: Httfdfd, Thai the Secretary tf the
Interior may, In his discretion. yet aside any
appraisements that may bc made nnder Il
provisions Of Ills SEXTON, and canse new
appraisement 10 ic made.
Sic. ?. II a tach boz aide setter at the
time Occupying any portion II said lands and
having mde valuable improve thereon,
or the heirs ut law Of such, who 4 q u. izcn Of
the United States, or who has declared bis
intention to heeCme such. sfall be entitled, ai
any time within one year from the approval
Of said appraisement, to pui1hase, for tash,
the land 50 occupied and improved by him,
hot TO exceed one hundred and sixty aercs in
each case, at the apltnised value thereof In.
c'nding the appraised value Of any improve
emnts which may haye been made by The
United States or any of said Indians on the
same, under such rules aud regu aiiOns as tie
Secretary er the Interior may prescribe.
SIC. 3. That allihe lards mentioned IN the
first section Of this actHow ccculicd by b0ra-
ide settlers, as mentioned in The second Fe.-
lion 81 this act, remaining uns0ld AZ the en-
piration of ore year from the approval Of
said appraisement, shall be sold at Iuhicsa.e,
after due advertisement. tn the highest bidder
dred and sixty acres; and all the lands mrIl-
toned in the first seytion Of this net whh'h
shall be un0ccuped by b0na-ilde settlers ut
the date OF sllch appraiscment may he sold at
any time after the approval of said appraise-
ment, at pnblic sale, aflcr due advertisement,
to the highest bidder for cash, In tracts not
exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, mr.
der such rules and regulations as the Sccrc-
tary OF the Interior may prescribe: Frotfded,
That in no case shall any # the lands men
TONED in this act lie sold at less than their
appraised value: And pr0Cided further,
That the Secretary Of the Interior may, IN
his discretion, open any Of said lands remain.
ing unsold afler having been publicly offered
to cash entry at their appraised value, s,i6-
ject TO the rights Of bonaot,le settlers as pre-
yided for In this act: Prorfded, hOtrt9'e1,
That the proceeds Of the sale of said lands and
improvements, after paying the expenses Of
said appraisement and sale, shall be applied
In Accordance with the provisions Of said
treaty In the payment OF the liquldaictl ir-.
dcbtelncss OF said Kansas tribe Of Indians
pro rata as the same shall he received, and
The excess, If any, shall be distributed to
said Indians. per capita, IN money.
SEC. L. That If said Kansas tribe Of Indians
shall signify to the President Of the United
States their desire to sell their diminished re-
serve, as indicated In said treaty, including
it'iAo hCitt III uAIN NhuiliiNhf aiiu
to remove frunlthe STATE Of Kansas, and shall
80 agree in such manner as the President
may prescribe, the Secretary Of the Interior
may cause the same TO be appraised in legal
subdivisions as heTeinbei0re provided for the
appraisement of the socalled trust lands, and
sold in quantities not exceeding one hundred
and sixty acres at not less than Its appraised
value, ntter due notice, TO the highest bidder
or bidders on sealed bits, including improve
aF,f,. ,ha,. nd
shall be given To settlers on any part of said
diminished reserve, and the appraised value
ofany improvements on any part Of said di.
minislied reserve made by any member OF
said tribe shall be paid to him or her in per-
son, and the residue Of the roceeds Of said
sales shall belong TO said tribe In common,
fifty per centum Of which shall be placed 10
their ere lit on the books Of the treasury, and
bear Interest at the rate oil five percentUm per
annuln, sail interest 10 be paid TO them
semi-annualy for the term Of twenty years,
after which peritd the principal shall lie pail
TO the members Of said tribe percapita, and the
remaining fry per tentllm ut the proceeds ot
sales as aforesaid shall BE- used In proSiIlhg
and improving Ipr them new honest In the In-
dian Territory. and In RubsiSiing them until
they may become selfslistaining: Provided,
That If any adult member Of said TRIBE 10 whcm
anallotment wa assigned underthc provision
VI dIlluIeh one anu tNO W Sdlu tTeHtN VI Nv
yembcr, eighteen hundred and sixty, shall
desire 10 remain upon the same, such member
Of said tribe shall, upon satisfying The sc,Tea-
ry Of the Interior that he or she Is the person
10 whom such allotment was originally as-
signed, and that he or she has, silcr The Ga'c
Of such assignment, continued to occupy anl
cultivate the same, be entitled 10 demand and
receive for such allotment patent in fee
simple; but silch land ~ patented shall he
exempt from levy, taxation, or sale during
the natural life Of slWh Indian.
Approved, Mays, 1872.