Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-17

tracts with the Indians
lie Il enacted by the selate and House Of Represent
atves of the United States Of America In Congress
scmbod, That hereafter contract or agreement Of
any kind shall be made by any peason with any tribe
ron Of the United States for the payment or delivery
Of any money or other thing Of value In present or
In prospective or for the granting procuring any
privilege 10 him her any other person or persons
In consideration OF services for said Indians relative to
epcnce to- annuites installmeHts, or other moncvs
claims demands, or thing under laws or treaties with
the Uniten States, or official acts Of any officers thereof
In any way connected with or due from the United
States unless such contract agreement lie In writing
and executed and approved In the manner hereinafter
sFc 2. That all contracts or agreements between
such parties and for such purposes rs named In the first
section OF this act shall i've In writing, duplicate
copy Of which shall he delivered to each rty thereto
a. hereinafter provided. All such contracts shall be
proved In writing thereon by the Secretary of the In.
terror and Commissioner Of Indian Afars. Such con.
tract or agreement shall contain the names Of all par
those made with rbe by their tribal authorities the
scope Of authority and the reason for exercising that
or agreements shall state the time wien and place
where made, the part cular purpose Tor which made,
the special thing or things to be done under IT, and II
for the collection of money the basis of the claim the
source nom which IL to be collected the disposition
to BIO made OF u when collected the amount or rate
per contum of the fee in all eases and IL contn-
gont matter or condition constitutes part of the
tract or agreement II shall be specifically set forth
Prouided, That all such controcts shall have n fixed
limited time TO run and shall lie invalid unless linn
tied And PROVIDED, That such contracts shall not he
asgnabe in whole or ~ part unless the names Of the
assgnees and their residences and occupations he en-
tered in writing upon the contract, and the consent
the Secretary Of the Interior and the Commissioner
| Indian Affairs TO such agreement BIO also endorsed
thereon Ind be Il Jarther provided That the Judge
before whom such contract agreement Is executed
shall certify officially the time when and place wher,
such contract or agreement was executed and that II
was in his presence and WIN are the interested potie
thereto stated 10 him at the time the parties pres
ent making the the source and extent of auihor
ty claimed at TIE time by the contracting parties L
make the contract or agreement and ether made il
person OF by agent or attorney Of either party par
attorney by officer Of the United States under an,
such contract or agreement other than the fees due
him for services rendered thereunder but the money
due the tribe Indian or Indians, as the case may be
shall bo paid by the United States, through its own
hcers or agents to the party or parties entitled there
TO Provided. That money thing shall be pad /,
any person for services under such contract agree
ment, until such person shall have frat filed with tn
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs n sworn statement
showing each particular act OF service under the con
tract giving date and fact in DETAIL and tho Secretary
of the Int Tor and Commissioner Indian Affairs shall
determine thereirom whether In their Judgment, suc
contract or agreement has been complied with or iu
filled If 50, the same may be paid and If not II shall
be paid In proportion to the services rendered unde
the contract Provided, That all such contracts or
greements hereafter made in violation of the prov zion
of this act hereby declared null aud vOid and a.
money or other thing Of value paid to any ltrsO b.
any Inthan or tribe or any enc else for or ON aus 8
their behalf on account of such services in excess
the amount approved by said Commissioner and SecrC
tary Tor such services may be recovered by suit in til
Of the United States in any court of the Unite
States regardless Of the amount In controversy on
half Of which shall be paid 10 the person suing for tn
same and the other half shall be paid into the trca
ury Of the United States for the use of the Indian
tribe by or for whom II was paid and the person
receiving said money and his aidefs and abetto.s sha
In addition TO the forfeiture Of said sum, be subject
prosecution for misdemeanor In any court of the UNI
cd States, and on conviction shall be fined not lie,
than thousand dollars and imprisoned not LEI
than six months and II shall be the duty Of all di
tct attorneys Of the United States to prosecute sue
when applied to to do so, and their failure an
refusal shall TIC ground for their removal from Office
and any Indian agent or other person IN the emplO
ment Of the United States who SHALL In violation Of III
provisions Of this act, advise, sanction In any wa
aid in the making Of such contracts or agreements
making such payments are here prohibited, SHALL
addition to the punishment herein imposed on the pc
son making said contract receiving said money, b.
conviction, dismissed from the service Of the Unto
States and he forever disqualified from holding any
| fee of profit or trnst under the same.
| ApnrOypd. NAV A.. 1872.