The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-30

cation Of oil matters pertaining to the
business of the superntendency or agency,
including an examination of accounts,
the manner of expending money, the num-
Der of Indians provided for, contracts of
all kinds connected with the business,
the condition of the Indians, their advance
ment in civilization, the extent of the re-
servations, and what use is made of the
lands set apart for that purpose, and,
generally all matters pertaining to the
Indian service. For the purpose of making
such Investigations, each inspector shall
have power to examine all books, papers,
and vouchers, to administer oaths, and to
examine on oath all officers and persons
employed in the superintendency or
agency, and all such other persons as he
may deem necessary or proper. The III
spectors, or any of them, shall have
power to suspend any superintendent or
agent or employe, and to designate some
person in his place temporarily, subject to
the approval Of the President, making inn
mediate report of such suspension and
designation and upon the conclusion of
each examination report shall be forward
ed to the President without delay. The
| inspectors, in the discharge of their duties,
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| by proper legal proceedings, which it shall
be the duty of the district-attorney of the
| United States for the appropriate district
duly to effectuate, to enforce the laws, and
to prevent the violation of law in the adj
ministration of affairs in the several agen-
cies and superintendencles. So far as
practicable, the examinations of the
agencies and superintendencies shall be
made alternately by different inspectors, so
that the same agency or superlntendency
may not be examined twice in succession
by the same inspector or inspectors
Provided That after the thirlieth of June.
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, the
offices of four of the superintendent of
Indian affairs, and of the clerks Of such
superintendents, are hereby abolished, and
the amount hereinbefore appropriated for
salaries for said officers, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
to pay the salaries and travelling expenses
Of said inspectors. And the President
may assign the remaining four superinten-
dents to jurisdiction over such agencies as
he may deem proper, or, in. his direction,
dispense with any or all of the said super
indents and their clerks: Provided, That
there shall not be paid or allowed to any
person whatever any fees or reward for
services, in connection with the subject
matter referred to in the third section of
this act, either on account of the United
States or of the Choctaws, until further ac-
ton of Congress in that matter, and provid-
ing for such allowance and payment.
SEC. z. That whenever bv the terms of
this act the issue of food, clothing, or sup.
plies of any kind is provided for, it shall be
the duty of the agent or commissioner
issuing the same, at such issue thereof,
whether it be both of food and clothing, or
either of them, or of any kind of supplies,
to report to the Indian bureau the number
of Indians present and actually receiving the
same said reports to be embodied by the
Indian Commissioner in his annual report.
Approved, February IA, 1873.