Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-20

ooseSy ~ <Wo WYNN NSsO I0teTpIeteS,
aud 100 uassv q ny agssey than = ab-
solutslJ 1sesasaly; and Indiaa sgsats
shall be required 70 state, oader oath,
upon rendering their quarterly a.
oouuts, that tho number Of employees
claimed wore actually and bona fide
employed at the agency and at the sal
ary claimed; and that such agent does
not. directly or indirectly, receive any
part Of the compensation claimed for
any other employee, or any pecuniary
benefit therefrom: Provided, That
where there is no officer in: the vicin;-
ty Of an asrucy who is authorized to
administer oaths, the Secretary of the
Interior may direct such returns to be
.aado under the certi6cat. of tho agent.
Sec. 5. That it shall be tho duty Of
the Secretary Of tho Iuteriar, AID the
officers charged by law with the distri-
button Of supplies to the Indians, un-
der the appropriations provided for in
this act. to distribute them and pay
them out to the Indians entitled to
them, in such proper proportions as
that the amount Of appropriation shall
not be expended before the end Of the
current year, so as to prevent dcficien-
cics; and no expenditure shall be made
or liability incurred on tho part of tho
Government on account Of the Indian
service for the fiscal year ending June
thirticth, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-dve, (unloss IN compliance with cx
listing law beyond the amount of mon
cy previously appropriated for said SER
vice during said year: Provided, That
hereafter all bidders under any adver-
tisemcnt published by the commission
ers Of Indian Affairs for proposals for
for goods, supplies, transportation, and
50 forth, flor and on account Of tho In
dian service, whenever the value Of the
goods: supplies, and 50 farth, to be fur
'siskc'l, or tho transportation TO be per-
formed, shall exceed the SUM of Eve
thousand dollars, shall accompany
their bids with certified check or
draft payable to the order of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, upon some
United States depository or solvent ma
tional bank, which check Or draft shall
be five per ccntum on the amount OF
goods, supplies, transportation and so
forth, as aforesaid; and in case any
such bideer, on being awarded a con-
tract, shall fail to execute the same
with good and sufficient suretics accor-
ding to the terms en- which such bid
WAS made and accepted, such bidder
shall forfeit the amount so deposited
20 tue United States, and the same
shall forthwith BE- paid into the Treas
sry IF the United States; but if such
contract shall be duly executed, as
aforesaid, such draft or check so depos-
tied shall be returned to the bidder.
SEC. Z. That for the purpose of pro-
pcrly distributing tho supplies appro-
priated for in this act, it is hereby
made the duty Ct each agent in charge
Of Indians and having supplies to dis
tribute, to make out rolls Of the Indi-
ans entitled to supplies at the agency.
with the names Of the Indians and Of
the heads Of families or lodges; with
the number in each family or lodge,
md to give out supplies to the heads
of families, aud net to the heads of
tribes or bands, and not to give out
supplies for greater length Of time
than one week in advance.
SEC s. That the sum Of twenty-four
thousand four hundred and eighty DOL
lars and eighty-six cents, being the
unexpended balance Of an appropria-
tion Of "forty thousand dollars to car
ry on tho work Of hiding and instruct
ing the Indians Of the Central superiu
tendency ia the arts Of civilization,
with q view to their sslf support"
ruadc by act Of March third, eli hteen
hundred and seventy-onc, is hereby
rcappro2riated. and may be expended
for the purpose named, and shall be
available Immediately; and the sum of
ten thousand dollars is appropriated
for the support Of schools in the Cen.
trail superintsndenoy: And provided
further, That the unexpcnded balance
Of the appropriation made by act Of
July fifteenth, eigeteen hundred and
seventy, for educational purposes for
the Indians, be, and tue same is here
by rc-appropriated.
; SEC. .. That the several appropria-
tions here made for teachers, millers,
acksmiths, engineers, carpenters,
physicians, and other ersons, aud for
various articles provided for by treaty
stipulations, may be diverted to other
uses for the benefit Of various Indian
tribes, within the discretion of the
President, aud With the consent OF
said tribes expressed in the usual man.
ner; and that he cause report to be
made to Congress, At tho next session
thereafter, Of his action under the pro-
vision.
SEC. 10. That no agent or employee
Of the United States Government. or
any Of the Departments thereof, while
II tho service Of tho Government, shall
have any latercst, directly or indirect
~, contingent or absolute, or remote,
in any contract made, or under uegotia-
tion. With the Government, or With the
Indians, for the. purchase or tho trans
portaeiou or delivery OF goods or sup
plies for the Indians, or for the remov-
al Of the Indians; nor shall any such
agent or employee oollads with any
person who may attempt to obtain any
%scc contract for the purpose of ena.
bling such person to obtain the same.
The violation Of any Of the provisions
Of this section shall be .misdemeanor
and shall be punished by 6ne Of not
less than five hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars, and by re-
moval from Office; and in addition
thereto, the court::shall, in its discretion
have the power 70 punish by imprison-