Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-08
IoFFICIAL.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED ST tTES
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tGssrRAL xAruR.-No. 73l-co.tinsed.
hTERBsT ON TRUsr-YUED STOCKS.
For payment OF interest on certain abs. racted
and non paying State stocks belonging 20 various
Indian tribes, land held in trust ey the Secre-
june thirtieth, eighteen hundred ana seTentys
For interest on the Cherokee national fluid.
twenty-five thouse nd four hundred dollars.
For interest on the Cherokee school fund
two Thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.
FOR interest on re ChckasAw national fand,
twenty-nve thousand two hundred and twenty
For interest on the Chickasxw iuconpetsnts'
fund, one hundred dollars.
For interest on the Choctaw general fund
twenty seven thousand collars.
For interest ON the Greek orphans fund, rOu-
thousand and forty-eight dollars.
For interest on the Delaware general fund
eight thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars
For this amount, TO enable the Secretary of
the Interior q pay TO the children OF the Della
ware Indians who became citizers OF the nited
States under the provisions Of the ninth article
OF tie Delaware t-eaty Of July fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-sy, and the children OF Bet
citizenship under the provisions Of said article,
their p-oportionste share Of the money and
stocks held in trust by the United States for the
i've hundred and fourteen dollars and twenty
three GEN., OF which twei tyrone thousand
tour hundred snd forty-eisht dollars and seven
cents shall lie deducted from the money credits
OF said tribe, and thirty-three thousand and
sixty six dollars and sixteen cents, 20 be taken
e9ultably from their several kinds of stock
S1a,i DC usn ans to the Secrets-y Of the
United states: Prorided, That IL the Secretary
OF the Interior shall 80 determine the whole
amount hereby appropriated shall be taken
from the money-credits OF the tribe, the Secre-
tary OF the Interior TO designate the funds fro a
which said amounts shall be tsken: Proriisd,
Ihst IN the case Of deceased PERI ons, the Sec
rotary OF the Interior shall make payment TO
their legal representatives; and said Delaware
children are hereby declared 10 be cit.
liens OF the United States, with Fu the
Lights, privileges, and immunities of such:
and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby au-
thorIzed and directed to cause patents TO Issue
ted to them; and in Gaze Of the decease of any
OF said persons, the patents shall issue in the
names OF such deceased persons, including the
ssia Be.seF zeigeI, and the title TO the lands
designated in such patents shall inure 20 and
become vested In the heirs, devisees, or assign
ees OF said deceased patentees, as IL the patent
nsd Issued 10 the deceased person during life
and the Secretary OF the Interior shall cause
patents 70 be Issued in fee-simple In the names
OF Barbara Zeigler, Martha Zeigler, Samuel
ketehum, Nathan s. Tiblo Y, and Francis II.
Grinter, who belonged TO the families of the
citizen class, and who died prior to the census
OF such lnIians made by the agent under the
PROVISIONS OF the treaty OF July fourth, eighteen
them; ana the lands designated in such patents
shall inure to and become vested in the heirs
cet.sees or assgnees OF said dece -sed patentees,
III the patent had Issued TO the deceased per-
son during life.
For interest on the Iowas' fund, two thousand
nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For interest on the kaskaskias, wess Peorias
and Piankeshsws fund, three thousand nine
hundred and one dollars.
For interest on the Ksskaskiss, wess, Peorias,
and Piankeshaws' school-fund, one thousand
four hun dred and forty nine dollars.
For interest on the Menomonees' fund, nine
hunc ed and fifty dollars.
For interest on the Ottowas and ChiDpeyas'
fund, two hundred and thirty dollars
For interest on the Pottswatomies' educa-
tonal fund, three thousand three hundred aud
thousand five hundred dollars of the above
amount may be expended, with the consent of
said Indians, for physician, who shall furnish
medicines.
For contingent expenses OF trust-funds, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUDS IN PAY
ING BoUNTIRs TO INDIANS.
For this amount, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, to meet the expenses incurred by
the Department Of the Interior In invest eating
alleged frauds In the payment Of bounIes to
members OF the First, Second, and Third Regi-
ments Of Indian Home-Gusrds during the years
eighteen hundred and seventy-one and eighteen
hundred and seventy two, two thousand eight
hundred and thirty-four dollars and fl.een
cents.
SEC. 2. That the sum of fifteen thousand dol
lars, or 90 much thereof as may Re necessP-y, 70
pay the expenses Of the commission o. citizens
serving without compensation, appointed by the
Pro ident under the provisions of the fourth
section OF the act of April terth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty nine, is hereby appropI lated;
and said Board of Indian Commissioners is here
by continu 1 with all the powers aud dutteq
conferred and imposs by existing laws. But
no-hlDg herein provided shall be construed TO
SUI crsede O. int fere with the duty .sretofOr
imposed upon said board of commissioners to
visit indian agencies and inspect the vouchers,
books and papers thereof
SIC. ). That for the purpose of inducing In
Clans - labor and become self supporting II is
he,eby provided that in distributing the supple
nh Q Ia
pTiated, the agent distributing the same shall
require all sble-bodied male Indians, between
the ages Of eighteen and forty five, TO perfor
Il service uPOn the reservation, for the benefit of
the mselyes or of the tribe, at reasonable rate,
to be liked by the agent in charge, and to an
amouns equal in value to the supplies to be de-
llyered. And the allowances provided for such
Indians shall be distributed to them only upon
oonditisn OF the performance CT such labor,
unoer such rules and regulations as the agent
may prescribe: Prorided, That the Secretary Of
the Interior may, by written order, except auy
particular tribe from the operation of this pro-
vision where he deems IL proper and e1pedient.
SIC: 4: mat none OF the moneys appropriated
IN this act shal be used to psy salaries or allow
ances OF any kind 10 employees at agencies ex-
cept where II ie expressly appropriated for such
purpose; excepting the contingent fund and the
incidental fund, and except in cases herein
Otherwise provided, not more than six thousand
dollars shall be paid for the salaries of en-
ployees at any one agency in addition TO the
salary or the agent and Interpreter, and not
more at any agency than lie absolutely necessary;
and Indian agents shall be required to state,
under oath, upon rendering their quarterly ac-
counts, that the number Of employees claimed
for were actually and bona ide employed at the
agency and at the salary 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 there
from: PToriced, That where there is no Off ser
in the vicinity of an agency who is authL riz ed
to administer oaths, the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior may direct such returns to be made under
the certificate Of the agent.
SEQ. 3. That none OF the appropriations
herein made shall be paid q any band of In
dians while snch band Is at war with the United
States VI with the white citizens Of any of the
States or Territories.
SEC. 8. That il shall be the duty of the Sec
re larry of the Interior, and the officers charged
by law With the distribution of supplies 70 the
Indians, under the appropriations provided for
IN tlIis act, TO distribute them and pay them out
to the Indians entitled 20 them, in such proper
proportions as that the amount of appTOpiia-
ton shall not be expended before the end of the
current year, SO as 70 prevent deficiencies and
no expenditure shall be made or liability iucur-
red on the part OF the Government GU account
OF the Indian service for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
five, (unless In compliance with existing law,
beyond the amount of money previously appro-