Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-01
GENERAL NArUnE-No. ISL
AN ACT relative to private contracts or agreement
made with the Indians prior to May twenty-llrs
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AN ACT relative to private contracts or agreements
made with the Indians prior to May twenty-lrst,
eighteen hundred aud seventy two
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Represented
tiDes Of the United States Of Anerfca in CnJres,
ssmbed That hereafterit shall not be lawful for any
United States officer, other person under Its
ploy control, to recognize the binding force or
legality, or in any manner sustain or enforce or
counsel or give any aid or assistance to sustain or
enforce, any contract or agreement made by any
person or persons, or Corporation with any band,
tribe, or nation Of Indians, or Individual Indian or
Indians, not citizen OF the United States, entered
into prior TO the date of the act of Congress entl
tied san act regulating the mode OF making prl-
vate contracts with Indians" approved May twenty
irst, eighteen hundred and seventy two, for the
payment or delivery of any money or other thing
of value in present or prospective or for the grant
ing procuring any privilege TO him or her, or any
other person or persons, or corporation IN eQnsld-
GRAFTON OF services for, or advancementS made to-
said Indians relative to their lands, or TO any claim
growing out of in reference to annuties, install
lnents, or other moneys claims, demand, OF thing
o1lcla acts of any otilcer thereof, or in any way
connected with or due from the United States un-
less such contract or agreement was reduced TO
writing and duly signed by the parties in interest
thereto at the time it was entered into and fully
made known to the parties nj the time the contract
signed, and then not until sach original written
contract shall first have been presented to and eX-
amined by the Secretary OF the Interior and the
commissioner of Indian Affairs, and these facts by
them severaly endorsed thereon, and copy OF said
made thereon duly entered of record in the office of
ihe Commissioner of Indian Affairs
SEC That in addition thereto there shall also he
nlel in said Commissioners Onice, and retained
fheren as otlicial papers, and be examined by said
Commissioner and ereIary, and that fact endorsed
each and all such contracts and agreements SO pre-
sented which statements shall be sworn to special
y by all and severay the person or persons claim
ing interest in and seeking the support and enforce
ment Of such contract or agreement, and not by
agent or attorney First, that the writing presented
for examination and record, as provided for in the
first section of this act, and purporting to be the
gna contract or nesad Is IN iaeS o r sdf an N
The date and for the purposes it purpcrts to have
been made and executed secondly, SUCH sworn
statement shall give particularly the names of the
real parties in interest in the original contract or
agreement naming them If not named IN the written
contract agreement and If either OF The contract
ing parties is band tribe, nation OF Indians or
corporation or nrn the name of the ,rson, oili-
Ger, agent contracting in their behalf, together
With his authority for SO doing shall be specially
stated thirdly, particular statement OF az and
singular the services rendered orhe thing or things
done under snch contract agreement prior to said
Aing, with those things to be done or rendered, to.
gcther with particular statement of any and all
moneys paid or advanced by either pa ty under
such contract or agreement, giving in all cases the
tne, place. ant real value OF services rendered. OF
thing or things done, OF the kind manner of pay
ent, whether IN money property, or credits, up to
ihe date of the lipg of the said swcrn statement
i0urthly state specifically whether the original con-
tract or agreement had been submitted to any Seere
iary Of The Interior, Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
superintendent OF Indian affairs, Indian agent, COM
mssioner or other person having official control of
or connection with Indian affairs, giving the time
when. place where, and person by name to whom
such submission was made, and whether by saG
officer endorsed or not or whether any SUCH Dl1ee1
was cOgulldnb OF sucn cODlucl UT dsreelheht lHN-
ing been made though not submitted to him fol
81 approval
SEC That the Secretary or Commissioner Of In
II Ahan Affairs is hereby empowered TO require, IN
II wTkiug, any additional facts or proofs that may
be necessary to aid in determining the true char
# hcterqt tle contract or agreement, or assignment
# thereof
M asEe That Az such contract agreement shall be
recognized by any officer employee of the United
states untithe secretary of the Interior shall, ate
nl consideration Of any such contract or agreement
# together with the proofs and papers in this act re
@ qured 10 be fled and such as the Secretary of the
HIT Interior or Commissioner OF Indian Affairs may re
f ure III addition thereto, the Secretary of the Int
8 for shall consider to be Just and reasonable and no
5# tainted with fraud and not exorbitant In its de
8 ands Prtpfded, That the Secretary OF the 1nterlo