Morris tribune., 1884-01-16

laws of the United States, but in no
other manner whatsoever.
| Sec. 5. That the funds arising from
the sale of the stumpage OF said pine
lands, and the funds arising from pre-
emption sales or COMMITTED home
stead entries, under this act, shall be
disposed of as follows: Out of the
said funds shall first be paid all the
expenses of obtaining said cession and
REIMBURSEMENT, and all the expenses
OF the surveys, estimates, appraisals
| and sales herein prescribed; and the
balance remaining of said funds shall
be held in trust for said Indians by
the secretary of the interior, and shall
by him be expended for their benefit,
for such purposes and in such sums,
and at such times, and in such man
ner as he may in his discretion from
time to time determine.
Sec. 6. That the said Indians may
continue to occupy said pine lands as
q reservation, and use the dead and
down timber thereon for fuel, but
they are in no manner to interfere
with or hinder the purchasers Of
stumpage III the full enjoyment of
their stumpage right; it being the
true intent and meaning Of this act
that the said Indians may continue to
occupy and hold the said lands as
hunting fishing and trapping grounds,
and for haying and pasturage, but
such occupancy and use to be without
any prejudice OF hindrance to the
rights of purchasers of stumpage.
Sec. 7. That the secretary of the
interior may, in his discretion, under
such rules as he may determine, make
allotments of any Of said lands other
than pine lands to the said Indians in
severalty, as follows: TO each head
of a family, one quarter section; to
each orphan child under twenty years
of age, one-eight Of a section; and to
each other person now living, or who
may he hereafter born, when he or
she has attained the age Of twenty
years, one-eight of a section; but such
allOtments shall be made as to leave
the allottees in a tract separate and
distinct from and not intermingled
with other settlers and for the pur-
pose of filling such allotments the
secretary ofthe interior may Withhold
from settlement and entry, on the
eastern or southeastern side Of Red
lake, quantity of land sufficient for
such allotments, and for any allot-
ments which the secretary of the i'm
terror may make under this act he
shall cause patents therefor to issue
the allottees, under the restrictions
hereinafter provided as to the power
of alienation or otherwise.
Sec: 8. That the title acquired by
said Indians under said ailotments by
virtue of this act shall not be subject
to alienation, lease or incumbrance,
either by voluntary conveyance of the
grantee or his or her heirs, or by
Judgment, order or degree of any
court, or subject to taxation, of any
character, but shall be and remain in.
alienable, lieu OF incumberance for
the period Of thirty years from the
date of the patent, and until such
time thereafter as the president of the
United States may see fit to remove
the restrictions, which said Limitation
and restriction shall be incorporated
issued; and all conveyances made by
any alIottee contrary to the Limitations
and restrictions aforesaid shall be alb
solutely null and void; but such lands
allotted as aforesaid shall pass by de.
cent conformable to the statutes OF
Minnesota in cases of intestancy.
| Sec. 8. That the provisions made
for said Indians in this act shall be
deemed and taken to be compensation
| in full for. their cessation and relin-
quishment of all their right aud in
terest in said reservation to the
United States of America, as herein
contemplated.