The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-06
BE it enacted by the Senate AM

House Of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled That in all cases
where any tribeor band of Indians
has been, or shall hereafter be, To-
Gated upon any reservation crea-
ted for their use, either by treaty
stipulation or by virtue of an act
Of Congress or executive order set
ting apart the same for their use,
the President of the United States
be, and he hereby is, authorized
whenever in his opinion any reser-
walton or any part thereof Of such
Indian lands is advantageous for
agricultural and grazing purposes,
to cause said reservation, or any
part thereof, to be surveyed, or re-
surveyed if necessary, and to allot
the lands in said reservation TO anu
Indian located thereon in quanti-
ties as follows:
To each head of a family, one
quarter of a section; (160 acres
To each single person over eight
cen years of age, one-eight of a
section; ESQ acres.)
To each orphan child under IS
years Of age, one-eight of Sec
ton; $50 acres, and
10 each other single person un-
der Is years now living, or who
may be born prior to the date of
the o, der of the President direct
ing an allotment Of the lands EN-
braced in any reservation, one
sixteenth of section, (40 acres):
Provided, That in case there is
not sufficient land in any Of said
reservations to allot lands to each
individuals of the classes above
named in quantities as above pro-
vlded, the lands embraced in such
reservation or reservations shall
be allotted to each individual Of
said classes pro rata in accord lance
with the provision Of this act. And
''proUided further, That where
*'the treaty or act of Congress-
setting apart such reservation 2
provides for the allotment Of
LANDS in severaIty in quantities
lin excess of those herein proUi-'
''ded; the President in making ALL
"lotments upon such reserva-''
"t;on, shall al0t the lands to EACH"
'fndiUiduQflndian belonging there
''on in quantity as specified in
such treaty or act. And provi-''
"ded further, That when the
lands allotted are only valuable
"for grazing purposes, an addi-"
"al allotment Of such grazing
lands, in quantities as above
provided, shall be made to each "
individual.
SEC. 2. That all allotments set
apart under the provision of this
actshall be selected by the Indians,
heads of families selecting for their
minor children, and the agents
shall select for each orphan child,
and In such manner as to EN- brace
the improvements of the Indians
making the selection. Where the
improvements Of two or more In
Gians have been made on the sam E
subdivision Of land, unless they
shall otherwise agree, a provision
al line may be run dividing said
lands between them, and the am
5 to which each is entitled shall be
equalized in the assignment of the
remainder Of the land to which
they are entitled under this act !:
Provided, That if any one enti-
tied to an allotment shall fail to
make selection within four years
after the President shall direct
that allotments may be made on a
particular reservation, the Secre-
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tary Of the Interior may direct the
agent Of such tribe or band, if
such there be, and if there be no
agent, then a special agent APP
pointed for that purpose, to make
q selection for such Indian, which