Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-06-13
AN ACT.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLoTT.
MENT OF LANDS IN SEvERALTY TO
INDIANS ON THE VARIOUS REsERvA.
TIONs, AND TO EXTEND THE PRoTEC-
TlON OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE TERRITORIES OVER
THE INDIANS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House IF Representatives. of the
United States of America in cong, ess
assembled, That in all cases where any
tribe or band of Indians has been, or
shall hereafter be, located upon any
reservations created for their use, either
by treaty stipulation or by virtue Of an
act Of congress or executive order setting
apart the same for their use, tho Presi.
dent Of the United States be, and he
hereby is, authorized, whenever in his
opinion any reservation or any part
thereof Of such Indians is advantageous
for agricultural and grazing purposes, to
cause said reservation or any part thereof,
to be surveyed, or resurveyed if ueces
sary, and to allot the lands in said r.ser.
vation in severalty to any Indian located
thereon in quantities as follows:
To each head Of a family, one quarter
Of section to each single person over
eighteen years Of age, one-eight of
section to each orphan child under
eighteen years Of age, one eighth of a
section aud to each other single person
under eighteen years now living. or who
may be born prior to the date of the
President directing an allotment of the
lands embraced in any reservation, one.
sixteenth Of a section; Provided, That
in case there is not sufficient land in any
Of said reservations to allot lands to each
individual Of the classes above named in
quantities above provided, the lands
embraced in such reservation or reserva-
tions shall be allotted to each individual
Of each Of said classes pro rata in accord
ance with the provisions of this act ::
And provided further, That where the
treaty or act of congress setting apart
such reservation provides for the allot.
meut Of lands in scveralty in quantities
in excess of those herein provided, the
President, in making allotments upon
such reservation, shall allot the lands to
each individual Indian belonging thereon
in quantity Us specified in such treaty or
act: And provided further, That
when the lands allotted are only valuable
for grazing purposes, an additional allot.
meut Of such grazing lands, quantities as
above provided, shall be made to each
individual.
Sec. 2. That all allotments set apart
under the provisions Of this act shall 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 embrace
the improvements Of the Indians making
the selection. Where the improvement.
of two or more Indians have been made
on tho same legal subdivision Of land
unless they shall otherwise agree. a pro
visional line may be run dividing said
lands between them, and the amount te
which each is entitled shall be equalized
in the assignment of the remainder oI
the land which they are entitled unde,
this act: Provided, That if any on,
entitled to an allotment shall fail to max,
a selection within four years after tn,
President shall direct that allotneut'
may DO made on a particular reservation
the Secretary Of the Interior may dirso
the agent of such tribe or band, if sucl
there be, and if there be no agent, the,
q special agent appointed for that pur
pose, to make selection for such Iudian
which selection shall be allotted as iu case
where selections are made by the Indian
and patents shall issue in like manner.
SEC. 8. That the allotments 2ro
vided for 10 this act shall be made b,
special agents appointed BY the Presiden
for such purpose, aud the agerts i,
charge of the respective reservations Of
which the allotments are directed to b
made, under such rules and regulation
- the Secretary Of the Interior ma,
from time to time prescribe, and shall b
certified BY such agents to the commits
siouer Of Indian Affairs, iu duplicate, on
copy to be retained 10 the Indian ofic
and the other to be transmitted to th
Secretary Of the Interior for his action
and to be deposited in tie General Lam
Office.
SIC. 4. That where any Indian no
residing upon reservation, or for who's
tribe no reservation has been provide,
BY treaty, cot Of congress, or cxecutiv,
orier, shall make settlement upon an,