The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-06

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| Sec. 3. That the allotments pro-
vlded for in this act shall be made
by special agents appointed by the
President for such purpose, and
the agents in charge Of the respect
i've reservation on which the allot-
ments are directed to be made, nm
der such rules and regulations as
the Secretary of the Interior may
from time to time prescribe, and
shall be certified by such agents to
the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, in duplicate, one copy to be
retained in the Indian office and
the other to be transmitted to the
Secretary Of the Interior for his
action, and to be deposited in the
general Land office.
Sec. 4. That where any Indian
not residing upon reservation
or for whose tribe no reservation
has been provided by treaty, act
OF Congress, or executive order,
shall make settlement upon any
surveyed or unsurveyed lands Of
the United States not otherwise
appropriated, he or she shall be en-
titled, upon application to the To-
cal land-otfice for the district in
which the lands are located, to
have the same allotted to him or
her, and to his or her children, in
quantities and manner as provided
in this act for Indians residing up
on reservations; and when such
settlement is made upon unsurvey-
ed lands, the grant to such Indi-
ans shall be adjusted upon the sur
vey Of the lands so as to conform
thereto; and patents shall be is
sued to them for such lands in the
manner and with the restrictions
as herein provided. And the fees
to which the officers of such local
land-oMce would have been enti-
tied had such lands been entered
under the general laws for the
disposition of the public lands
shall be paid to them, from any
moneys in the treasury Of the Uni
ted States not otherwise appro-
priated, upon a statement Of an
account in their behalf for such
fees by the Commissioner of the
general Land office, and a certif-
cation Of such account to the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury by the Sec
rotary Of the Interior.
SEC. 5. That upon the approval
Of the allotments provided for in
this act by the Secretary Of the
Interior, he shall cause patents to
issue therefor in the name of the
allottees, which patent shall be Of
the legal effect, and declare that
the United States does and will
hold the land thus allotted, for the
lpeaod Of twenty five years, in trust
for the sole use aud benefit Of the
Indian to whom such allotment
shall have been made, or, in case
of his decease, of his heirs accor-
ding to the laws Of the State or
Territory where such land is loca-
ted, and that at the expiration Of
/ laid period the United States will
convey the same by patent to said
lndlan or his heirs as aforesaid n
fee, discharged Of said trust and
free of all charge and incumb er-
ance whatsoever. Provided, That
the President Of the United States
may in any case in his discretion
extend the period And if any
conveyance shall be made of the
lands set apart and allotted as
herein provided, or any contract
made touching the same, before
the expiratt ton Of the time above
mentioned, such conveyance or
contract shall be absolutely null
and void Provided. That the law
Eof descent and partition in force
lin the State or Territory where
Fsuch lands are situate shall apply
thereto after patents therefor have
been executed and delivered, seY-
Icept as herein otherwise provided;
and the laws Of the State of Kan
sas regulating the descent and par
i tition Of 20 al nstata Sh.lE 81, !.