People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-10
States in such manner as the secretary Of tn
interior shall direct

nOulndlt duu Dy anu Win lnt ADVICE anu con-
sent Of the senate to appoint registers and re-
ceivers thereof
The sum Of 1000 or so much thereof as may
be necessary, the same to be Immediately avail.
able, is appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay for
the services Of the appraisers to be appointed
as aforesaid, at rate not exceeding slJ day
for the time actually employed by each ap-
praiser. and their reasonable expenses and 10
enable the commissioner of Indian affairs. under
the direction Of the secretary Of the interior to
effect the removal Of intruders required by the
first paragraph Of article 2 Of said agreement
as amended.
The sum Of 5000, or so much thereof as NAV
be necessary, the same to be Immediately avail
able, is appropriated out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, 10 enable
the commissioner Of Indian affairs. under the
directions Of The secretary Of the interior, 10
emploY such expert person or persons to prop
erlv render complete account 10 the Cherokee
nation Of moneys due said nation, as required
in the fourth subdivision Of article , Of said
agreement
The sum OF 3l,6Ol, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated the
same 10 be Immediately available to pay the
Tonkawa tribe of Indians in the territory OF
Oklahoma for all their right title, claim and
interest Of every kind and character, in and TO
four townships Of land, containing 9l,7SO 9-lOO
acres more or less ceded, conveyed and relin.
pushed to the United States by article Of an
agreement concluded on the 2lst day Of Octo-
Der, 1891, between David H. Jerome Alfred
Wilson and Warren G.. Sayer, duly appointed
commissioners on the part Of the United States,
and said TOnkawa tribe OF the Indians, which
agreement is contained in the message OF the
president communicating the same 10 congress
and known as executive document numbered
thirteen, first session Fifty second conyress to
be paid and applied in the manner provided for
! IN said agreement And such portion Of said
amount as may be deposited in the treasury OF
the United States shall bear interest at the rate
| Of per cent per annum. which interest shall
| be applied as provided in said agreement and
said agreements is hereby accepted, ratified and
confirmed
The sum Of $50 900, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
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Pawnee tribe OF Indians in Oklahoma, formerly
partof the Indian territory for all their right IT,
tie, claim and interest OF any kind and character
in and to all that tract Of country between the
Cimarron and Arkansas rivers embraced in the
limits Of seventeen specified townships OF land.
coded, conveyed and relinqulshed to the United
States by said Pawnee tribe of Indians, by article
l of an agreement concluded on the 23d day Of
November, 1892, between David H. Jerome,
Alfred Wilson and Warren G. Sayer, duly ap,
pointed commissioners on the part OF the
United States, and said Pawnee tribe OF In.
dams, which agreement is contained in the
message Of the president communicating the
same to congress and known as executive docu.
ment nun bered sixteen, second session Fifty.
second congress- 10 be paid and applied in the
manner provided in article Of said agreement
And the further sum of as, 200, or so much there.
of as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated,
the same to be Immediately available, to pay
the expense of making the allotments as pro.
vided for in said agreement including the
pay and expenses Of necessary special
agents hereby authorized TO be appoint
ed by the president for the purpose Of making
such allotments, and to pay the expense OF nee
essary resurveys therefor. Said agreement ID
hereby accepted ratified and confirmed And
the residue OF the proceeds Of the surplus lands
mentioned in said agreement shall be placed tC
the credit Of said tribe in the treasury Of the
United States and shall bear interest at the rate
of > per centum per annum, said interest 10 bt
paid and distributed to said tribe, as provided
in said articles
The lands acquired by the agreements speci
fed are declared TO be part Of the public do
main Sections l6 and So in each township
whether surveyed or unsurveyed. are hereby
reserved from settlement for the use and bene
fit Of public schools as provided in section Il
relating to lands acquired from the Cherokee
nation Of Indians. And the lands so acquired
by the agreements specified in the two preced
ing sections not so reserved shall be opened Il
settlement by proclamation Of the president a
the same time and in the same manner and sub
iect TO the same conditions and regulations
provided in section H. relating to the openins
OF the lands acquired from the Cherokee nation
OF Indians. And each settler on the lands tC
beopened as aforesaid shall before receiving a
patent for his homestead, pay to the United
States for the lands so taken by him. in add
dition to the fees provided by law, the sum o
go per acre, and shall also pay interest upoI
the amount so to be paid for said land, from
the date of entry to the date Of final payment
at the rate Of per centum per annum.
Before any of the lands are open 10 settle
ment 1t shall be the duty OF the secretary Of tn
interior to divide the same into counties
which shall contain as near as possible and no
less than 800 square miles in each county.
In establishing said county line the secretar,
is hereby authorized TO extend the lines OF tn
counties already located so as to make the are
OF said counties equal as near as may be, to tn
area OF the counties provided for In this act
Provided, That range west and ranges |, 2,
and east in township 20, shall be attached t,
and become part Of Payne county
At the first election of county officers the pee
pie Of each county may vote for name 70
each county, and the name which receives tn
greatest number Of votes shall be the name O
such county; provided further, that as soon a
the county lines are designated by the secre
tary, he shall reserve not TO exceed one-hal
section Of land in each county, to be treated 70
county purpose, to be entered under section
2 S6 and 2, SSS Of the revised statutes And al
reservations for county seats shall be specific
in any order or proclamation which the pres
dent shall make for the opening Of the lands I
settlement
The consent Of the United States is hereb
given 10 the allotments Of land in severalty no
exceeding 100 acres to any one individual will
in the limits Of the country occupied by tn
Cherokees, Creeks Choctaws, Chickasaws an
Seminoles; and upon such allotments the in
dividuals TO whom the same may be allote
shall be deemed TO be in all respects citizens
the United States
, And the sum Of 5000 or so much thereof a
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated |
pay for the survey OF any such lands as may
! allotted by any Of said tribes Of Indians 10 il
dividual members Of said tribes, and upon II
allotment Of lands held by said tribes respec
lively, the reversionary interest Of the Unite
States therein shall be relinquished and sha
cease
The president shall nominate and, by an
with the advice and consent Of the senate, sha
T, appoint three commissioners to enter into neg
= tations with the Cherokee nation the Chocta
nation, the Chickasav nation. the Muskoge