Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-07-17
Secretary Smith Requests That
Nez Perces Be Paid.
A VERY LONG DELAYED ORDER
and Interesting Points OF
Exception.

this httefnoon requested the treasury
department to pay the 5000. due to
the Nex Perez Indians in Idaho for their
lands soId Co the eoverpmen, In Idaho
Tha ravra,,, v.. .,o,,,,.,, 80, ,.,o,,,,,.
ago ~, acSoun, - 49,. - ,,a,,s -
varso,,s ..,r,s r,n.S. ha,,s 49,, ,,re,,s,.
unfaunaea ana sha-a - - r,r.,,s.
reason for as,av rhs ,rths c,,,,,,rsw.,,
i - rsr.n,,s a.ch ~ r,hc,ss III, rs.s,.s
4 littie over ~ ooa
Hohers srhiesrnsr rac.. - .u.v,
ana Cvrus Raads the ,,,,,..,,,,ars
concluded the agr~er,a,,, yvI,n ,ns -
a,.n. A. reas Is ..
points OF the treaty then signed - a..
pended. portions az which have hers,s-
fore been printed:
In all sf.626. 2a2 In IA he paia ths In
dians. OF this. ssas 2ea IA 10 he maid In
cash. ana the rnIliion f,olIars "a - ~.
paid under the following conditions.
/. THE remainder Of said suu, ~ A, css
222 shall be deposited in the treasury az
the United ststas 40 ans cra.s,, 80 a..
Neg Percea ~ Idaho and sna,, h'.a.
interest at the rate of DER centum ner
annum. which princ,naI ara ,r,a,,...,
shall be paid to said indians per canita
as follows. to-wit: Ar the exn,ra ,,o,, -,
one Year from the date r.f f4xsr-
ton OF this arreement ,ha .,,n, =,
$50. 900. ana semi-anpus,,v ,naraav,s.
the sum Of sIgO ooo with ire sn,..rar, -,
the unexpendeS ror,,o,, ~ ,,,a s,...,. - =.
he derived fro,,, ~. .a-u,-.. - ,a.s ~
this agreement naas shaii - Ss,'a..s ~
or withheld from tba d,sro.i,,.s,, ,,.s.,a
by this article ON acco,,n, ~ 49, aa.s.s' ...s.e
dation or other ACT cor,r,,t,as ns. -,
Nez Perce Indian nr,or 10 ,hs sxss,,,..,.
of this AGREEMENT h,,, ths - - ~s's,,
be actuaIIv naid ~ IN. rra,.~~ a. .,'
In the manner ana a, ,h.. ,,,,,-... -. -. 49,
In stipulated"
II is agreed that IN. ,,,.,. ,,
'.the BOOM" on the c,iearwasar rs,,sr
near ths ,,,o,,,h w"s1s ttve..
be excepted from ces.,c, "a s,..s'.,s-.s
for the conmon ,,sa ~ ~. ,.4,,s -.',.S
full right of access ,hara,o "a ,h., 80
tract or land adtoIninv rour occ,,,,ss
by James Moaes .haii ha .,,o.ss1s -
him In such manner as ,os a. s,,,a.s..sS.
with such right
IL IN stimulated ,ba, ,h. rr.,,.... S...
will purchase for ,ha -. =, -. r,--..
Indians two rortahl. .,aa,,. .~.,...s,,,.'
at a cost NOT erceaasn., sro oao "a ....,,
provide for the Jndians ,or = ,,arIs, -.
exceeding two wears ana a cos, ~. a.
ceeding 81 so0 a cor,ns,an, s,-s no. sA
for the purpose of f,,Ilv in,orn,tns 80,
Ineiianse 10 fbe correc, ,oca,,as,s ~
their aliotments ana ,h. cor,,a,.s "a
lines thereof.
IL is stinuiatad ara a.ro.s 49,,
religious society or other orvan,~.,, ,,a,,
now Occupying under nro,.er s,,,ha-,,x
for religious or educational yxor,r a,,,org
the Indians. anv ~ the iarag s..s.S
shall have the right for two vs.rs s,,o,,,
the date OF the ratifeation ~ ,s,. .sr..-
ment. within which 10 nurchass ,ha lana
the same 10 be conyeved 10 s,,cp s,,,a,.
or organization by patent. An the ,,anal
form
IL is agreed that the lands nv thi.
ceded. those retaina5 and
those allotted To the said Nez Perrs In
dams, shall be subject for a n,.r,oa of
25 years. TO ali the laws of the TrnI,aa
States prohibiting the Introduction m
into the Indian co,,ntrv ana
that the Neg Perce Indian allottees
whether under the care OF an InaIan
agent or not. shall. for a IKE ner,o6
be subject to nj, the laws of the ITni,a5
States prohibiting the sale or other ais
position of intoxicants to Indiana
HOW TO TAKE LAND
The following section of the law aeta
forth the conditions and terms M an,rv
of the lands to be thrown omen 10 set.
tlenent by the president's orociana-
ton.
..That Immediately after the ta.nanca
and receipt by the Indians AZ trust nat.
ents for the allotted lands. as nrovided