The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-23

to the 43d parallel of latitude; thence
west along said parallel OF latitude to
its intersection with the tenth guide
meridian; thence north along said guide
meridian to its intersection with the
township line between townships one
hundred and one hundred and one
nortn; thence east along said township
line to the point of beginning, the un-
allotted land hereby ceded approximat-
ing four hundred and sixteen thousand
(4l6,000) acres, lying and being within
the boundries of Gregory County South
Dakota, as said county is at present
defined and organized.
ARTICLE H. In consideration OF the
land ceded, relinguished. and convey
ed by, Article of this agreement the
United States stipulases and a.
grees to expend for and pay to said ln-
dians, in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, the sum of one million and forty
thousand u,04O,000) dollars.
ARTICLE Ill 1t is agreed that OF
the amount to be expended for and
paid to said Indians. as stipulated in
Article II of this agreement, the sum
of two hundred and fifty thousand
(250, ,C00) dGllsrs shall be exepnded in
the purchase of stock cattle, Of native
range or graded Texas two.gear.old
heifers and graded Durham or Here
ford two-year-od bulls, for issue to
said Indians, to be distributed as equal
/ ly as possible among men, women and
children as soon as practicable after
the ratification of this agreement, and
that the sum of seven hundred and
ninety thousand 100000 dollars shall
be paid to said Indians per capita in
cash in five annual installments of one
hundred and fifty.eight thousand
| l5S ,0O0) dollars each, the first OF which
cash payments shall be made within
four months after the ratification Of
this agreement.
ARTICLE " 1t is understood that
nothing in this agreement shall be con-
strued to deprive the said Indians of
the Rosebud Reservation, South D., of
any benefits to which they are entitled
under existing treaties or agreements,
not Inconsistent with the provisions OF
this agreement.
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take effect and be in force when signed
by y. s. Indian. Inspector Jaa4es Mc-
Laughlin and by three.fourths OF the
male adult Indians parties hereto, and
when accepted and ratified by the Con
gress of the United Stated.
In witness whereof the said James
Mclaughlin U S. Indian inspector.
! on the part of the United States, and
the male adult Indians belonging or
the Rosebud Reservation, South Oak,
have hereanto set their hands and seal:
at Rosebud Indian Agency, South Oak
, this fourteenth day of Sept. A. D. 1901
l certify that the total number o
male adult Indians over Is years OF age
belonging on the Rosebud Reservation
! S. Oak, is 1859 of whom l,03i have
D signed the foregoing agreement. beine
: IL more than three-fourths of the male
adult Indians of the Rose bud Reserva
tion, S. Oak
CHAs. E. MCCHEsNEY,
: United States Indian Agent
ROSEBUD AGENCY, OAK, October
: A, 1901 Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate an
House of Representative of the U. S
d of America in Congress assembled
o That the said agreement be, and tn
y same hereby is, accepted, ratified. an
S confirmed.
q SEC. 2 That in accordance with tn
;, provisions of articles second and thir
: OF said agreement the sums of tw
: hundred and fifty thousand dollars, fc
e the purchase of stock c=ttle, and Sl5S
q 600, as the first OF FIVE annual install
y ments to be paid said Indians in casf
u in all. s4os, 900, be, and the same ar
il hereby, appropriated, out OF any none
:. in the Treasury not otherwise apprt
v plated.
! SEC That the lands ceded to tn
= United Stated under said agreement
excepting such tracts as may be reser,
ed by the President, not exceeding &c
X and siXty-seven hundredths acre
$ in ALL for subissue station, Indian da
K school one Catholic mission, and tw
le Congregational missions, and lands r,
served for common schools as provide
I'd in section four of this Act, shall /
le disposed of under the general provi
10 ions of the homestead and town-si1
e, laws of the United States, and shall
ut opened TO settlement and entry /
le proclamation of the President, whic
OF proclamation shall prescribe the ma
at ner in which these lands may be Sc
S: tied upon, occupied, and entered
ID persons entitled TO make entry: there
oy and no person shall be permitted
ID settle upon, occupy, or enter any
of said lands. except as precribed in sue
be proclamation, until after the eXpir
i'd tion of sixty days from the time whe
th the same are opened to settlement al
ensry: Provided, that the rights
e honorable discharged Union soldie
n, and sailors of the late civil and tt
on Spanish wars, as defined and describ,
e, IN sections twenty-three hundred al
be four and twenty.three hundred a,
1t, five of the Revised Statutes, as amen
at ed by the Act of March first, ninete,
IN hundred and one, shall be abridge