Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-05-13
RESERV ALTON
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BILL AS PASSED
The Bill as Signed by the President and Probable
Plan Under Which the Fort Tottsn Reserva-
ton Will be Opened.
THE BILL~AS PASSED,


consideration hereinafter named, do
hereby cede, surrender, grant, and
convey to the United States all their
claim, right, title, and interest il and
to all that part of the, Devils Lake
Indian reservation now remaining un
allotted, including the Tract of land
at present known as the Fort Totten
Military reserve, situated within the
boundaries Of the said Devils Lake
Indian reservation, and being part
thereof; except six Thousand one hun
dred and sixty acres required for
allotments to sixty one Indians of said
reservation entitled to allotments, but
to whom allotments have not yet
been made, said sixty Que allotments
to be made by the United States un-
der the provision of general allotment
act of February sth, 1887, as amended
February 20, 1891, subject to right Of
way granted to jamestown Northern
railway.
article 2. In consideration of the
land coded, relinquished. and convey
ed by article one of this agreement,
and in full of all claims and demands
Of said Indians of Devils Lake reser-
Walton, North Dakota, arising or
growing out of the erroneous survey
Of the western boundary IF the reser-
walton in 1875, whereby about 81, 900
acres were excluded therefrom also in
full FOR timber taken from their lesser
walton for use of the military post of
Fort Totten, from 1867 to 1890 Cover
ing the period from the time CT it's
establishment to the time of its dis
continuance), the United States stipu-
lates and agrees to dispose of the said
lands to settlers under the provisions
of the homestead and town site laws,
except sections sixteen and thirty six,
or an equivalent of two sections, in
each township, and except such lands
as may be reserved, as hereinafter
provided, and to pay to said Indians
the proceeds derived from the sale of
said lands; and also the United States
stipulates and agrees to pay tor Sec
tions sixteen and thirty-six or an
equivalent of two sections, in each
township, and for such lands as may
be reserved for school, agency, church.
and mission purposes, at the rate of
three dollars and twenty five cents per
acre. s5~ss"r "a I
Article 8. It is agreed that out of
tue funds acc1 uing from the sale of
the said lands there shall be paid the
said Indians, in cash, per capita,
share and share alike, to each man,
woman, and child belonging on the
said reservation, within four D .onths
after the date OF the proclamation of
the President Of the United States
opening the said lands to settlement,
the sum Of one hun3r red and forty five
Thousand dollars, or go much thereof
as may have accrued from the sale of
the said lands; and the remainder of
the sums derived from the sale of the
said lands shall be paid to the said
Indians in annual installments not to
exceed thirty thousand dollars in any
one year, and the first Of which in
stallments to be paid in the month of
June of the year following the first
payment, and in the month of June
of each year thereafter until the whole
proceeds of the sale of the said lands
shall have been disbursed #
- Article 4. 1t is understood that
nothing in this arg-ement shall be
construed to deprive the said Indians
of the Devils Lake Reservation,
North Dakota, of any benefits 70
which they are entitled under tho OK
listing treaties ur agreements not in
consistent with the provisions of this
agreement. HI
Al Article. 5. This agreement shall
lake effect and be in force when ac-.
cepted and ratified by the Congress of
thezUnited States. q
Seetion 2. That the said agreement
be, and the same is hereby, accepted,
ratified, and confirmed, as herein
amended.
Section 3. That before any of the
lands coded by said agreement are
opened to settlement and entry or
otherwise disposed of, the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs shall cause;
allotments TO be made as provided by
article one of the agreement, such al
lotments to confirm as to quantity to
the provisions of the treaty Of
February 10, 1867, and of the act Of
February s, 1887, as amended February
%. 1891. 4
Section 4. That the land ceded to
the United States under said agree
ment, including the Fort Totten
abandoned military reservation, which
arc exclusive Of six thousand one
hundred and sixty acres which are