The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09

for such unTerln6d copies a. sue
: omcer, in his discretion. may deer
proper to furnish. Such fees shal
be paid 10 bonded oficers or EN-
ployees OF the Government, designai
ed BY the Secretary OF the Interior
and the same or so much thereof a
may be necessary may be expende'
under the direction Of the Secretar.
. Of the Interior for the purposes o
this section. and any unexpended bal
: ance shall be deposited in the Treas
ury Of the United States. as are 0thel
! public moneys
Sec. 3. The disbursements. II
= the sum OF one hundred
and eighty-six thousand dol
lars, to and on account OF the loya
Seminole Indians. by James E. Jen.
kins, special agent appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. and by A. ]
Brown as administrator de bonis
non, under an Act of Congress ap-
proved May thirty-frst. nineteen hun
dred. approprkating said sum. be.
and the same are hereby. ratified
and confirmed: Provided, That this
shall not prevent any Individual from
bringing suit in his own behalf to
recover any sum really due him,
That the court of claims is hereby
authorized and directed to hear. con
slider and adjudicate the claims
against the Mississippi Choctaws of
the estate of Charles F. Winton de-
ceased, his associates. and assigns
for services rendered and the ex-
penses incurred in the matter of the
claim of the Mississippi-Choctaws to
citizenship in the Choctaw nation and
to render judgment thereon on the
principle of quantum meruit In such
amount or amounts as may appear
eqnitable or justly due therefor,
which judgment If any shall be paid
from any funds now or hereafter due
such Choctaws by the United States.
Notice of such suit shall be served
on the governor of the Choctaw na-
ton and the attorney general shall
appear and defend the said suit on
behalf of the Choctaws.
Sec. 10. That the Secretary OF the
Interior is hereby authorized and di-
rected to assume control and direc-
tion Of the schools in the Choctaw,
Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek and
Seminole tribes, with the lands and
all school property pertaining there
to, March fifth, nineteen hundred and
six, and to conduct such schools un-
der rules and regulations to be pre-
scribed by him, retaining tribal edu-
cational officers, subject to dismissal
by the Secretary of the Interior. ana
the present system so far as practi-
cable, until such time as a public
school system shall have been estab-
lished under Territorial or State gov
ernment. and proper provision made
hereunder for the education OF the
indian children of said tribes, and he
.S hereby authorized and desired to
set aside sufficient amount Of any
funds. invested or otherwise. in the
Treasury Of the United States. be-
longing to said tribes. including the
royalties on coal and asphalt in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, to
defray all necessary expenses Of said
schools, using, however, only such
portion OF said funds of each tribe as
may be requisite for the schools of
that tribe, not exceeding in any one
year for the respective tribes the
amount expended for the scholastic
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and five; and he
and directed to use the
if any. of the funds appro-
priated by the Act of Congress ap-
proved March third. nineteen hu
dred and five, ''for the maintenance,
and enlarging of the !
'ribal schools Of the Cherokee, Creek,
Chickasaw and Seminole
unexpended March fourth,
nineteen hundred and six, including
such fees as have accrued or may
hereafter accrue under the Act of
Congress approved February nine
teenth, nineteen hundred and three,
Statutes at Large volume thirty-two,
page eight hundred and forty-one,
which fees are hereby appropriated,
in continuing such schools as may
have been established. and In estab-
fishing such new schools as he may
direct, and any of the tribal funds so
set aside remaining unexpended
when a public school system under a
future State or Territorial govern
nent has been established, shall be
per capita among the citi-
ems of the nations, in the same man.
Ter as other funds.
Sec. IL. That all revenues OF
whatever character accruing to the
1hoctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, (
Creek and Seminole tribes whether
)efore or after the dissolution of the
ribal governments, shall, after the /
approval thereof, be collected by an )
'ficer appointed by the Secretary of
he Interior under rules and regula-
ions to be prescribed bv MIN. and