The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-10


terror shall have power to cancel the
entry and the corresponding water
right and again sell the land and
water right in the manner herein
before provided. The proceeds of
such resale, after deducting all ex-
penses, shall be divided into two
amounts as deemed proper by the
secretary of the interior, one to be
credited to the reclamation fund,
and the other to be deposited in the
treasury of the United States to be
credited to and disposed of for the
benefit of the Indian allottee and
patentee as hereinafter provided.
Sec. From the payments re-
1 ceived from the sale of such indi-
vidual Indian lands there shall be
covered into the reclamation fund
the amounts fixed by the secretary
Of the interior as the annual charges
on account of the land retained by
such Indian for the construction and
maintenance of the irrigation sys-
TEN as required under the reclama-
ton act. The balance, if any, shall
be deposited in the treasury of the
United States to the credit of the in
divldual Indians. and may be paid
to any of them If, in the opinion of
! the secretary of the interior, such
payments will tend to improve the
condition and advance the progress
of such Indians but not otherwise.
Sec 5.-The secretary of the in
terror is hereby authorized to cover
into the reclamation fund from the
money of any such Indian, either
from his individual credit or from
the general Yakima Indian fund, for
the payment of charges for construc-
tion and maintenance for the water
rights appurtenant to the lands re-
tanned by him or for the annual
maintenance charges payable on ac-
count of such water rights after the
construction charge thereon has
been paid in lull. After uncondi-
tional title in fee has passed from
the United States for any lands re-
tanned by him or for the annual
maintenance charges payable on ac-
count of such water rights after the
construction charge thereon has
been paid in full After uncondi-
tional title in fee has passed from
the United States for any lands re-
tanned by such Indians, the water
for irrigating such lands shall be
furnished under the same conditions
in all respects as for other lands un-
der the project
Sec. 6.-The secretary of the in
terror shall be authorized, upon COM
pliance with the provisions Of this
act and of the reclamation act, by
any party having purchased such
allotted or patented lands as herein
provided, to issue patent passing un-
conditional title in fee by the United
Ctates as trustee for the allottee
or patentee; and shall cancel any al
lotment as to the lands disposed of
under this act.
Sec THE irrigation works
heretofore constructed for the Yaki-
ma Indian reservation shall be in
Guided in any project developed un-
der the provisions of this act and
shall become part of said project for
all purposes of the reclamation act.
and the cost of same shall be includ-
ed in the cost CT such project and be
paid into the Indian fund out of the
proceeds from sales of water rights.
The provisions of this act shall be
construed as superseding or amend
ing any provisions of the said act of
Dec. 81, 1904, so far as any conflict
may appear.
Sec S.-That the secretary Of the
interior is hereby authorized to per-
form any and all acts and to make
such rules and regulations as may
be necessary and proper for the pur-
pose of carrying the provisions of
this act into full force and effect.