The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-12-30

b5ilGE10 al 1LdA@S VI dUl IOul-
potency comm ission to have the
requisite knowledge, expert.
fence, and business capacity to
4negetigte lease contracts, to
make their own contracts for
leasing their lands.
The leases must be male in
bankruptcies on the forms
prescribed oy the department q.
b LENGTH OF FERN
The terms Of such leases
shall be in accordance with ex.
isting regulations and for per.
Iieds not exceeding FIVE years,
but overlapping leases shall be
made within a period greater
than seven months before the
expiration OF any existing
lease.
The question of consideration,
Hhetfler a cash rental or share
of the crops grown on the land,
shall De left to the deter nina
tlon Of the lessor.
THE question of whether a
bond Shall be required for the
faithful performance of the con
tract is also left Co the diScre
|tion of the lessor, but If a
bond be required il shall be ex
|ecuted on the form prescribed
Dy the Department. & o5s 81
Alter the lease shall have
4oeen executed and completed.
ali parts thereof shall be fled in
the Office of the Superintendent
I'm charge of the reservation
within thirty days thereafter
for MS examination. After such
examination, if found to con
furm to the law and rules and
regulations prescribed there
under, the superintendent or
other ufhcer IN charge Shall in
Gicase on the lease his approval
thereof anu deliver one Part TO
the lessor. one part to the Iessee,
send ones part 20 the Indian
Office. and Keep one part for the
agency files.
Indians who may be deemed
competenteto manage their own
affairs IN this respect shall also
nave 1.-THE management OF their
minor children s. allotments in
the same respect, which shall
iDclace the collection of the
sentals, except that leases of all
minor chifdren,s allotments
must be forwarded by the
Iaificer in chMgerfe Tor the appro-
val of tina Secretary of the In
terinr.t EyerydadnEt able bodied
male Indian whether deemed
com petenr or not 10 manage his
uwn affairs IN this respect shall
reserve forty acres asa home
| stead to farm and work himself,
and this shall not be leased 1 I
either farming or grazing pur.
poses. higher. WI
/ Indians not deemed CON ne.
tents to manage their own affairs
in this respect shall have their
leases madein the Office of the
superintendent In charge OF the
reservation for terms not eex.
feeding five years, and the sup
erintendent or other officer in
charge viii negotiate and ap
prove such leases for them.
IBonds viii he required for such
leases. After execution and 40.
prevail blythe superintendent or
other ofic in charge. two parts
of such leases shall be for ward
ed tothe Indian Office. enc part
forlhe Office flies, and one par,
for auditors use. dal1ar vaa
The superintendent or other
officer in charge shall also col
lect all renfals from leases rnade
by him.and where such rentals
aie payableT inlcash they shall
be deposited to the credit of the
iessor and paid out in accord
lance with iethe regulanonsalin
force regarding rindividua I In,
dian moneys. ! !
H. III Abbott, f. "a. Abbott.
Com mActinR Commissioner
ApproEederce Frank PIERCE. Wrl'
staFfstcAssistant SeeresaFyD.