The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-02-27

United States TO paw either or any OF the
said nations, tribes, OF bands any money or
property due; and jurisdiction is hereby
conferred upon the Court Of Claims, with
the right of eitner party to appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States, TO
hear and determine all legal and equitable
claims, if any, Of said nations, tribes, Or
bands, or any of sssssSin, against the United
States, and to enter judgment thereon
Provided, That all claims based on fact,
happening before the passage OF this Act
shall be forever barred unless suit is brought
thereon within FIVE years after the passage
of this Act.
Sec. 2. That if any claim or claims be.
submitted to said courts they shall settle
the rights therein, both legal and equitable,
of each and all the parties thereto, mott
withstanding lapse of time or statues Of
and any payment which may
have been made upon any claim s, submit
led may be pleaded as an Offset in such suits
or actions. The claim or claims Of each
nation. tribe, OF band may presented sep
arately or jointly by petition, subject, how
ever, to amendment; and such action shall
make the petitioner or petitioners party
plaintiff OF plaintiffs and the United States
party defendant, and any nation, tribe, or
band the court may deem necessary to m
al determination of such suit or suits nay
be joined therein as the court may order.
Such petition shall set forth all the facts on
which the claims for recovery are based,
and the said petition may be signed by the
attorney for the petitioning nation, tribe, or
band, and shall be verified by him after ex
animation of the records pertaining to the
claim or claims, and no other verihcation
shall be necessary. Official letters, papers,
documents, and public records, or certified
copies thereof, may be used in evidence,
and the departments Of the Government
shall give access to the attorney or attorneys
Of the said nations, tribes, or bands Of In
dams to such treaties, papers, correspond
ence. and records as may be needed by the
attorney or attorneys for said nations, tribes
or bands of Indiaas.
Sec 8 raatsupon the final determine
ton Of such suit, cause or action ip favor
.Jf the nation, tribe 81 Band, the Court Of
Claims shall decree that the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall place TO the credit Of the.
said nation, tribe or band the amount found
due the nation, tribe or band.
See. 4. That upon the hual Getetlnina-
ton Of suca. suit, cause or action, the
Court of Claims shall decree such fees as it
shall find reasonable to be paid the attorney
or attorneys employed therein by each OF
said nations, tribes or bands Of Indians, un-
del contracts negotiated and approved, as
provided BY existing law. and in no case
shall the fee deereed by said Court Of
Claims be in excess Of the amounts stipulat-
ed in the contracts approved by the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, holding Office
at the date of filing the claim and the Sec
retary of the Interior, and no attorney shall
have right to represent or shall represent
any nation, tribe or band Of Indians in any
suit, cause or action under the provisions of
this act until his contract shall have been
approved as herein provided The fees de-
creed by the court to the attorney or at
torneys Of record shall be paid out of any
sum or sums recovered in such suits or ac-
tions, and no part of such fee shall be taken
from any money in the Treasui, Of the
United States belonging to such nations,
tribes, or bands Of Indians in whose behalf
the suit is brought, unless specifically auth
orized in the contract approved by the
Commissioner If Indian Affairs and the
Secretary OF the Interior as herein provided