The Tomahawk., 1916-03-16

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White Earth Band of Chippewa
Indians in Minnesota the sum OF
1000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, to be expended in
the annual celebration of said band
to be held on June fourteenth,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, out
of the funds belonging to said
band.
That the Secretary of the Inter
ior be, and he is hereby, author-
lied to convey by patent in fee
simple to independent school dis
trjct number one, of Mahnomen
County, Minnesota, for the pur.
pose of demonstration farm in
connection with the agricultural
department of the public schools
OF said place, that certain tract of
land which had been set apart for
the now abandoned Mahnomen In
dian day school, said tract being
described as follows, to wit: West
half of the southwest quarter of
section eleven, township one humid
red and forty-four north, range
forty-two west of the fifth princi-
pal meridian: in Minnesota: Provid-
ed, That the purchase price of the
property conveyed, which shall be
not less than it's appraised value,
shall be divided equally among the
members of the Pembina Band of
Indians living on the date of pas
sage of this Act who were born
prior to July twenty-hrst, nineteen
hundred, but were not included on
the allotment schedule approved
on that date; appraisement of the
property and payment of the pro-
ceeds to the said Indians to be
under such rules and regulations
as the Secretary of the Interior
may prescribe: Provided further,
That this shall not be construed to
affect any rights involved in pend
ing litigation.
That the Secretary of the Inter-
ior be, and he is hereby, author.
lied and directed to issue to the
Northern Minnesota Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
patent in fee for forty acres of
land or the Nett Lake Indian Res
ervation in Minnesota, described
as follows: South half of north.
east quarter of lot one; north half
of south east quarter of lot one;
south half of north half of north
east quarter of lot one; north half
of south half of southeast quarter
of lot one; south half of northeast
quarter of northwest quarter; and
south half of souti, half of north
half of northeast quarter of north
west quarter, all in section nine
teen, township sixty-fve north,
range twenty-one west of the
fourth principal meridian contain
ing forty acres more or less; such
patent to be in lieu Of that author
lied and directed il the Act of
August first, nineteen hundred and
fourteen (Thirty-eighth Statutes at
Large, page five hundred and
ninety One).
That the Secretary of the Inter-
ior, under such rules and regula-
tions as he may prescribe, is here
by authorized to advance to any
individual Chippewa Indian in the
State of Minnesota entitled to par
ticipate in the permanent fund of
the Chippewa Indians of Minneso-
ia one-fourth of the amount which
would now be coming to said In
dian under pro rata distribution
of said permanent fund: Provided,
That the Secretary of the Interior,
under such rules and regulations
as he may prescribe, may use for
or advance to any Chippewa In
dian in the State of Minnesota en-
titled to share in said fund who is
incompetent, blind, crippled, de
crepit, or helpless from old age,
disease, or accident, one fourth of
the amount which would now be