The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26

is made by the Indian allottee:
Provided, That whenever the funds
of any tribe are susceptible of d.
vision and distribution the share
belonging to any member of class
one shall be paid to him: Provided
further, That every Indian in class
one who has managed his or her
affairs in such manner as to just
ify his or her retention in said
class for period of three years is
hereby declared to be citizen of
the United States, and entitled to
all the rights, privileges, and i'm
munities of such citizen, without
in any manner impairing or other
wise affecting the right of any
such Indian to tribal or other
property. Members of the second
class, while in said class, shall be
allowed to make their own leases,
buy and sell personal property
with the aid and assistance and APP
prevail of the agent or superintend-
ent in charge Of the tribe. The
property, both real and personal,
of members of class three shall be
managed or looked after by the
agent in charge. The property of
minors shall be managed by their
parents or next Of kin having the
care of such minors when compe-
tent to do so, or by the agent or
superintendent in charge.
Sec. 10. That members of class
two, when found competent by the
agent or superintendent and the
business committee, may be placed
in class one, and members of class
three, when found qualified by the
superintendent or agent in charge
and the business committee, may
be placed in class two. Any mem
Der of class one, when found to be
incompetent, may be reduced to
class two or three. as the circum-
stances of the case may warrant,
and members of class two may,
when found wholly Incompetent,
be reduced to class three. When
any member of class four shall
reach his or her majority the agent
or superintendent in charge and
the business committee shall, upon
investigation, determine to what
class said member belongs, and
after such determination, such
member shall be placed upon the
roll of the class to which he or she
has been found to belong, and
from that date shall enjoy all the
rights and privileges enjoyed by
the members of such class.
Sec. II. That it shall be the duty
of The superintendent or agent in
charge, and the business committee
to encourage the members of the
tribe in farming and stock raising,
in tue building of homes, and to
assist them in every way possible,
and encourage them in their efforts
to become more competent to man
age their own affairs and look after
their own interests, and it shall al
so be the duty of the officers IL
charge of the Indians on any res
eryation and the business commit
tee of each tribe to encourage each
member in living upon and Guilt
vating part of his or her home
stead allotment.
Sec. II. That when all the trlDal
lands have been allotted and the
tribal moneys distributed or pro-
rated, and the members of the
tribe are still under the control of
an agent, superintendent, or other
person, then such agent, superln-
tendent, or other person in charge
of the members of said tribe shall
divide the members of any such
tribe under his control into classes
as provided i'll section three of this
Act and such embers shall be
changed from one class to the
other by the Board of Indian Aft
airs whenever in the judgment of
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