The Tomahawk., 1918-02-28

entered into pursuant to the Act
of January fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and eighty nine, by the
United States with said bands un-
der which they we're consolidated
and thereafter known as the Chip
pewa Tribe of Indians of Minneso.
ia, all righr, title, and interest of
said tribe or bands OF Indians in
any such property shall cease and
terminate, and 50 much of said
property A. has not been disposed
of shall thereafter be hell as the
property of the United States, and
tue court shall enter judgment in
favor of the Indians against the
United States for the value of all
such property so taken: Provided,
That all mineral in any of said
lands to which the United States
has not passed the legal title or in
which the United States has re-
versionary right shall be and re-
main the property of said Indians.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby directed to
forthwith allot to all Indians en-
titled to allotments under the Act
of January fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and cighty-nine, and the
agreements entered into thereun.
der, one hundred and sixty acres
Of agricultural land, to be selected
by each person entitled to an al|ot'
ment or his or her guardian or
legal representative out Of any
land remaining undisposed of, and
where any such person shall fail
or refuse to make such selection
said selection shall be made by the
officers IF the United States. The
said Secretary shall forthwith, up
on the. completion Of said, .,a!Iot
ments, dispose of all remaining
triba! property inconformity with
said Act of January fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and eighty nine,
as amended by the Acts of Febru-
ary twenty sixth, eighteen humid
red and ninety six Twenty ninth
Statutes at Large, page seventeen),
and June twenty-seventh, nineteen
hundred and two (Thirty second
Statutes at Large, page four humid
red): and where any property in
cludcd within the terms and pro.
visions of the agreements entered
into under the Act of January
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty nine, has been disposed of
and the funds derived therefrom
are being held to any other credit
than the credit of the Chippewa
Tribe of Indians of Minnesota said
fund shall forthwith be transferred
to and placed in the permanent
fund of said tribe.
Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby directed to forth
with deliver over to all members
of said tribe of less than full blood,
except old and INDECENT Indians and
persons who have not attained legal
age, ali property, both lands and
money heretofore or that may
hereafter be divided in severalty
and held or come into the credit OF
any such person, and to invest any
such person with the full legal title
thereto by proper conveyance, and
the Secretary shall likewise deliver
over all such property Of any full
blood, where such full blood is
found competent to manage the
same and make application in writ.
ing therefor: Provided. That all
allo.nents heretofore, or that may
hereafter be made to members OF
said tribe and upon which res.ric-
tons as TO sale and alienation are
he rein removed, shall remain non
taxable so long as said lands shall
remain the property of the allot
tee.
Sec. ), That the members of the
Chippewa Trih. of Indians OF Min
neso;a shall be eligible to any Office