The Tomahawk., 1919-10-30

petent 1ndians," hereinafter pro-
vided for, shall remain inalienable
so long as such person shall occupy
the status of an incompetent Indiar.
''Said commission is also directed
to prepare roll upon which shall
be inscribed the name, age, sex,
allotment number, and description
of the allotment of all minor child
rem and of all incompetent adult
persons of more than one half In
dian blood allotted or to be allot-
ted off the White Earth Reserva-
ton, and of all minor children and
incompetent adult persons of full
Indian blood allotted or to be a,lot.
ted on the White Earth Reserva-
tion. Upon the completion of the
roll of incompetents the original
shall be fled in the Office of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and one
copy, duly certified to by said
commission, shall be fled in each
and every agency maiptained
among the Chippewas in Minneso-
tt and in each and every county
recording Office in the separate
counties in which any of the Chip
pewa Indians have been allotted,
which shall he open to inspection
at all times during the business
hours. That said copies shall be
filed, as aforesaid, within thirty
days after final approval of said
rolls by said commission. and at
expiration of the said thirty day
period the Secretary of the Inter-
ior shall orthwith pay, or cause to
be paid, to every member of the
Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota
whose name does not appear upon
said incompetent rolls all funds
then standing to the individual
credit of any such member, and
the lands allotted or to he allotted
to every such member shall by
operation of this Act pass in fee
simple title to the allottee without
any further conveyance whatso.
ever. TIE minor children of one
half Indian blood o. less whose
names appear upon said incomoe
tent rolls, either of whose parents
have not been enrolled thereon,
shall. upon becoming of legal age,
be possessed of all personal and
real property held in trust for
them in their name in like manner
and to the same extent as persons
whose names do not appear on said
incompetent roll, and upon the ap-
pointment by a court of competent
jurisdiction and qualification of a
legal guardian of any minor child
all personal property standing to
such child's credit shall be forth
with delivered over to such guard
ian: Provided, That the Secretary
of the Interior shall have authority
under existing law, upon proper
evidence, to adjudge any person
whose name appears on said in
competent rol! competent, and up
on such adjudication said person
shall he Immediately possessed of
all property held in trust in his or
her name b. the United States or
by it's officers and agents free Of
restrictions: Provided further.
That all conveyance of allotted
lands. the restrictions upon which
as to sale and alienation are here
by removed, in order to be valid
shall be acknowledged before a
United States commissioner or a
Judge of q court of record in the
State of Minnesota or the State 10
which such person resides: And
provided further, That all allot-
ments heretofore or that may here
after be made to the members OF
said tribe, and upon which restric-
tions as to sale and alienation are
herein removed, shall remain non
taxable 50 long as the land remains
the property IF the allottee, not
exceeding the period of twenty
Evo voors f,oyn tho date of the