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FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 290. 1894. 325 roads in their respective vicinities : And provided further, That Congress P¤y¤·¤¤* of f¤¤·1- may from time to time appropriate and provide to pay any part of said principal sum, so as aforesaid held in trust, as the condition and interests of said Indians may seem to require or justify; And provided further, In case said Indians or any portion thereof may desire to be furnished S¤1>1>¤¤¤· ewwith supplies instead of cash payments of interest or principal, then the Secretary of the Interior may issue such supplies at cost price in such reservation, at the agency therein, in lieu of cash payments of interest, or any part of the principal sum, which may be from time to time appropriated by Congress: And provided further, That in case the Di¤trHqu¤i¤¤w¤ivi— Secretary of the Interior may at any time be satisfied that any of said u”°`u”d”‘”°' Indians are fully competent and capable of managing and taking care ( of their full pro rata of said purchase money, and that it will be to their interests to receive the same, and that other portions of said Indians are not so capable and competent, then he shall recommend to Congress that amount of such principal sum so held in trust as provided in section 2 of this agreement shall be appropriated to pay the full pro rata of such competent and capable Indians of such principal fund, and when the same shall have been paid and receipted for personally by each Indian so paid, then such Indians shall have no further interest in said trust fund. . Aurrcrn IV. . It is further stipulated and agreed that section nine (9) in township seasons mama. nine (9) south, range 11 west of the `Willamette `meridian, and the west half of the west half of section live (5), and the east half (gr) of section six (6) and the east half of the west half of section 6, township 10 south, range 10 west, W. M., and the south half of section 8 and the north half of section 17, and section sixteen (16) in township 9 south, range 9, west of the Willamette meridian, and the east half of the northeast g, and lot 3, sec. 20, and S. Q and S. g of north half of scc. 21, town 8, range 10 west, W. M., are hereby reserved from sale, and that the timber on said five sections of land may be cut and manufactured by the Indians of said Siletz Reservation for their own use and for_ sale, under such rules as the Secretary of the Interior shall from time to time prescribe, regulating the cutting of timber, so as to secure an equality of benefits to the Indians, employment for them, and judicious aid to them in becoming self-supporting. Ancuomc V. It is further agreed that no part of said sum of money so agreed as P¤‘i¤¤‘¤¤¤¤¤•· aforesaid shall ever be applied to the payment of any claim against any of the Indians alleged to have occurred prior to the ratitication of this agreement by Congress. _ Anrronn VI. It is further stipulated and agreed that any religious society or other ugsnuggfcr r¤1izi¤¤¤. organization not occupying under proper authority, for religions or " ' educational work among the Indians, any of the lands in this agreement ceded, shall have the right for two years from the date of the ratification of this agreement within which to purchase the land so occupied at the rate of $2.50 per acre, the same to be conveyed to such society or organization by patent. Ancrrcnn VII. This agreement shall not take effect and be in force until ratified by R¤ti1i¤¤¤•>¤- the Congress of the United States. .