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354 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 162+. 1904. . Crow Reservation,‘said fence to be built of six strands of galvanized barbed cattle wire, with either cedar posts not less than four inches in diameter at the small end or iron posts set sixteen feet apart with three metallic stays between each tivo posts; said fence to be well built and ro erl braced and anchore . · S¤b<><>l*>¤*ld*¤¤· P Ollie lirundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended by the Secretary of the Interior in the erection, purchase and re air of such school buildings as he may deem necessary. H"“*‘l'“l·Ten thousand dollars shall be expended by the Secretary of the Interior, in the erection and furnishing of a hospital at the agency for the benefit of the Crow Indians. T""’“““d· Fifty thousand dollars shall be placed in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Crow tribe of Indians as a trust fund, and i¤¤¤¤¤¤*- shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent per annum; said interest to be used, under direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to cover necessary expenses of maintaining said hospital. 4 specm me xm- In- Frtt thousand dollars shall be_ deposited in the Treasury of the dl'"` V United, States to the credit of the Crow tribe of Indians, the same to be expended for their benefit from time time by the Secretary of the Interior, in such manner as he may direct. _ Exigemsescivisit so Three thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, IS w”bm“l°"‘ D‘C' hereby appropriated and set apart to pay the exppnses of ten Crow Indians, two mterpreters and the agent to visit ashin ton at such time as permission is received from the Secretary of the Interior. Dewsit of nuance The balance of the principal sum due the Crow Indians under this in T"°°“"‘ agreement shall be laced in the Treasury of the United States to their credit as a trust fund and shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent re; capita annuity, per annum; said interest to be added annually_ to the principal and an },‘§*;"’°“' ”°““““‘“‘ annual annuity payment of twelve dollars per capita shall be paid, in cash, to every man, woman and child having rights upon the reservation; said annuity to be id semiannual} in accordance with such rules and regulations as th); Secretary of tlie Interior may rescribe. ummmé of Midi- Pr·o»vided_fzn·¢ker, That two hundred thousand dollars oil) the lastonal cattle, etc. . named sum may be ex nded in the further purchase of cattle or shee ihotulld §emajor1ty of §IIndians so decide, and the same be approved y e retary o the nterior. mlégexvmdvd ¤•r Itcovidedfurther, That when each object for which a specific appro- ` priation has been made in this a reement shall have been fully carried out and completed then the baincc remaining of said appropriation may be expended for the benefit of the Crow tribe or placed to their credit in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may determine. cnmnmu mr ditch- It is further agreed that in the construction of ditches, dams, canals °”‘ °"" and fences that no contract shall be awarded; nor employment given to other than Crow Indians, or whites intermarried with them. except phatbanyqlrgldian Employed in construction may hire white men to work or 1m 1 e so esires. g,};;¥;j°gg¤°¤* 0* <*¤· P7·m;idedg"urther, That nothing herein contained shall be construed "to prevent the employment of such engineers or other skilled emplovees, or to prevent the employment of white labor where it is impracticable for the Crows to perform the same. tnglgjgléglegge-· P¤¤¤ None of the money due to the said Indians under this agreement ' shall be subject to the pa ment of any claims, judgments. [or] demands against said Indians for damages or depredations claimed to have been committed prior to the signing of this agreement. se;’g;3{gj;j>t¤¤¤¤r¤~ Amicnn III. All lands upon that portion of the reservation herebv granted, ceded and relinquished which have, prior to the date of this agreement been allotted in severalty to Indians of the Crow tribe shall be reserved for said Indians, or where any Indians have homes on such lands they shall not be removed therefrom without their consent. and those not allotted may receive allotments on the lands they now occupy.