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TREATY WITH THE SACS, FOXES, IOWAS. Maxon 6, 1861. 1173 tribes of Indians, it is hereby agreed that the United States shall expend R°°°' °‘°d“°'·‘ the sum of one thousand dollars for the erection of a suitable school-house, mn' und dwelling-house for the school teacher, for the benefit of the Sacs and Foxes, and also the additional sum of two hundred dollars per annum for school purposes, so long as the President of the United States may deem advisable. And for the benefit of the Iowa tribe of Indians there shall be expended, in like manner, at the discretion of the President, the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, for school purposes, which' two last mentioned sums shall be paid out of the funds to be appropriated for the civilization of Indians. Anrxouc VI. There shall be set apart in one body, under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Alfairs, one section, or six hundred and forty acres of land, in harmony with the public surveys, so as to include the agency dwelling, agency office, council house, school-house, teacher’s dwelling, blacksmith’s dwelling and shops, and such farming land as may be necessary for the use of the school, agency, and employees thereat. Aivrrcns VII. No person not a member of either of the tribes, par- ljersons not to ties to this convention, shall go upon the reservations or sojourn among ;°rf,fg0%”vg£;::' the Indians without a license or written permit from the agent or super- l,,,,,,,;,, intendent of Indian affairs, except Government employees or persons connected with the public service. And no mixed blood Indians, except those employed at some mission, or such as may be sent there to be educated, or other members of the aforesaid tribes, shall `participate in the beneficial provisions of this agreement or former treaties, unless they return to and unite permanently with said tribes, and reside upon the respective reservations within six months from the date of this convention. Anrxcnn VIII. It is hereby understood and agreed by the contracting _F<¤·m9r treaty parties hereto that the stipulations of the treaty with the Sacs and Foxes “t'P"l“"°°“‘ of Missouri of May 18th, 1854, and the treaty with the Iowa Indians of the 17th of May, 1854, which may not be inconsistent with these articles of convention, shall have full force and effect upon the contracting parties hereto. Aurrxonn IX. This instrument shall be obligatory upon the respective When this _ parties hereto, whenever the same shall be ratified by the President and :*5*;; °°b° °m’g' the Senate of the United States. S_ t lglll. Met- In testimony whereoh the said commissioner as aforesaid, and the said chiefs and delegates of the Secs and Foxes of Missouri, and [of the] Iowa tribe of Indians, have hereunto set their hands and seals at the place and on the day and year hereinbelbre written. D. VANDERSLICE, U SZ Indian Agent. L. S.] PE—TE—OK·A-MA, his x mark. L. s. NE-SOUR-QUOIT, his x mark. L. s. MO-LESS, his x mark. L. s. SE—SE-AH-KEE, his x mark. [L. s. Sacfs] and Focus o o. NO-HEART, his x mark. L. s. N AG-GA-RASH, his x mark. L. sd MAH-HEE, his x mark. L. s. T0—HEE, his x mark. L. sg TAH-RA-KEE, his x mark. L. s. THUR-O-MON Y, his x mark. L. s.} WHITE·HORSE, his ‘x mark. L. s. Iowa Indians. Si ed in the resence of — gu GnoncepG0m¤ss, his x mark, UT S. Intmgpreter for Sac[s] and Foxes of lllo. HARVEY W. Forman, witness to signing by George Gomess. Kmwsu Mnnnsr, (Z S. Lsterprcter for Iowa Indians.