Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 14.djvu/749

TREATY WITH THE CAMANCHES AND KIOWAYS. Oorormt 18, 1865. 719 tion to leaving said reservation: Provided, That the provisions of the pre- Proviso. ceding article in regard to encamping within ten miles of main travelled routes, military posts, towns and villages, shall be in full force as to the privileges granted by this article: And provided further, That they, the Provisosaid Indians, shall and will at all times, and without delay, report to the commander of the nearest military post the presence in or approach to said country of any hostile band or bands of Indians whatever. Anrxcnn IV. It is further agreed by the parties hereto that the United States United States may lay off and build through the reservation, provided li'1:Zubl'1‘:‘;£ for by article H. of this treaty. roads or highways as may be deemed tion, gud estabnecessary, and may also establish such military posts within the same as mh ¤¤*li¤¤'Y may be found necessary, in order to preserve peace among the Indians, Pm" and in order to enforce such laws, rules, and regulations as are now or may from time to time be prescribed by the President and Congress of the United States for the protection of the rights of persons and property among the Indians residing upon said reservation, and further, that in time of war such other military posts as may be considered essential to the general interests of the United States may be established: Provided, Dsmsggstherohowever, That upon the building of such roads, or establishment of such f;`,,:', md"? military posts, the amount of injury sustained by reason thereof by the W Indians inhabiting said reservation shall be ascertained under direction of the President of the United States, and thereupon such compensation shall be made to said Indians as, in the judgment of the Congress of the United States, may be deemed just and proper. Anric LE V. The United States agree that they will expend annually, Annuities for during the period of forty years, from and after the ratification of this fm? 7**** treaty, for the benefit of the Indians who are parties hereto, and of such others as may unite with them in pursuance of the terms hereof, in such manner and for such purposes as, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior for the time being, will best subserve their wants and interests as a people, the following amounts, that is to say, until such time as said Indians shall be removed to their reservations, as provided for by article II. of this treaty, an amount which shall be equal to ten dollars per capita Amount for each person entitled to participate in the beneficial provisions of this treaty; and from and after the time when such removal shall have been accomplished, an amount which shall be equal to fifteen dollars per capita for each person entitled as aforesaid. Such proportion of the expenditure provided for by this article as may be considered expedient to distribute in the form of annuities shall be delivered to said Indians as follows, viz : Wh¢¤ to be one third thereof during the spring, and two thirds thereof during the d°hv"°d’ autumn of each year. For the purpose of determining from time to time the aggregate amount b P'i_¤f¤&_¤¤¤— to be expended under the provisions of this article, it is agreed that the °r ° n ul"' number entitled to its beneficial provisions the coming year is four thousand, and that an accurate census of the Indians entitled shall be taken at the time of the annuity payment in the spring of each year by their agent or other person designated by the Secretary of the Interior, which census Gcnwn to no Shall be the basis on which the amount to be expended the next ensuing t°k°“ “““°uY‘ year shall be determined. ARTICLE VI. The Indians parties to this treaty expressly covenant 0§h¤=‘P¤rti<>¤¤ and agree that they will use their utmost endeavors to induce that por- 3ié;;;)?; tig): in tion of the respective tribes not now present to unite with them and ac- this treaty. cede to the provisions of this treaty, which union and accession shall be evidenced and made binding on all parties whenever such absentces shall have participated in the benehcial provisions of this treaty. In testimony whereof, the said Commissioners on the part of the United E¤°°¤*i°¤· States, and the chiefs and headmen of the said bands of Camanche Indians and of the Kiowa tribe of Indians, hereinbefore referred to, and designated in connection with their signatures, have hereunto subscribed their names and atlixed their seals on the day and year first above written.