510 TREATY WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS. FEBRUARY 19, 1867. members of said bands authorized to locate upon the respective reserva. tions, as hereinbefore specified, in such manner as may be directed bylaw; _Qoods,pr<>- but no goods, provisions, groceries, or other articlcs——cxccpt materials
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Indians, &,,_ cult.urc-shall be issued to Indians or mixed-bloods on either reservation unless. unless it be in payment for labor performed or for produce delivered: P¤‘¤v¥¤¤· Provided, That, when persons located on either reservation, by mason of age, sickness, or deformity, are unable to labor, the agent may issue clothing and subsistence to such persons from such supplies as may be provided for said bands. N0 ¥¤¤¤¤¢<> ARTICLE IX. The withdrawal of the Indians from all dependence g,ag°;m%;i;:`:° upon the chase as a means of subsistence being necessary to the adoption of civilized habits among them, it is desirable that no encouragement bc aH'orded them to continue their hunting operations as means of support, and, therefore, it is agreed that no person will be authorized to trade for furs or pcltrics within the limits of the land claimed by said bands, as specified in the second article of this treaty, it being contemplated that the Indians willrcly solely upon agricultural and mechanical labor for subsistence, and that the agent will supply the Indians and mixed-bloods on the respective reservations with clothing, provisions, &c., as set forth in article eight, so soon as the same shall be provided For that purpose. Members of And it is further agreed that no person not a member of said bands, parb““d“ °“lY# °"' ties hereto whether white, mixed-blood, or Indian, except persons in the cept, &c. to lo— , , cm onlands. employ of the government or located under its authomty, shall be permitted to locate upon said lands, either for hunting, trapping, or agricultural purposes. Chiefs and An·r101.1·: X. The chiefs and hcadmen located upon either of the
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pregulations, or laws for the security of 1ifc and property, the advancement of civilization, and the agricultural prosperity of the members of said bands upon the respective reservations, and shall have authority, under the direction of the agent, and without expense to the government, to organize :1 force sufficiant to carry out all such rules, regulations, or laws, and all rules and regulations For the government of said Indians, as may bc proscribed by the Interior Department: Provided, That all rules, rcgulntious, or laws adopted or amended by the chiefs and hczxdmcn on cimhcr reservation shall receive the sanction of the agent. Attcst: J. W. FORNEY, SCN6X0f?], by W. J. MGDONALD, O'}z2'qf Olerk. Amendment, And whereas, the foregoing amendments having been fully explained ¤¤¤¤¤¢¤d VM and intcrprctcd to the Chiefs and Hcudmcn of the Sissiton and Warpcton bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians, whose names arc hereinafter signed, they did ou the twenty-second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, give their frac and voluntary assent to the said amendments, in the words and figures following, to wit: The foregoing amendments having been fiilly explained and interpreted to us, the Chiefs and Ihaadmcn of the Sissiton and Warpctrm bands of Dacotah [Dakota] 01* Sioux Indians, now therefore, we, the Chiefs and Hcadrnun of said bands, duly authorized by our people, do hereby accept, assent, and agree to the said amendments as above written, the same being fully understood by us. Witness our hands and seals this 22d day of April, 1867, at Washington, D. C. GABRIEL RENVILLE, bead chief' of Sissiton and Warpcton bands. [sun,.] WALIDIUPIDUTA, his x mark, head Sissiton Chieh [sun.]
