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622 TREATY WITH THE UTE INDIANS. Mnzcn 2, 1868. num shall be devoted to the education of said Indians, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall, upon careful inquiry into their condition, make such rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the expenditure of said sum as will best promote the educational and moral improvement of said Indians. i k0l°@.¤8»bl¤¤· _ Amxonn XI. That a sum, sufficieut in the discretion of Congress for m' the absolute wants of said Indians, but not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per annum, for thirty years, shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior for clothing, blankets, and such other articles of utility as he may think proper and necessary upon fixll official reports of the condition and wants of said Indians. Food, meats, ARTICLE XII. That an additional sum sufficient, in the discretion of ““d "°9°*’·bl°’· Congress, (but not to exceed thirty thousand dollars per annum,) to supply the wants of said Indians for food, shall be annually expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in supplying said Indians with beef, mutton, wheat, flour, beans, and potatoes, until such time as said Indians shall be found to be capable of sustaining themselves. CWS Md ARTIGLE XIII. That for the purpose of inducing said Indians to adopt Bb°°p‘ habits of civilized life and become self-sustaining, the sum of forty-five thousand dollars, for the first year, shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in providing each lodge or head of a family in said confederatecl bands with one gentle American cow, as distinguished from the ordinary Mexican or Texas breed, and five head rm ¤¤¤i¤k¤¤ of sheep; also one good bull for every twenty-five head of cows, and such °";;m p_ 6% further sums annually, in the discretion of Congress, as may be necessary, ’ not to exceed fnrty-five thousand dollars per annum, and not for a longer period than four years, shall be expended as aforesaid to every lodge or head of a Eunily that shows a disposition to preserve said stock for incrcnsc. h_li¤U¤Q¤d: md Airrzcne XIV. The said confederated bands agree that whensoever,

 of in the opinion of the President of the United States, the public interests

way. may require it, that all roads, highways, and railroads, authorized by law, H shall have the right of way through the reservation herein designated. nnéiggggxglicq Awricnm XV. The United States hereby agree to_furnish the Indians W, mi, sup] the tcaohcrs, carpenters, millers, farmers, and blacksmiths, as herein conpm. tmnplatcd, and that such appropriations shall be made from time to time, on the cstirnatcs of the Secretary of the Interior, as will be sufficient to employ such persons. C¤¤*i<{¤5 0* Aitrxcnm XVI. No treaty for the cession of any portion or part of

 the reservation herein described, which may be held in common, shall be

less, ste. of any validity or force as against the said Indians, unless executed and signed by at least three fourths of all the adult male Indians occupying or interested in the same; and no cession by the tribe shall be understood or c·,onstrned in such manner as to deprive, without his consent, any individual member of the tribe of his right to any tract of land selected by him, as provided in article seven of this treaty. tiogglgglya; A.\tTICL1·: XVII. All appropriations now made, or to lbe hereafter nppf and be made, $1.8 well as goods and stock due these Indians under existing treaties, divirliad. shall apply as if this treaty had not been made, and be divided propor- _ tionately among the seven bands named in this treaty, as also shall all anlnm*;:`Q*m‘;fS b!' nnitics and allowances hereafter to be made; Provided, That if any chief &c. 5 ’ of either of the oontederated bands make war against the people of the Unitccl States, or in any manner violate this treaty in any essential part, said chief shall forfeit his position as chief and all rights to any of the Thgw M benefits of this treaty: Bu: provided further, Any Indian of either of P°°° these confederuted bands who shall remain at peace, and abide by the terms of this treaty in all its essentials, shall be entitled to its benefits and provisions, notwithstanding his particular chief and band may have ibrlb.ited their rights thereto.