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FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 132. 1875. 449 For interest on the Delaware general fund, eight thousand nine hun- Delaware g ondred and thirty dollars. _ ****1 f¤¤d~ For interest on the Iowus’ fund, three thousand seven hundred and Iowas. ninety dollars. · For interest on the Kaskaskias, Wens, Peorias, and Picnkeshawe ¥¤°k”k*”» P°· fund, ilve thousand two hundred and fifty-one dollars. °""*’· &°· For interest on the Kaskaskins, Woes, Peorias, and Piankeshnws’ school fund, one thousand four hundred and forty-nine dollars. To enable the scid Kaskaskias, Wecs, Peorias, and Pinnkcshnws to Secretary of I¤· buy seeds and grain for farming purposes, the Secretary of the Interior *°"{" ‘%‘ gy _‘1g‘{ is hereby authorized to withdraw from their invested funds the sum of f§‘ffdZ_“"° W ° len thousand dollars, and pay the same to them as n. per capita pny- ment. For interest on the Menomonees’ fund, nine hundred and fifty dollars. M°”°'”°”°°* For interest on the Ottcwas and Ohippewas fund, two hundred and Q**"·"" ”·“‘1 thirty dollars. Ch‘PP°j’""“‘ For contingent expenses of trust-funds, for the iiscal year ending C°"*“‘¤°“° ***1 June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, one thousand live }’u'Q§°°° °f t"""' hundred dollars. ` Sec. 2. That none of the appropriations herein made, or of any appro- No payments to priations made for the Indian service, shell be paid to any band of 1*1**,;******,1 °· ° W :5 Indians or any portion of any bend wh1le at wnr with the United States Qfmt ° U"" or with the white citizens of any of. the States or Territories. Sec. 3. That for the purpose of inducing Indians to labor end become TMOY <>¤ ****0*- selfsupporting, it is provided that hereafter, in distributing the supplies Q§”;Q““·,§§s“m°“““ and annuities to the Indians for whom the same are appropriated, the pp ' agent distributing the same shall require all able-bodied male Indians between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to perform service upon the reservation, for the benefit of themselves or of the tribe, nt n reasonable rate, to be fixed by the agent in charge, and to an amount equal in velue to the supplies to be delivered; and the allowances provided for such Indians shall be distributed to them only upon condition of the performance of such_ labor, under such rules and regulations as the agent may presoribe:·.Pvov£dcd, That the Secretary of the Interior may, by _ written order, except any particular tribe, or portion of tribe, from the 1 ,{**°°Pf‘°”“ *"°'” operation of this provision where he deems it proper and expedient. "‘ °"" °‘ SEO. 4. That hereafter, for the purpose of properly distributing the Rgllg of mum, supplies appropriated for the Indian service, it is hereby made the duty entitled to s ¤p· of each agent in charge of Indians and having supplies to distribute, to 1******- make out, at the commencement of each fiscal year, rolls of the Indians entitled to supplies at the agency, with the names of the Indians undef the heads of families or lodges, with the number in each family or lodge, Supplies h 0 W and to give out supplies to the heads of families, and not to the. heads gi,,.,,, qu;,, of tribes or bands, and not to give out supplies for e greater length of time than one week in advance. SEO. 5. That hereafter not more than six thousand dollars shall be Agzq¤z¤*=¤' ¤¤¤¤ paid in any one year for salaries or compensation of employees at any P‘}‘f‘;”;°;‘s one agency,.in addition to the salaries of the agent, and not more at any gg,,,,,,, one ugcnc than is absolutely necessary; and where Indians can performthe dvuties they shell be employed; end the number and kind of who to be em, employees et each agency shell he prescribed by the Secretary of the 1»l<>y•=d· Interior, end none others shell be employed. Indian agents shell be Ae¤¤}¤’¤ ¤f¤¢<>- required to state, under oath, upon rendering their quarterly accounts, ”‘°“‘° °‘“P °"°°°‘ that the employees claimed for were actually and bona. fide employedat such agency, and at the compensation es claimed, and that such service _ was necessary; and that such agent is not to receive, and has not received, directly or indirectly, any part of the compensation claimed for _ any other employee; Provided, That when there is no officer authorized P'°"“°· to administer oaths within convenient distance of such agent, the Sec- _ rotary of the Interior inay direct such returns to be made upon certih- » cate of the agent; And provided fw·¢Iw¢·, That in case it sbou1d-be_neces- p,.,,;,,, sary, at any agencies, to have more employees than provided for in this — I ~ Vol. 18, pt. B`-29