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240 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 519, {LO. 1888. Jul! 4. 18*1 CHAP. 519.-An act authorizing the sale of a portion of the Winnebago Reserva- "*";"' tionin Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the W¤¤n9:g:@NeI;“¤ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary mggaergizer.of the Interior be, and he is hereby, and authorized to sell at public sale, after giving due and proper notice publ1cation m such newspapers as he may select, the followingpescribed land, being a part of the reservation now occupied by the mnebago tribe of Indians in the State of Nebraska, to wit : ots three and four, the south half of the northeast quarter and the southeast quarter of section number thirty-three, lots number five and six, the south half of the northwest quarter and the southwest quarter of section number thirty-four, all in township number twenty-seven north, of range number six east, sixth rincipal meridian. _ _ _ '¤=¤¤¤¤¤f ••'¤ Sec. 2. 'Ilhat the said land to be sold in such Governmental divisions as the Secretary of the Interior may determine; said sale to_be l"°°°°d'· for cash in hand an to the highest bidder, and the proceeds arising from such sale to be placed to the credit of the Winnebagxo tribe of Indians in Nebraska and to be paid to them at the time t s_first annuity is due after the said land shall be sold, the money arising from sale of said land to be divided pro rata among the members of the

  • 0****- tribe: Provided, That in case any members o the tribe have taken

A¤¤°¤¤¤¤ allotments on any of the land described above, said allotments may be canceled by the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the Indian or Indians who have taken such allotments, and said members of the tribe who thus voluntarily relinquish any allotment may select other land on the reservation under the law and have the same allotted the same as if no selection had been made : Provided further, °°“°”"°"·”“’°· That no sale of the above described land shall be made unless the Winnebago tribe of Indians in Nebraska shall give their assent thereto: Provided also, That any right acquired by the Sioux 1¤s1¤¤¤f nv- and Nebraska Railroad Company for right of way for a line of rai - way and to lands for use an occupancy for station and depot purposes under an agreement made with the Winnebago Indians, bearing date April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eight , approved , by the Secretary of the Interior on the twenty-seventh day otp July, eighteen hundred and eighty, shall not be affected by this act: It is usgs or allotted farther provided, That at any time within three months after the sale of the unallotted lands as provided, any members of the tribe who have not voluntarily relin uished their allotments on the land described are authorized to malice sale of their lands with the consent of their special agent, by transfer, and assigning their atents, and the purchaser sha 1 pay into the hand of the algent of tds Winnebago ndians in Nebraska, for the benefit of said tribe as heretofore provided, the same price per acre as the average rice paid for lands at the public sale, and said members of the tribe may select lands on the reservation the same as if no selection had been made. Approved, July 4, 1888. July 9.i¤- CHAP. 590.-An act to authorize Dallesooustrn ‘ mgqg """""'“’“`“' Columbia River, in the State of Oregon and T(dl1Friytb•ry of tb _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re esentatives 0 the

”é_;',;°,_§°bg  nited States of America in Congress a.sse£ble¢£TThat Dalles City,

nm:. m_the county of Wasco and State of Oregon, be authorized and permitted to build a wagon and foot bridge across the Columbia River at_such point as 1t_ may select within a distance of five miles above said ogy. Such bridge may also, at the option of said city, be so construct as to be available as a railroad ridge. °°"°'“°“°°· Sec. 2. That such bridlgleasbuilt under the provisions of this act ma , at the option of said Da City, be built as a draw-bridge or