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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 543. 1891. 1041 maintenance of a sub-Indian depot, to be located on Pryor Creek, -prov1ded_ that the Secretary of the Interior shall deem it advisable to establish such depot on the reservation; otherwise the amount therein appropriated shall, at the expiration of two years from the date of t is agreement, be placed in the fund provided for by section mine (9) of this agreement. Fifth. That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof School muses. as may be_nocessary, is hereby appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the ·Interior in the building of schoolhouses at such points on the reservation and at such times as the_ Indians may require, and upon the recommendation of the Indian aglent. Sixth. hat the sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated Repairing nouns; and set aside as a fund to be expended under the direction of the °°°· Secretary of the Interior in repairing and improving the houses of the Indians now erected on the reservation, and to make them as far as possible warm and comfortable dwellings. Seventh. That the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much Bmcnmmi shops. thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the construction and equipment of three blacksmit shlqps, to be located at ` such places upon the reservation, and to be bt at such times as the Indian agent may recommend, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Eighth. That the sum of five hundred and fifty-two thousand Annuity mm. dollars is hereby appropriated and set aside as an annuity fund, to _ be distributed as fo ows : Each Indian of the Crow tribe, male and pm,-,~b,,¤.,,,_ female, shall receive an annual annuit of twelve dollars in cash for the period of twenty years from the date of this agreement. Said annuity to be paid semi-annually1in accordance with such rules and re§1lations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. _ inth. That the sum of forty-six thousand o lars is hereby ap- p,,,.,,;,,,,0, mug propriated and set_asido, to be exppnded by the Indian agpnt, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the pure ase of cattle from time to time as may be deemed advisable ; the cattle so purchased to form a herd to be held in common by the Crow tribe. All cattle sold from said herd shall be paid for in cash, and the net pro- Hm ,,,,,1 ·ceods of such sale shall constitute a fund to be known as the Crow herd fund. When said fund shall exceed the sum of fifteen thou- »sand dollars, it shall be the duty of the Indian agent, and he is hereby required, to apportion to each Indian entitle to the annual annuity provided for in section eighth the sum of five dollars, to be id in cash under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Eterior ma prescribe. Tenth. That when each object for which a specific appropriation m,,.,,m°,, of ,,,1, has been made in this agreement shall have been fully carried out ¤¤°¤¤· and completed, then the balance remaining of such appropriation .shall constitute afund to be expended for the benefit o the Crow tribe in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may determine. Eleventh. That all lands upon that portion of the reservation to p,k,,,m,m,,,,,c.,,,_ be herein ceded which, prior to the date of this agreement, have ¤¤'¤•¤*· been allotted in severalty to Indians of the Crow tribe shall be retained and enjoyed by them : Provided, however, That such Indians name. shall have the right at any time within three years to surrender his or her allotment, and select a new allotment within the retained New mlm0H_ reservation u n the same terms and conditions as were prescribed in selecting th); first allotment. _ It is further prcrvided, That every Indian who shall surrender an 1,,,,,,,,%,,,,,,,,, 0, allotment within the time specified, that has improvements upon it, ¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- shall have like improvements made for him upon the new allotment, and for this purpose the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much of it as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated and set apart. STAT L-VOL xxx'}-—66