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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 372, 376. 1898. 429 CHAP. 372.-An Act T0 grant an right of way to the village of Flandreau, South June 2, 1898. Dakota. "‘¥"‘ Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a. right of way be, and F“{gj*;P“£tS&P:§-· hereby is, granted to the village of Flandrcau, South Dakota, to extend ggustreetihr Ollgg sm certain highway, known as Prospect street, through a certain tract G°"°""“°“‘ ‘"·°*~ of land owned by the Government of the United States and described as follows: One acre lot fronting the south line of the southeast quarter of section twenty-0110, township one hundred and seven, range forty- eight, in Moody County, South Dakota, said lot running ono hundred and twenty feet 011 the south line of said described land by three hundred and sixty-three feet deep, and the southeast corner thereof being one thousand and sixteen feet cast of the southwest corner of the above- _ mentioned quarter section: Provided, That the fcc of tho land occupied {’·g’;j;;m hunim by the street shall remain in tho United States with reversion of the sum. m. · usc and occupancy in event of the closing or abandonment of that portion of the street. - Approved, J unc 2, 1898. CHAP. 376.-—An Act For the appointment of a ccmmisdou to make allotments of Juni. lm. lands in sovcralty to Indians upon tho Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, and to ";"'”"‘—_‘ obtain the ccnsicu to the United States of all lands within said reservation not so allotted. , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqwosemtatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the Bjjgmhgaw R°¤· United States is hereby authorized and directed to appoint :1 commis- c»¤pm§.¤:q¤ to um sion consisting of not more than thrco persons, who shall, with the ]""°"°I'“d‘“““· consent of the Indians properly residing on the Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, allot in scvcralty to the said Indians, and to such of the Uncompahgra Indians as may not be able to obtain allotments within the Uncompahgro Indian Reservation, agricultural and grazing lands as follows: To each head of a family, one-quarter of a section, with an M1¤•·¤¤¤¤¢¤- additional quantity of grazing land not exceeding one-quarter of a. section; to each single person over eighteen years of ago, one-eighth of a section, with an additional quantity of fmzing land not exceeding oneeighth of a section ; to each orphan chi d under eighteen years of age, 0nc—eighth of a. section, with an additional quantity of grazing land not exceeding one-eighth of a. section; to each other person undcreightecn years of ago born prior to such allotment, one-eighth of a section, with a like quantity of grazing land: Provided, That with the consent pmam of said commission any adult Indian may select a less quantity of land, ”"“*"""° ““°”· if more desirable on account of location. All necessary surveys to enable said commission to complete the surveysggtmeuts shall be made under the direction of the General Land cc. Sm:. 2. That said commission shall also obtain, by the consent of a sg·=¤¤i¤:f ¤· g¤{*{_·_} majority of the adult male Indians properly residing upon and having 1w5E? m" ° ° an interest in the ’said Uintah Indian Reservation, the ccssion to the United States of all the lands within said reservation not allotted or needed for allotment as aforesaid. The agreement for such ccssion ·"'“‘°*“°“·°*°· shall be reported by said commission and become operative when ratified by Act of Congress; and thereupon such ceded lands shall be held in trust by the United States for the purpose of sale to citizens thereof ; Provided, That the United States shall pay 110 sum or amount whatever P¤~*•·•{ for said lands so coded. Said lands shall be sold in such manner and §ZH'§°°° ' 1n such quantities and for such prices as may be determined by Cong'l‘€SS : Provided, That the amounts so received shall, in the aggregate Aggregate ummm be sufficient to pay said Indians in full the amount agreed upon for °"”‘"1°°‘°°°` said lands. All sums received from the sales of said lands shall bc placed in the Treasury of the United States for said Indians, and shall