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FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 3298, 3299. 1906. 263 remaining to the credit of said tribe under the second article of the treaty of October twenty—1irst, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven: ]*r0*v2]ded, That sufficient of the amount due said Indians shall be §`Q‘Q"§’,?,·,g€ Bmw retained and expended by the Secretary of the Interior in paying the ¤¤¢¤¤- assessments that may be made by the said drainage district on the allotments of said Indians for the purpose of protecting the lands embraced in the drainage district from oyerliow, not exceeding seven dollars er acre, and there is hereby appropriated the sum of fifty thousand dh]- AP¥’“‘¥"*”*°¤· lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to enable the Secretar * of the Interior to make the per capita payments herein provided. li any surplus remain, it shall be credited to the remainder of the tribe. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, ,,,gg,¥;'°g;Qj;{g¤ fg! authorized, in his discretion, to pay the assessments that may be made gi " "mm ' on the Sac and Fox tribal lands by said drainage district, not exceeding seven dollars per acre, and there is hereby appropriated for this purpose seven thousand dollars to be deducted from the "paper principal" of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars: Pravided, That the §`Q‘{,‘f,“{’,‘{,,Sem€n, amount disbursed under the provisions of this section shall be reim- l bursed from the proceeds derived from the sale of said tribal lands. _ Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, ,,§*,§§’,{,‘],’§,'{§"§i§’,",,f,‘,§§ authorized, in his discretion, to pay the assessments on lands allotted °* l°“'***· to the Iowa Indians that may be made by said drainage district, not exceeding seven dollars per acre, and there is hereby appropriated for such purpose two thousand six hundred dollars. Sec. 4. That the said drainage district be, and it is hereby, author- ,,‘,§’§f’“““‘°“‘°“"‘*’“‘ ized to assess the cost of reclaiming the tribal lands of the Sac and Fox Indians, and all lands allotted to the Indians in severalty and held by tents containing restrictions as to sale, taxation, and alienation within said district, and to condemn any of said lands necessary for the urpose of reclamation in the same manner as said district may condinmn other lands: Provided, That the payments to be made or the f,`,§_‘;‘f,,“_§;,,_, taking of lands under the provisions of this section shall be subject to i the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, F°" '"“*"° *"“°“'“· authorized, in his discretion, upon application, to issue a fee simple ` patent to any Indian for the lands allotted to him within said drainage district, and the issuance of such patent shall operate as a removal of all restrictions as to the sale, encumbrance, or taxation of the lands covered thereby. Approved, June 1-L, 1906. CHAP. 3299.-An Act To prohibit aliens from fishing in the waters of Alaska. J"?,; @,5*06- Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0_fRepresentatives of the United [*’“**“°· N0- 228-1 States qf'Amer/c¢t in (/biz;/:*¤».<·s csmzzub/ez/, That it shall be unlawful for ·;.L*,§}‘:é,¤ mmm), any person not a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his lgdaliensxxcqggmni intention to become a citizen of the United States, and is not a bona ’°t°"'”°m °°°' tide resident therein, or for any company, corporation, or association not or anized or authorized to transact business under the laws of the United States or under the laws of any State, Territory, or district thereof, or for any person not a native of Alaska, to catch or kill, or attempt to catch or kill, except with rod, spear, or gatf, any fish of an_v kind or species whatsoever in any of the waters of Alaska under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided. however, That nothing Sh ,0 mem contained in this Act shall prevent those lawfully taking iish in the said permitted. W3bBl'S from selling the same, fresh or cured, in Alaska or in Alaskan waters, to any alien person, company, or vessel then being lawfully in said waters: And p7·0c·idedf}w’Uter. That nothing contained in this Act gsi3mm' ”"*>` b° shall prevent any person, firm, corporation, or association lawfully