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SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 224. 1920. 755 relates to the disposition of the trust funds of the tribe at the expirar tion of the fifteen-year period named in the Act, to the purchase of cattle, to the distribution of cattle among the Indians of the reservation, to the purchase of 'ackasses, stallions, and ewes, to the buildi of fences, the erection oi schoolhouses and hospitals, the purchaselbl additional cattle or shee , the construction of ditches, dams, and canals, and to the establi£ment of a trust fund for the benefit of the Crow Indians thereunder, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, effective from and after Jime 30, 1920: Provided, That all unexpended §;gfj,'gg;mm 0, an balances of trust funds arisinf under said agreement shall thereupon mm runes balances. be consolidated into one frm to the credit of the tribe, the same to bear interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum: Provided ig,§;§Seg"°QggaQ°* dg; further That there shall be reserved and set aside from such consoli- wm. dated fund, or an other funds to the credit of the tribe, a sufficient sum to pay the trative expenses of the agency for a period of five years; $100,000 for the support of the agency boarding school; $50,000 for the support of the agency hospital, and not to exceed $4,000 of this amount shall be expended in any one year for the suport of said hospital; and $50,000 for a. revo ving fund to be used iior the purchase of seed, animals, machinery tools, implements, and other equipment for sale to individual members of the tribe, under conditions to be prescribed bgethe Secretary of the Interior for its _ repayment to the tribe on or fore June 30, 1925: Provided further, ,,,§§,P°*{,°*§§,'g_$;_ °¤· That the expenditure of the sums so reserved are herebfy specifically authorized, except those for administrative expenses o the agency, which shall be subject to annual appropriations by Congress: Pro- _ _ _ ·mk1edg`·u.rthe1·, That after said sums have een reserved an set aside, ,,§,°‘,,'§°'i},f,‘,,,,"‘,,,,iF"‘,§j toget er with a sufficient amount to pay other expenses author- <1iSi>¤¤·>d<>f· ized by this Act, the balance of such consolidated fun , and all other funds to the credit of the tribe or placed to its credit thereafter, shall be distributed per capita to the ndians entitled: Provided further, _ That the Secretary o the Interior is hereby authorized to 't m,‘;,£’”"?,$’§{’§‘,§,,,I,E‘°‘§’,{'f, competent Indians who havereceived patents in fee and other Indians c*:{g,;'*¤*°°'*¤°¤' bm who have demonstrated their ability to properl care for live stock ' to withdraw their pro rata share of cattle out of the tribal herd within _ one year after the approval of this Act, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior mlaty prescribe and on condition that said Indians shall execute a stip ation relinquishing all their right, title, and mterest m said tribal herd thereafter: Provided Family sham mo further, That any Indian who has received his share of live stock in ' accordance with the above provision and who has also demonstrated his abilgy to progleply care for and handle live stock may also be permitt to with w the pro rata shares of his wife and minor children under the same rules and regulations as applied to the live stock already issued to him and on condition that such cattle be branded with the individual brands of his wife and minor children, which shall be recorded in the names of the reepective members of his family. Superintendent to It shall be the duty of the Supennten ent of the Crow Reservation s°P°"l·*s“1°“·°*°· to observe closely the manner m which such stock are handled and cared for, and in case of failure or neglect to properly care for the same the SecretarH of the Interior is authorized to take charge of such shares and se them for the benefit of the individual owners, to whose credit the dproceeds of the sale shall be placed, or return them to the tribal her or handle them with tribal cattle for the minor or incompetent owners and charge a fee to cover the cost of caring for Such hve Stock' Enrollment commis- Srzc. 12. That upon the approval of this Act the Secretary of the sioutche appointed. Interior shall forthwith a omt a commission consisting of three pc}- sons to complete the enrolllinent of the members of the tribe as herein provided for, and to divide them into two classes, competents and