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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I . CH. 137. 1928. or of Indian children in schools for the deaf and dumb, blind, or mentally deficient . fr om Fer Ind ian support mon eys . schools For the support of Indian day and industrial schools, and other educational and industrial purposes in connection therewith, other than among the Five Civilized Tribes, there shall be expended from Red 44, a Lake, Minn ., Indian tribal funds and from school revenues arising under the Act building .

of May 17, 1926, not more than $750,000, including $8,000 for con- struction, Red Lake, Minnesota ; and not exceeding $10,000 from the Addition in Minn . principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians in al pub lic sch ool s .

Minnesota, arising under section 7 of the Act approved January 14, vol.zs,p. 645 . 1889, for t he con struct ion, e quipme nt, and maint enance of ad dition al public schools in connection with and under the control of the public school system of the State of Minnesota, said additional school build- ings to be located at places contiguous to Indian children who are IN'ew so. struction ex- now without proper public school facilities : Provided, That not more penses limited . than $ 7,500 of the above autho rizati on of $ 750,00 0 shal l be e xpende d for new construction at any one school unless herein expressly authorized . Five s . Civilized The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to continue Tribes Tribal, etc ., schools during the ensuing fiscal year the tribal and other schools among from Indi an fu nds . the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes from the tribal funds of those nations, within his discretion and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe and to expend such funds avail- able for school purposes under existing law for such repairs, improve- ments, or new buildings as he may deem essential for the proper Allotments to Semi- conduct of the several schools of said tribes : Provided That ther e n no les and Choc taws . may be expended from the tribal funds of the Seminole Nation the sum of $33,000, and from the tribal funds of the Choctaw Nation the Exp espenititutes Academy . from SUM of $135,000, for educational purposes : Provided further, That Ch octaw funds . there may be expended from the tribal funds of the Choctaw Nation for purchase of pasture land for Wheelock Academy not to exceed $6 0 0 ; and for one-half the cost of repairs to the road between Wheelock Academy and the high way, not to exceed $3,000 . Co llecting, etc ., pupils. For collection and transportation of pupils to and from Indian and public schools, and for placing school pupils, with the consent of their parents, under the care and control of white families quali- fied to give them moral, industrial, and educational training, $90,000 : Ob oa ini

Provided, That not exceeding $7,000 of this sum may be used for btaining empl oy-

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obtaining remunerative employ ment for Indians and, when neces- sary, for payment of transportation and other expenses to their places repayment'

of employment : Provided further, That when practicable such trans- Alaska pupils. the t appropriation from which paid u The provisions of this rsection shall a lso ap ply to nativ e Indi an pup ils of school age u nder t wenty- one years of age brought from Alaska . school buildings . Construction, re- For construction, lease, purchase, repair, and improvement of pa irs, etc . school buildings, including the purchase of necessary lands and the installation, repair, and improvement of heating, lighting, power, and sewerage and water systems in connection therewith, $398,000 : Provisos rConstruction limit . Provided, That not more than $7,500 out of this appropriation shall New construction of be expended for new construction at any one school or institution desi gnated schools .

unless herein expressly authorized : Provided further, That from this appropr iation new c onstru ction is aut horized as fo llows : Fo r cent ral Ante, p . 19. heating and power plant, Eastern Navajo School, not to exceed $37,000 ; for remodeling, improving, and enlarging the Rice Station Boarding School, San Carlos Reservation, Arizona, including equip- ment, $49,323 ; for a day school for the Choctaw Indians of Missis- sippi, $10,000 ; for central heating plant and water supply, Seneca Indian School, Oklahoma, $35,000 ; and for the construction and