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PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 187-MAY 9, 1938 Nevada. Use of unexpended balances. 50 Stat. 586. North Carolina. Oregon. Tribal council, traveling, etc., ex- penses. Building repairs, etc. Utah. Proevo. Payment of in- curred obligations. Washington. Wisconsin. Attorneys' fees, etc. Chippewas in Min- nesota. Use of tribal funds for aid in school at- tendance. 25 Stat. 645. Relief of needy In- dians. Proiso. Expenditures. R.S. 3709. 41 U.SC.0. 5. 46 Stat. 391. 18U.S. C.§ 744a. Attorneys. 25 Stat. 645. Five Civilized Tribes, Okla. Expenses of tribal officrs, from tribal funds. Nevada: Carson, the unexpended balances of the appropriations under this head for the Walker River, Summit Lake, and Pyramid Lake Indians, for the fiscal year 1938 are hereby continued available for the same purposes until June 30, 1939; Western Shoshone, $3,000; North Carolina: Cherokee, $18,000; Oregon: Klamath, $104,260, of which $5,000 shall be available only for traveling and other expenses, including not to exceed $5 per diem in lieu of subsistence, of members of the tribal council, or of representatives of the tribe engaged on business of the tribe at the seat of government, and $10,000 shall be available for the repair and maintenance of buildings and utilities; Utah: Uintah and Ouray, $8,100, of which amount not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for the payment of an agent employed under a contract, approved by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That $1,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available to pay obli- gations incurred during the fiscal year 1937; Washington: Puyallup, $1,000 for upkeep of the Puyallup Indian cemetery; Taholah (Neah Bay), $5,000 ($4,000 for monthly allow- ances for care of old and indigent Indians, and $1,000 for burial expenses); Yakima, $250; Tulalip, $1,000; in all, $7,250; Wisconsin: Keshena, $90,000, including $20,000 for monthly allow- ances, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, to old and indigent members of the Menomi- nee Tribe who reside with relatives or friends, $6,000 for fees and expenses of attorneys employed under contract, approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and $12,500 for the construction of a jail; In all, not to exceed $378,810. Relief of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota (tribal funds): Not to exceed $40,000 of the principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, arising under section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota", approved January 14, 1889 (25 Stat. 645), may be expended, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, in aiding indigent Chippewa Indians including boarding-home care of pupils attending public or high schools. Relief of needy Indians: For the relief of Indians in need of assistance, including cash grants; the purchase of subsistence sup- plies, clothing, and household goods; medical, burial, housing, trans- portation, and all other necessary expenses, $100,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the particular tribe concerned: Provided, That expenditures hereunder may be made without regard to section 3709, United States Revised Statutes, or to the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), as amended. For compensation and expenses of an attorney or attorneys employed by the Chippewa Trbe under a contract, approved by the Secretary of the Interior on April 15, 1937, $8,000, payable from the principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, arising under section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota", approved January 14, 1889 (25 Stat. 645). Expenses of tribal officers, Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma (tribal funds): For the current fiscal year money may be expended from the tribal funds of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes for equalization of allotments, per capita, and other payments author- ized by law to individual members of the respective tribes, salaries and contingent expenses of the governor of the Chickasaw Nation and chief of the Choctaw Nation, one mining trustee for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, at salaries at the rate heretofore paid for the said 314 [52 STAT.