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 TREATY WITH YANCTON TRIBE OF SIOUX. APRIL 19, 1858. 747 any Yancton shall be taken, injured, or destroyed, just and adequate oompensation shall be made therefor by the United States. Amrcnz X. No white person, unless in the employment of the United No mas with States, or duly licensed to trade with the Yanetons, or members of the I!"“"·“S ““‘°” families of such persons, shall be permitted to reside or make any settle- h°°nm` ment upon any part of the tract herein reserved for said Indians, nor shall Lund not to y,, said Indians alienate, sell, or in any manner dispose of any portion thereof, alienated ¤K<>¤D¤· except to the United States; whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall &°· direct, said tract shall be surveyed and divided as he shall think proper among said Indians, so as to give to each head of a family or single person a. separatefarm, with such rights of possession or transfer to any other member of the tribe or of descent to their heirs and representatives as he may deem just. ARTICLE XI. The Yanctons acknowledge their dependence upon the The Yanctons government of the United States, and do hereby pledge and bind them- ;.°,P'g§°""‘; selves to preserve friendly relations with the citizens thereof, and to com- 5g3Q_ yu M mit no injuries or depredations on their persons or property, nor on those of members of any other tribe or nation of of Indians; and in case of any such injuries or depredations by said Yanctons full compensation shall, as far as possible, be made therefor out of their tribal annuities, the amount in all cases to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior. They further pledge themselves not to engage in hostilities with any other tribe or nation, unless in selfidefence, but to submit, through their agent, all matters of dispute and diiiiculty between themselves and other Indians for the decision of the President of the United States, and to acquiesce in and abide thereby. They also agree to deliver, to the proper officer of the United States all offenders against the treaties, laws, or regulations of the summary of United States, and to assist in discovering, pursuing, and capturing all <>¤'6¤d¤¤· such ofenders, who may be within the limits of their reservation, whenever required to do so by such officer. Anrrcnm XII. To aid in preventing the evils of intempemnce, it is hereby stipulated that if any of the Yanctons shall drink, or procure for others, intoxicating liquor, their proportion of the tribal annuities shall be _ Tribal annuiwithheld from them for at least one year; and for a violation of any of {;;fd*9f*;f1t;'l;¤*hgr the stipulations of this agreement on the part of the Yanetons they shall uw, {Qc_ P ` be liable to have their annuities withheld, in whole or in part, and for such length of time as the President of the United States shall direct. ARTICLE XIII. No part of the annuities of the Yanctons shall be taken Amnuitios not to pay any debts, claims, or demands against them, except such existing 3*;:; zglglxt gc claims and demands as have been herein provided for, and except such as P ’ ' may arise under this agreement, or under the trade and intercourse laws of the United States. ARTICLE XIV. The said Yanctons do hereby fully acquit and release Release of all the United States from all demands against them on the part of said tribe, d°m*“'dS·&°· or any individual thereon except the before mentioned right of the Yanctons to receive an annuity under said treaty of Laramie, and except, also, such as are herein stipulated and provided for. XV. For the special benefit of the Yanctons, parties to this agreement, the United States agree to appoint an agent for them, who Indian agent shall reside on their said reservation, and shall have set apart for his sole f°¤‘ um Y*¤<>*°¤¤· use and occupation, at such a point as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, one hundred and sixty acres of land. A1>.:r1cLE XVI. All the expenses of the making of this agreement and Exggpsg hm,. of surveying the said Yancton reservation, and of sqrveying and marking 2}*; *¤U¤_\;>d¤‘¤¤ bi said Pipe-stone quarry, shall be paid by the United States. Stgmfu ARTICLE XVII. This instrument shall take eifect and be obligatory whenmmkc upon the contracting parties whenever ratiied by the Senate and the ¤fY¢¤*· President of the United States. In testimony whereoi the said Charles E. Mix, commissioner, as afore-