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 THIRTY—SEVEN'.l`H CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 99, 101.- 1862. 427 or canals, of any sort, shall be opened through the property of said cor- S*¤’¢°*¤» &¢·» pci-ation exclusively appropriated and used for the purposes of a ceme- §:°:0t,ffg,:’°c3g$;°d tery: .Provz`ded, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as tery. to authorize said corporation to obstruct any public road, or street, or lane, or alley now actually opened and used as such. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall wilfully Ifenslty for dedestroy, mutilatc or detace, injure or remove any tomb, monument, grave- §:°‘“g °Q‘;§§;;‘g` stone, or other structure or work placed in said cemetery, or any fence, mgnmnw, ’ railing, or work for protection or ornament of said cemetery, or any tomb, '°?¤°€¤» Shmbsi monument, gravestone, or other structure or work thereon, or shall wil- m' fully destroy, cut, break, or remove any tree, shrub, or plant, within the limits of said cemetery, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof before any magistrate or justice of the peace, shall be punished by fine, at the discretion of the justice, according to the sggravation of the offence, of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall pro- Reports or invide for the return, from time to time, to the Corporation of Washington, ljglgsnts *° be of reports of all interments made in said cemetery, of persons who may ` have died within the limits of the city of YVashington, in such manner as may be prescribed from time to time by said Corporation of `Washington. _ Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so mC£;l;;‘“*:£2s"X; construed as to authorize said corporation to issue any note, token, device, c,,,m,cy_ scrip, or other evidence of debt, to be used as a currency; and each of C t . _ the corporators in said corporation shall be held liable, in his individual df.i3`£ii$ gEt31E_ capacity, for all the debts and liabilities of said corporation, however con- ` tracted or incurred, to be recovered by suit as other debts or liabilities before the court or tribunal having jurisdiction of the case. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for Congress, hist ma? bi? at any time hereafter, to alter, amend, or repeal the f<¤<¤g¤i¤z Mt- r °"°P°° ° Approved, June 10, 1862. CHAP. CI.——A.n Act to protect the Property of Indhms who have adopted the Habits of June 14, 1862- civilized Lffé. I- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Certain Indians States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any Indian, tv YZB P’°*°°*€‘ll“ beinv a member of an hand or tribe with whom the Government has or thm 3u°tmBm° ¤ Y of land. shall have entered into treaty stipulations, being desirous to adopt the habits of civilized lite, shall have had a portion of the lands belonging to his tribe allotted to him in severalty, in pursuance of such treaty stipulations, it shall be the duty of the agent and superintendent of such tribe to provide that such Indian shall be protected in the peaceful and quiet occupation and enjoyment of the lands so allotted to him. Sec. 2. And be it fur:/zer enacted, That whenever any person of In- Damage for dian blood belonging to a band or tribe who receive, or are entitled to treiress *h°’3°¤· receive, annuities from the Government of the United States, and who tzé ({,;;$_°zs:t,i%2 has not adopted the habits and customs of civilized life, and received his of the trespasser, lands in sevcralty by allotment, as mentioned in the foregoing section of ’h S"` this act, shall commit any trespass upon the lands or premises of any Indian who has received his lands by allotment, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the superintendent and agent of such band or tribe to ascertain the damages resulting from such trespass; and the sum so ascertained shall be withheld from the payment next thereafter to be made, either to the _Amount.tobe band or tribe to which the party committing such trespass shall belong, as W‘mh°ld• &°·· in the discretion of the superintendent he shall deem proper, and the sum S0 retained shall be paid over by the said agent or superintendent to the and paid tv ., . _ t _ _ _ · person injured party mjured, with the approval of the becretary of the Interior. Sec. 3, And be it further enacted, That in case the trespasser shall be