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 482 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 43, 45, 46, 47. 1865., _ Cuu. XL .-An Actto r an Act entitled "An Act to remove the United States Arsenal  the Cltty tf Saizlteilouis, and to provide for the Sale ¢y‘" the Lands on which vs1.kn.p.aos. ”" ’“"“’ “ l°“‘““"'· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Repeal of set States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled t= An Act m,,,,,] Hom SL provide for the sale of the lands on which the same is located," approved Louis, &e. March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, February 20, 1865. Feb, 23, 1355, Can. XLV. —An Act to extinguish the Indian Title to Lands in the Territory of Utah ·——··—····· suitable far agricultural and mineral Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United , Indian titles in States of America in (Jbngress assembled, That the President of the $:gg:'t?;;;é° United States be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with the advice by mat? and consent of the Senate, to enter into treaties with the various tribes of Indians of Utah Territory, upon such terms as may be deemed just to said Indians and benedcial to the government of the United States : Pro- Proviso. vided, That such treaties shall provide for the absolute surrender to the United States, by said Indians, of their possessory right to all the agricultural and mineral lands in raid territory except such agricultural lands as by said treaties may be set apart for reservations for said Indians: And Reservations. provided, further, That all such reservations shall be selected at points as remote as may be practicable from the present settlements in Utah Territory. Agricultural Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in agreeing with said Indians lY;Pl;>m§¤*$»t b upon the amounts to be paid to them under the provisions of the treaties gh,;,;,,, Qgysleuz to be negotiated in pursuance of this act, care shall be taken to obtain as far as possible. from the Indians, to the greatest possible extent, their consent to receive for such payments agriculture.] implements, stock, and other useful articles, rather than money. APp,,,p,i,,¤0,,_ 'SEC· 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of negotiating said treaties and carrying out the provisions of this act, making presents to said Indians, and defraying the necessary expenses incident to such negotiation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty- five thousand dollars. Approved, February 23, 1865. Feb. 23, 1865. CHAP. XLVI. —An Act to provide jbr the Payment og the Value of certain Lands and Improvements of private Citrzens, appropriated by the batted States for I ndian Reservations, in the Territory of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United to Apprgfizggg States of Ameriea in Congress assembled, That the sum of eighteen thousand {mm for ’ six hundred and eleven dollars and sixty-two cents, or so much thereof as Ipdlsp reserqa- may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury n Territory. . . . . . · rmprovements of prxvate citizens, taken and appropriated, by order of the _ Department of the Interior, for Indian reservations and uses in the Tera1£'l:;g¤,¤k;°W ritory of Washington; and the claims herein provided to be paid shall be ' allowed and paid in such manner and upon such proofs of the value of the property as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Approved, February 23, 1865. F•\>- 23.1865- Cmp. XLVH.—-An Act w Jnmtitme the Collection of certain Debts due the mixed States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where debts
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