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 468 TREATY WITII THE SACS AND FOXES. Ocronna 1, 1859. Assignmentto Anxrrcnu H. Out of the lands so set apart and retained there shall be •*°l* '“°mb°’ °l assigned to each member of said confetlerated tribe, without distinction of go,-l,;,,,,;;; practicable, a reasonable portion of timber. One hundred and sixty acres of said retained lands shall also be set. apart and appropriated to the use for ,ch0°]_ and occupancy of the agent for the time being of said confederated tribe; and one hundred and sixty acres shall also be· reserved for the establishment and support of a school for the education of the youth of the tribe. Loudon The location of the tracts, the assignment of which is provided for in this article, shall be made in as regular and compact a manner as possible, and so as to admit of a distinct and well-dciined exterior boundary, embracing the whole of them and any intermediate portions or parcels of land or water not included in or made part of the tracts assigned in severalty. l¤$6i‘¤160i¤t¤ All such intermediate parcels of land and water shall be owned by the p"°°l" Saos and Foxes of the Mississippi in common ; but, in case of increase in the tribe, or other cause, rendering it necessary or expedient, the said intermediate parcels of land shall be subject to distribution and assignment in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe and direct. L¤¤d¤ ¤> bs The whole of the lands, assigned or unassigned, embraced within said exk°°w° "’ &°' tcrior boundary, shall constitute and be known as the reservation of the Laws. Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi; and all laws which have been, or may be, passed by the Congress of the United States regulating trade and intercourse with Indian tribes shall have full force and eifect over the wane persons same, and no white person, except such as shall be in the employment of gw_said reservation, without the written permission of the superintendent of the central superintendency, or of the agent of the tribe. pavision and ARTICLE III. The division and assignment in severaity among the {-f;:§;‘m°““ M" Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi of the land hereinbefbre reserved for ` that purpose shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and his decision of all questions arising thereupon shall be tinal q;,,,;;;,,,,,,,,;,, and conclusive. Certificates shall be issued by the commissioner of In- ¤‘¤¤¤¤· dian Affairs for the tracts assigned in severalty, specifying the names of _ the individuals to whom they have been assigned, respectively, and that the said tracts are set apart for the exclusive use and benefit of the as- Tmw nqttg signees and their heirs. And said tracts shall not be alienated in fee, be di¤P¤¤¤d ME leased, or otherwise disposed of, except to the United States, or to mem- &°'* bers of the Sac and Fox tribe, and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. And said tracts tobe exempt, shall be exempt from taxation, levy, sale, or forfeiture, until otherwise &°· provided by Congress. Prior to the issue of the certificates aforesaid, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or expedient respecting the disposition of any of said tracts, in case of the death of the person or persons to whom they may be assigned, so that the same shall be secured to the families of such deceased persons; and should any of the Indians to whom tracts ~ shall be assigned abandon them, the said Secretary may take such action in relation to the proper disposition thereof as, in his judgment, may be necessary and proper. Certain lunds Atvrrcnis IV. For the purpose of establishing the Sacs and Foxes Q;,?;?;:';:?;?;' of the Mississippi comfortably upon the lands to be assigned to them in and proceeds l severalty, by building them houses, and by furnishing them with agriculh°“' °PP“°d· tural implements, stock animals, and other necessary aid and facilities for commencing agricultural pursuits under favorable circumstances, the lands embraced in that portion of their present reservation, not stipu- Pan, p. 495. lated to be retained and divided as aforesaid, shall be sold, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in parcels not exceeding one hun- 5;*58. l10W drud and sixty acres each, to the highest bidder, for cash ; the sale to be m made upon sealed proposals, to be duly invited by public advertisement, and
 * ll{,:l’°[°d°mt°d age or sex, a tract of eighty acres, to include, in every case, as tar as
 * lf;l_;‘;;°;;;‘;pt the United States, shall be allowed to reside or go upon any portion of