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 498 TREATY WITH THE SACS AND FOXES. FEBRUARY 18, 1867. buildings; and upon the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of such selections, patents in fee simple shall be issued to the respective parties, their heirs or assigns. Lamm ARTICLE XII. In consideration of the faithful services of Samuel s’·'”°°‘ m”°k¥ Black in protecting their houses and timber from trespass and depredgtion, there shall be patented to him in fcc simple the tract of land upon which he lives, being the west half of the northwest quarter section four, townlzship] seventeen, range sixteen. · stl: Thogrgoc- Anrxcnm XIII. Thomas C. Stevens and Company, licensed traders, Avg22d8d_having erected ’valuablc building at the u.gsncy,·it is agreed that they Pm, p. 501. may have v. patent. for the land, not cxoecding mght acres, upon which sqch 1mprovcments are built, and not to include any other mprovomonts, on the payment of two dollars and fifty cents per acre. The Sm nnd Amrcmz XIV. The Sacs and Foxes, parties to this treaty, swrco that 5)‘L’fSn;’;;wL:“° the Sacs and Foxes of Missotxri, if theyshalll so elect, with the approval with, &¤. of the Secretary of the Internor, may unite with them and become a part of their people, upon their contributing to the common fund such a portion their funds as will place them on an equal footing in regard to zmnui ics. Cprtaiu mime Awrxcmn XV. The claims of the Sacs and Foxes against the United my gsm §tates for stealing of stock, which have heretofore been adjusted, amountto be Pm_ mg to sixteen thousand four hundred dollars, shall be paid by the United States, and tha amount disbursed and expended for the benefit of the tribe in such objects for their improvement and comfort upon the new resorvation as the chiefs, through their agent, shall desire.; and whereas tho Ind1aus clmm that ono fnll payment due under previous treaty has never been made toithsm, it is agreed that-a. careful cxammanonnof the books of the Commissioner of Indian Affmrs shall be made, and if any sum is found to be still duo and unpaid, the same shall be paid to them por capita in the same manner as their annuities are paid. hAi1vntnceto ARTICLE XVI. The United States will advance to the said tribe of
 * u‘?)S£€é;2;&’;`d Indians the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may

mmom, be necessary, to pay the expenses of their subsistence for the first year after their arrival at their new homo in the Indian country, and to pay the necessary expenses of removal, and furnish necessary rations for the Amended. journey dhring such removal ; said removal to be made under direction of P °"» P- ML the superintendent or agent, or other person specially designated by the gg0Fé;?; Of the ihtcrlqrl; (:l;er:011ey§ thustigspeindegd 1;) be dadzctid from w amoun rovuc 0 c an or on an s i —m · . mlilzbsxyofggore ARTICLE XVII? It is horcbypprovided thet the halzhredds (sind full- Smcmd and aP_ bl¢3>d§ of the tribe, who were entitled to selections of land under the Sac proved. an 0x treaty, ratified July ninth one thousand ei¤·l1t hundred and Ame pl 470. sixty,_ and which selections have been approved by tl1cDSccrctary of the ’ Interior, shall be entitled to patents in foo-simplc for. the lands heretofore ?,:£n;le€6L aollcctcdil according to the schedule annexed to this treaty: Provcdcd, ot w cre such selactmns have been made and the allottees have sold thenr lands For a, valuable consideration and have since died, the Sccrctary 0f the Interior shall, upon full proof being mudc, cause patents to issue to the purchasers or their assigns. Sales ofland ARTICLE XVIII. All sales hereafter made by or on behalf of pcr- °°l‘° “PP‘”°"°d· sons to whom lands —dl` M_ _ are assngne m_t ns treaty shall receive the approval ol gba Sccrgtary of the Interior before taking cilbct in conveying title to lam s so so . hgkpenses of Arrrnom XIX. The United States agree to pay tho expenses of S¤g"p_ 5N_ negotiating thus treaty, not to ezroeod tho sum of fifteen hundred dollars. For substitute ARTICPE  The supulations of ull former treaties now in force,
 * <::`d*l:l:d?g}2§L<; and not inconsistent with the provisions of this treaty, shall remain in

mm°_mPw, full force} and all troatres or parts of treaties heretofore m21dé which p. sm. conflict with the provisnons of this treaty are hereby abrogated.