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 TREATY WI'I`H THE SHAWNEES AND QUAPAWS. FEB. 23, 1867. 515 the said Shawnces, and to unite with the Senecas, parties to the treaty of Sepaffm YFom February twenty-eighth, 0116 th0uSand eight hundred and thirty-one, upon t?/?0El;,l§v;°?&9 their reservation described in article second of said treaty; and the sev- l l eral bands of Senecas will unite their funds into one common fund for the benefit of the whole tribe; and an equitable division shall be made of all funds or annuities now held in common by the Senecas and Shuwnees. Auucnm VI. OF the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars to be paid P¤Ym°¤*¤*¤ to the Senecas, as provided in the second article, the sum of four thousand tm S°"°”° dollars shall be paid to them immediately after the ratification of this mgmy, to enable them to re-establish their homes and provide themselves with agricultural implements, seed, and provisions for themselves and their families; and the balance of the said first-mentioned sum, being twenty thousand dollars, shall be consolidated with the twenty thousand dollars in the first article provided to be paid, and invested for the tribe of Senecas, as constituted by this treaty, at Eve per cent interest, to be paid pen- capita semiamnually; and their annuity of five hundred dollars in specie, provided by article four of the treaty of September twenty-ninth, Ve~1.vii.p. 161. one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, shall likewise become the property of the tribe. ARTICLE VII. The amount annually due the Senecas under the pro-  Payments for visions of article four of the treaty of February twenty-eighth, one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty-one, for blacksmith, after their separation E ` from the Shawnees, shall be annually paid to them as a national fund, to enable them to purchase such articles {01* their wants and improvements in agriculture as the chiefs, with the consent of their agent, may designate; and this provision shall apply` also to the fund for support of a miller belonging to the Senecas heretofore occupying the southernmost reserve referred to in this treaty; and there shall be added to the said fund whatever amount belonging to either band of the Senecas shall be found due and unpaid upon an examination of their accounts with the government, and particularly the amount of bonds and stocks invested in their name; and the interest thereon shall be annually paid to the said Senecas {br the purposes mentioned in this article. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SHAWNEES. ARTICLE VIII. Of the amount in the third article provided to be thP*§‘;°°¤;i;° paid to the Shawnees by the United States l00I' the lands therein ceded, 8 WD ' the sum of two thousand dollars shall be advanced to them to be used in establishing their homes, and the balance of the said amount shall be invested for the said tribe, under the name of Eastern Shawnces, and five per cent be paid semi-annually thereon ; and the amount due and unpaid upon the bonds or stocks invested in their name shall be paid to them, as well as the interest thereon l1€1`C2l.ll»C1` to become clue, to be used under the direction of the chiefs, with the consent of the agent, for the purchase of agricultural implements or other articles necessary for the general welfare 0f the people; and the one half of the blacksmith fhnd remaining after the divi>ion to be made with the Senccas provided For in article five shall remain devoted to the same purpose. and the government will wld thereto the sum of five hundred dollars annually for live years. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE QUAPAWS. ARTICLE IX. Of the amount to be paid to the Quapaws for the lands nP*31E€T;*¤ ceded by them in the fourth article of this treaty, the sum of five thou- le p` g' sand dollars shall be paid to them upon the ratification of this treaty, to assist the-m in re-estzxblishing themselves at their homes upon their re— manning reservation; and the b:1l:1nce of said amount shall bennvestetl as a permanent funrl at five per cent interest, payable per capxta, sem1~· annually.