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 TREATY WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS. APRIL 29, 1868. 639 may, by law, change the appropriation to other purposes; but in no event shall the amount of this appropriation be withdrawn or discontinued for the period named. And the President shall annually detail an officer of Army otueer the army to be present and attest the delivery of all the goods herein ¥9°·**°¤d uw d6- named to the Indians, and he shall inspect and report on the quantity and wm" quality of the goods and the manner of their delivery. And it is hereby expressly stipulated that each Indian over the age of four years, who shall have removed to and settled permanently upon said reservation and complied with the stipulations of this treaty, shall be entitled to receive from the United States, for the period of four years after he shall have settled upon said reservation, one pound of meat and one pound of flour Mm wd per day, provided the Indians cannot furnish their own subsistence at an mm' earlier date. And it is further stipulated that the United States will furnish and deliver to each lodge of Indians or family of persons legally incorporated with them, who shall remove to the reservation herein described and commence farming, one good American cow, and one good Cows and well-broken pair of American oxen within sixty days after such lodge or °x°°‘ family shall have so settled upon said reservation. ARTICLE XI. In consideration of the advantages and benefits con- Rghitgo wcitferred by this treaty and the many pledges of friendship by 'the United QQ, ;;`,,,g,.$:_ States, the tribes who are parties to this agreement hereby stipulate that tion surrendered they will relinquish all right to occupy permanently the territory outside their reservation as herein defined, but yet reserve the right to hunt on Rl8h3m him any lands north of North Platte, and on the Republican Fork of the r°S°"° ' Smoky Hill river, so long as the buffalo may range thereon in such numbers as to justify the chase. And they, the said Indians, further expressly agree : lst. That they will withdraw all opposition to the construction of the aSQD€;;?w:é§_ railroads now being built on the plains. ’ 2d. That they will permit the peaceful construction of any railroad not passing over their reservation as herein defined. 3d. That they will not attack any persons at home, or travelling, nor &§"f*lS’““*’ molesf or disturb any wagon trains, coaches, mules, or cattle belonging " to the people of the United States, or to persons friendly therewith. 4th. They will never capture, or carry off from the settlements, white chg3i;?} md women or children. ` 5th. They will never kill or scalp white men, nor attempt to do them white mw; harm. _ _ 6th. They withdraw all pretence of opposition to the construction of m§,“°Qg’g;;‘l“ the railroad now being built along the Platte river and westward to the roads, src. Pacific ocean, and they will not in future object to the construction of railroads, wagon roads, mail stations, or other works of utility or necessity, which may be ordered or permitted by the laws of the United States. But should such roads or other works be constructed on the lands of their Cx3S5g3Q15a;?' reservation, the government will pay the tribe whatever amount of dam- ,,,,,s,·v,m0,,_ age may be assessed by three disinterested commissioners to be appointed by the President for that purpose, one of said commissioners to be a chief or headman of the tribe. _ _ 7th. They agree to withdraw all opposition to the military posts or or?(§';iY POM roads now established south of the North Platte river, or that may be established, not in violation of treaties heretofore made or hereafter to be made with any of the Indian tribes. ARTICLE XII. No treaty for the cession of any portion or part of the ca;i’0K‘f)*}*?;e;‘;_ reservation herein described which may be held in common shall be of vation to bg any validity or force as against the said Indians, unless executed and v¤1i<i¤¤¤1¤SS.&¤· signed by at least three fourths of all the adult male Indians, occupying or interested in the same; and no cession by the tribe shall be understood or construed in such manner as to deprive, without his consent, any individual member of the tribe of his rights to any tract of land selected by him, as provided in Article VI. of this treaty.