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 TREATY WITH THE CHEYENNE INDIANS. MAY 10, 1868. 657 between the ages of six and sixteen years, to attend school; and it is hereby made the duty of the agent for said Indians to see that this stipu- Dutyofngent. lation is strictly complied with; and the United States agrees that for s,,;,,,,,;.;,,,,,,,, every thirty children, between said ages, who can be induced or compelled and teachers. to attend school, a house shall be provided, and a teacher, competent to teach the elementary branches of an English education, shall be furnished, who will reside among said Indians, and faithfully discharge his or her duties as a teacher. The provisions of this article to continue for twenty years. Anrrcuc V. When the head of a family or lodge shall have selected $**1* md, lands, and received his certificate as above directed, and the agent shall xxx? m' be satisfied that he intends in good faith to commence cultivating the soil for a living, he shall be entitled to receive seeds and agricultural implements for the first year in value one hundred dollars, and for each succeeding year he shall continue to farm for a period of three years more he shall be entitled to receive seeds and implements as aforesaid in value twenty-five dollars per annum. And it is further stipulated that such persons as commence farming Instruction tu shall receive instructions from the farmer herein provided for, and when- f'“`m'°$‘ ever more than one hundred persons shall enter upon the cultivation of the soil n second blacksmith shall be provided, with such iron, steel, and other material as may be needed. ARTICLE VI. In lieu of all sums of money or other annuities provided P°““?’Y 9* to be paid to the Indians herein named, under any and all treaties hereto- :}°;;°,:,;.°,};%° fore made with them, the United States agrees to deliver at the agency annuities. house, on the reservations herein provided for, on the Erst day of September of each year, for thirty years, the following articles, to wit: For each male person over fourteen years of age, a suit of good sub- Gl¤¥hi¤8· stantial woolen clothing, consisting of coat, hat, pantaloous, flannel shirt, and a pair of woolen socks. For each iemale over twelve years of age, a flannel skirt, or the goods necessary to make it, a pain of woolen hose, twelve yards of calico, aud. twelve yards of cotton domestics. For the boys and girls under the ages named, such ilannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make each a suit as aforesaid, together with a pair of woolen hose for each. And in order that the Commissioner of Indian Aifairs may be able to Census. estimate properly for the articles herein named, it shall be the duty of the agent each year to forward to him a full and exact census of the Indians, on which the estimates from year to year can be based. And, in addition to the clothing herein named, the sum of ten dollars A¤p¤91¤p- shall be annually appropriated for each Indian roaming, and twenty dollars for each Indian engaged in agriculture, for a period of ten years, to be years; used by the Secretary of the Interior in the purchase of such articles as from time to time the condition and necessities of the Indians may indicate to be proper. And if} at any time within the ten years, it shall may be appear that the amount of money needed for clothing under this article °h“¥°d‘ cnn be appropriated to better uses for the tribes herein named, Congress may by law change the appropriation to other purposes; but in no event shall the amount of this appropriation be withdrawn or discontinued for m the period named. And the President shall annually detail an officer of wQ'u‘:g'd°t,,§$Q`· the army to be present and attest the delivery of all the goods, herein named, livery or goods. to the Indians, and he shall inspect and report on the quantity and quality of the goods and the manner of their delivery ; and it is expressly stipulated that each Indian over the age of four years, who shall have removed to and settled permanently upon said reservation and complied withothe 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 sand reservation, one pound of meat and one pound of Hour per day, provided v01.. xv. TREAT.- 42