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 406 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 38. 1871. parties of said tribes, in proportion to the number of each respectively, according to rolls thereof; made and returned in conformity with the provisions of this act to the commissioner of Indian affairs: That portion ci*·l¤¢¤¤· of said sum belonging to the citizen party shell be equlallys divided among them per ce. ite, and paid to the heads ami ies, an a u t members ef Tndim pmy- said party; [shot portion of said sum belonging to the Indian party sbin] be placed to their credit on the books of the treasurer of the United States, and bear interest at the rate of five r centum er annum e. Iuterest,_how able semiennually, and said interest shall bldg applied topthe suppdrrt dt' "°"° °PPl"l‘r schools, the purchase of agricultural implements, or paid in such other New location. manner as the President may direct: Bwwidcd, however, That a part of said sum due the Indian party, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, rney, on the request of the saohem and councillors of said tribe, be expended in securing a new location for said tribe, and in removing and aiding them to establish themselves in their new home; and in case of their procuring and removal to such new location, at any time, the said eighteen sections of land reserved for their use by the second section of this act shall be sold in the mannefr therein provided, and the proceeds thereof be laced to their credit as a oresaid. b°TW¤1‘<>llaf¤ P Sm:. 6. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of determining P"p"° ’ the persons who are members of said tribes and the future relation of each to the government of the United States, there shall be prepared, under the direction of the commissioner of Indian affairs, or such person as may be selected b him to su erintend the same, two rolls, one to ¤i¤l¤¤¤ P0!}. W be denominated the citizgn roll, to enlsbrace the names of all such persons i”°l°°° wmml of full age, and their families, as signify their desire to separate their relations with said tribe, and to become citizens of the United States; the I¤ll¤V>l>¤ and guardianship of the United States; which said rolls shall be signed
 * {§2§d;E”§$°r` by the sachem and councillors of said tribe, certified by the person supertumellmcom- intending the same, and returned to the commissioner of Indian affairs,

ml;g,:{r:fI°‘ but no person of full age shall be entered upon said citizen roll without ' his or her full and free consent, personally given to the person superin- Oertaln per- tending such enrollment; nor shall any person, or his or her descendants,
 * ';?u_*g3*;:::m· he entered ulpsn either of Suidlrolls who {nay hav: herretoforef sgpamted

rom sui tri an receive a otmento an s un crt e act 0 on ress vg. eh- lzé- for the relief of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, of March third, eigléteen 18 J"; 8s' hundred and forty-three, and amendment of August six, eighteen hundred VOL fx_ p_ 5g_ End forty-six,tor under the greatygf I;e)br51ary fivy? eighteen hundredxetnd V¤1.xi.p.c<ss. ty-six,or w o s not e o t toc ri e or unsee escent. er Mfmgen rollto the said rolls shall be made and retnrnedgns herein provided, the same mmm b';,':;,;:," shall be hold as a full surrender and relinquishment on the part of the thereon ofuu cttizen party, each and every one of them, of all claims to be thereafter %w·m:f&:€’“’·’ known or considered as members of said tribe, or in `any manner interg,°_ cated m any provision heretofore or hereafter to be made by any treaty or law of the United States for the benefit of said tribes, and they and their descendants shell tilienceforth be admitted to all the rights and privileges o citizens o the nitcd States. ggggggggy SEO. 7· And be it further enacted, That after the said rolls shall have “'&°_, been made and returned, the said Indian pm-ty shall thenceforth be known as the “Stockbridge tribe of Indians? and may be located upon °J'Bg?‘°°°b°l°‘ lands reserved by the second section of this act, or such other reservation ’ as may be procured for them, with the assent of the council of said tribe, bndoption void, alrdltheir ngoptzm anlnong them of any individual, not of Indian descent, · s c nn an vox. w£*;*:’g&§?;d ·SEC» 8. And be it further enacted, That as soon es practicable, after 3 M_m,"m,_’ suitable and permanent reservation shell be obtained and accepted by said tribe, either at their present home or elsewhere, the same shall,