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 410 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 48. 1871. ., CHAP. VIII.—An Adm uthori the Sal f er! `n Lands reservedfor the Use f XL the Mmwmonee Tveibe of zadians, £fs:}1ccStld;s of W:'scomin. 0 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pvt ¤Nb¢d States of America in·Congress assembled, That Othe Secretary of the Inte- Qgemzgm rior is hereby authorized to causle to be subdxyided, appragseid, api;} sold u Idisna. ortion of the lands not excee ing six towns ips reserve or e use °$i°°g“°l“s*‘;§’° ofpthe Menomonee tiibe of Indians, in the eoudty of Sbswanew, and zlhmmmm State of Wisconsin, as follows: The said lands shall be appraised by two or more disinterested appraisers, to be selected and eppomted by said Apprstsslto Secretary, in eighty-acre lots, according to the public surveys Such mm "wi u rsisel shall state the ualit of the soil, the quality, quantity, and tob b` t pi, f th f b `q OBE30k10C and when returned to the land eau Jes va ue o e im er growme · g;:l‘b“°i°°P°°' office of the district in wlhch such lands arb situated, shall be subject ’ to public inspection for at least sirty days before the day appointed for W¤°¤‘¤*¤b¤ the sale of smd lands, as heremafter provided. One copy. of said '°°“m°d’ appraisal shall (pe made und Eeturped to the lanjd entice of}; th: kdistricé in which such lan s are situate wit nin six mont s rom the a mv e ect of this uct, and a duplicate thereof to the Secretary of the Interidar ; and xg? ¤1>— the persons eppointted to make such appraisal shall receive such compensa- P · tion for then- services us may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. b Styh wd; 'IP Sec. 2. And ba it further enacted, That the lands appraised as afore- ,:l:,,¥;,;§;°;c °r said shall be advertised for sale by notice of not less than three months, suction; _ to be published in at least three newspapers of the said district having m’$°°l:fA°§fQ;‘l:_ general circulation, and shall be offered, at public auction, at the nearmgd, ,;· mi.,;` est government land office within the Green Bay agency, to the highest bidder, in lots of not exceeding eighty acres; but shall not be sold for not subpectto less than the appraised vulue thereof None of said lands shall be sub- °”;J'7 ;“°‘•  jess tslprivnpc eptpy until th; sean; shall himve- been offgxied ps nfgipsuigl, an sunso un eu on ya c price xc_ y suc appraise. o sei an s 2-Qrgg Q§‘;‘ugf remaining unsold at the expiration of one year utter they shall have been ofl`ered us aforesaid shell be again advertised and offered, nt public auction, nt the nearest government lnnd office within the Green Buy When subject avenc at not less than the minimum of one dollar and twenty-£ivc . e ya _ Y nw, only_ latter price, and shall in all cases be sold for cash only. L¤¤¤¤¤¤l¤¤§¤d Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the townships thus selected Impmvsd cupied lands! Provided. That such portions of the same as may be occui;°°S:ld&:Ih¤°* *0 pied and improved, if .any, by members of the tribe, not exceeding eighty &,,_ m' acres to each settler, shall not be sold without the consent of the party in possession, but shull be vnlued as other subdivisions, the appraisers reporting seperately the value of the improvements thereon; which tracts may then, with the consent of the occupants, be sold, and the price of the improvements paid over to the respective occupants. Proceeds of SKC. 4. And be itfarther enacted, That from the first proceeds of the
 * °{2;"L‘;‘:° cents per acre, end thereafter shall be subject to private entry at the
 * °::;';,°§,iL%5';_ for sale shall be in n compact body, sshd consist, if practicable, of unoc-
 * §m"”°° sale of lands, as hereinbefore provided, shall be paid the expenses of

c survey, appreisul,and sale thereof'; and the residue of such proceeds shell be paid to or funded for the benefit of said tribe, in such manner as the President, with the assent of the chiefs and headmen of said tribe, mu determine. £l:Eg‘ geo. 5. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be and remain (fbinoperative, as to the Grst five sections thereof, until full and sntisiixctory evidence shell have been placed on the files of the office of commissioner of Indian affairs that the sales herein authorized have the ssnctign of the tribe, evidenced by orders or agreement taken in full counc J. G. BLAINE Sjncalcer of the Hzuw of Jiepresentatices. bCHUYLER COLFAX, . Woe-President of the United States and President of the Senate.