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 'Drrmu xxvm.—INDIANS.—Ch. 4. 373 Sm. 2187. Every person, other than an Indian, who, within the limits 1’¤‘9hibiii<>¤_ cf of any tribe with whom the United States has existing treaties, hunts, l,;';‘:,“”€°” I“d—'*“ or traps, or takes and destroys any peltries or game, except for subsist- .;- ence in the Indian country, s all orfeit all the traps, guns, and ammu- 30 ·I¤¤•» 1834- ¢~ mtion in his possession, used or pzocured to be used or that purpose, and 1°1·S·8- "· 4- P· 73°· all peltriels sur; taken; and shall liable in addition to a penalty of five undred 0 rs. Sec. 2138. Every person who drives or removes, except by authority P<$¤¤·1W for ¤’<·>· of an order lawfully issued by the Secretary of War, connected with the §“° Y‘“gc‘:£: f""" E3.`§§"é‘i.‘?i.‘IiE.?.“}-’.?f.$'€£‘,?‘}0`}fri.`Q°°‘.Z°’ ““’L E'}“€£?.a”°”°“’ °' °°‘°'rZti’¥.]‘. —_q_—M¤r 18;- fpose e or commerce s l 3 -· » G- ppnislhable bylimpirisoplment fpiéhpg more bt};; three years, or hy a fine gg- ’- 8- "· 13- P- ono more an ve thousand o rsor. ‘ Sec. 2139. No ardent s irits shall bd introduced, under any retense, Penaltv for sellinto the Indian country. Every person, [mcept an Indian, in ti; Indian 198 ¤P1-*1*¤°¤¤ country,] who sells, exchanges, gives, barters, or disposes of any spirit- l"1“°" l" I“di““ pctgsmlrqriors 0i' wine iqlugxlndiuu under the charge of any Indian super- °°°mry' ____ in en or agent, or int _ uces or attempts to introduce any spmtuous 9 July, 1832, c. liquor or wine into the Indian country, shall be punishable by imprison- 174. ¤- 4, V·4.P·564· ment for not more than two years, and by a fine of not more than three 3315,1*%*-- 182%*- °· hundred_dollars. But it sha  be a sufficient defense to any charge of Q Fey Pigyj C introducing or attempting to introduce liquor into the Indian count, 69,1,-. 19,}. 2-14K ` that the acts charged were done by order o or under authority from the Tl? gear rlzqpailtment, or any oflieer duly authorized thereunto by the War 0c_ ,,_ $$2 P,;! pa en . ass; U. s. é. mm! day, 3 Wall., 407; U. S. r. Shawmux, 2 Saw., 364. .£.E°g£L‘€;iZ;.1E£3£.°§iE*£E€F'Tr T .;[.'£fli'Z’2 “,$§‘S{Si.I“‘“““ `gi? °'· ¤1;Y·`·i$·¥f-?="°-$3 y as reason sus- “‘ · ·· pect or_ is informed that any white person or Indian is,about to introduce gwé} u,f,°:;¤_°°°` or has introduced any sipmtuous liquor or wine into the Indian country -;—— in violation of law, suc superintendent, agent, sub-agent, or command- 3315 Lg?- 182%*- °· mg officer, may cause the boats, stores, packeages, wagons, sleds, and  .. places of deposit of such person to be search ; and if any such liquor A¤¤¢F1¤¤·¤ Fur 00- is found therein, the same, together with the boats, teams, wagons, and "‘ U· S··2P“··358· sleds used in conveyingnthe same, and also the goods, packages, and peltries of such person, s ll be seized and delivered to the pro er officer, and shall be proceeded against by libel in the proper court, and) forfeited, one-half to the informer and the other half to the use of the United States; and if such person be a trader, his license shall be rev0ked_and his bond H? E12 diitslsiiti “3`}'Z‘}"§f. bint3S d`lZ’&i.Z"’ 5’°.f§§’€‘.$“ "‘° "$"°‘Z, n, an an a en sipirits or wine found in the Indian country, except such as_u)iay  introuced therein by the War Department. In all cases arising under this and the preceding section Indians shall be competent witnesses. Sm. 2141. Every person who shall, within the Indian country, set t. P°“'·:z,I‘{" '€*‘ up or continue any distillery for manufacturing ardent spirits, shall be ITQES c:,u},,$;y1° liableto a penalty of one thousand dollars; and the superintendent of -———-——-4 Indian affairs. Indian agent, or subagent, within the limits of whose I6?) J “;f· 1*}:- °· any distillery tf ardetpt spirits is set up or continued, shall forth- 732; °° ’ v' ’ p' wit estro and brea u the same. Sec. 2142lv Every whith person who shall make an assault upon an Zkssault. Indian, or other person, and every Indian who shall make an assault  upon a white person, within the Indian countrly, with a gun, rifle, sword, 26,s.s, v. 10,p.2l]0, pistol, knife, or ang other deadly weapon, wit intent to kill or maim the psrsont so assagge éshall be pumsha lphpy gnqarisolnment, at hard labor, r no more n ve ears nor ess n ea . Sec. 2143. Ever white person who shall set iiyre, or attempt to set tire, _*2°"·;____ to any house, out-house, cabin, stable, or other building}, in the Indian 27 Mar., 1854,::. country, to whomsoever belonging; and every Indian w o shall set fire 26-¤·4» V·10»P-270- to any house, out—h0use, cabin, stable, or other building, in the Indian country, in whole or in part belonging to or in lawful possession of a white person, and whether the same be consumed or not, shall be punishable