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 Trrr.1: xxvm.——INDIANS.—Ch. 4. 375 ine. The President may direct the milita force of the United States to be employed in the apprehension of suchlgndians, and also in preventing or terminating hostilities between any of the Indian tribes. Sec. 2153. n executing process in the Indian country, the marshal Executing promay employ a posse comitatus, not exceeding three persons in an of the <¤¤¤¤- States respectively, to assist in executing process by arrestin and, bring- 14 JQQR, 1858, c_ ing in prisoners from the Indian country, and allow them three dollars 103, s. 3, v. 11, p. for eac day in lieu of all expenses and services. I¤·• s as.] 363- Sec. 2154. Whenever, in the commission, by a white person, of any Bepa:-ation for crime, offense, or misdemeanor, within the Indian country the property i¤i¤¤’°d P¤‘°1>¤1‘*Y· cfm friendly Indian is taken, injured, or destroyed, and a conviction 30 Jum,,]834,cf is for suc crime, offense, or misdemeanor, the person so convicted 161, s- 16, v- 4, p. shall be sentenced to pay to such friendly Indian to whom the property 731- may belong, or whose person may be injured, a sum equal to twice the just value of the property so taken, injured, or destroyed. Sec. 2155. If such offender shall be unable to pay a sum at least equal Plyment whore to the just value or amount, whatever such payment shall fall short of tg? °“°“d°“” ‘“" the same shal1,be paid out of the Treasury of the United States. If such 5..*2;..;. odender cannot be apprehended and brought to trial, the amount of such 30 ·l¤¤¤, 183*, <>· pipperty shall be paid out of the Treasury. But no Indian shall be enti- tg}- “· 1°· V· 4· P· tl to any payment out of the Treasury of the United States, for any ' such property, if he, or any of the nation to which he_ belongs, have sought private revenge, or have attempted to obtain satisfaction by any force or violence. Sizc. 2156. If an Indian, belonging to any tribe in amity with the I-¤t*11‘l¢¤¤3P1‘¤1>· United States, shall); within the Indian country, take or destroy the prop- ‘H_}'£’E’·§“;_ erty of any person lawfully within such countigy, or shall pass from Indian 30 June, 1834, c. country into any State or Territory inhabi by citizens of the United gh ¤- YU V- *» P- States, and there take, steal, or destroy, any horse, or other property ébhb ,859 c_ belonging to any citizen or inhabitant of the United States, suc citizen 85,,_8,,,_`jj,p_4b1_ or inhabitant, his representative, attorney, or agent, may make app;ica— tion to the proper superintendent, agent, or sub·agent, who, upon ing furnished with the necessary documents and proofs, shall, under the direction of the President, make application to the nation or tribe to which such Indian shall belong, for satisfaction; and if such nation or tribe shall neglect or refuse to make satisfaction, in a reasonable time not exceeding twelve months, such superintendent, agent, or subagent shall make return of his doin to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that such further steps may g taken as shall be proper, in the opinion of the President, to obtain satisfaction for the injury. , Sm. 2157. The superintendents, agents, and sub-agents within their w§,':gf,Q:d*°:)d;}:°: respective districts are authorized an empowered to take depositions of d,,p°,,m,,,,,_ witnesses touching any depredations, wi in the purview of the three preceding sections, an to administer oaths to the epouents. ,6,’·_,‘g‘fj_,’P_7§;: n—03-29