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 36 FOBTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 135, 136. 1874. rendered or the thing or things done under such contract or agreement prior co said Bling, with those things to be done or rendered, togetherwith a. pairbicular stzmtcmcnxb of any and all moneye pa1d_0r advanced by either pairby under such contract or agreement, giving m a.ll_ cases the time, place, and rehl value of services rendered, or C111I1g or things done, or the kind and manner of payment, whether in money, property, er credits, up to the date of the filing of the szud sworn statement ; fourtbly, state specifically whether the original contract or agreement: had been submitted to any Secretary of the Interior, _Comm1ssioner of i[ugl1a,n Affairs, superintendent of Indian affairs, Indian agent,_cpmm1psx0ner, or other person -l1aviug official control of or connection with Indian aifamrs, giving the time when, place where, and person by name to whom such submission was made, and whether by said oincer indorsed or not, or whether zmy such officer was cognizant of such contract or agreement having been made, though not submitted to him for approval. Additi0¤n1pr¤<>f¤· Sec. 3. That the Secretary or Commissioner of Indian Affairs is hereby empowered to require, in writing, any additional facts or proofs that may be necessary to aid in determining the true character of the contract or agreement, or assignment thereof. U,,jm, g-,-MM- Sec. 4. That no such contract or agreement: shell be recognized by lent, or evxcrbimnt any officer or employee of the United States until the Secretary of the 9**f”°'**9f*j ¤°* *0 b° luterior shall, after full consideration of any such contract or agree- ""‘·’““"“]‘ ment, together with the proofs and papers in this act required to be nled, and such us the Secretary of the Interior or Commissioner of Indian Affairs may require in addition thereto, the Secretary of the Inmrior shall considvr to be just and reasonable, and not min ted with fraud; Secretary or uw and not exorbitant in its demands: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior to m nice Interior shall in all eases enter, in writing, on such original contract, on the recorgl in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs wherein mig,,,,m“,s um ,,0, such original contract is recorded, an official statement, showing that ··xm·1»1m¤z or- smua. the contract or agreement and proofs have been Bled in accordance with ulent. the provisions of this act and considered by him,a.ud in his opinion said contract or agreement or assignments thereof are not exorbitant and not iraudulent, and that they are just, the same shall be valid. mjeeuuu 1»y_See- But if, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, such contract or rumry- agreement, or the assignment thereof, is fraudulent or exorbitant, be shall offioially enter his rejection, in writing, upon the record of such contract or agreement, and they shall not be considered of binding force by any officer or employee of the United States. §··y•+¤¤·ig=¤hi¤n vf Sec. 5. That its is hereby made the duty of t1he_Seereta.ry of the Inte- "'° ‘ ‘ agreements, within the purview of this acts, now on file in his office, orof the office of the Commissioner of Indian Afthirs, or any other office or purenu under his control, and by special notice to the party or parties lil interest compel, in the case of each such contracts or agreement so iound 011 tile, the same shrictness of official examination, and iudorsement, record and sworn statement of inch, as is required by the several May lgemzulo by provisions of this uct: Provided, That the investigation of facts touch- ‘*°°’¤*¤’**S*°¤°’· ing the character of any contract or agreement contemplated by this ' act may be made by ncommissioner appointed by the Presidents for that T., ygporf, to the purpose, who shall report all such facts to the Secretary of the Interior Secretary. 1H Wfltlug. Approved, April 29, 1874. April  CHAP. 136.-An act to ratify su agreement with certain Ute Indians in Colorado, `and to make an appropriation for carrying out the same. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o the United U t;;? States of America in Oongneaq assembled, That; ai certain agreement made · by Felix R. Bmnot, cpmnussxoner on the part of the United St:a.ws,‘wi1;h certmn Ute Indians 111 Colorado, be, and the same is hereby, mtiied
 * if{'};’5(_m;'m;*°*” rior to cause an investigation to be made of all existing contracts or