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 FORTYNINTH cosenrzss. sms. II. on. 119. 1887. 389 S20. 3. That the allotments provided for in this act shall be made by Allvtmwfs t¤f¤¢ special agents appointed by the President for such purpose, and the mm} hyd ‘;Pf,‘§‘“l agents in charge of the respective reservations on which the allotments ;§::t _°° ° '°° are directed to be made, under such rules and regulations as the Secre- ° tary of the Interior may from time to time prescribe, and shall be cer- Certiicates. tiiied by such agents to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in duplicate, one copy to be retained in the Indian Office and the other to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior for his action, and to be deposited in the General Land Office. Sec. 4. That where any Indian not residing upon a reservation, e r for Indians not on whose tribe no reservation has been provided by treaty, act of Congress, ’°¤°"°*"l;¤S» °{°·» or executive order, shall make settlement upon any surveyed or unsur· {QZ; Q'}? ;u‘f1°{: veyed lands of the United States not otherwise appropriated, he or she 1,,,1,;,, shall be entitled, upon application to the local land-office for the district in which the lands are located, to have the same allotted to him or her, and to his or her children, in quantities and manner as provided in this act for Indians residing upon reservations; and when such settlement is made upon unsurveyed lands, the grant to such Indians shall be adjusted upon the survey of the lands so as to conform thereto; and patents shall be issued to them for such lands in the manner and with the restrictions as herein provided. And the fees towhich the oficers of such Fees to be paid local landbilice would have been entitled had such lands been entered from Um T¤*=¤¤¤’· under the general laws for the disposition of the public lands shall be paid to them, from any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, upon a statement of an account in their behalf for such fees by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and a certification of such account to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 5. That upon the approval of the allotments provided for in this act by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause patentsto issue there- Patent to issue. for in the name of the allottees, which patents shal be of the legal enact, and declare that the United States does and will hold the lan thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and To be held in beneiit of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, ¤‘¤·*· in case of his deoease, of his heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located, and that at the expiration of said period the United States will convey the same by patent to said Indian, Conveyance iu or his heirs as aforesaid, in fee, discharged of said trust and free of all fw after 25 sewcharge or incnmbranee whatsoever: Provided, That the President of the Proviaos. United States mayin any casein his discretion extend the period. And Period may be if any conveyance shall be made of the lands set apart and allotted as •**°”d°“· herein provided, or any contract made touching the same, before the expiration of the time above mentioned, such conveyance or contract · shall be absolutely null and void: Provided, That the law of descent Laws or descent and partition in force in the State or Territory where such lands are im" P"*'**°¤· situate shall apply thereto after patents therefor have been executed and delivered, except as herein otherwise provided; and the laws of the State of Kansas regulating the descent and partition of real estate shall, so far as practicable, apply to all lands in the Indian Territory which may be allotted in severalty under the provisions of this act: And prcvidcdf•n·tlm·, That at any time after lands have been allotted to all the Indians of any tribe as herein provided, or sooner if in the opinion of the President it shall be for the best interests of said tribe, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with Negotiations for sueh Indian tribe for the purchase and release by said tribe, in conform- 1¤¤¤=¤=¤¤ ¤f !¤¤¤¤ ity with the treaty or statute under which such reservation is held, of “°* ‘u°'°°· such portions of its reservation not allotted as such tribe shall, from. time to time, consent to sell, on such terms and conditions as shall be ` considered just and equitable between the United States and said tribe of Indians, which purchase shall not be complete until ratified by Congress, and the form and manner of executing such release shall also be