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 98 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 206. 1888. the agents in charge of the respective reservations on wh1ch_the allotments are directed to be ma e, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may from time to_t1me prescribe, and shall be certified by such agents to the_Comm1ssioner of Indian Affairs, in duplicate, one copy to be retained in the Ind1an_Oflice— and the other to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior forhis action, and to be delposited in the General Land Office._ _ P¤¢·¤¤¤¤f¤i¤¤¤¤¤· Suc. 11. That upon the a proval of the allotments provided for in this act by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause patents toissue therefor in the name of the allottees, which patents shall be of the legal effect, and declare that the United States does and will hold I I-=¤¤¤¤ iwhi *¤ ¤¤¤¤¤ the lands thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust °r°w°°°" v°’°°”` for the sole use and benent of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, 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 tent to said In 'an, or his heirs, as aforesaid, in fee, discharged ofm said trust and free of all charge or incumbrance P¤>v¤¤¤- whatsoever, and atents shall issue accordingly: Provided, That the Exwmicn of trust President of the United States may in any case, in his discretion, ex- Wm tend the period by a term not exceeding ten years; and if any lease - or conveyance shall be made of the lands set apart and allotted as herein provided, or any contract made touching the same, before theexpiration of the time above mentioned, such lease or conveyance or contract shall be absolutely null and void: Provided, further, That. L•w<>tS•=s¢e¤rT¤r- the law of descent  partition in force in the State or Territory m d°` where the lands may be Situated shall apply thereto after patents therefor have been executed and delivered. Each of the patents aforesaid shall be recorded in the General Land Office, and afterward delivered, free of charge, to the allottee entitled thereto. Purchase of lands Sec. 12. 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 such Indian tribe for the purchase and release by said tribe, in conformity with the treaty or statute under which such reservation is held, of 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 Prvvnlwn. bm f by Congress, Provided, owever, That all lands ad)apted to a icult- b,§ °' ure, with or without irrigation, so sold or released to thegllnited States by any Indian tribe shall be held by the United States for thesole purpose of securing homes to actual settlers, and shall be disposed of by the United States to actual and bona fide settlers only in tracts not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres to any one person, on such terms as Congress shall prescribe, subject to grants which Congress. Homestead puma. may make in aid of education: And providedgurther, That no patents sha l issue therefor except to the person so t ing the same as and for a homestead, or his heirs, and after the expiration of five years’ occupancy thereof as such homestead; and any conveyance of said lands. so ta en as a homestead, or any contract touchin the same, or lien N thereon, created prior to the date of such patent, shed] be null and void. P¤¤=¤¤¤¢ ¤¤¤¤>¥· And the sums agreed to be paid by the United States as purchase money for anpportion of any suc reservation shall be held in the Treasury of the nited States for the sole use of the tribe or tribes of Indians to whom such reservation belonged; and the same, with interest thereon at five per centum per annum, shall be at all times subject to appropriation by Congress for the education and civilization of such tribe or tribes of Indians or the members theneof. The patents aforesaid shall be recorded in the General Land Office, and afterward delivered. free of charge, to the allottee entitled thereto.