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 150 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 253, 255. 1888. viously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; mmm. nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish sufficient accommodations for_the trans- Limit sr em. action of the public business, and which shall not exceed in cost the balance of the sum herein limited after the site shall have been purchased and paid for, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and no purchase of site nor plan for said building shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an exenditure exceeding the said sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for site and building; and the site` purchased shall leave the building une sed to danger from tire by an open space of at least mmm. forty feet, inbliiding streets and alleys: Provic ed, hat no_ part of Title, ew. said sum shall be expended until a valid title to the said site shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Minnesota shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and service of civil process therein; Approved, May ‘1-1, 1888. May 15, 1SBS. CHAP. 255.-An act for the relief of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska, to ·-··—*‘-"°' extend time of payment to ptirchasers of land of said Indians, and for other pur- · POSQS. be it enacted by the Senate and Horzose of Representatives of the Nm Im1i¤¤¤ of United States of America in Congress assembled, That in view of the lnoimpéew ot mi- advanced con ition in civilization of the Omaha tribe of Indians in ’ ¤¤*°’°°~ the State of Nebraska, and to enable said tribe to further improve their condition by makin improvements upon their homestea s by the purchase of stock, catde, agricultural implements, and other necessary articles, and in accordance with their wishes, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ap- Appmpmmm. proppiated, thefspm 0; sevengygslapusand dpllars, eiug the (liast sgven insta ments o en thousand dollars, eac una pro riate, an se- V<>L10,p.1014· cured to said Indians under the fourth article dl? thbir treaty dated March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, to be paid per capita in two annual installments of thirtty-five thousand ollars eac : gggggion Provided, That payment of the secon installment shall be made ' contingent upon their advancement and improvement, and in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior: And provided further, Payment by special That said money shall be paid to said Indians per capita by a special ~ “"“‘ agent appointee for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, which agent shall in person direct and advise the expenditure of the same by such Indians in the manner most conducive to their present welfare. He shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duties and be paid for his services out of said money such reasonable compensation as shall be determined by said S retary. He _ shall report to said Secretary, in detail, his doings he under. B’f,’g°g,**},°°m£f§j Sec. _2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, a he is hereby, Qian Reservation authplrized and dgectegl tp ezgtenddthe tame lpf phdpayrlpent of the ‘ purc ase-money ue or an so on ma a ian eservation under the sales made by virtue of an act to pro 'de for the sale of a part of the reservation of the Omaha tribe of Indians in the State V•>1-22,v-¤’A1- of Nebraska, and for other purposes, approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, as follows : The time of each pay- ment shall be extended for the period of two years beyond the time now fixed; Provided, That the interest on said payments shall be paid annually at the time said payments of interest are due: And provzdedfuviher, That the act a ove mentioned, except as changed and modified by this act, shall remain in full force.