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 356 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 1624. 1904. ` Cnow Aomzor, Morrr., August 14, 1899. I hereby certify that three hundred and seventeen Indians constitute a ma]ority 0 the male adult Indians over 18 years old residing on, or having rights upon the Crow Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana. J. E. EDWARDS, United States Indian Agent. And Whereas: The Indians of said Crow re ervation consented to the modification of the aforesaid agreement, as evidenced by an instrument executed by them on the twenty-seventh day of April, A. D., nineteen hundred and one, in words and figures as follows: Cnow Aemvcr, Montana, April 27, 1901. We, the undersigned members of the Crow tribe of Indians, hereby consent and agree to the amendment of an agreement concluded wit our tribe August 14th, 1899, by the addition of the following article thereto: Article IX :——»The right to take out water upon the diminished reservation subject to any prior claim of the Indians thereto by reason of previous appropriation, and the right to construct, maintain, and operate dams, Kumes and canals upon and across the said diminished reservation for the purpose of irri ting lands within any portion of the ceded tract, are hereby granted: such riglhts to be exercised by persons, companies or corporations under suc rules, regulations and requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. ` Rrcmnn WA1.r.Acn X Two Lnooms X . Mnnromn EAGLE X (and 523 more Indian signatures.) We certify on honor that we were present and witnessed the signing of the above agreement by the adult male members of the Crow tribe of Indians, numbered from 1 to 526. F. G. Mnroox Faso E. Mumm:. I certify on honor that I interpreted the above amendment to the agreement, and the succeeding agreement, for the Indians and that they fully understood the conditions of the same, and that I witnessed the signing of same by the adult male members of the Crow tribe of- Indians, numbered from 1 to 526. _T. LA1··oae1·:, Interpreter. I certify on honor that the Indians whose names are attached to the above list. numbered from one (1) to five hundred twenty-six (526) are all adult, male members of the Crow tribe of Indians, and that each one is entitled to and does receive an equal portion of the benefits of the Crow tribe of Indians, and are entitled to signify their willingness to the above undertaking. I further certify that three hundred twenty-three (323) Indians constitute a majority of the adult, male Crow Indians having rights on the Crow Indian Reservation in the State of Montana. J. E. EDW'ARDS, U. S. Indian Agent. Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re eseyztatiwes of the Diaited edagmmenz amend- .$'mm; a_fAmem’m in 0mzy_;2·»axa axamnb/ed, TQ said agreement be, and ` the same is hereby, modified and amended to read as follows: mans (-mm. "An·r1oLn I. That the said Indians of the Crow Reservation do herebv cede, grant, and relinquish to the United States all right, title. and interest which they may have to the lands embraced within and bounded by the following-described lines: Beginning at the northeast corner of