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 568 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Ch. 1820. 1904. the land hereby ceded and relinquished approximating twenty-five thousand seven hundred and ninety-one (25,791) acres. . mw- Aar. II. In consideration of .the lands ceded, relinquished, and conveyed by Article I of this agreement, the United States stipulates and Per umm payment agrees to pay to the said Indians the sum of twenty-eight thousand mma. five hundred (28,500) doIlars_in cash pro rata, share and s are alike, to each man, woman, and child belonging on the said Grande Ronde Reservation, as follows, to wit: To adu ts of eighteen years of age or more, within one hundred and twenty days from and after the date of the ratification of this agreement, and to each minor as they arrive at the a e of eighteen years; and,that the pro rata shares thus retained until tlge benedciaries attain the age aforesaid shall be deposited in lump sum in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of said Indians, and shall draw interest at the rate of five per centxnn per annum, which interest shall be paid to the rents or guardians of said minors annually per capita, in cash, untilpgaid minors arrive at- the age of eighteen years, and as each of such beneficiaries arrive at the age of eighteen years thpéshall be paid their share in full. _ ,,"f,@’,,§”,,*g','F,,§,{ Amr. . It is understood and agreed that the four hundred and minors. •w- . forty acres of land reserved for Government purposes, referred to in Article I of this agreement, shall, when no longer required by the United States for educational or other purposes in the interests of said Indians, be allotted to minor beneficiaries who have not received any allotments of land, or be sold for the benefit of the Indians, parties hereto, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. m§;g°f'?e;u‘;’·?‘,f;,*jj Ama IV. It is understood that nothing in this sggreement shall be recom. construed to deprive the said Indians of the Grande onde Reservation of any benefits to which they may be entitled under existing treaties, not inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement. m°'”· Am. V. This lhgreement shall take eifect and be in force when . signed by James cLaughliu, United States Indian inspector, and by a majority of the male adult Indians, parties thereto, and when approved by the Secretary of the Intcrior and accepted and ratified by the Congress of the United States. In witness whereof the said James McLaughlin, United States Indian inslplector, on the part of the United States, and the male adults of the W' amette tribes and other Indians, belonging on the Grande Ronde Reservation, Ore ., have hereunto set their hands and seals at Grande Ronde Agency, (greg., this 27th day of June, A. D. 1901. Jnms MCLAUGHLIN, United States Indian Inspector. (John Warren and 59 others.) I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing agreement between the United States and the Indians of the Grande Ronde Reservation, Oreg., datedJune 27, 1901, was thoroughly explained by nie  said Indians, and that it was fully understood by them before signing. Jour: WARREN, Interpreter. Gnnrnn Rozwmz Aomcor, Omco., June 27, 1901. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we witnessed the signatures of James cLaughlin, United States Indian inspector, and of the 60 male adult Indians of the Grande Ronde Reservation, Oreg., to the foregoing agreement. Mannion E. Pmms, Industrial Teacher. Lnrnna PARKER, Teacher.