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 1020 F1F1‘Y-NINTH conemzss. sm. 11. 0H. 2285. 1907. zluties, at a rate' not to exceed sixty dollars per month, and for furnishing necessary equipments, and renting quarters where necessary, mm, twenty-five thousand dollars: Hovided, That the amount paid sa1d v¤1.ao,1>.¤6- matrons shall not come within the limit for employees fixed by the Act of June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. Fanmmns AND srocxmmn. mf:¤¤°” md °°°°* To enable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ practical ' farmers and practical stockmen, subject only to such examination as to qualifications as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, in addition to the a ency farmers now employed, at wages not exceeding seventy-five doIlars each per month, to superintend and direct farming and stock raising among such Indians as are making effort for self- support, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, v¤1.w,p.s6. That the amounts aid said farmers and stockmen shall not come within the limit for empxfoyees fixed by the Act of June seventh, eighteen M- •¤¤>°*¤· hundred and ninety-seven: Provided further, That the Commissioner ‘ of Indian Affairs may employ additional farmers at any Indian school at not exceeding sixty dollars r month, subject only to such examination as the Secretary of the Ifiterior may prescribe, said farmers to be in addition to the school farmers now employed. moons. w{,‘},:F°'· }“‘“'“‘ d Ilgpr compensation of judges of Indian courts, twelve thousand · 0 rs. courrucnuoins. °°“"i”‘°“°i°‘· For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling and incidental expenses of Indian agents and of their offices, and of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; also traveling and incidental expenses of special a ents, at three dollars per day when actually employed on duty in the geld, exclusive of transportation and sleeping—car fare, in lieu of all other expenses now authorized by law, and expenses of going to and going from the seat of government, and while remaining there under orders and direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for a period not to exceed twenty days; for pay of employees not otherwise provided for, and for pay of special a ents, at two thousand dollars per annum each, seventy-five thousand dollars. xmumsgena. moms AGENTS—PBOVISO. ,,£Tg"}§i,°“,¤'§°,f, {gt The appropriations herein or hereafter made for the salaries of °’“°°”- Indian agents shall not take effect nor become available in any case for or during the time in which any active officer of the Army of the United States shall be engaged in the performance of the duties of m‘ffQ°‘;;:“,}’°:*Q§°”f; Indian agent at any of the agencies hereafter named; and the Commme. missioner of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the _ Interior, may devolve the duties of any Indian agency or part thereof upon the superintendent of the Indian school located at such agency or part thereof whenever in his judgment such superintendent can properly perform the duties of suc agency. And the superintendent _ upon w om such duties devolve shall give bond as other Indian agents. ·‘°‘"“°""*""· That the pay of any superintendent who performs agency duties in addition to t ose of his superintendency may be increased by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in his discretion, to an extent not exceeding three hundred dollars per annum.