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 368 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. sms. 1. ou. ss04. mms. seven dollars and twenty cents, after the payment of the legal fees of attorneys having duly approved contracts, shall be expended for the benefit of said Indians, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, u n requisition of the Indians through the U. S. Indian Agent, in flhe drainage and irrigation of their lands, and the purchase of stock cattle for issue to said Indians, and for such other purposes N lands as may, in his opinion best promote their welfare: Provided, That 0 gu ebeneficiaries whose allotments will not be benefited by the irrigation systems constructed under this provision shall not bear any of the expense of such irrigation construction, and shall, as nearly as practicable., receive an equivalent in value of the stock cattle or other articles herein contemplated, that each beneficiary may thus receive his or_her proportionate share of the benefits of t is provision: And: preceded m;}n‘}_§*”*°’*“l P“Y‘ further, That in addition/to the interest on the fund_ deposited in_the 'U. S. Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, expend for the benefit of said Indians, including reasonable cash paly- ments per capita, not to exceed ten per centum per annum of the principal fund, upon a majority of the male adult Indians of Klamath Agency petitioning for same through the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. T’°‘“V "°“°“‘“· ARTICLE IV. It is understood that nothing in this agreement shall be construed to deprive the said Klamath and other ndians of the Klamath Agency of any benefits to which they are entitled under existing treaties, not inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement. mee:. ARTICLE V. This agreement shall take effect and be in force when signed by U. S. Indian Inspector James McLaughlin, and by a majority of the male adult Indians, parties thereto, and when a proved by the Secretary of the Interior and accepted and ratified by tdh Congress of Iphe Ulnited Statesk if h f h R•¤6<=¤¤<>¤ Md •1>· or the urpose o carryin into e act the oregoin a reementt e "°°"”°°°` sum of fivld hundred and thirdly-seven thousand and segireig dollars and twenty cents is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. and the said agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed. Ot the said sum so appropriated, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of said Indians and the remainder shall be expended as 'provided in the third article of said agreement. in·¢g;kmls¤R¤£e8:_§{ hat the Secretary of the Interior be. and is hereby, authorized, in mm. his discretion, to exchangg the whole of the odd numbered sections ,,§,’f°"‘“¥° ‘““’°"' and parts thereof in the lamath Indian Reservation in the State of Oregon, now held in private ownership under the final decree and decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, affirming the title of the California and Oregon Land Company thereto, in the suit of the United States against said company as re orted in volume one hundred and ninety-two, at page three hundred) and fifty-five, of the decisions of said court. and aggregating one hundred and eleven thousand three hundred and eighty-five acres, for other lands not exceeding eighty-seven thousand acres, situate in one or more compact bodies, m townships thirty-one and thirty-two south, of ranges eleven, twelve, and thirteen east in said reservation, said lands so taken in exchange to be selected, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Intee Jawa: ;·1¤¤¤¤. m111··. rior; and in order to facilitate such exchange and the development of' ‘ the lands to be so taken thereunder there may also be selected in like manner and as part of the quantity aforesaid other lands in said reservation for the location, construction. and operation of mills and power plants, and with_the right to construct railroads, dams, reservoirs, and power-transmission lines. subject to the provisions of existing law and such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe thereunder. And when such exchange is effected patents for the lands so selected and approved shall issue therefor.