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 `314 srxrrrzru coxonnss. sm. 1. Ch. 199. 1908. being dissipated or wasted or being permitted to deteriorate in value by reason of the negligence or carelessness or incompetency of the rdian or curator, said representative or representatives of the Sgretary of the Interior shall have power and it shall be their duty to report saidmatter in full to the proper probate court and take the necessary steps to have such matter fu ly investigated, and. go t0_ the further extent of prosecuting any necessary remedy, e1ther_ 01Vll or criminal, or both, to preserve the roperty and protect the mterests of said minor allottees; and it shalfbe the further duty of such repre- ` sentative or re resentatives to make full and complete reports to the Bevan Secretary of the Interior. All such reports, either to the Secretary of the Interior or to the proper probate court, shall become public records and subject to the inspection and examination of the public, and the necessar court fees shall be allowed against the estates of m§;,§_}’,f "PP°“‘“’d said minors. The probate courts may, in their discretion, appoint ‘ any such re resentatrye of the Secretary of the Interior as guardian or curator dir such minors, without fee or charge. 0¢1wr •1¤¤¤¤ •¤ ¤> And said representatives of the Secretary of the Interior are further rmmdmx authorized, and it is made their duty, to counsel and advise all allot- - tees, adult or minor, having restricted lands of all of their legal rights with reference to their restricted lands, without charge, and to advise them in the preparation of all leases authorized by law to be made, and at the request of any allottee having restricted land he shall, without charge, except the necessary court and recording fees and expenses, if any, in the name of the allottee, take such ste as may be necessary, including the bringing of any suit or suits anddhe prosecution and appeal thereof, to cancel and annul any deed, conveyance, mortgage, lease, contract to sell, power of attorney, or any other encumbrance of any kind or character, made or attempted to be made or executed in violation of this Act or any other Act of Congress, and to take all steps necessary to assist said allottees in acquiring and retaining possession of their restricted lands. ex·;ggS*g{“¤**°“ *°’ Supplemental to the funds appropriated and available for expenses connected with the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes, there is hereby approfpriated, for the salaries and expenses arising under this section, out o any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ninety thousand dollars, to be available immediately, and until July first, nineteen hundred and nine, for expenditure under the direction Qggggiionnnlsuds of the Secretary of the Interior: Prowded, That no restricted lands ur mmom. of living minors shall be sold or encumbered, except by leases authorized by aw, by order of the court or otherwise. A¤P*°P"·***°“ ‘°' An there is hereby further a pro riated, out of an mone in the suits in Oklahoma. _ P P _ _ y _ y Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available and available until expended as the Attorney-General may direct, the sum of fifty thousan dollars, to be used in the payment of necessary mm expenses incident to any suits brought at the request of the Secretary rtrweéeem can-ret of the Interior in the eastern judicial district of Oklahoma: P1·0vided, That the sum of ten thousand dollars of the above amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary may be expended in the prosecution of cases rn the western judicia district of Oklahoma. d;i¤¤e,:§¤ig;* tgg Any suit brought by the authority of the Secretary of the Interior m¤.·».’against the vendee or mortgagee of a town lot, against whom the Secretary of the Interior may tind upon investigation no fraud has been Pmmm estab ished, may be dismissed an the title quieted upon ment of Cpnclpsion or m- the full balance d_ue on the origmal appraisement of such lognybmwfded, "°“ ‘g“ "“‘ That suvbfrplyesltigation must conc uded within six months after- the passa e o as ct. Ofilgfneggg 3Q1f,,?"-· bioaing in this act shall be construed as a denial of the right of the United States to take such steps as may be necessary, including the bringing of any suit and the prosecution and appeal thereof, to acquire