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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. Il. CH. 27. 1927. 947 For the extension of canals and laterals on the ceded plortion of ,,,§f*’g,*},§f,{V°fI‘°’*=‘VL* the \Vind River Reservation, Wyoming, to provide for t e irriga~ rlireudmgllingiizion tion of additional Indian lands, and for the .ndians’ pro rata share t°“ddm°° ml ` ‘ of the cost of the operation and maintenance of cana s and laterals and for the Indians’ pro rata share of the cost of the Big Bend drainage project on the ceded portion of that reservation, and for continuing the work of constructing an irrigation system within the diminished reservation, including the Big Wind River and Dry Creek Canals, and mcluding the maintenance and operation of completed canals, $40,000, reimbursable as lprovided by existing law: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shal be available for the 5;g§¤;;1_ d,_cm,__m, purchase of land required for ditch 1'ld91‘S’ quarters on the project. qiidrtersi " " Unnxrnivnnn namncns The following une ended balances of the a propriations herein- b,€,'Q,‘§,,°°‘(§§$‘§,,{§“‘§,‘§§ after enumerated shill be covered into the Tieasuariy and carried me 'i`m¤¤*Y· to the surplus fund immediately upon the approv of this Act: mmm mm Im Industry among Indians (reimbursable), Act of June 30, 1913 caps. (Thirty-e1ghth Statutes at Large, page 80), $22,035.78; l°1‘38’?‘8°‘ Irri tion project, VVind River Reservation, Wyoming (reim- .,,,lYQ,",§j1 $3,},-`If" R°°°" burgalgg), Act o May 25, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, page V°l·*°·¤· 5°°· 590 203.61; _ Inilian school, Bismarck, North Dakota, dining room and kitchen, D,?E”‘“"k S°h°°l’ N` Act of March 2, 1917 (Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 982), V¤1-39·¤·°82- $4763.72; In all, $27,003.11. _ _ EDUCATION it dumtion. For the support of Indian day and industrial schools not other- S“°°°" °‘S°h°°1°‘ wise provided for, and other educational and industrial purposes in connection therewith, $2,429,700: Provided, That not to exceed mama. _ $10,000 of this appropriation may be used for the support and b,§,§“_§,c’§“d d“‘“"· egucation pf djxfdand cl;mbTq`r bggid or gnerlpaally deficient Indian M;) d C c ildren: ro ` e uri r, -at ,500 0 t is a ro riation ma “ mm “‘ °“‘ be used for the e<£1cation and civilization of tlig iglabama and sham' Tau Coushatta Indians in Texas: Provided further, That not more than ,,€§1§g,§fS§§,p€h°°` $20,000 of the above appro riation may be used for the education I of the full-blood Choctaw ilndians of Mimssippi by establishing, equipping, and maintaining day schools, including the purchase of land and the construction o necessary buildin an their equipment, and for the tuition of full-blood Mississip i Chiuctaw-Indian children enrolled in the public schools: Providedpfurthér, That all reserva- w§g¤<§,=;l§iu,;§6§,°¤“{§ tion and nonreservation boarding schools with an average attendance tendance aseontmueé. of less than fort -5ve and eighty pupils, respectively, shall be dis- _ continued on or before the beginmnlg of the fiscal year 1928. The P“"‘1"'“"“°"°°‘ pu ils in schools so discontinued shal be transferred first, if possible, tosllndian day schools or State public schools; second, to adjacent reservation or nonreservation boarding schools, to the limit of the _ capacity of said schools: Provided further, That all day schools ,,,?,§§_’°h"°1S d“°°“‘ with an average attendance of less than eight shall be discontinued on or before the beginning of the fiscal year 1928: Provided fur- ,,,£‘·§’~{.‘§,’f,‘,,§,€j"’“°" °° ther, That all moneys appropriated for any school discontinued pursuant to this Act or for other cause shall be returned immediately _ _ to the Treasury of the United States: Provided further, That not Sc§,,%‘f§““°“ l“ pubhc more than $350,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be exlpended for the tuition of Indian children enrolled in the public sc ools under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the ,,§`.§’§§I°°“°"‘“" “°* Interior may prescribe, but formal contracts shall not be required, for compliance with section 3744 of the Revised Statutes, for payment p $,,8 S·· °°°· 37** of tuition of Indian children in public schools or of Indian children ` `