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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CH. 29--JUNE 28, 1944 transportation to and from Washington or Chicago: And provided further, That the length of stay of the official delegates in Washington or Chicago shall be determined by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The Secretary or his designate is also authorized and directed to expend from said joint tribal funds of the Shoshone and Arapaho Indians with the consent of the Joint Business Committee, not exceeding $1,500 per annum for pay of game and fish wardens to be appointed by the Joint Business Committee, fcr patrolling the lakes, streams, and hunt- ing areas of the Wind River Reservation: Provided, That receipts derived from fishing and hunting licenses and permits and from fines shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the tribes pursuant to the provisions of the Act of May 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 560): Provided further, That all the aforesaid pay and expenses for all purposes shall not exceed in the aggregate $7,500 per annum. Expenses of tribal councils or committees thereof (tribal funds): For traveling and other expenses of members of tribal councils, business committees, or other tribal organizations, when engaged on business of the tribes, including supplies and equipment, not to exceed $6 per diem in lieu of subsistence, and not to exceed 5 cents per mile for use of personally owned automobiles, when duly authorized or approved in advance by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, $25,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the particular tribe interested: Provided, That no part of this appropriation, or of any other appropriation contained in this Act, shall be available for expenses of members of tribal councils, business committees, or other tribal organizations, when in the District of Columbia or Chicago, Illinois, for more than an eight-day period, unless the Secretary shall in writing approve a longer period. Fulfillment of Atoka Agreement with Choctaw-Chickasaw Nations of Indians: That pursuant to the provisions of the treaty between the United States and the Choctaw-Chickasaw Nations of Indians, known as the Atoka Agreement, and the supplemental agreements thereafter made and the laws enacted by the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract on behalf of the United States for the purchase from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of Indians in Oklahoma for all the present right, title, and interest of said Indians in the land and mineral deposits reserved from allotment in accordance with the provisions of section 58 of the Act entitled "An Act to ratify and confirm an agreement with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes of Indians, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902. The Secretary shall cause such contract to be executed on behalf of said Indians by the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and the governor of the Chickasaw Nation, and shall then submit such contract to said Indians for their approval. If and when such contract has been approved by said Indians, the Secretary shall submit the contract to the Congress for its ratification: Provided, That the approval of such contract by the said Indians shall be through a special election called and held pur- suant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the said Secretary of the Interior: And provided further, That before the said rules and regulations are promulgated they must be submitted to and approved by both the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Such contract shall not be binding upon any of the parties thereto until it shall have been ratified by the Congress. Upon the approval of such contract by the Congress- (a) The amount of the purchase price fixed in such contract when appropriated shall be placed to the credit of the Choctaw and Chicka- 483 25U.S.. S 155. Tribal councils, etc. Expenses. Choctaw-Chicka- saw Nations. Fulfillment of Atoka Agreement. 30 Stat. 495. 32 Btat. 654 . Approval by In- dians. Ratification by Congress. Credit of purchm

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