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204 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 248. 1868. the Indians, and to inspect the fields, buildings, mills, and other improvements, as stipulated in the seventh article treaty May seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, not exceeding any one year more than twenty days’ service, at five dollars per day, ot more than three hundred miles’ travel, at ten cents per mile, four hundred dollars. Removal of To enable the commissioner of Indian affairs to complete the removal

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,,8,,, wm, vation near White Earth lake, and to subsist them thereat for the period Earth lake- of six months, this amount is hereby appropriated, which, added to the unexpended balance of any appropriation heretofore made for the same purpose, will enable said commissioner to pay to each member of such bands the sum of ten dollars in money and twenty dollars in rations such as are _M<>¤¤y and rn- furnished the army of the United States; such payment and delivery to t‘°°“‘ be made only to such individuals of the bands as shall remove themselves to their reservations prior to the first day of December next, forty thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and required, on the requisition of the commissioner of Indian aliixirs, to deliver the number of rations herein provided for on said reservation, to be paid for out of this appropriation, at the average cost thereof, less trans- _ portation. Mill at Red For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary to erect a new L°‘k°‘ mill at Red Lake for the use of Chippewa. Indians in Minnesota, six thousend dollars. chip Wu of Chippewa; of Red Lake and Pembina Tribe of O/rippewas.-— For Red miie and this amount to be paid as annuity per capita to the Red Lake band of Peinbimt tribe of Chippewas during the pleasure of the President, per third article treaty C*Q’)*f°;’§?· second October, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and second article sup- . . pp. . . · . 668, 689. plcmentztry to treaty twelfth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, ten thousand dollars. ‘ For this amount to the Pembinzt band of Chippewas, during the pleasure of the President, per same treaty, five thousand dollars. For the fifth of fifteen instalments for the purpose of supplying the Red Lake band of Chippewzts with gilling twine, cotton matter, calico, linsey, blankets, sheeting, tlnnnels, provisions, farming tools, and For such other useful articles, and for such other useful purposes as may be deemed for their best interests, per third article supplementary treaty of twelfth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, eight thousand dollars. For the fifth of fifteen instalments for same objects for Pembina band of Chippewas, per same treaty, four thousand dollars. For fifth of fifteen instalments for pay of one blucksmith, one physician, who shall furnish medicine for the sick, one miller, and one farmer, per fourth article of same treaty, three thousand five hundred dollars. For fifth of fifteen instalments for the purchase of iron and steel and other articles for blacksmithing purposes, per same treaty as above, one thousand five hundred dollars. 'For fifth of fifteen instalments, to be expended for carpentering and other purposes, per same treaty, one thousand dollars. For fifth of fifteen instalments, to defray the expenses of a board of visitors, to consist of not more than three persons, to attend upon the annuity payments of the said Chippewa Indians, whose pay shall not cxceod five dollars per dtty, each, and for not more than twenty days, and ten cents per mile for travelling expenses, and not to exceed three hundred miles, per sixth article treaty October second, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, four hundred dollars. For insurance and transportation of ennuity goods and provisions, and iron and steel for blaeksmiths, For the Chippewas of Red Lake and Pembimt tribe, five thousttud dollars. To replace the sum taken from the Chickasaws for expenses incident to the negotiation of an treaty by order of the government, thirteen thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars and fifty cents.