SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 153. 1908. 7] Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians," such In ian reservations as in his judgment are advantageous for agricultural and grazing purposes to be surveyed or resurveyed, for t e purposes of said Act, and to complete the allotment of the same., including the necessary clerical work incident thereto in the field and in the Office of Indian Affairs, and delivery of trust patents, so far as allotments shall have been selected under said Act, seventy-five_thou— sand dollars, of which fifteen thousand dollars shall be immediately available. _ SECRETARY. Under the Secretary. That no urchase of su lies for which appropriations are herein l’¤*°'¤¤¤¤ of Fu or hereinaftgr made for thi? Indian servicefizlicceldding in the aggre— Pueunbudvemiig gate five hundred dollars in value at any one time, shall be made without first giving at least three weeks’ public notice by advertisement, except m case of exigenc , when, in the discretion of the Sec- -'*¤¤¤¤>r>¢i<>¤- retary of the Interior, who shallrmake official record of the facts constituting the exigency, and shall report the same to Con ess at its next session, he may direct that urchases ma be mad; in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars at any one purchase: Provided, That hereafter supplies may be purchased, con- P,,,,,,;,,,_ tracts let, and labor employed for the construction of artesian wells, I¤’i¤¤¤•>¤- ditches, and otherworks for irri tion, not to exceed the sum of five thousand dollars in any one purchiise or contract, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, without advertising as hereinbefore provided: Provided further, That as far as practicable Indian labor 1,,,,,,,, ,,,,0, em shall be employed and purchase in the open market made from Indians, ` under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Hereafter when the Secretary of the Interior deems a new bond b0§g;>¤¤i¤¤ <>*'-i¤¤¤’ necessary he may, in his discretion, require any disbursing officer ` under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to execute a new bond, with approved sureties, in such amount as he may deem necessary, and when acce ted and approved by the Secretary of mf-gggltggga of ny the Interior the new bond shall)be valid and the surety or sureties of on pim- bmi. E °° the rior bond shall be released from liability for all acts or defaults of the principal which may be done or committed from and after the day on which the new bond was a proved. The Secretary of the Interior shall take possession of all buildings ,hfl;;¤ Civiilzed on lands belonging to the Five Oivilized ribes, now or heretofore nlmlimgs, eu-., on used for governmental, school, or other tribal purposes, together with “‘““’°‘· “‘“>’ "° '*°"‘· the furniture therein and the land appertaining thereto, and appraise and sell the same at such time and under suc rules and regulations as he may prescribe and deposit the Tproceeds, less expenses incident use espmceeus. to the a praisement and sale, in the reasury of the United States, to the credit of the tribes respectively owning the said land and improve— ments, and immediately after any such sale patents for the realty thus Patents in ree. sold shall be made and delivered in the same manner as now provided by law for other tribal property: Hwided, That when practicable mace r, lm preference right shall be given to the State, counties and municipali— lg ` ties of Oklahoma to purchase said lands and improvements at the ap raised value: Amlgyravided, That pending such appraisementand salld the Secretar of the Interior may temporarily lease said buildings T<=¤v¤¤¤‘Yl¢¤¤¢¤~ ani} lands for tlie benefit of the tribes respectively to which they be ong. commssrosna. ,,,,}:1*;*}}** ***·‘= °°¤·¤¤’=* For construction of ditches and reservoirs, purchase and use of I"“*”““°“· irrigating tools and appliances and water rights, including lands_necessary for canals, pi lines, and reservoirs, for Indian reservations, in the discretion of this Commissioner of Indian Affairs, under the d1- rection of the Secretary of the Interior and subject to hns control.
