Page:Oregon Historical Quarterly vol. 8.djvu/83

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OCCUPATION OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. 75 Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of every Indian agent to report to the Superintendent of In- dian Affairs upon the state and condition of the Indians, and the conduct of the traders, within their respective agencies, at least once a month, and of tener if thereto required ; the said reports to be made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of War, and upon all such points as may be indicated by the said department; and the superintendent shall forward the same, digested into a general report, to the Department of War, at least once in three months, and as much oftener as may be required. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That all Indian agents, not under the direction of the superintendent as herein di- rected, shall be authorized to issue licenses to traders within the limits of the Indian territory under their authority, and shall correspond directly with the Department of War. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the sum of dollars is hereby appropriated to carry into effect the pro- visions of this act, to be paid out of any money in the Treas- ury not otherwise appropriated.